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Title
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Jan Wright, Oral History Interview, 2022
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Performer
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Jan Wright
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Interviewer
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Matt Jones
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Description
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On January 18, 2022, Jones talked to community organizer and American Friends Service Committee staff member, Jan Wright. After she became a Quaker in graduate school, Wright spent some time living with fellow Quakers in Ann Arbor, and volunteering for the American Friends Service Committee. She eventually became the local AFSC's LGBT Issues Program Director. Wright and her AFSC colleagues hosted community workshops where people could learn to hold non-hostile communication with LGBT/opposing groups. As both ordinance campaigns utilized the workshops, Wright became more entwined in the cause, and found it necessary to support it. Her work with other community members, activists, and organizers left her with meaningful connections, which she reflects on in this interview. Wright also covers the importance of including the Black community in the ordinance, and working closely with religious groups to increase visibility and support through it all.
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Exact Date
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01-18-2022
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Subject
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Eastern Michigan University Archives, EMU Oral History Program, Opening Hearts and Minds, Citizens for Community, Ypsi Campaign for Equality, American Friends Service Committee, LGBT activism, Ypsilanti, Ypsi, community orgs, local activism, AFSC, Quakers, PFLAG, Jim Toy, Kathleen Russell, religion, Methodist Churches, Washtenaw Rainbow Action Project, WRAP, community care, social justice, nondiscrimination ordinance
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Collection Location
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013.OH_OOTM
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Run Time
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1 hour, 37 minutes, 10 seconds
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Language
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English
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Rights
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Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
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