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Better Toledo | Cultural Invisibility by Jessica Vallejo

Jessica Vallejo from the Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance discussing the impact of Cultural Invisibility on the Indigenous community

The Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance promotes dignity and respect for Indigenous peoples. They advocate for Indigenous cultures and heritage through education, activism, and grassroots organizing. On behalf of the Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance, Jessica Vallejo will discuss the impact of Cultural Invisibility on the Indigenous community.

This event is sponsored by The City of Toledo Human Relations Commission and is part of Better Toledo, a personal and professional development series to ensure “you will do better in Toledo.”

Certificates of completion are available to participants who take part in three or more sessions in 2023.

For group registrations please call 419-259-5293.

Jessica Vallejo LMT CCM CST Doula and Licensed Massage Therapist is a wellness practitioner and birth keeper who offers traditional family support at Sacred Spaces 216, a Cooperative Wellness Center in Cleveland, Ohio. She has achieved a BA in Comparative Ethnic Studies and American Studies from The Ohio State University. Graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Medical Massage and the Upledger Institute, as well as the International Cupping Therapy Association. She is an alumni member of Alpha Psi Lambda, Alpha Chapter- the first Co Ed Latino/a Fraternity in the United States, founded in 1985 at the Ohio State University. Jessica is Dine, Yoeme and Xicana. She currently serves as the Secretary for the Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance, a non profit as well as a Board Member with the Lake Erie Native American Council.  Jessica also serves the community in her professional role in Diversity Equity and Inclusion for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Monsters, Charge, Legion and Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Events since 2021.