SPICY IS A COLLECTIVE FOUNDED BY PRIYA AND LED BY WOMEN AND QUEER PEOPLE OF COLOR WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART, ORGANIZING, & PUBLISHING.

CAPABILITIES: FOUNDER, LEADERSHIP, STRATEGY, COMMUNITY BUILDING, SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY, ADVOCACY, EDITORIAL, PRODUCTION, CREATIVE DIRECTION, PARTNERSHIPS, FUNDRAISING, EVENT PLANNING, TEAM BUILDING, SPACE-MAKING.

DATES OF INVOLVEMENT: November 2017 - Present

LINKS: @spicyzine, spicyzine.com

As Editor-in-Chief and Founder, Priya manages a bi-coastal team of ten compassionate and creative individuals, executes all strategic communications across various social media and website, curates and hosts culturally-responsive events, as well as cultivates community partnerships. SPICY is a platform for creatives of color to harness the power of art to share their story, connect with others, and ultimately begin processes of unlearning and reimagining the ways in which they relate to the world - all while in community with others. Since its inception, SPICY has built a movement of nearly 5,000 followers, hosted countless community-centered events and workshops, raised over $2,500 in efforts to decolonize media, and published over 80 online articles as well as two print magazines.

We operate under the understanding that art is a transformative tool, and our mission is to harness its power to make meaningful change in the world. Utilizing our fundamental practices, we work to create spaces for our community that mirror the world we wish to see. These practices include creating platforms for women of color and queer/trans people of color to produce media, including our online magazine and print zines; multidisciplinary events both educational and celebratory that foster community; and a SPICY culture that is based on collaboration, fluid leadership, and the belief that nothing worth accomplishing is accomplished alone.