Second Interview with Shannon Robinson: Social Justice Series

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Shannon Robinson talks about becoming involved in student government at then Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado (now Colorado Mesa University), helping to coordinate the campus’s fundraiser in response to Hurricane Katrina, her AIDS activism, and being elected the first minority president of the student body. She discusses racism that she and other African-American students encountered at Mesa State in the early 2000’s and that her children encountered in Mesa County schools. She speaks about working for the Mesa County AIDS Project as interim director, among other roles, and with the Positive Women’s Network. She recounts helping to coordinate social justice protests in Mesa County in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, helping to form Right & Wrong, and about facing armed counter-protesters and white supremacists at events. She talks about the surge in local and national white supremacy movements with the election of Donald Trump, but also about increased political involvement and change in both Grand Junction and in the country that give her hope. The interview was conducted on behalf of the Social Justice Archive in the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado, and Black Citizens and Friends.

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Title: Second Interview with Shannon Robinson: Social Justice Series
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Subject: African Americans -- West (U.S.), African Americans -- Biography, Florists, Floristry, Spousal abuse, Education, Higher, College student government, Hurricane Katrina, 2005 -- Social aspects, World AIDS day, AIDS activists, Community organization -- United States, Racism -- United States, Ethnic relations, United States -- Race relations, College students, Community and college, Racism in education -- United States, Racism in higher education, Grand Junction (Colo.) -- History, Mesa County (Colo.) -- History, Public health, Political activists, Floyd, George, 1973-2020, Black lives matter movement, Protest movements, Ethnic relations, Local government, City councils, White supremacy movements, United States. President (2017-2021 : Trump), Minority activists, Women political activists, Women -- Political activity
Description: Shannon Robinson talks about becoming involved in student government at then Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado (now Colorado Mesa University), helping to coordinate the campus’s fundraiser in response to Hurricane Katrina, her AIDS activism, and being elected the first minority president of the student body. She discusses racism that she and other African-American students encountered at Mesa State in the early 2000’s and that her children encountered in Mesa County schools. She speaks about working for the Mesa County AIDS Project as interim director, among other roles, and with the Positive Women’s Network. She recounts helping to coordinate social justice protests in Mesa County in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, helping to form Right & Wrong, and about facing armed counter-protesters and white supremacists at events. She talks about the surge in local and national white supremacy movements with the election of Donald Trump, but also about increased political involvement and change in both Grand Junction and in the country that give her hope. The interview was conducted on behalf of the Social Justice Archive in the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado, and Black Citizens and Friends.
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Date: February 10, 2021-, June 1, 2021
Type: Voice Recording
Format: 1 MP3 file (1:18:47) from source material (SJ 4: MP4 in Zoom online platform); +1 transcript.
Identifier: mesa:1410, : SJOH 4 Robinson, Shannon
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Language: English
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Second Interview with Shannon Robinson: Social Justice Series

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