I Am/We Are: Our Stories Connect Us
Storytelling for collective healing
Tricia is a Creative Ambassador for the City of San José in 2026. She has built upon her 25+ years as an arts educator to bring the “I Am / We Are: Our Stories Connect Us” workshop series to the community-at-large. The series combines creative writing, photography, collage, audio & video storytelling to promote self-expression and collective healing.
The goal of the “I Am/We Are” project is to amplify participants’ stories, transforming individual reflection into a sense of belonging within our communities.
Follow the “I Am/We Are” project on Instagram @flacafilms.
Poem fragments from the I Am / We Are workshop series, reflecting on identity, family, culture, sense memories and belonging. Each card is a glimpse into the individual’s lived experience.
Together, they are a collective story of who we are.
Audio and video projects produced by youth and adult community members as part of the I Am/We Are: Our Stories Connect Us Project.
I Am Visual Poem (High School Youth)
I Am Visual Poem (High School Youth)
10 Things that Scare Me (High School Youth)
10 Things that Scare Me (Adult Participant)
Past Events
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"I Am/We Are: Seen" Photography and Empathy Building
Wednesday, June 24. 6-8 PM.
Interactive creative workshop combining creative writing, embodied photography and empathy building dialogues. Co-facilitated by Creative Ambassador Tricia Creason-Valencia and Nicole Ennen of Org Empathy Consulting.
FREE. This workshop is part of Tricia Creason-Valencia's "I Am/We Are: Our Stories Connect Us" 2026 Creative Ambassador Project for the City of San José.
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VISIBLE: Exploring Self Through Cyanotype Printing
Friday, July 10. 6-8 PM
What stories emerge when we step into the light and allow ourselves to be seen?
Join Tricia Creason-Valencia and photographer Janet Appleton for an artist talk + hands-on cyanotype printmaking.
FREE. This workshop is part of Tricia Creason-Valencia's "I Am/We Are: Our Stories Connect Us" 2026 Creative Ambassador Project for the City of San José.
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Wild Women in the Woods: Photography in Nature
Saturday, July 11. 10 AM-2 PM.
Half-day creative retreat at the gorgeous Uvas County Park in Morgan Hill, CA.
Join Tricia Creason-Valencia & Janet Appleton for this retreat designed around two seemingly dichotomous photographic practices: the old fashioned art of cyanotype printing and modern cell phone photography. Create magic and build community with like-minded women+.
Cost: $100. Lunch provided.
Tricia Speaks! creativity workshops offer an empowering, hands-on experience for educators, students, leaders and community members to connect with their own creativity and sense of purpose. Through guided writing and audio & visual storytelling exercises, these workshops create space for nuanced exploration of our individual and collective identities and offer multiple entry points into creativity as a tool for mental wellness and empowerment.
Tricia Creason-Valencia facilitates creativity workshops with organizations such as Google, Adobe, NAMI California, Santa Clara County Division of Equity & Social Justice, Sierra Health Foundation and at education and mental health conferences nationally.
Learn more about our Professional Development Workshops and book Tricia Speaks! today.
