Global Reproductive Justice Symposium

Featuring speaker Loretta Ross, activist, public intellectual, scholar and the 2022 recipient of the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” award
Loretta J. Ross

The Global Reproductive Justice Symposium features Loretta J. Ross and additional speakers including Rockie Gonzalez, Cynthia Ingar and representatives from local organizations Right By You, MoHo Justice, Abortion Action Missouri, Medical Students for Choice, and more. Ross is an activist, public intellectual, scholar, the 2022 recipient of the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” award and an associate professor of the study of women and gender at Smith College.

The Global Reproductive Justice Symposium is hosted by the Reproductive Justice, Health, Rights working group, which is housed in the Center for the Humanities. The group is supported by funding from the Office of the Provost’s Here + Next initiative as well as the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2) and is directed by co-conveners Seanna Leath, assistant professor of psychological and brain sciences, and Zakiya Luna, associate professor of sociology. 
 
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