Dr. Glenda Mejía

Dr. Glenda Mejía was born in Kuskatan and raised between lines: Kuskatan, Jagera Country, Meajin Country, and Naarm. She arrived under the humanitarian program in so-called australian seeking refugee. Her lineages come from San Pedro Nonualco and Sesori Lands. These days, Glenda lives, moves, un/learns, works, and breathes on the traditional Country of the Kulin Nation.

She is an educator and scholar. Her work and un/learning focus on feminismos descoloniales from Abya Yala, migration/displacement entangled with memory, and sensing-thinking pedagogy.

As a co-member of archiving the present, she collaborates in various community-based programs such as: Náhuat Saturday School and SHELF in which she collaborated with Dr. Tania Cañas and Arts Gen to develop a community curated library, with the focus on Central American texts.