Friday March 28, 2025

12:30-5:00 PM (CT)
Online or In-person

March is Women’s History Month, and in November, Missouri voters passed a constitutional amendment to protect reproductive rights. However, the fight for reproductive freedom remains under threat. Join us as we spotlight the campaign organizers who led this movement in Missouri and share valuable insights to inspire and strengthen your own efforts.

Kennedy Moore, MPPA (She/They)

Manager of Digital and Youth Organizing at Abortion Action Missouri, Kennedy started her organizing career in 2015 on the University of Missouri-Columbia Campus where she graduated with degrees in Communication and Black studies in 2018. Additionally Kennedy has her Masters of Public policy Administraiton from the University or Missouri- St. Louis. The were a Black Organizing Summer School (BOSS) fellow with action St. Louis in 2020, and has worked to push for surveillance oversight, paid family leave and other policy aligned with reproductive access in the St.Louis region. Her passion for data and digital organizing are integral in helping rebuild abortion access in Missouri. In her spare time, you can find Kennedy biking, checking out new tech gadgets, DJing or looking for the next gig to share her contralto singing voice. 

Lisa Williams is the St. Louis County Organizer for Abortion Action Missouri. She has been on staff at Abortion Action since 2023. She has a Master of Divinity degree from Eden Seminary and a law degree from Washington University. She began her career working in employment and housing discrimination law. She then made a career shift and worked as a horticulturist for 20 years, including 3 and a half years as the gardener of Eden (Seminary) and 10 years as the gardener to the butterflies at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House, a division of the Missouri Botanical Garden. She is active in her church, St. John’s (the Beloved Community), in north St. Louis City and was an active leader for many years in Metropolitan Congregations United. She lives with her spouse, Rev. David Gerth, in the Tower Grove South neighborhood in St. Louis City.