January 2025 General Meeting

Join us for the first general meeting of 2025!  

The Center for Artistic Activism will be providing a live, virtual lecture titled  Introduction to Artistic Activism.  The lecture will discuss how creativity can be harnessed to catalyze social change.  With inspiring examples and interactive exercises, C4AA invites participants to reflect on the progress they want to see in the world and how they can use their own creative skills to build campaigns that win.  Participants will hear about successful creative campaigns, while learning about principles and best practices.  Together with facilitators, participants will brainstorm innovative approaches to a sample creative campaign to understand how the tools discussed can be implemented.  Participants will also get access to digital tools to use in their work going forward.

Krystal Barrett will be our lecturer.  She is the Programs Coordinator at the Center for Artistic Activism and a bi-racial artist and activist from Orlando, Florida.  Krystal will also be joined by Becky Bullard who is known locally as Democrasexy.  Check out her IG for local Austin advocacy information.

With a decade-long background in higher education, Krystal began her career in social change with the Peace and Justice Institute at Valencia College. During her time at the Institute, she worked directly with national and international authors, scholars, and social justice leaders to further the Institute’s programming and mission. Throughout her time with Valencia, Krystal contributed to fostering a more equitable and inclusive environment for students and employees from all walks of life.  

Krystal has been a member of the League of Women Voters of Orange County since 2013 and is passionate about community engagement and all things voting. A first generation college student, Krystal earned her Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Central Florida. Her degree focused on Humanities, Behavioral and Social Sciences, and Leadership Studies.

Krystal will be joined by Becky Bullard.  Becky is the founder and CEO of the Austin-based creative civic engagement organization Democrasexy (making democracy sexy so more people do it). Democrasexy convenes purposeful communities (like The Civic Mystics) and produces content and events (like Y'allentines Day, Texorcism, and Tex Support) to demystify Texas politics and infuse joy and optimism into the work of advocating for women, queer folks, and other marginalized communities. She is a pleasure activist inspired by the work of adrienne maree brown. Becky has served as an Election Judge, a Precinct Chair, Training Co-Chair of her local Democratic Party, and now serves as Vice-Chair on the City of Austin's Commission for Women. She used to co-host The Rabble Texas politics podcast and has emceed events for Supermajority, the Texas Civil Rights Project, MOVE Texas, the Texas Observer, and others. A single mom living in Austin, TX, her two daughters often tell people, "Our mom likes to wear sequins and help more people vote." Progress Texas named Becky one of the Best Texans of 2024 for her positive online messaging work. Find her on social media: @democrasexy and on the WWW at democrasexy.com

If you're interested in learning more about the history of activism in quilting before the meeting, check out this article from International Quilt Museum.