Shweta Moorthy
Shweta Moorthy currently serves as Research Director at Race Forward, a national racial justice organization. Born and raised in New Delhi, India, she moved to the US in 2005 and acheived a doctorate in political science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Cutting her teeth in social justice movements for Palestine, nuclear disarmament, actions against US imperialist wars in Afghanistan while in India, and in Asian American abolitionist collectives in Portland and Chicago, she has over 10 years of research experience, including developing and implementing a research justice vision that moves research towards achieving social justice change. She has authored publications such as Leading With Race: Research Justice in Washington County, set up Portland’s first community-driven hate violence tracking system through Portland United Against Hate, and conducts research capacity building work among communities of color across the country. She also serves on the board of Asian Americans Midwest Progressives.