Gloria Anzaldúa, a Chicana feminist, poet, and cultural theorist, described her life’s work as writing with your tongues of fire — a creative act of passion, resistance, and transformation.

In Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza, Anzaldúa writes that her art and scholarship are a blood sacrifice that transforms the soul, body, and Earth; an energy of truth-telling, survival, and reclaiming one’s voice.

This Skillshop invites first-generation college students to reflect on what sets their own soul on fire as they navigate the “borderlands” of higher education — living between cultures, languages, and identities. Through storytelling, reflection, and guided activities, students will connect their lived experiences to purpose, learn how to self-advocate within academic systems, and build a network of support that keeps their fire alive throughout their college journey.

Attending this Skillshop in person? Meet us at the Welcome Center (WC-112) on the San Marcos campus. Please click on the RED Going button below to register for this  Skillshop.

Skillshops are FREE and open to all Palomar College students.