Victoria Irizarry Sanabria

2021-04-12T02:38:13.657Z
How can art inspire people to care about climate change? In the online panel “Actors from Witnesses,” two artists, one scientist, and an artist training to be a scientist hoped to answer this question.
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2021-04-02T03:53:20.757Z
When Carlos Alejandro Sánchez-Tatá, CC ’24, began his studies at Columbia in fall 2020, he did not join any student organizations. But by his second semester, he was desperate to connect with other art students. Thinking back on his extracurriculars from high school, Sánchez-Tatá decided to create a club where art students and enthusiasts could meet and create art together.
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2021-03-23T04:51:56.950Z
The Athena Film Festival’s “Come As You Are” shorts program throws out all stereotypes and restrictions surrounding who can be a film subject or director, allowing for the celebration of self-expression. Through the short films, one can discover stories of self-acceptance, resilience, and courage to be authentic.
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2021-03-11T01:41:44.999Z
An elderly Black woman wearing pink lipstick and shiny, dangling earrings sits comfortably for an interview. “The only time I entered a closet was to get me an outfit and a pair of pumps,” Gloria Allen said. Raised in the South Side of Chicago during the ’50s, Allen founded a charm school to help the homeless transgender youth in the city. Her efforts stemmed from her own experience of coming out as a transgender woman. She explained that she wouldn’t be the person she is today without the support of her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. So, she became “Mama Gloria” for these young transgender people.
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