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Fall 2026 Ackerman Lecture: Fostering Intersectional Belonging & Resisting the Anti-LGBTQ+ Backlash

Tuesday, November 17
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM EST
BAR01 - H-750
Price · In-person free public event with optional livestream.

Dr. Smith shares personal lessons from four decades in the non-profit sector and discusses leadership, community response and structural defenses that foster intersectional belonging. Drawing on The Center’s legacy, her presentation connects responses to HIV/AIDS and current legislative threats.

Join us to hear from this inspiring leader as she shares personal lessons from four decades in the non-profit sector. As CEO, Dr. Smith builds on her extensive experience, including her prior role as Deputy CEO of the Urban Resource Institute, to drive holistic support across housing, healthcare, and anti-violence services. Drawing on The Center’s legacy of standing at the frontlines of major LGBTQ+ community crises from HIV/AIDS to current legislative threats, her presentation will explore how leaders can transform immediate community response into long-term structural defenses that foster t…

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