Grounds for Change: Coffee with Artivists is a series of conversations with Los Angeles–based artists and activists who will share how their artistic practices shape the worlds they envision. A casual conversation and Q&A with D’Lo, a queer/transgender Tamil-Sri Lankan-American actor, writer, comic, and Annenberg Innovation Lab Fellow, hosted by Mala Muñoz and Diosa Femme of Locatora Radio will offer insights into how artist leaders can navigate uncertain and challenging spaces, and inspire students to embrace their artivist identities and cultivate their curiosity and creativity to create positive change in the community.
Bios:
D’Lo is a queer/transgender Tamil-Sri Lankan-American actor, writer, comic, and USC Annenberg Innovation Lab Fellow. With work ranging from solo theater and stand up to TV, film, plays, essays, and poetry, D’Lo says, “I know that art can heal us. It can suture the chasm between generations, and it excavates Gods from religions and places the marginalized as holy.”
Diosa Femme is a Peruana-Mexicana born and raised in Los Angeles. She is the co-founder of Locatora Productions, an award-winning production studio and home to the critically acclaimed podcast, Locatora Radio, which has amassed more than one million lifetime listens. Her writing has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Refinery29, Remezcla, and LAist. She attended the Tin House Writing Workshop in 2024 and received her master’s degree in Specialized Journalism from USC.
Mala Muñoz is a Chicana podcast producer, writer, comedian, and voice actress from Los Angeles. A co-founder of Locatora Productions, she is the creator and host of Marijuanera: A Podcast for Potheads, a Gotham-Award winning show and the second podcast in the Locatora Audioverse. Mala is a stand-up comedian who has performed at The Ford, the Laugh Factory, the State Theater, and Chatterbox in Covina. She is currently pursuing an MFA at USC.
