Collinwood | Community Organizing
Evie DuVernay has dedicated herself to social justice work since she was a teen working to garner community support for migrant workers and their families. In Collinwood, she educates and facilitates dialogue around race and class differences in their community. She has worked with National Public Radio to conceptualize a conversation about food disparity, which featured Collinwood residents who discussed their access to food and Cleveland food deserts. She also campaigned in Collinwood’s “Ballot Box” project for a grant to give teens knowledge about engaging in activism through the use of social media and the arts. Evie has developed and delivered programs to U.S. and international audiences addressing diversity and inclusion. She was widely recognized for developing and managing a large-scale LGBTQ Cultural Competence program in preparation for the 2014 Gay Games, held in Cleveland, and she worked to gain publicity for Collinwood during the Gay Games for the neighborhood’s commitment to LGBTQ diversity training. If you do not see her fighting for justice in Collinwood, you can find her managing “One Collinwood,” her Facebook page that addresses racial inequities and the plight of gentrification in her neighborhood.
