Welcome, I'm Rebekah D. Mason Barrera
Rebekah D. Mason Barrera, a Mexican American woman with light brown olive skin and medium-length brown hair, stands confidently in front of a bright turquoise brick wall in Baltimore. She wears bold red eyeglass frames, a brown cinched tunic, black leggings, and colorful rainbow huaraches, and smiles while not looking directly at the camera. A window with yellow trim and a green plant are visible in the background. Photo by Lindsay Ladd.
Rebekah D. Mason Barrera, a Mexican American woman with light brown olive skin and medium-length brown hair, stands on a street in Iceland on a windy day. She wears a black dress, blue cat eyed eyeglass frames, and Crocs. Her arms are stretched wide and upward in a Y shape, her head tilted fully back toward a grey clouded sky. She appears mid-motion, preparing to twirl, her body open and free. Behind her is a small seawall stacked with large rocks and an expansive view of the sea
Rebekah D. Mason Barrera, a Mexican American woman with light brown olive skin and medium-length brown hair, stands confidently in front of a bright turquoise brick wall in Baltimore. She wears bold red eyeglass frames, a brown cinched tunic, black leggings, and colorful rainbow huaraches, and smiles while not looking directly at the camera. A window with yellow trim and a green plant are visible in the background. Photo by Lindsay Ladd.
About Rebekah
As a proud Chicana, queer, disabled lawyer playwright, performer, and advocate, I bring my whole self all the way from Texas City, Texas, to Baltimore, where I live with my wife. our two dogs and three cats. My journey is driven by a deep commitment to uplifting Black lives, ensuring healthcare access, and fighting for housing and dignity for all. I am dedicated to the liberation of communities of the global majority, actively unlearning harmful systems of fatphobia, ableism, and Racial Empire Logic.
Creative Influences
I draw inspiration from The Tectonic Theater Project, Teatro Campesino, Theatre of the Oppressed, The Group Theatre, and other artists like Jessica Blank, Erik Jensen, Mary Kathryn Nagle, David Mendizábal, Octavio Solis, Brian Quijada, and Nygel D. Robinson.
Education
I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Theatre from the University of Houston and a Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
Storyteller &
Performer
I'm a playwright and performer who believes community storytelling is the path toward joyful resistance and liberation. I write radical art that uplifts the stories of people of the global majority and those deliberately excluded from power. My work invites collective liberation. My plays include *Always Waiting for Rebe*, *They Don't Leave Veterans Behind, Do They?*, and *(Always) Waiting for Rebe*. I founded Justice Through Joy as a labor of love to center the voices of women of color and gender-queer people of color navigating the broken U.S. legal system.
Cycle Breaker
I'm a proud Mexican American from Texas City, Texas, now living in Baltimore, Maryland with my wife, our three cats, and two dogs. We share a joyful, love-filled, and wonderfully chaotic home. I was raised Catholic and fully embraced my queer identity at 41. My journey includes healing from trauma and liberation from systems of oppression. I am an endometrial cancer survivor and in recovery from binge eating disorder. I'm still becoming.
Legal Advocate
As a Government Affairs Director, I advance reform for affordable, quality long-term care. I am passionate about advocating for equitable access to long-term care for Puerto Ricans and Virgin Islanders and other residents of U.S. territories who are denied equal access to long-term health care. I've fought for justice alongside low-income communities, undocumented children, veterans, and older adults for more than 22 years. I've launched two legal veteran advocacy projects: one in Texas and another in Washington, D.C. I am committed to using the law and doing the good-trouble work we are all called to as a way to honor the debts our ancestors paid for us.