AAPI Women Lead is pleased to welcome Kalaya’an Mendoza back for Part 2 of Be Ready, Stay Ready! Join us for Let’s Build Safety Together, an exciting interactive fireside chat and training. This event will be part conversation, part community building, and part technical training.
Come with questions and get ready to connect and learn from Human Rights Defender Kala Mendoza and our Executive Director Dr. Connie Wun.
This event is perfect for community members new to community safety and for those who are looking to learn more!
Event Details
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Kalaya’an Mendoza [He or They/Them]
About Kalaya’an Mendoza (He/They)- Kala is an Organizer, Human Rights Defender, Trainer and Safety Ecosystem Builder and Your Protest Safety Kuya.
Dr. Connie Wun is a co-founder of AAPI Women Lead, a former sex worker and the daughter of Vietnamese war refugees. She has published in academic books, journals, and mainstream press, including Anti-Blackness, Critical Sociology, and Elle Magazine, and is a co-editor for the anthology, Abolition for the People, with Colin Kaepernick and Christopher Petrella. Among many honors, she is a CA API Legislative Caucus Excellence in Civil Rights and A100 Gold House awardee as well as a former National Science Foundation and Soros Justice Fellow.
Her work has been recognized nationally and featured in various media outlets, including NPR, Democracy Now, and MSNBC. She is a yoga instructor with a daily meditation practice and has trained in Muay Thai and kickboxing.
