Daydreaming Beyond Binaries
MISSION
Beyond Marginality
Beyond Marginality began as a daydream. In a world shaped and confined by compounding oppressions, what can those of us relegated to the margins do but dream?
Through syllabi, mentorship, program design, curiosity, feminist friendship, leadership as a DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) educator, and community commitments, I came to learn that daydreaming lay at the foundation of action.
Beyond Marginality is a promise - a creative hub focused on seeing us beyond assigned marginality, honoring the ways in which we’ve survived, created, loved, and learned despite the presumed deficits associated with our socio-political identities. An amalgamation of equity and inclusion praxis, transnational Black feminist promises, curiosity, and creative expression, Beyond Marginality is my vehicle in working collaboratively in hopes of cultivating experiences beyond the confines of the proverbial margins.
Kristian Contreras
YOUR DEI ALCHEMIST
Hi, I’m Kristian and I’m a feminist diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) alchemist. I galvanize principles of transnational Black feminist solidarities and equity and inclusion in my work of facilitating tangible realities rooted in our collective liberation.
I’m invested in shedding assigned marginality in building feminist futures in the classroom and beyond. Beyond Marginality is a creative hub that is grounded in Black feminist fire and ancestral & communal blueprints to support feminist-led organizational project management, storytelling projects, and social justice education initiatives, with the goal of transforming feminist daydreams into liberatory realities.
As founder and lead consultant at Beyond Marginality, I draw on over a decade of expertise as a former higher education administrator, qualitative researcher, and skill as an equity and inclusion educator, to work with/alongside organizations to advance their missions towards equity and liberation. In this work, I utilize my executive functioning skills, flexibility, and creative approach to problem solving and program management to amplify the work of my partners and collaborators.
WORK SEEN IN
The Impact
Beyond Marginality is the vehicle through which radical collaboration and Black feminist blue prints give way to possibility. I love working with folks looking to develop anti-racist curricula, facilitate discussions on equity and inclusion, find new pathways to building community spaces, engage in feminist world-making together, and more!