Aimee Thorne-Thomsen
Vice President for Strategic Partnerships |
Advocates for Youth
Aimée Thorne-Thomsen is the Vice President for Strategic Partnerships at Advocates for Youth, a national sexual and reproductive health organization serving young people. She has an extensive background in communications, movement-building, and new media technologies. Aimée earned her BA from Yale University and an MPA from Baruch College, City University of New York.
Presentations from Facing Race 2012
Wolves in Sheeps' Clothing: Sexual Health as Wedge Issues in Communities of Color and Among Young People
The Far Right has long used reproductive health and rights issues as wedges targeting communities of color and young people. Cloaked in language of feminism, civil rights and human rights, these attacks intend to weaken support among people of color for progressive policies. Panelists will share examples of how this strategy is playing out across the country, and what activists are doing to fight back.
Speakers: Pamela Merritt, Aimee Thorne-Thomsen, Miriam Yeung