by Tashawna Gordon | Mar 6, 2025 | Blog
“Queer not as being about who you’re having sex with (that can be a dimension of it); but queer as being about the self that is at odds with everything around it and has to invent and create and find a place to speak and to thrive and to live.”...
by Tia Nettles | Dec 16, 2024 | Blog
One of the most insidious forms of racial discrimination is the process of “othering,” which involves treating individuals or groups as strange or exotic in comparison to the dominant group. Othering creates a psychological and social distance between people. It...
by Tia Nettles | Nov 13, 2024 | Blog
A Short Celebration The Day of the Dead (or Día de los Muertos) is a beautiful holiday in Mexican culture, where people honor and celebrate the lives of loved ones who have passed away. Families come together with joy rather than mourning in sadness, creating altars...
by Construct the Present Team | Oct 10, 2024 | Blog
Dear Constructors, As a Black woman, business owner, native Portlander, and a few other identities or not… I am acutely aware of how intersecting identities shape our experiences in the world. I use my experiences in Portland in much of my facilitating....
