OUR MISSION
Colectivo Cihuateotl is an autonomous community centered organization deeply committed to empowering Black, Indigenous, Queer, Trans, People of Color as they free themselves from deep seated colonial mentality, break cycles of internalized oppression and heal generations of trauma.
Through cultural arts and wellness offerings, Colectivo Cihuateotl centers radical healing and revolutionary love as a means for our personal and collective liberation.
OUR WORK
Our work consists of wellness offerings, art programming and cultural production. The offerings include Guidance Sessions, Community Care Circles, Wellness Workshops, and Healing Retreats. Art programming consists of Visionaries Reading Group, Medicina Open Mic, Ticiyotl Art Exhibit, and Papalotl Fashion Show. Cultural production entails original short films, a radio podcast and an annual zine publication.
CIHUATEOTL
Cihuateotl is a mesoamerican dieti - an embodiment of the cyclical process of death and creation. They are celestial beings who live in the West - Cihuatlampa and serve as conduits between the physical and spiritual realms. Cihuateotl honors the mujeres guerreras who passed in the act of giving birth. While Cihuatl most commonly translates to woman, I reclaim and expand our understanding of Cihuatl to embody feminine energy - that which we all have within us no matter of our gender identity. Teotl translate to god, in this case goddess. The spirit of Colectivo Cihuateotl embodies this energia.
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