WORCESTER, Mass. – Social justice activist Grace Ross will give a talk titled “Families and the Future of the Commonwealth” on Oct. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Levis Browsing Room in Dinand Library at the College of the Holy Cross. The talk, focusing on her 20 years of work with low-income families in Massachusetts, is free and open to the public.
Ross has been a lifelong activist working with diverse, low-income leaders to abolish poverty, as well as progressive causes ranging from non-violence, the environment, and international solidarity to anti-racist struggles, women’s rights, union organizing and gay/lesbian civil rights. She grew up in New York, attended Harvard for college and graduate work and dedicated herself to working with primarily low-income communities in their struggle for survival and justice.
She lives in Worcester.
The event is sponsored by Women’s and Gender Studies and the Donelan Office of Community-Based Learning.
Social Justice Advocate Grace Ross to Give Talk at Holy Cross
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