Townson, Jo
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Activism at The New School oral history program
Collection
Identifier: NS-07-01-04
Abstract
The Activism at The New School oral history program, initiated in 2019, documents touchstone moments of activism on The New School’s campus from the perspective of students, faculty, and staff who participated. As of April 2020, interviewees include activists in the anti-Vietnam War movement; the 1996-1997 Mobilization for Real Diversity, Democracy, and Economic Justice at The New School; and campus protests in the 2000s-2010s.
Dates:
2019 - 2020
Jo Townson collection of Mobilization papers
Collection
Identifier: NA-0021-01
Abstract
This collection consists of material created and assembled by New School alumna Jo Townson in the course of her activism with the Mobilization for Real Diversity, Democracy, and Economic Justice in the mid-1990s. The Mobilization was a student-led protest movement at The New School during the 1996-1997 academic year. The materials include Mobilization fliers, pamphlets, and meeting notes, as well as material collected by the Mobilization. This material includes papers from the...
Dates:
1987 - 1997
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