Calling in: How to Start Making Change with Those You'd Rather Cancel

Charis and the Agnes Scott College present an evening with reproductive justice
activist and ASC class of '07 alum, Loretta J. Ross in celebration of
her new book, Rather Cancel.
This event is open to the general public and the Agnes Scott College
community. Reserve your ticket and book here.
From a pioneering Black feminist and MacArthur "Genius" Fellow comes
an urgent and exhilarating memoir-manifesto-handbook about how to rein
in the excesses of cancel culture so we can truly communicate and
solve problems together.
In 1979, Loretta Ross was a single mother who had to drop out of
Howard University. She was working at Washington, DC's Rape Crisis
Center when she got a letter from a man in Pr*son saying he wanted to
learn how to not be a rapist anymore. At first, she was furious. As a
survivor of sexual violence, she wanted to write back pouring out her
rage. But instead, she made a different choice, a choice to reject the
response her trauma was pushing her towards, a choice that set her on
the path towards developing a philosophy that would come to guide her
whole career: rather than calling people out, try to call even your
unlikeliest allies in. Hold them accountable--but do so with love.
Calling In is at once a handbook, a manifesto, and a memoir because
the power of Loretta Ross's message comes from who she is and what she
has lived through. She is a Black woman who has deprogrammed white
supremacists, a survivor who has taught convicted rapists the
principles of feminism.
With stories from her five remarkable decades in activism, she vividly
illustrates why calling people in--inviting them into conversation,
instead of conflict by focusing on your shared values over a desire
for punishment--is the more strategic choice if you want to make real
change. And she shows you how to do so, whether in the workplace, on a
college campus, or in your living room.
Courageous, awe-inspiring, and blisteringly authentic, Calling In is a
practical new solution from one of our country's most extraordinary
changemakers, one that anyone can learn to use to transform
frustrating and divisive conflicts that stand in the way of real
connection with the people in your life.
About the venue: The Winter Theater is located within the Dana Fine
Arts Center on Agnes Scott College's campus. The space is wheelchair
accessible. Masks are encouraged but not required. Free parking is
available to the public in the parking deck on S. McDonough St and
Buttrick Dr.
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specific accessibility accommodations including ASL interpretation,
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Dalton Gallery, 141 East College Avenue, Decatur, United States