Luna Merbruja & StormMiguel Florez - SANTES Project for Future Ancestors

from Trans Heartbeat · host Michelle Matlock

What if you could shape how you're remembered as an ancestor...while you're still alive? In this episode of Trans Heartbeat, we talk with artist-activists StormMiguel Florez and Luna Merbruja, co-creators of SANTES, a visionary project inviting queer trans BIPOC to reclaim their spiritual legacies.  SANTES asks: How do you want to be fed on an altar? What miracles would you offer? Who are you here for, even after you're gone? It’s spiritual, playful, radical and full of joy, autonomy, and ancestral power.

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What if you could shape how you're remembered as an ancestor...while you're still alive? In this episode of Trans Heartbeat, we talk with artist-activists StormMiguel Florez and Luna Merbruja, co-creators of SANTES, a visionary project inviting queer trans BIPOC to reclaim their spiritual legacies. SANTES asks: How do you want to be fed on an altar? What miracles would you offer? Who are you here for, even after you're gone? It's spiritual, playful, radical and full of joy, autonomy, and ancestral power.

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