Join Thots4Thoughts at ZDS Creative’s multimedia studio Friday, July 12th from 7-10 pm for a night of curated conversations on relationship loss, intimacy and connection—and a little chisme—facilitated by Darielle Fernandez (she/they) and ramelcy uribe (she/they).
We ask that you come to this event with an item of significance for a pre-prepared heartbreak altar, your journal (crafting materials will be provided, but we encourage you to come with items familiar and comfortable to you), and ready to participate in conversations centering queer/Black and POC voices.
“In a world that hyper-fixates on romantic love, but more often than not gives us measly breadcrumbs, objectification, and heartbreak after heartbreak — there are not enough spaces for exploring hope and hopelessness in love! I am Black, Trans, non-passing, and dating fucking sucks! I don’t know what consistent and reciprocal love feels like, but I do know what it feels like to be used and fetishized. My heart has been broken by the man I loved and by the world around him. And so, I’m carving grace and community where loss has been.”
- Darielle Fernandez
Admission for this event is $5-15 on a sliding scale. Pay what you can at the door!
About the Facilitators
Darielle Fernandez (she/they) is an Afro-LatinX Trans-Femme. She works to bring healing justice spaces to the hood and its most marginalized communities. She is a sex educator, an artist, a healer, a facilitator, and a new graduate from Columbia University with a degree in African American Studies and Education. She works to show people that the hood is a beautiful and magical place full of brilliance and love. Darielle is a kink-positive trailblazer in Gender/Sexuality theory. She loves to think about sex in its most complex and raw form. Her passion is diving into the connection Black Trans-people have with horror, consent, and kinkiness. She is an engaging and funny facilitator who will leave you questioning the sex-based values you take for granted.
ramelcy uribe (she/they, ella/elle) is a youngish queer Black Dominicana from The Bronx. First and foremost, ramelcy is a sister, a daughter, a caregiver, and a fierce friend. She is also a youth worker, organizer, and certified Healing Centered Coach. She lives for curating spaces of connection, learning, and joy. No matter where they are or who she’s working with, you can count on ramelcy to invite curiosity, vulnerability and tenderness, and Black femme wisdom to the center. And can’t forget, expect to be challenged on our relationship hierarchies and compulsory monogamy! In their full-time work, they root in intersectional care logistics and healing justice frameworks to co-create and co-curate spaces that honor, deepen, and celebrate the brilliance of queer and trans, BIPOC communities. They’re a total nerd about operationalizing care in our movements and experiencing liberation in our bodies, in our lifetimes.