What is the Color Collective?
The Color Collective is a designated community space and multi-genre program for Womxn, Femmes & Non-Binary Persons of Color (Black, Indigenous, POC) who are living in Utah. This Fall-to-Spring program is designed for Womxn, Femmes & Non-Binary Persons of Color to come together for healing, empowerment, and reconciliation in their experiences of racism, sexism, and other intersectional oppressions through education and dialogue, community collaboration, highlighting POC community organizing and advocacy in Utah, self-care and healing practices, and forming new connections with other like-minded individuals.
What We Do
Meetups are held monthly from September/November to May (each meetup is 2 hours long) and feature a different Womxn, Femme, or Non-Binary POC facilitator from our communities to present and lead on intersectional themes and topics, writing exercises, art-based activities, healing and self-care practices, and cultivating a space for dialogue and connection.
Allies/Accomplices Please be Advised:
We appreciate your solidarity and indeed, hope for your support. We ask that you respect that meetings and our outings (unless otherwise noted) are only open to womxn, femmes, and non-binary persons of color. For the time being, please increase your own understanding and participation in justice and equity work and consider supporting our group financially. No amount is too small and we truly appreciate your support.The Color Collective Team
Our Upcoming Events
Manifesting & Affirmations Through Vision Boards
with Sarah may (she/hers)
Wednesday | December 1, 2021 | 6 PM-8 PM | VIA ZOOM
Free to all Womxn, Femmes, and Non-Binary Persons of Color
Preparation & Supplies Needed for this Workshop:
- Set up your device in a private and comfortable location.
- Your intentions, goals, and dreams you want to concentrate on during this session
- Any creative supplies of your choosing such as old magazines, scissors, glue, coloured pencils, markers, paint, etc.
- A small board, piece of paper, or cardboard to attach your vision board images and manifestations to. Pinning or taping to a corkboard or wall will also work if these options are not available.
- Any sacred or personal items that bring you comfort and help you feel grounded.
Reconnecting to our Abuelitas’ Medicine: Fostering Joy in Healing
with Yvette Gonzalez Coronado (she/her/ella), LCSW & Sonya Martinez-Ortiz (she/her/ella), LCSW
Wednesday | November 3, 2021 | 6 PM-8 PM | VIA ZOOM
Free to all Womxn, Femmes, and Non-Binary Persons of Color
Join us as we explore self-care practices that foster joy in healing and are rooted in the traditional knowledge and wisdom of our grandmothers. Community members will engage in dialogue, written reflections, and mindfulness exercises to engage their own ancestral knowledge and wisdom. This is an invitation to prepare your individual spaces and create a collective healing experience and culturally-grounded experiential process centering folx of color.
Preparation & Supplies Needed for this Workshop:
- Set up your device in a private and comfortable location.
- Have available a notepad and writing utensil.
- Identify and bring an object, saying, song, plant, or word that represents medicine that was passed down to you
- Identify and bring an object (i.e. plants, remedies, food, essential oils, instrument, vaporu, objects, symbols, etc.) that is a source of joy and light to you
Meet the Team
Viviana Felix
Co-Founder, Facilitator, & Group Coordinator
Viviana Felix (she/her/ella) is a proud Mexican American striving to learn, preserve and educate herself and others on the intersectional experiences of Latinx individuals in the U.S. In January 2014, Viviana was selected as a candidate in the nationally recognized Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) internship program. Through CHCI Viviana interned for Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico, the state with the largest Hispanic population in the country. In 2015, through the Olene S. Walker Institute Viviana served in the Utah State Legislative interning for Senator Luz Escamilla, the first Latina elected to the Utah State Senate. In May of 2015, Viviana graduated with her Bachelor’s of Arts in Sociology from Weber State University. Last year, Viviana received her Master’s in Community Leadership from Westminster College having done her thesis on the Women of Color experience working for government agencies in Utah. Viviana is the first-ever Diversity Affairs Coordinator for the City of Ogden serving under the direction of Mayor Mike Caldwell. Viviana works with community leaders and city officials to create an inclusive community that thrives on trust, equity, and the interdependence of our diverse communities.
Sarah May
Co-Founder, Facilitator, & Group Coordinator
Sarah May (she/hers) is a biracial Salvadoran American, artist, writer, curator, facilitator, and advocate based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. She received a B.F.A. in Photography & Digital Imaging from the University of Utah, and an M.A. in Community Leadership with an Emphasis in Art & Culture from Westminster College. Sarah creates work exploring the intricacy of narrative through imagery and text reflecting on the collective human experience using cyanotype, film photography, retablo ofrendas, and her own writing. Her current work and process reflect her journey exploring identity as being cyclical and evolving, the links personal ancestry manifests in prosperity, embracing Indigeneity, and the idea of destiny and healing as intertwined. Sarah continues her thesis work cultivating and advocating for designated spaces of healing, connection, and empowerment for BIPOC communities with an emphasis in Black, Indigenous, and Womxn and Femmes of Colour. Sarah is the Lead Group Coordinator for Woke Words, a Womxn of Color Reading & Writing Series at the YWCA.