Kathy Palmer, Oral History Interview, 2022
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Title
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Kathy Palmer, Oral History Interview, 2022
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Performer
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Kathy Palmer
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Interviewer
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Matt Jones
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Description
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On February 27, 2022, Jones met with EMU alum and former chair-person of Tri-Pride, Kathy Palmer. Palmer found herself at EMU after learning more about the Master's in Social Work program and comparing it to others she was considering. She took up a graduate assistantship from Kathleen Russell, and was eventually picked to serve as a Tri-Pride co-chair. Palmer was only directly involved with the ordinance effort for a short time, as the Tri-Pride complaint was filed in February, and she graduated in April. Despite this, she kept close ties to the community and stayed updated throughout it all, and her "outsider" perspective gave her a new awareness of the campaigns' impact. In this interview, Palmer describes that new awareness and appreciation and shares more of the values and beliefs behind Tri-Pride and its members.
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Exact Date
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02-27-2022
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Subject
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Eastern Michigan University Archives, EMU Oral History Program, Ypsilanti, Kathleen Russell, Ypsi, Ypsilanti history, LGBTQ activism, MSW, social work, Tri-Pride, ACLU, University of Michigan, nondiscrimination ordinance, community orgs, Ypsilanti Campaign for Equality, social justice
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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, 17 minutes, 9 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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