Karina Ceja is a Queer Xicana artist and grassroots community organizer raised in Pacoima, CA. via Michoacán, Mexico. A graduate from the Chican@ Studies Department at Cal State University, Northridge, and student activist leader with MEChA, Ceja went on to continue her organizing work in the community and co-established various collectives and grassroots efforts focused on mutual aid, art empowerment, and self-determination in her neighborhood. She is currently the Project Coordinator of the Celebrating Words Festival, the longest-running arts and literacy festival of the San Fernando Valley. She is the owner of Brown Grrl Fly, a handmade jewelry and art business rooted in culture and creative expression. Ceja is deeply committed to the creative empowerment of future generations and witnessing how creating with our hands can lead to many paths of success and healing.