Activism

Scope and Contents In this interview Rob Rosenthal talks about political involvement; mentions his upbringing in a very politically aware family in Long Island; his experiences with radical activism in college; his early work in studying homelessness and urban issues, and his first book Homeless in Paradise. He talks about his investment in strikes and workers' rights right after undergraduate school. He describes his experience coming to Wesleyan, specifically, how he began work here in a field he was...

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Materials regarding the founding and operation of the University Organizing Center (UOC) and groups operating out of the UOC. Includes correspondence between on- and off-campus activist groups, material relating to the publication of The Hermes, reference texts on marginalized identities, and a collection of social justice publications.