Born and raised in the U.S. port city of Baltimore, pattrice jones now lives in rural Maryland, where she teaches at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and helps to operate the Eastern Shore Sanctuary and Education Center. She previously taught at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she also worked at the Ella Baker-Nelson Mandela Center for Anti-Racist Education and the Ann Arbor Tenants Union. Her activism dates back to the the 1970s, when she served as the co-coordinator of the Gay Peoples Alliance at Towson University. For a more complete accounting of pattrice's academic training and activist history, see the preface to her book, Aftershock.
In addition to her work at the Sanctuary and the University, pattrice serves on the editorial board of the Journal for Critical Animal Studies and is a founding faculty member at the Transformative Studies Institute. She is in the process of co-editing an anthology looking at linkages between speciesism and heterosexism. A former consulting editor at Satya Magazine, she blogs at Superweed.
Since 1992, pattrice has written for a variety of print and online alternative publications. Use the "texts" link at left to access free full-text versions of numerous essays, feature articles, opinion columns, and book reviews as well as excerpts from her contributions to various anthologies. Visit the website for Aftershock: Confronting Trauma in a Violent World: A Guide for Activists and Their Allies for information about that book.
As an ecofeminist educator and activist, pattrice frequently lectures on subjects such as the intersections of racism, sexism, speciesism, homophobia, and the exploitation of the environment as well as on practical topics such as managing grief and stress, healing from trauma, forging coalitions, and maintaining healthy organizations. Use the "contact" link at left to make inquiries and the "events" link for information about upcoming engagements.
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