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Better Toledo | Healing Voices Project by Mónica Ramírez

Sponsored by Human Relations Commission and Welcome TLC

Mónica Ramírez discusses the “Healing Voices'' project which addresses the critical gap in focusing on healing personal and community trauma to increase power and drive change for farmworkers.

The “Healing Voices'' project is a unique new idea to address a critical gap in the farmworker organizing ecosystem – focusing on healing personal and community trauma as a needed step in increasing power for farmworkers to be drivers of change. Supported by funding from The Workers Lab Innovation Fund and the Collective Future Fund, Justice for Migrant Women worked in partnership with the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association (NMSHSA), the Eva Longoria Foundation (ELF) and Latinx Therapy to pilot this first-of-its-kind mental health initiative for farmworkers. The work will support the holistic healing of some of the 2.5 to 3 million US farmworkers who have experienced decades of traumatizing working conditions, economic insecurity and vulnerability, all of which were exacerbated by COVID-19. “Healing Voices” brings together farmworkers in virtual support groups to heal, build agency, and mobilize workers, while ensuring ease of access and their physical safety.

This event is sponsored by The City of Toledo Human Relations Commission and Welcome TLC as 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.

Mónica Ramírez is an attorney, author, and activist fighting for the rights of farmworkers, migrant women workers, and the Latine(x) community. She is the founder of Justice for Migrant Women and co-founder of Alianza Nacional de Campesinas, The Latinx House, and Poderistas. Mónica has received numerous awards, including Harvard Kennedy School’s first Gender Equity Changemaker Award, Feminist Majority’s Global Women’s Rights Award, the Smithsonian’s 2018 Ingenuity Award and the Hispanic Heritage Award. Mónica was named to Forbes Mexico’s 100 Most Powerful Women’s 2018 list, TIME Magazine included her in its 2021 TIME100 Next list and People en Español recognized her as one of the 100 Most Powerful Latinos in 2021. Mónica is also an inaugural member of the Ford Global Fellowship. She serves on the Board of Directors of the National Women’s Law Center, Friends of the Latino Museum, Care in Action and she is a member of The Little Market’s Activists Committee. Mónica is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago, The Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law and Harvard Kennedy School. She lives in Ohio with her husband and son.

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Program Room (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

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Sat, Feb 08, 10:00am - 2:00pm
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Sat, Feb 08, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Creativity Lab (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

Mon, Feb 10, 10:00am - 10:45am
Program Room (Children's Library), 2nd Floor

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Meeting Room 2 (Minimum 15 Attendees, Capacity 48), 1st Floor

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Tue, Feb 11, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
New date Monday, February 10, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Wed, Feb 12, 10:30am - 12:00pm
The Fred H. McDonald Community Room (Capacity : 30), Garage Level

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Wed, Feb 12, 10:30am - 11:30am

Thu, Feb 13, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Fri, Feb 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Program Room (Children's Library), 2nd Floor