Naomi Ortiz

Naomi Ortiz (they/she) explores the cultivation of care and connection within states of stress. Reimagining our relationship with land and challenging who is an environmentalist in the Arizona U.S./Mexico borderlands, is investigated in their new collection, "Rituals for Climate Change: A Crip Struggle for Ecojustice" (punctum books). Their non-fiction book "Sustaining Spirit: Self-Care for Social Justice," provides informative tools and insightful strategies for diverse communities on addressing burnout. Their work focuses on self-care, disability justice, and climate action in the Arizona U.S./Mexico borderlands. As a U.S Artist Disability Futures Fellow and a Reclaiming the US/Mexico Border Narrative Grantee, they emphasize interdependence and spiritual growth through their poetry, writing, facilitation, and visual art.