In 2023, The Mixed Space was ushered into a phase of self-discovery. Beyond knowing what the Mixed Space purpose could be, it was important to pause, take everything in, and learn from our experiences.
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2022 Year in Review TMS’s Best Meetup Moments
Welcome to our 2022 overview of the best moments from The Mixed Space’s monthly meetups! Over the past year, we’ve realized that all our identities make up 100% of who we are, and mixed people are genuinely visionaries.
7 Principles of Zapatismo to Consider in Community Building
On January 1, 1994, the concept of Zapatismo arrived when a resistance group took up arms and seized several towns in Chiapas, Mexico. The group primarily consisted of a band of separate and mixed Indigenous tribes with their own customs including Ch’ol, Tzeltal, Tzotzil, Tojolobal, Mam, and Zoque. The event made headlines worldwide and sparked a movement for Indigenous rights, autonomy, and social change.
December Meetup Recap. Home: People, Places, & Feelings
The December 2022 Meetup concluded an incredible year of Zoom meetups filled with shared journeys and collective navigation of mixed identities. This meetup also marked an imp…
Once Upon a Time in Tongvaland
Ask the average American if they have heard of Los Angeles, California and there is a good chance that it will be answered with a rhetorical question.
5 Podcasts and Videos about Home Dissonance
Home: it’s one of those words used so often in everyday language that it appears to be a straightforward concept without many nuances. However, home is an incredibly vague term that differs from person to person. Popular phrases like “Home is where the heart is” or “There’s no place like home” do not honestly describe what home means; all it does is suggest that home is meaningful and important to us.
Awkward Family Dinner: Four Dinner Table Scenes to Learn From
Whether you’re bringing two families with different backgrounds together, coming out to your parents, or just trying to maintain an equal playing field at the dinner table, gathering with our relatives can be an emotionally taxing event. For a time of year meant to gather and make memories, the polarization and divisiveness faced by families can stir up feelings of anxiety, loneliness, or strife during the holidays.
November Meetup Recap | Breaking Bread: Navigating Mixed Family Politics
As we prepare to gather with our relatives in the upcoming holiday season, the November Meetup served as a space for sharing experiences and gathering tools to support us in navigating tough conversations—often political discourse—with our relatives at the dinner table. As a group, we remembered the importance of maintaining our relationships while also living out our core values.
Five Ways to Navigate a Challenging Conversation With Relatives
For many individuals in recent times, gathering at the dinner table has been corrupted by polarizing topics of conversation that often lead to toxic dialogue. Politics, in particular, have been an alarming source of feuding, as mentioned by Tovia Smith in a 2020 episode of NPR’s