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An Irresistible Movement with Reproductive Justice Activist Loretta J. Ross

An Irresistible Movement with Reproductive Justice Activist Loretta J. Ross

FromAmerican Hysteria


An Irresistible Movement with Reproductive Justice Activist Loretta J. Ross

FromAmerican Hysteria

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Aug 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

CW: Sexual violence. Since the 1970s, Loretta J. Ross has been an instrumental activist in the fight for 'Reproductive Justice', a framework she and her colleagues created in 1994 that went beyond the pro-choice and pro-life debate. She has worked as the Director of the Women of Color Program for the National Organization for Women, the program director of the Black Women's Health Imperative the director of projects for the National Anti-Klan Network, and is an author and professor as well. Today Loretta will share some of her prolific personal and political journey and what it has taught her about the importance of solidarity, about how we create a strong movement genuinely dedicated to working together even when it's difficult to do.

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American Hysteria is written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith
Produced by Miranda Zickler
Sound design by Clear Commo Studios
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Released:
Aug 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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American Hysteria is a podcast exploring the fantastical thinking and irrational fears of Americans through the lens of moral panics, urban legends, and conspiracy theories, how they shape our psychology and culture, and why we end up believing them. Poet-turned-podcaster Chelsey Weber-Smith explores the sometimes hilarious, sometimes horrifying stories of historical and modern American freak-outs, and the real social issues they act to cover up. An in-depth alternative history, the show also analyzes how issues of race, gender, sexuality, and class have informed our beliefs from the Puritans to the present. Subscribe now on Apple, Google, Spotify, or where ever you get your podcasts.