Claudia seeks community wherever her life path leads her, including but not exclusive to the following places:
- Washington, DC
- Split This Rock; Bell/CHEC Poetry Club
- Virginia
- George Mason University (Class of 2017); Fairfax County Public Library
- Maryland
- University of Maryland, College Park; Immigrant & Undocumented Student Program
Community Building
- Take action for VA residents through the listed items on this Google doc
- Protect immigrant communities with my Immigrant Community Action Guide
- Read tips on my blog for using social media as a community tool
UMD Community Petitions
- Reduce UMD Student Fees for the Remainder of the COVID-19 Pandemic! (UMD student via Change.org)
- Demand that UMD lower tuition and mandatory fees for Fall 2020 (UMD student via Change.org)
- UMD Student Solidarity for Employee Demands (AFSCME Local 1072 via Change.org)
- Act Now to Protect Maryland Universities from COVID-19 (AFSCME Local 1072 via Action Network)
- ARHU Student and Alumni Support Letter (College of Arts and Humanities students & alumni via Google Docs)
Community Participation
Below are some organizations where I’ve played a volunteer role:
- Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program (2017-) | animator / mentor
- Split This Rock (2018, 2020); Fall for the Book (2015) | festival volunteer
- Booked for Review (2017) | book reviewer
- CARECEN / Central American Resource Center (2013, 2019) | outreach, citizenship education volunteer
- Woodrow Wilson Public Library (2012-2014) | technology tutor
Read the Fairfax Library Foundation’s interview with me in the “Where Are They Now?” series
