Victoria Ruiz

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Victoria Ruiz

Victoria Ruiz

Victoria Ruiz is a musician and activist from Providence, Rhode Island. She is the front person in Downtown Boys and Malportado Kids. She got involved in music as a Latina activist interested in the intersectionality between race, class, and culture. She has worked as a labor organizer, social worker for the Rhode Island Public Defender, art instructor, and currently works as a Campaigner for Demand Progress. She is excited to be on tour with her band for their release of "Full Communism," a full length record released on Don Giovanni Records. The record highlights personal experiences and demands around race, policing structures, capitalism, and gender. When she is not on tour or working for Demand Progress, she works as a volunteer organizer for the Community Safety Act, an anti-racial profiling ordinance in Providence. Instagram: https://instagram.com/victoriamruiz/


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