Artist
Spoken Word, Poetry, Multimedia Collages
Educator
Intersectionality, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Speaker
Queer, Global Majority, Community Organisation
About me
Sharing experiences from the margins to empower the next generations.
Alisha [she/they] is a fat, queer non-binary, autistic immigrant of colour, of Italian and Egyptian heritage living in Wales. They spent the last three decades writing about her experiences at the intersection of the systems of power from an intimist perspective.
She is the Education and Training Lead at Glitter Cymru and the Chair of Glitter Siblings, the branch of Glitter dedicated to marginalised genders.
She is a speaker and educator on matters of Intersectionality, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion with a special interest in the intersection of Queerness and Racialised experiences.
Their artistic practice is eclectic including written poetry, spoken word, collage work, always steeped in Intersectional theory, which can be seen in their online content which also includes Educational Video essays that, beginning from common pop and media culture, aim to share with people ways to develop Media Literacy and Critical Thinking.
A Few Experiences
Over the last years, Alisha has turned to spoken word performances, taking excerpts from their diary that demonstrate the curiosity of a neuro divergent mind trying to make its way through the quagmire of neurotypical societal expectations and transforming them in multimedia experiences which include the use of audio-visuals, photography and performance art to engage the audience to recognise what resonates in them as their own ability and value in sharing their life through Art.
Qweertawe Festival 2024 – Swansea
Coming Out Panel Speaker
Creative Cardiff – Creative Cuppa November 2024
Making Workspaces Accessible for Neurodivergent Creatives Panel Speaker
On Your Face – Queer Organising in Wales
Queer Activism and Community Organising Panel Speaker
Cardiff University x Glitter Cymru – Hidden Lives
Panel Speaker for LGBTQ+ History Month 2024 Event focused on the unique experience of Queer People of Colour
Art Exhibitions & Performances
Queer Land – Elysium Gallery – Swansea
Ladies of Rage 2024 – Porters’ Cardiff
Big Queer Picnic 2023 – Cardiff
Queer Words II – Cardiff
Howl at the Moon – Cardiff
A Glittery Evening 2023 – Welsh Millennium Centre, Cardiff
let’s change the world!
