Heather Booth
Keynote Speaker: American Civil Rights Activist, Feminist & Political Strategist
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Heather Booth Biography
Heather Booth is an American civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategist who has been frequently cited for her effective activism in progressive causes. During her student years, she was committed to both the civil rights movement and feminist causes. Since then she has devoted her career to feminism, community organization, and progressive politics.
She has been an organizer starting in the civil rights, anti-Vietnam war and women's movements of the 1960s and continuing through today. She created JANE, an underground abortion service started before Roe.
Booth was the founding Director and is now President of the Midwest Academy, training social change leaders and organizers. She has been involved in and managed political campaigns and was the Training Director of the Democratic National Committee. In 2000, she was the Director of the NAACP National Voter Fund, which helped to increase African American election turnout by nearly 2 million voters. She was the lead consultant, directing the founding of the Campaign for Comprehensive Immigration Reform in 2005.
In 2008, Booth was the director of the Health Care Campaign for the AFL-CIO. In 2009, she directed the campaign passing President Obama’s first budget. In 2010 she was the founding director of Americans for Financial Reform, fighting to regulate the financial industry. She was the national coordinator for the coalition around marriage equality and the 2013 Supreme Court decision. She was strategic advisor to the Alliance for Citizenship (the largest coalition of the immigration reform campaign). She was Field Director for Americans for Tax Fairness to stop the tax cuts for millionaires that may lead to cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, education. She is a member of the consulting group Democracy Partners.
Booth was the subject of the film Heather Booth: Changing the World, directed, written, and produced by Lilly Rivlin and released in 2016, which explores Booth's life as an organizer. Booth is also the subject of the HBO Documentary, The Janes which details her work as founder of the Jane Collective, an underground network of young women who provided safe abortions in pre–Roe v. Wade Chicago.
During the Biden/Harris presidential campaign of 2020, Booth served as director of senior and progressive engagement and on December 15 of that year was quoted as saying "President-elect Joe Biden’s team has always focused on older voters and their concerns will be top-of-mind in his upcoming term."
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Heather Booth Speaking Topics
Heather Booth created an underground abortion service before Roe v. Wade, called JANE (because at the time three people talking about providing an abortion was a conspiracy to commit a felony). Between 1965 and 1973, the women of JANE themselves performed 11,000 abortions. There is a documentary about this called The Janes, that was short listed for an Academy Award. This talk is often accompanied by a screening of the film (or showing the trailer).
In US history, Jewish and Social Justice were for many years were so intertwined as to be almost synonymous. Then there was a nearly 30 year lacunae or hiatus. There is now a flourishing of Jewish social justice. Heather Booth will describe the social forces at work in this change and her own involvement in this transformation and underscore what a precious legacy this is, not to be taken for granted and how it must be cultivated.
We are on a knife’s edge about the options for the future—freedom/democracy or tyranny/authoritarian rule. But we can make the future we want to see, if we organize with love at the center of our actions. We have seen this before. Speaking from personal history, Booth will recount various struggles that have led to victories, often against the odds.
- From the civil rights movement—when terror reigned in many areas, but Civil Rights legislation became the law of the land;
- From women’s reproductive freedom struggle—organizing the underground women’s network called JANE, providing 11,000 abortions before Roe became the law (and now the subject of an HBO documentary “The Janes,” and a narrative film “Call Jane” starring Signourney Weaver and Elizabeth Banks)
- Engaging in a variety of other issues from health care, marriage equality, immigration, financial reform, tax fairness, to negotiating on prescription drug prices and preserving Social Security
This session will have time for conversation, Q&A, with applications for what we can do today. (This session will have a short power point that will need tech set up.)
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How to book Heather Booth?
Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Heather Booth for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Heather Booth, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Heather Booth or any other celebrity of your choice.
How much does it cost to book Heather Booth?
Booking fees for Heather Booth, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Heather Booth, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
Who is the agent for Heather Booth?
All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Heather Booth for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Heather Booth for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service talent booking agency?
All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Heather Booth or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Heather Booth or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.
Heather Booth is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Social Activism, Feminism and Social Justice. The estimated speaking fee range to book Heather Booth for live events is Below $10,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Heather Booth generally travels from Washington, DC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Linda Sarsour, Loretta Ross and Gloria Feldt. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Heather Booth for an upcoming event.
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Heather Booth Speaking Topics
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Advancing Reproductive Freedom: The Story of JANE, an Underground Abortion Service
Heather Booth created an underground abortion service before Roe v. Wade, called JANE (because at the time three people talking about providing an abortion was a conspiracy to commit a felony). Between 1965 and 1973, the women of JANE themselves performed 11,000 abortions. There is a documentary about this called The Janes, that was short listed for an Academy Award. This talk is often accompanied by a screening of the film (or showing the trailer).
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Jewish Social Justice
In US history, Jewish and Social Justice were for many years were so intertwined as to be almost synonymous. Then there was a nearly 30 year lacunae or hiatus. There is now a flourishing of Jewish social justice. Heather Booth will describe the social forces at work in this change and her own involvement in this transformation and underscore what a precious legacy this is, not to be taken for granted and how it must be cultivated.
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If We Organize, We Can Change the World!
We are on a knife’s edge about the options for the future—freedom/democracy or tyranny/authoritarian rule. But we can make the future we want to see, if we organize with love at the center of our actions. We have seen this before. Speaking from personal history, Booth will recount various struggles that have led to victories, often against the odds.
- From the civil rights movement—when terror reigned in many areas, but Civil Rights legislation became the law of the land;
- From women’s reproductive freedom struggle—organizing the underground women’s network called JANE, providing 11,000 abortions before Roe became the law (and now the subject of an HBO documentary “The Janes,” and a narrative film “Call Jane” starring Signourney Weaver and Elizabeth Banks)
- Engaging in a variety of other issues from health care, marriage equality, immigration, financial reform, tax fairness, to negotiating on prescription drug prices and preserving Social Security
This session will have time for conversation, Q&A, with applications for what we can do today. (This session will have a short power point that will need tech set up.)
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Johns Hopkins University - Feb 21 2023
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The abortion underground and what lessons can be learned from the Jane Collective
In the likelihood that Roe v. Wade is overturned, Heather Booth, the founder of the Jane Collective, has two pieces of advice: "We need to come together. We need to organize."
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How to book Heather Booth?
Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Heather Booth for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Heather Booth, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Heather Booth or any other celebrity of your choice.
How much does it cost to book Heather Booth?
Booking fees for Heather Booth, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Heather Booth, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.
Who is the agent for Heather Booth?
All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Heather Booth for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Heather Booth for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service talent booking agency?
All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Heather Booth or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Heather Booth or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.
Heather Booth is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including Social Activism, Feminism and Social Justice. The estimated speaking fee range to book Heather Booth for live events is Below $10,000, and for virtual events Below $10,000. Heather Booth generally travels from Washington, DC, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Linda Sarsour, Loretta Ross and Gloria Feldt. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Heather Booth for an upcoming event.
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