About

Iris Rodriguez, a multi-disciplinary artist and digital strategist, has spent over two decades at the intersection of art, culture, and advocacy, advancing climate and environmental justice, social justice, and cultural preservation for Indigenous, Black, and Mexican American communities. Her work utilizes digital tools to empower communities and frontline leaders towards social change and Just Transition. She has spearheaded initiatives in decolonization, rematriation, and humanitarian aid along the US-Mexico border, using art, music, and web to amplify marginalized voices. Through strategic storytelling and digital innovation, Iris has helped foster global movements for equity and systems change at the level of the United Nations, shifting narratives toward justice-centered solutions. She is committed to blending Indigenous knowledge with digital strategy to protect ancestral lands, revitalize endangered languages, and promote social equity on a global scale. An alumna of the University of Texas at Austin and esteemed national racial justice programs, her work is a reflection of her belief in the power of creativity to drive change, heal communities, and inspire a more just and sustainable future.

Works

As a Digital Strategist and Creative Director, she has worked with communities locally and internationally who:

  • defend the water 
  • defend sacred sites and provide cultural programs, community-care services, and land relationships
  • reclaim traditional birthing practices
  • provide direct assistance to migrants on the journey and inside detention centers
  • provide human-centered ethical data library and mapping of humanitarian aid and danger zones along the US Mexico border
  • promote the Rights of Nature as a political framework

As an Artist and Producer, her current projects include:

  • modern Indigenous music production and musical arts
  • frontline POC community reporting and news
  • decolonization
  • rematriation
  • international fair trade online
  • documentary films
  • popular education and immersive youth projects 

Education

Graduate of the (former) Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.

Alumni of the Racial Justice Communications network by the Praxis Project (National Labor College, Washington, D.C.) 

Alumni of the Inter-University Program for Latino Research (George Washington University, Washington, D.C.)