Sylvia Lewis, Class of 1974

Sylvia Lewis, Smith class of 1974 was a member of the Black Students Alliance and was part of a very active student group instrumental in the formation of the African American studies program.  In this video excerpt she discusses her experiences as a campus activist.   From the Smith College Alumne Oral History Project.


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March for Women’s Lives

This video shows scenes from the women’s march on Washington, DC in 2004, from footage for the documentary “Listen Up! New Voices for Reproductive Justice,” by N’Dieye Gray Danavall.  Part of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective Records.


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NARAL staff, reproductive justice organizers

Three young women working at the National Abortion Rights Action League in Altanta were interviewed as they were helping to organize the March for Women’s Lives in Washington DC, 2004. In these video excerpts they discuss why they are activists.


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This video is from footage taken for the documentary “Listen Up! New Voices for Reproductive Justice,” by N’Dieye Gray Danavall. It was donated to the SSC as part of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective Records.

Loretta Ross, reproductive justice activist

Loretta Ross,  reproductive justice activist and co-director for women of color for the April 2004 March for Women’s Lives in Washington, D.C.  In this video clip she talks about why she will be marching.


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This video is part of footage used for the documentary “Listen Up! New Voices for Reproductive Justice,” by N’Dieye Gray Danavall. It was donated to the SSC as part of the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective Records.  The Loretta Ross Papers are also in the SSC.

 

Luz Rodriguez, reproductive rights activist

Luz Rodriquez discusses the origins of her political activism within the New York Puerto Rican community, and the importance of learning one’s history, in particular learning about the history of sterilization abuse of Puerto Rican women. (Voices of Feminism Oral History Project)

 

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Basic Skills of Organizing for Social Justice: Workshops with Loretta Ross

As Activist-in-Residence, Loretta Ross offered a series of workshops to the Smith community in February 2013:

  • Appropriate Whiteness: Being an Individual Ally to Women of Color
  • Violences Against Women
  • Understanding and Applying Human Rights Principles in Social Justice Work

 

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