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Rachel Medina (she, her, siya)

Communications

Rachel is a Filipina/Visayan mother of triplets and the Communications Director for Flowers and Bullets (F+B). She first became involved with F&B in 2017 during a Prickly Pear Harvest, and soon after, she took on the role of lead Water Harvest Coordinator and became a CORE member of the collective. With her background in community organizing, immigrant rights, and food justice, Rachel is deeply committed to fostering environmental and community resilience. Rachel’s passion for caring for the land and photography and visual art and design is evident in her current work at the Midtown Farm, spearheading social media and email communications, designing flyers and capturing moments during events and workdays. As a mother, Rachel is especially mindful of the world she is shaping for her triplets and future generations. She is determined not to rely on the very systems that have failed to support marginalized communities, but instead to create alternatives that foster mutual care and respect for the earth. Her connection to the earth is rooted in a deep sense of stewardship and identity connected to her ancestors and motivated by the desire to leave a thriving planet for her triplets and the larger community. By teaching her children and sobrinxs (nieces/nephews) to live in harmony with nature and to resist the forces that seek to oppress, Rachel dreams that the next generation inherits a world that is just, green, and resilient.