Noosheen Alaverdi shares her own story of fleeing revolutionary Iran as a teenager in the early 80's.

The turn out and level of engagement for these events has been amazing every time and always leaves me feeling more confident and excited about putting together the next one. Thank you!

Now more than ever our communities are engaged and ready to be politically involved. The New Narrative hosts a special panel discussion with local leaders to share their knowledge and insight on political advocacy and working for change on a local level.

Omar Passons shares a story intended to stretch how you think about the identity of the person next to you at The New Narrative presents: Identity, October 2016.

Patricia Aguayo shares a story of some of the key moments that shaped her identity at The New Narrative presents: Identity, October 2016.

Noosheen Alaverdi shares a story of fleeing her home country and building a new life for herself at The New Narrative presents: Identity, October 2016

Gabi Schaffzin is a recovering capitalist who is currently pursuing his PhD in Visual Arts at UC San Diego. His art and research consider the visual representation of pain and illness in a technologically mediated world. This story provides some insight into why this topic is so important to him.

CZ Firestone, known to their loved ones affectionately as “Syra” or “Sy”, is a writer, intellectual, and youth advocate serving in the community of San Diego in both activist and organizing spaces. Their work centers on the intersections of race, gender, class, sexuality, disability, social and restorative justice

Ozzie Monge is a, among other roles, a Lecturer at San Diego State University in the Department of American Indian Studies. Ozzie’s professional interests focus on the social and political issues deriving from settler colonialism, always with an eye, mind, and heart to aspire towards decolonization.

The images are up from our last event on the theme of Identity.

Thanks again to everybody who came to the New Narrative event last Saturday!

The New Narrative hosts a special panel discussion with local leaders to share their knowledge and insight on political advocacy and working for change on a local level. We'll talk about what advocacy is, how it works and how we all can get involved.

We have the opportunity to project ourselves out into the world like never before. Some of us take this for granted while others risk harsh criticism and violence for the simple act of standing up and expressing who they are.