Cortez Wright

SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW

Cortez Wright is a Black Queer Femme feminist digital organizer and writer. They are the Digital Communications & Development Coordinator of SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW, a reproductive justice organization working to build new leadership, change culture, and advance knowledge in the South. Grounded in principles of harm reduction, queer liberation, and radical visioning, they have been a trainer across movements. They are a Content Writer for The Body Is Not An Apology and a Ms. Foundation Public Voices Fellow.

Presentations from Facing Race 2016

Liberatory Media Making in the South

As the visibility of queer & trans people of color in mainstream media becomes more common, it is crucial that we look critically at the ideological messages they contain. In this interactive queer & trans youth of color focused workshop, we’ll analyze historic and recent examples of how queer & trans people of color have been represented in mainstream/dominant media and discuss the impact this media has on us as individuals and our communities. When we work together to create our own media, we build our analysis, relationships, and vision through the creative process, and we strengthen the impact of our voices. Using the FYRE Media Justice Camp model, participants will learn media literacy skills that we can use to reframe reproductive, gender, and racial justice issues based on our analysis and lived experiences to create our own community-centered media. We’ll showcase examples of previously created media and lead participants on a journey of what it means to create larger narratives that speak to what queer & trans people of color need for our lives and communities to get better, to feel safer, to love freely and openly, to be liberated.

Speakers: Cortez Wright