This piece represents what it’s like to live with semi-strick parents, even despite being a legal adult, and having your ‘wings’ that will take you places, it’s like the important feather’s of the wings used to fly are built with toothpicks. Read More
On Friday, November 1st, 2024 there was a workshop held at The Merced Library about how to support the LGBTQIA youth in this city and county. But sadly there was not one person who had shown up to learn from our educational event. Read More
Liliana Figueroa-Larios is a queer artist whose works examines the idea of remembrance and how we as a society have purposefully forgotten the intersectional history of women, lesbianism and the LGBTQ+ community as a whole. As a result, material and techniques which are deemed nontraditional such sewing and forms of quilting are the cornerstone of her work. Read More
Skateboarding has been a part of my life since I can remember. I started skating in 2016 at the age of 11. I lived by MacNamera Skate Park during this era so I spent my days passing by this park heading to the stores. Read More
Youth United is a youth-led policy advocacy program in the YLI Merced office that focuses on social and racial justice. Youth United (YU) seeks to address and advocate for the improvement of current Merced Park conditions. YU will be participating in the development of a new city parks master plan that outlines current park needs and establishes long term goals. Read More
Hooray! We’Ced’s 12th edition of our yearly publication, Overlooking Pink, is out now! You can check it out right here, or you can download it to check it out later. Yippee! You can also get a physical copy of the publication as well, feel free to message Sebastian, and he will help you get a copy! Read More