Women's March
As a co-founder and Artistic Director of the Women’s March, Paola was instrumental in mobilizing over 5 million people to the streets on January 21st, 2017.
With over 653 marches in the United States alone the Women’s March was the largest single day protest in the history of the United States.
#TogetherWeRise
Trans Prom
Trans and Non-Binary youth came together in Washington DC to celebrate themselves and the freedom, imagination and magic they bring to the world.
#TransProm
La Marea Verde (The Green Wave)
For decades, Latin Americans have faced draconian bans and restrictions on abortion. But activists refused to accept the illegality of abortion. Realizing their fight was intertwined and they were more powerful united, the Green Wave – or Marea Verde – swept across Latin America achieving remarkable victories in Argentina, Colombia, and Mexico.
Today, the Green Wave has officially arrived in the United States. Though Roe v. Wade was never enough to ensure abortion access for all, the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn it has created a painful and difficult reality for anyone seeking abortions.
Artist and activist, Paola Mendoza, has visually united North and South America under the banner of the Green Wave, serving as a reminder that the fight for abortion is borderless.
This installation is done in honor of the Green Wave Gathering of Las Américas.
#TheGreenWave
Doctors for Abortion Access
Paola was a lead organizer demanding an end to the current and future criminalization of doctors and health care providers who perform lifesaving abortion care.
#DoctorsForAbortionAccess
Act for Abortion
January 22th, 2022 marked the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade . Paola organized a celebration on the steps of the Supreme Court in an act of joyful declaration to honor people who have abortions and abortion providers.
#ActforAbortion
I Am A Child - Civil Disobedience
Paola organized a group of children in an act of civil disobedience in the Hart Senate Building. The children were demanding an end to child separation on the Southern border.
Immigrants Are Essential
Immigrants are Essential bears witness to the lives of Fedelina, Mario, Moisés, Yimel, Juan, Ofelia and Guadalupe. Just seven out of tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants who were taken too soon by COVID pandemic. They gave up so much leaving their home countries and coming to a place that didn’t always welcome them. They fought so bravely to make a better future for their families.
Rosa's Miracle
In 2018, Rosa began a seemingly impossible journey with her four children. She joined over 7,000 people and walked from Honduras to the United States’ southern border. While she walked through sand storms, deserts, over freezing mountains and through raging rivers the world watched in rapt attention with their mouths agape.
Rosa’s Miracle is a retelling of her journey to the United States told through spectacularly beautiful images steeped in dignity and celebration.
Mourner's Walk
Last October New Yorkers came together to mourn those we had lost. The creative action consisted of artists and activists walking through Jackson Heights, Queens — the epicenter of the pandemic in New York City.
In the Fall of 2020 New Yorkers came together to mourn those we had lost to COVID. The creative action consisted of artists and activists walking through Jackson Heights, Queens — the epicenter of the pandemic in New York City. We recited thousands of people’s names. Holding space for those who left us too soon.
