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 find (and walk) the elusive path to contentment. 

Bittersweet

October 13, 2019

Perhaps more bitter than sweet. That’s how it feels to be featured in this groundbreaking anthology, What God is Honored Here? Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss by and for Native Women and Women of Color. It’s the first anthology of its kind in terms of gathering writing by women of color on this important topic, … More Bittersweet

Lucky: My Reaction to Alex Tizon’s Essay on Eudocia Pulido

June 1, 2017

Originally published on Medium. I have not been sleeping well lately. I’m not a good sleeper in general, especially when I’m stressed or emotional. I stay up on my phone, reading things, Facebooking, arranging my calendar, trying to assert control over my unruly life. Since reading the late Alex Tizon’s groundbreaking essay about the woman … More Lucky: My Reaction to Alex Tizon’s Essay on Eudocia Pulido

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

July 17, 2014

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