Tasha Dixon is a latinx actress, filmmaker, and artivist. She was also the first woman to speak out about Donald Trump’s abuse of power toward women in the 2001 Miss USA competition, where she competed as Miss Arizona USA. Tasha is now focused on transforming her experience into art. She recently collaborated with This Is Us writer and producer Julia Brownell to develop an off-Broadway hit in which she also starred, before co-producing, directing, and starring in an LA Hollywood Pop production of the show that raised money for TIME’S UP and We the Women Collective. Our conversation in this episode was the first time we really got a chance to talk. She’s an inspirational figure, and I hope you find our conversation as interesting as I did!
This episode was recorded for the Echo Training 2020 Conference And Still We Rise: Survivors Becoming Empowered, on March 11th and 12th at The California Endowment Center for Healthy Communities in downtown Los Angeles.
Listeners who hear this before March 11, 2020 can learn more and register to attend the conference at the Echo Training website, at echotraining.org.
Hi-res photos and bios for all Echo 2020 speakers, facilitators, and presenters can be found here: https://www.echotraining.org/conf2020-bios-2/
***WARNING***
This podcast contains graphic conversations about trauma, rape, and sexual violence.
