Weight Stigma Awareness Week

Date: September 24 - 25, 2024

Weight Stigma Awareness Week’s mission is to eliminate anti-fat bias, which is rooted in racism, to end the resulting stigma, shame, trauma and discrimination around body shape and size.

Featured Speakers

Megrette Fletcher, M.Ed., R.D., CEDS, LD

Rekha Nath, PhD — Rekha Nath, PhD
Associate Professor of Philosophy (University of Alabama)

Shilo George, MS

Marcie Schneider, MD, FAAP

Jaime Patterson

Ragen Chastain

Rev. E-K Daufin, Ph.D — Rev. E-K Daufin, Ph.D
Author, Activist, Educator

Patrilie Hernandez — Patrilie Hernandez
Chief Executive Officer @Embody Lib

Sirius Bonner — Sirius Bonner
Executive Director, INTERSECT

Wendy Oliver Pyatt, MD, FAED, CEDS — Wendy Oliver Pyatt, MD, FAED, CEDS
Co-Founder, CEO, Chief Medical Officer, Within Heallth

Hilary Kinavey, MS, LPC — Hilary Kinavey, MS, LPC
Co-founder, Center for Body Trust

Chevese Turner — Chevese Turner
CEO, Body Equity Alliance

Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD — Dana Sturtevant, MS, RD
Co-founder, Center for Body Trust

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