Abstract
Near West Side resident Kathleen McDonnell recollects her arrival to the Near West Side and her efforts as a community organizer. McDonnell shares her involvement as a mediator for Cleveland Mediation Center and as an educator on mediation in Euclid High School. She shares her experience dealing with a hazardous waste recycling facility in a residential area and the arrival of lawyers to pressure the Northeast Chemical Corporation to relocate operations away from the neighborhood. McDonnell highlights her role in a community drop-in center, "A Place 4 Me," for teenagers and young adults experiencing homelessness in the area.
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Interviewee
McDonnell, Kathleen (interviewee)
Interviewer
White, Bali (interviewer)
Project
Near West Side Housing Activism
Date
6-19-2024
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
64 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Kathleen McDonnell interview, 19 June 2024" (2024). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 544003.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/1282
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