Former Programs Intern, Friendly Center, Orange
Leslie Priscilla is a first generation non-Black Xicana mother to three bicultural children. She is a descendant of Indigenous Tarahumara / Rarámuri lineage who has resided on occupied Tongva, Acjachemen & Kizh land, also known as Santa Ana in Orange County, CA, all of her life. She identifies as both Mexican-American and a Detribalized Indigenous mujer. Leslie shares her medicine by offering coaching, workshops, support, and advocacy for Latinx/Chicanx families locally, nationally, and internationally both in-person and online via the Latinx Parenting organization. She founded this bilingual organization and movement intentionally rooted in children’s rights, social and racial justice, the individual and collective practice of nonviolence and reparenting, intergenerational and ancestral healing, cultural sustenance, and the active decolonization of oppressive practices in our families.
Leslie has facilitated in-person groups in both Spanish and English for thousands of parents, teachers, and professionals in schools, transitional homes, teen shelters, hospitals, Wraparound programs, drug rehabilitation centers, and family resource centers throughout Orange County, CA and now world-wide virtually.
Leslie has been working on laying down the roots of her vision for well beyond the 15 years since she began working with children and families. Her love of her culture and her people began in childhood, and though her insights, wisdom, and knowledge base are not limited to the education and experience listed below, she has consistently set the intention to absorb and share both ancestral and academic knowledge that will nurture and nourish the wellness of families and communities for generations to come. Above all, and just like you, Leslie is a forever student of life who is always reflecting, learning, and growing in order to become the highest and most evolved version of herself (her Future Abuelita Self) for the benefit of the collective and the planet.
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