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Cynthia Tobar is an artist, activist-scholar, filmmaker and oral historian passionate about creating participatory stories documenting social change. A first-generation Ecuadorian American born and raised in NYC, she strives to blend rigorous research with diverse artistic mediums to shed light on marginalized narratives and forgotten histories. She is the founder of Cities for People, Not for Profit, an oral history project documenting gentrification and displacement in Bushwick. Cynthia is Associate Professor/Head of Archives at Bronx Community College, where she creates socially-engaged art programming, community-based archiving/ storytelling projects and Visiting Associate Professor at Queens College where she teaches oral history. Learn more about her work at cynthiatobar.net