Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?
I am Eloa Hodges, she/her. I’ve lived in Riverside, CA my whole life. Art has always been one of my passions but now I’m starting to invest my heart and soul into it, because that’s what makes me feel most at peace. I hope people can feel the love I put into my goods. Love yourself and you are loved!”
What inspired you to become an artist?
Because my mother was an artist, I always had an interest in art growing up. When I moved out of my childhood home, I…
Kaelah Wilson is a 20 year-old musician raised in Riverside and currently attending school in San Diego, where she is double majoring in music and ecology. Kaelah’s passion for music was sparked when she was 13 years old, after being introduced to the desert music scene. She has pursued music passionately since then, valuing the harmony it brings to her life.
- What inspired you to become an artist?
I don’t think I was inspired to become an artist I feel like I was already born one, most people are. I have just been lucky enough to be supported by my…
Rocky Peter is a self-taught singer-songwriter who was raised in West Africa, Nigeria. He taught himself how to play multiple instruments, including the guitar, bass, drums, piano and more. His musical style is highly influenced by reggae, soul, pop and folk music. Abandoned as a child and dealing with abject poverty, Rocky recalls having to eat food from trash cans and drinking stagnant water from potholes when he was only 5 years old. When he was 8 years old, Rocky was enslaved…
Story by Rebecca Riddle
Riverside Mutual Aid’s new interview series, The Frontline, is dedicated to speaking with individuals in the City of Riverside about their experience with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Although our main goal is to supply community members with necessary resources, this program is aimed towards providing the kind of emotional and human connection we as a community have lacked during this time.
This week’s guest is Ronaldo Fierro, the Councilmember for Ward 3 of the City of Riverside and small business owner of two local restaurants, the Salted Pig and W. Wolfskill located in Downtown Riverside. …
Against the background of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, young UC Riverside alums and students came together to bridge the historically large gap between Highlanders and city residents, tapping into the UCR student and young alumni community to raise nearly $1000 dollars in 3 days for mutual aid efforts in the City of Riverside.
Their approach to raising the funds was as novel as it was effective. Forgoing traditional fundraising protocols, recent UCR grads Marco Alvarez and Andrew Chang of DJ duo ‘More Please’ and their manager Evan Campbell, worked in partnership with Rebecca Riddle, Marketing & Media Manager at Riverside…
Riverside Mutual Aid Network
We are a network of UCR alumni/students, workers, neighbors & community members organizing mutual aid responses in the Riverside community.
