Theresa El-Amin

Theresa El-Amin is an African-American civil rights activist, union organizer and former member of the Green Party of the United States Steering Committee.

El-Amin became an activist in 1966 with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. She helped found the United States Labor Party in 1996.[1] She worked with the Green Party of Rhode Island in the 1990s. In 1999, she became the founding director of the Southern Anti-Racism Network.[2]

On February 5, 2013, El-Amin was arrested in Columbus, Georgia.[3] She continues to speak and organize around issues of racism, incarceration, the death penalty, and social justice.

References

  1. ↑ "Inventory of the Theresa El-Amin Papers, 1960s-2010". Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "The Color Of Green « Green Pages". Green Pages. Fall 2007. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Theresa El-Amin Arrested". Southern Anti-Racism Network. February 5, 2013. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2013.


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