Lectures on Tap - "Decolonize the Witch: Re-Awaken to the Bruja Within"

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📅 Date: Tuesday April 22nd, 2025
⏰ Time: 6:30 PM
📍 Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn (Exact address given in confirmation email)
🎙️ Lecture: "Decolonize the Witch: Re-Awaken to the Bruja Within"
👨‍🏫 Speakers: Dr. Griselda Rodriguez-Solomon & Dr. Minguelina Rodriguez

🏷 Themes: historical · sprirtual · mystical

Participants will learn of the socio-historical origins of “the witch”, particularly witches of color (Brujas). We'd provide a brief historical overview of the persecution of so-called witches/brujas through early-modern history. Ensuring there is a focus on the Americas. Then tie in how recent revivals of Bruja/witch identities can serve as a source of wellness and empowerment for communities of color in the 21st century. All of this will be rooted in our own lived experiences in reclaiming Bruja identities as Dominican women in the US.
Dr. Griselda Rodriguez-Solomon & Dr. Miguelina Rodriguez are the Brujas of Brooklyn. They are identical twin PhDs who merge the magic of ancestral medicine with sharp intellect. Both are expert Sociologists and Professors within the City University of New York (CUNY). Each has authored academic pieces on the effects of racialized oppression on communities of color, Afro-Dominicans in particular. Their work has been featured across platforms including: ABC, NPR, Univision, Google, and META. As College Professors and certified Yoga instructors, they design multi-sensory workshops that provide sacred spaces to address intergenerational forms of trauma.

Don't miss this chance to dive into the scsience of joy with professors, Dr. Griselda Rodriguez-Solomon & Dr. Miguelina Rodriguez.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, United States