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Title
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Bonnie Dawn Clark, Oral History Interview, 2022
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This interview includes discussion of sensitive subjects that may be triggering for listeners, such as sexual assault, abuse, and harassment.
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Performer
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Bonnie Dawn Clark
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Interviewer
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Matt Jones
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Description
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On January 17, 2022, Jones sat down with Citizens for Community member and activist, Bonnie Dawn Clark. Before she moved to Ypsilanti in the mid-1990s, Bonnie was living in the South, always close to where she had been born and raised in North Carolina. With a passion for social justice and activism, she took part in movements advocating for equality for women and LGBTQ people, and even participated in environmental protests. It was only natural for her to become involved with Citizens for Community once the group heard about the incident with EMU group, Tri-Pride. As the city council took on the complaint and pushed it to the Human Relations Commissions hearings, she realized she could use her religious upbringing and knowledge of the Bible to dispel some of the opposing arguments. After the campaign ended, she returned to North Carolina where she has since started a non-profit organization for homeless LGBTQ youth. During this interview, she shares her experiences with being LGBTQ and a woman in the military, and reflects on the importance of an ordinance like 1279.
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Exact Date
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01-17-2022
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Subject
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Eastern Michigan University Archives, EMU Oral History Program, Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti history, LGBTQ history, LGBTQ, nondiscrimination ordinance, community organizations, discrimination, Ann Arbor, local government, community activism, LGBTQ activism, LGBTQ allies, Tri-Pride, religion, Citizens for Community, Ypsilanti Campaign for Equality, social justice, North Carolina, U.S. Military, U.S. Navy, Christianity, women in the military, PTSD, environmental activism
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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, 3 minutes, 46 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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