Tracia Banuelos-Rovaris

Tracia “trae” Banuelos-Rovaris (she/they) is an artist, social researcher, and facilitator based in Harlem with roots in Wichita, KS, where she developed a foundational, reproductive justice approach that guides all of their work. As an artist, they collaborate with other poets and creatives to build and facilitate community workshops, zines, and co-creating spaces for arts practitioners rooted in liberation from advanced capitalism, systemic healing, and compassionate community values. In 2023, she self-published her autobiography “Abuelita Rising”, a 90-page body of poetry, visual art, and critical essays. Equipped with a MS in Applied Social Research, she enjoys using mixed research methods to contribute to sexual violence prevention research and program evaluation. As a facilitator, she enjoys investing in social justice practitioners and violence preventionists through capacity-building workshops and strategic planning. She organizes with the Audre Lorde Project as a Safe Outside the System Member and also serves as the Vice President of Abortion Conversation Projects, a 501c3 organization that provides seed grants to abortion stigma-busting, grassroots projects. You can connect with her work at traciabanuelos.com and traelabaestudios.com.