Rona Fernandez

Words for a New World

Writer and #StillMother

Welcome to my World

I write about fundraising and money, grief and healing, climate change and the future, and trying to walk the elusive path to contentment.

Reading at BeastCrawl this Saturday

July 25, 2024

It’s a bit late notice but it was a last-minute decision: I’ll be reading at the Tales of the Town event at Binny’s in Oakland as part of the BeastCrawl Literary Festival. This will be my first time reading in public, in person since the pandemic (I’m a bit of a homebody these days, aren’t … More Reading at BeastCrawl this Saturday

Podcast Appearance: Where Do You Put Your Grief?

May 25, 2021

I was fortunate this past March to be the featured guest on Dr. Melissa Ming Foynes excellent, helpful podcast, “The Science and Soul of Living Well”. Dr. Foynes found me via this web site and has been using my essay, “The Ritual” in some of the work she does with parents who have lost a … More Podcast Appearance: Where Do You Put Your Grief?

Viva La Causa: Fundraising Lessons from the United Farm Workers Movement

September 17, 2020

FOR MANY PEOPLE, the words “Sí Se Puede” and the image of the angular black eagle on a red and white flag are synonymous with César Chávez, the United Farm Workers (UFW), and the popular social movement for farm worker dignity in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. The UFW holds an almost sacred place in movement history … More Viva La Causa: Fundraising Lessons from the United Farm Workers Movement