ASU Sustainability Series -- 'Hold My Earrings': Black Women Lead on Systemic Solutions in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Prior to her role in the NAACP, Jacqueline Patterson served as coordinator and co-founder of Women of Color United. She has worked as a researcher, program manager, coordinator, advocate and activist working on women‘s rights, violence against women, HIV & AIDS, racial justice, as well as economic, environmental, and climate justice.

In her blog post, Patterson argues that "the COVID-19 pandemic is the latest crisis to wreak outsized havoc on BIPOC communities and other groups that are often marginalized. In a warming world, it won’t be the last. So, 'hold our earrings:' BIPOC women are on the frontlines of risk, but we are also on the frontlines of transformational justice."

Join us for a conversation with this inspirational leader. Moderated by Roy Tatem, president of the East Valley NAACP.

This event is in partnership with Arizona State University Sustainability Speaker Series through their Global Sustainability and Innovation. The institute focuses on solutions, engagement, education, research and implementation that enables better lives.