We’re thrilled to announce our first event of 2022!
Author, scholar, and artist Caleb Luna will read from their stunning first book of poetry, REVENGE BODY, and participate in conversation with their sister, activist, advocate, and policy analyst Maggie Luna.
This free, online event will be streamed through Facebook Live, Twitter, and YouTube.
Copies of Caleb’s book can be purchased here. If you would like to make a donation in support of our free events, you may purchase a pay-what-you-wish ticket here, or visit our donate page.
Caleb Luna is an artist, public scholar and theorist of the body. Texas born and raised, they have lived as a visitor to Huichin, Ohlone land (Bay Area, CA) since 2016. They are the author of “REVENGE BODY” (Nomadic Press, 2022) and co-host of the podcast Unsolicited: Fatties Talk Back. As a Ph.D. candidate in Performance Studies at UC Berkeley, their dissertation reads race, size, and sexuality in contemporary U.S. media and cultural production. You can follow them on Instagram at @chairbreaker, or get in touch with them at caleb-luna.com.
Maggie Luna is the Hogg Foundation Peer Policy Fellow at Texas Center for Justice and Equity. Her work involves research, coordinating activities, and communicating issues relating to decreasing the prison population and transforming policies within the context of the criminal justice system in Texas. Maggie also strives to cultivate relationships with policy-makers and key stakeholders to effectively advocate in ending harsh sentencing and racial inequities within the context of the criminal justice system while also researching legislative proposals that work to reform the criminal justice system to operate equitably and ensure humanity for all. She organizes the Statewide Leadership Council, a team of system-impacted leaders advocating for transformation in Texas’ justice system. Maggie is a frequent collaborator with Texas After Violence; you can view her Sheltering Justice interview here.