In this public talk, community educator and birth worker, SeQuoia Kemp, will trace out the relationship between environmental racism, reproductive justice, and the production of maternal toxic zones. This event will explain how the health of mothers is a barometer of community health. Situated in the local Syracuse context, Kemp’s talk will center on the lived experiences of mothers. Issues of health care, the environment, and economic inequities in the city will be explored through poetry and mindfulness exercises. All are welcome to attend as the rollbacks in reproductive justice at the federal level impact our collective future. Food served, children welcome.

This event is part of the Syracuse University Humanities Center’s 2022-23 Syracuse Symposium on Repair.