Reflections and Lessons from an Activist

Autor:	Jason M. Williams, Retha Onitiri
Rok vydání:	2023
Předmět:	Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation General Medicine
Zdroj:	Humanity & Society. 47:210-217
ISSN:	2372-9708 0160-5976
DOI:	10.1177/01605976231158973
Popis:	This manuscript is an interview of a local activist in NJ, Ms. Retha Onitiri. We asked her a series of questions that caused her to reflect on her life and journey as an activist. She is a notable activist that has forged immense change in the NJ Juvenile Justice System. She is also an experienced community organizer and mobilizer. She has organized around issues pertaining to the criminal legal system, economic inequality, accessibility, and other social issues. In this paper, Retha unpacks her life story and how that journey has influenced her work today. Her experiences as an activist is revealed, and she closes the interview by foregrounding the need for elders to embrace and prepare the next generation of activists.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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