IN THIS INTERVIEW:
Melanie talks about what pleasure activism really means
How creativity, pleasure, and activism overlap
Melanie’s grad school project makes reading Pleasure Activism more digestible and even more impactful!
How important it is to “bust the right nut”

ABOUT MELANIE:
Melanie Ernestina is a Houston, Tx native with a background in theater, dance, and music and a recent graduate of CalArts with an MFA in Creative Producing and Management. It is here where her pleasure work begins. Inspired by the syllabus created for Beyonce’s Lemonade and fueled by Melanie Ernestina’s desire to give pleasure and joy back to her community, Melanie presents the second phase of her ongoing Bookclub project work. “Bookclub” represents the power of shared community, united through text and discussion, and expanded to communal spaces she creates across the internet, in physical form, and ultimately through a festival platform. the pleasure activism syllabus explores the New York Times Bestseller Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good by adrienne maree brown.

WHAT IS BODYTALK?
BodyTalk is an interview series within Club BodyTalk. Club BodyTalk is your hub for all things s3xual communication. Hosted by sex educator Lizzy Jo, the series emphasizes education, self-reflection, and direct communication as core principles for nurturing intimate relationships with yourself and others.