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Tamara

You become what you sing. - Abbey Lincoln

About Me

I believe in the power of dreams, love, laughing, people, and the personal/political struggle. a

My Interests

trading stories, being silly, putting thoughts on paper, turning ideas into action, learning through you, surprising others, surprising myself, making friends, making social change, making art through photos, MUSIC!, woman power like whuh?!, conversating with those who can talk AND listen well(not an easy skill), smiling at you, code-switchin, shape shiftin, foreign and indie films...

I'd like to meet:

dreamers, genuine folks, creative folks, others creating social change, women who can big up other women, men who can big up other men, clever ones, rebels, the unashamed, humble ones, the trustworthy consistent type...

Music:

love it all...Chico Debarge, Joi, Van Hunt, Lila Downs, Mongo Santamaria, Vintage Sessions by TD Camp, Lupe Fiasco, Ruben Blades, Prince, Barrington Levy, Outkast, Lisa Shaw, Keyshia Cole.....

Movies:

anything Almodovar, Road to Guantanamo, A Love Song for Bobby Long, The Revolution Will Not Be Televised, Before Night Falls, Love Jones, All About My Mother, El Mar Adentro, Raising Victor Vargas, Le Haine

Books:

Blindness,Pedagogy of the Oppressed, House of the Spirits Race Rebels, The Biography of Frida Kahlo, The Country Under My Skin: A Memoir of Love and War, Mexico Profundo: Reclaiming A Civilization, Disposable Domestics, Borderlands...

Heroes:

mom and pops, my sis, my grandparents, Roberto Rivera, Carlos Marez (Lucha Unida del Jornalero), Graciela Iturbide, Tina Modotti, Roy DeCarava

My Blog

Check out my first photo exhibit at La Pe~na - up now!!!

La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA  ...
Posted by Tamara on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:57:00 PST

Encuentro Indigena de las Americas (fotos)

From October 10th to the 14th, more than 1000 people including over 60 representatives from indigenous nations throughout Mexico, Central America, the U.S., and Canada came together in ...
Posted by Tamara on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:28:00 PST

Condi's WACK but she can flow...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0f2dHJ6A18
Posted by Tamara on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:41:00 PST