I was just five months old when — in the middle of the night — a cloud of 27 tons of toxic gases leaked from a US-owned Union Carbide pesticide plant and turned my hometown of Bhopal, India, into an apocalyptic disaster.
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I step outside and the rain begins to play, bouncing fat drops against my upturned paper. Drops bead on my paints, clear orbs swelling until the tension releases, and they soak in, hydrating my purples and oranges.
For many, trauma does not stem from isolated incidents like assault or loss. Instead, it is rooted in their surroundings — social injustices, systemic racism, and environmental hazards that oppress entire communities. This form of trauma reveals not individual fragility but fundamental flaws within our societal structures.
George Galvis: "The mission of our organization [CURYJ] is to unlock the leadership of young people to dream beyond bars. We are Indigeous-led. We are formerly incarcerated-led. We believe that our young people are the experts of their own lives."
I step outside and the rain begins to play, bouncing fat drops against my upturned paper. Drops bead on my paints, clear orbs swelling until the tension releases, and they soak in, hydrating my purples and oranges.
I was just five months old when — in the middle of the night — a cloud of 27 tons of toxic gases leaked from a US-owned Union Carbide pesticide plant and turned my hometown of Bhopal, India, into an apocalyptic disaster.
The colossal events of 2020 inspired the series of photos and paintings entitled ‘Las Mariposas.’ They capture the Indigenous roots and formidable power of sisters Mari and Suzy Huerta, descendants of the Rarámuri, Huichol, and Cazcan people of Central America.
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I was just five months old when — in the middle of the night — a cloud of 27 tons of toxic gases leaked from a US-owned Union Carbide pesticide plant and turned my hometown of Bhopal, India, into an apocalyptic disaster.
Arieann Harrison: “I’m a sixth-generation resident of Bayview Hunters Point District 10. Part of our story is… redlining,… racism,… and being isolated to the southeast sector of San Francisco. My family migrated from the south to District 10 for work.”
The colossal events of 2020 inspired the series of photos and paintings entitled ‘Las Mariposas.’ They capture the Indigenous roots and formidable power of sisters Mari and Suzy Huerta, descendants of the Rarámuri, Huichol, and Cazcan people of Central America.
George Galvis: "The mission of our organization [CURYJ] is to unlock the leadership of young people to dream beyond bars. We are Indigeous-led. We are formerly incarcerated-led. We believe that our young people are the experts of their own lives."
Over four centuries ago, Europeans developed a new system of amassing wealth for small groups of shareholders, taking the form of government-sanctioned exploitation of humans and ecowebs through the use of ‘legal’ tools, like charters and the doctrine of discovery.
I step outside and the rain begins to play, bouncing fat drops against my upturned paper. Drops bead on my paints, clear orbs swelling until the tension releases, and they soak in, hydrating my purples and oranges.
