Transforming Pain into Power: A Video Collection Exhibit of Stories from Women of Color in Chicagoland for the National Day of Racial Healing in 2019. Curated by Aisha F. Truss-Miller .
The purpose is to listen and uplift storytelling and to hear the pain and power women of color across generations and ethnicities face in America. Index cards with quotes from each story can be installed from the ceiling so quotes are at eye level, a list of quotes will be available for those whose eye-levels are shorter than the installation.
Let's talk about Justice!
Light refreshment included.
About the Curator
Chicago native, Aisha F. Truss-Miller, is dedicated to sustaining safe spaces for the development of Black youth and people of color. Currently the Development Manager with Metropolitan Tenants Organization, she once served as the agency's Affordable Housing Organizer. She also served as Affinity Community Services ' Youth & Community Programs Director. Aisha is a loving mother, wife, and storyteller working to "change systems exploiting our plight and power." She accredits her growth to family, friends, mentors, "the block", and everyday people modeling positive leadership, whom provide her with inspiration, debate, hope, support, accountability, laughs, and love.
