Nat and Nina interview queer disaster prep expert Kalaya’an Mendoza about community, consent, fearing the worst and planning for the world we want to create.
With Kalaya’an Mendoza
Kalaya’an Mendoza identifies as a Queer Hard of Hearing Filipinx Immigrant. He currently resides on occupied Lenape land. He has dedicated the past two decades of his life to nonviolent direct action organizing, holistic safety and security and human rights defender protection from Turtle Island to Aotearoa. Solidarity and visionary organizing serve as his northstar in the movement work he is invited into and engages with. Mendoza works with Across Frontlines, a collective of Social Justice practitioners working alongside communities to build a safer and more just world by cultivating visionary organizing through training and movement support.