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Empowering Womxn of Color Conference 2021

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Speakers

Nathalie Villarpando (she/her)

Panel Moderator

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Beyond Academia

Beyond Academia is a non-profit organization run by UC Berkeley graduate students and postdocs with the goal of empowering graduate students and postdocs to expand their career options beyond the traditional academic track. It accomplishes this career education through a series of events including an annual conference, workshops, tutorials and panels that connect academics with those who have made a transition to non-academic jobs.

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Conference Merch

Official merch for EWOCC 2021

EWOCC RAFFLE 2021!

Come enter our raffle for a chance to win merch, vendor goods, and so much more!

Illustrated Truths by Francis Mead

I am a visual artist offering original paintings and prints of pen and ink and watercolor Illustrations that honor magic, decolonization, Black and Brown liberation, queer love, the earth, and Divine Femininity.

CURLEE

We manufacture the following products to Reclaim Your Curl: Shampoos Cleansers Conditioner Leave-in-Conditioner Moisturizer Styling Gel Refresher Spray Moisturizing oil Hair Perfume Body Butters Facial Moisturizer

Love & Light Loft

Affirming & Peaceful illustrations available on... Prints: posters, notecards, postcards / Stationery: notepads, stickers / Drinkware: mugs & tumblers / Apparel: sweatshirts & shirts

Latisha Baker Artworks

Wearable and visual art consisting of earrings, necklaces, small scale artwork and a line of notecards

Sticks and Stones Tees & More

A collection of tees, hoodies and home accessories

Blessed Kiss Cosmetics

We currently offer a full line of luxury lip products ranging from bold liquid lipsticks, lip glosses, lip pencils, classic cream and matte lipsticks, as well as cosmetic lip glitters to enhance your lip color for an added shimmer and eye shadow pallets. Our products are U.S and Canadian made, paraben & cruelty-free and allergy tested for sensitive skin. We also offer products that are infused with vitamin E for moisture and a line of certified vegan products.

Ix’iq Designs

Jewelry inspired by Central American culture

THE BODY COVE

Natural soap, herbal Salves + Balms Herbal Butters for hair/skin

Hey Ma Goods Co.

Screen printed apparel & tote bags, digitally printed stationery & posters

long cool hallway

pottery & poetry by narinda heng // queer khmer american writer, climber, and outdoor educator

Omi Magic

I make jewelry, art, spirit baths, tea blends

Sacred Paintbrush Arts

I lead intuitive painting classes and sell hand-painted jewelry, journals, art gifts, and other self-care goods.

Metis Spirit Art & Design

I'm presently painting a series of Métis Spirit Animals each 36"x40". They are highly textured using modelling paste to create a Métis beadwork look. The animals are all prairie Canadian animals that Indigenous people's respect greatly. I take photographs of my art and design bags, coffee mugs, greeting cards, scarves, beanies and I sell art prints.

Slick

All natural and home-made body and beard products. Items include whipped body butters, body scrub, bath salts, and hydrating beard products.

Picking Brains

We provide profiles of 7 UC Berkeley faculty members, who were kind enough to share their personal stories of how they became scientists - including failures and struggles along the way. We hope that by sharing these stories we can encourage people to get involved in science no matter their background.

Purple Serpent Apothecary

My products include: ritual body, face and massage oils, luxurious solid perfumes and anointing oils, digestive tonics, aphrodisiac & adaptogen tinctures, nourishing salves, bath teas, ceremonial cacao doses, & magic!

D.o.Y.o.u. LLC

D.o.Y.o.u. strives for the empowerment of BIPOC communities through the provision of naturally hand-crafted skin care essentials and custom apparel.

Redland Creative

Polymer clay statement earrings!

Joseph + Sue

My drawings printed on unisex tees and sweaters, kids items and stickers. Our shirts are printed using water-based, sustainable and biodegradable inks. Every piece is produced ethically, completely sweatshop-free and child labor-free

Dail Chambers.life and Itshanapa

I sell distance reiki packages, books, wellness supply, etc. alongside my art and an online esoteric course

Keona’s Knuckle Shop

We sell self defense accessories and survival tools for women who don’t f*ck around. We partner with female led student organizations and community groups & provide donations to the Michelle Le Scholarship Foundation. We will be adding self defense instruction and apparel coming Spring 2021.

Paloma Danger

We make reusable produce bags, snack bags, biodegradable sponges, machine washable napkins and other home helpers in fun colors and prints.

Artemisa Femmes

Artemisa Femmes' stunning collection of handcrafted rings, pendants, earrings, and bracelets reminds wearers of their beauty and power. Heirloom-quality rings and pendants feature striking natural gemstones set in sterling silver or gold. All pieces designed embody solidity, durability, and fine craftsmanship.

Brown Sugar Botanicals

We have low dose, broad and full spectrum herbal CBD infused tinctures, broad spectrum CBD infused salves, herbal prerolls and loose leaf blends.

Vida Kuang

I'm a Chinatown based visual artist. The illustrated prints and stickers I'm sharing today are based on themes around intergenerational racial solidarity, Asian womxn gardeners, a dim sum series in support of workers and local Chinatowns hit hard by the pandemic, and love and unity towards Asian peoples.

Breakthrough (New York)

Breakthrough is a culture-change organization working at the intersection of gender, sexuality, racial justice, and immigrant rights. Join us as we launch, Our Stories: In Vivid Color, a multimedia initiative to amplify the lived experiences and dreams of BIPOC girls and gender non-conforming youth, ages 14-24. Visit our website to participate and learn more!

Brown Recluse Zine Distro

Zines from all over the world made by BIPOC! We specialize in political education: Abolition, Anarchism, Harm Reduction, Self-Accountability, BIPOC History, Mental Health, Queer + Trans Experiences, Poetry, while centering Black zinemakers.

Mi Casita Press

MCP focuses on alternative printing created to empower QTBIPOC, and to share their voices. We have a diverse selection of zines, radical stickers, and prints. We also have new naturally hand-dyed and alternatively screen-printed apparel and totes.

Freedom and Soul Healing

I offer 1:1 reiki +life coaching + meditation + live vocal instrumentation to support others rest and balance their chakras. These services can be done in one session with these combined healing modalities or separately. Clients always feel relaxed after receiving reiki and happier. Reiki is a Japanese palm healing technique, practiced remotely or in person to restore life giving energy into the body and removes energy no longer serving that person. Reiki supports reducing depression, anxiety, healing from trauma of any kind and physical pain. I also offer group healing workshops have with live music (Marguerite on Keys), song (Marguerite Singing), drumming, yoga (led by a yoga teacher), dance, movement, and mental health empowerment and education. These workshops can be offered to your group of friends, womxyn of color healing circles, teachers, health care professionals, spiritual groups, churches, community leaders, any group who feels they can benefit from healing practices like this. We give sound tools that folks can walk away with that include worksheets with local BIPOC therapists in the area, non-profits that support mental health, housing resources and more. Our goal is to teach ways we can self-heal, educate the community and ultimately empower them to make wise and holistic choices on ways to maintain health and wellness. Click "Services" to learn more about these healing services offered. Marguerite also speaks on panels to share her story of recovery, hope and healing with mental illness and also offers knowledge of how to maintain wellness and health. She is able to create events for your group as well. Right now everything is being offered virtually but as majority of the U.S. becomes vaccinated I will open these offerings in person again. :) I will continue to offer both virtual and in person even after the pandemic for these healing services.