Paul Heaton, Oral History Interview, 2021
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Title
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Paul Heaton, Oral History Interview, 2021
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Performer
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Paul Heaton
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Interviewer
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Matt Jones
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Description
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On December 15, 2021, Jones talked with former EMU Director of University Publications and Student Media, and YCFE co-chair, Paul Heaton. Heaton arrived in Ypsilanti to work in media and communications at EMU, and remained somewhat on the outside of Ypsi civic life until the Tri-Pride incident in 1997. He became involved with the ordinance efforts early on, attending the first Citizens for Community meetings, and later became a co-chair of YCFE. Heaton worked in tandem with his community members and co-chair Beth Bashert to ensure the campaign would be successful. He was highly regarded for his expertise with communications and messaging, and is still credited with keeping the mission on task. Heaton had to manage the messages and ideas coming from his fellow organizers while also making sure the campaign's focus remained clear and cohesive. Throughout this interview he recalls the reasoning behind YCFE and how its mission worked, along with the ins and outs of working with conflicting opinions, and how he became involved with the campaigns in the first place!
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Exact Date
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12-15-2021
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Subject
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Eastern Michigan University Archives, Eastern Michigan University, EMU oral history program, Citizens for Community, Ypsilanti Campaign for Equality, EMU Student Media, community orgs, PFLAG, NGLTF, community activism, nondiscrimination ordinance, LGBTQ activism, social justice, Tri-Pride, WRAP
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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, 42 minutes, 36 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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