#26 (English) Supporting Peruvian organizers on the ground, spirituality, and sexuality with Maria Saldana

Second half of the interview with María Saldana (she/hers/ella).  Also known as, "María pero no santa”, is a bisexual Charapa Peruana scholar-activist puta. She is part of the WELLS Healing and Research Collective, the PUMAS Collective, and the Academics for Black Survival and Wellness team. María is passionate about exploring the many ways Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPOC) move towards healing, activism, and liberation. She is currently earning her MA in the Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women's Studies Research at the University of Florida. Her heart continues to be in Iquitos, Peru where her family resides.

Connect with Maria via:

IG: momo_2397

In this episode:

• The “ Merino No Es Mi President” worldwide protests

• PUMA Collective – a collective of Peruvians in the diaspora unidx in supporting the justice and liberation of Peru and the PUma collective fund that go directly to Peruvian organizers on the ground

• Shout-outs to other Peruvian platforms, such as Alegria Peruanx, Brooklyn Wami Designs, Cholita Nuyorquina, Peruvian Durags, Colectivo Shipibas Muralistas

• Spirituality a mi manera – a mixture of Mahayana Buddhism and Virgencita Maria

• We discuss how women can embrace and feel empowered in their own sexuality

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