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Title
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Lisa Zuber, Oral History Interview, 2022
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Performer
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Lisa Zuber
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Interviewer
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Matt Jones
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Description
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On January 3, 2022, Jones talked to community organizer, activist, and member of Ypsilanti Campaign for Equality, Lisa Zuber. Zuber had close ties to the ordinance early on thanks to her work with PFLAG in Ann Arbor, which granted her the opportunity to speak at the very first council meeting. She became an important figure in the ordinance campaigns from there, eventually taking on the role of volunteer coordinator in YCFE. Zuber worked tirelessly alongside her fellow community members and organizers, and ensured that all the canvassing and cold-calling ran smoothly. During the course of the campaigns, she formed a relationship with former city council-member John Gawlas, and they married on the anniversary of the ordinance's defense. In this interview, Zuber describes the level of coordination and work it took to successfully organize volunteers for the campaigns, the highs and lows of the movement, and how she's seen Ypsi change since then.
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Exact Date
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01-03-2022
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Subject
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Eastern Michigan University Archives, EMU Oral History Program, Tri-Pride, community orgs, community activism, PFLAG, WRAP, HIV-AIDS, LGBTQ allies, nondiscrimination ordinance, Depot Town, Ypsi, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti history, grassroots activism, Citizens for Community, 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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2 hours, 11 minutes, 4 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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