Founded by womxn, and amplified through other womxn-led movements like Say Her Name, Black Lives Matter provides not only lessons in racial justice, but also a foundation upon which you can learn tools for your own leadership practice to improve your allyship skills or explore ways in which your leadership can be improved to support social movements in your community.

Presented by Cecily Nelson-Alford, Director of the Women’s Resources and Research Center at UC Davis. Black feminist theory and womanism drew her to this work, along with her experiences as a queer biracial/Black woman and student parent. She strives to center queer and trans people of color in her work around gender equity.