Halloween weekend in Boston, the home city of the press in its first year. In 1981, Smith relocated the press to New York City after leaving the University of Massachusetts at Boston. However, on most of the Press's publications, it lists Latham, New York, near Albany, as the location of press publication. Smith, Lorde, Cherríe Moraga, Hattie Gossett, Helena Byard, Susan Yung, Ana Oliveira, Cherrie Moraga, Rosío Alvarez, Alma Gomez and Leota Lone Dog are all considered co-founders of the organization. The name of the press was chosen because as Smith states, "the kitchen is the center of the home, the place where women in particular work and communicate with each other." The imagery of the kitchen table also represents a grassroots organization. Goals The group decided that they would publish books aimed at promoting the writing of women of color of all racial/ethnic heritages, national origins, ages, socioeconomic classes, and sexual orientations. As Smith states in "A Press of Our Own: Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press," the target audience of the press was "not solely women of color or lesbians of color, but the entire gamut of our communities." The project resulted in the world's first publishing company run autonomously by women of color. Smith describes this as "one of (the group's) bravest steps", as "most people of color have chosen to work in their separate groups when they do media or other projects." The organization was founded on examining the specific situations and issues that women of color face. By being able to publish and promote the writing of women of color, Kitchen Table would ideally serve to allow women of color to control a significant means of communication, which would in turn allow for the foundation of practical social and political change. In addition to publishing books, Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press was an activist and advocacy organization devoted to the liberation struggles of all oppressed people. The group was very influential in the works of many writers; tatiana de la tierra, a Latina lesbian author and publisher, was inspired by the goals of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press and her work reflected the group's influence. In de la tierra's Latina, lesbian magazine, Esto no tiene nombre, she published the works of many female writers of color like Cherríe Moraga, Achy Obejas, and Luz María Umpierre. Among the first three publications of Kitchen Table: