No. 823 Deborah Henry, 2011

File — Box: 75, Folder: 17

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Born in New Jersey and with a family from New York City, Deb Henry came to Salt Lake City for quality of life reasons. She has a history of activism and has been involved with Tim DeChristopher and Peaceful Uprising. She took part in the Power Shift gatherings, worked on the Claudia Wright campaign, and became interested in Occupy Wall Street during its infancy. When she traveled to Ireland and saw the growth of an Irish Occupy movement as well, she became more intrigued and thus got involved in Occupy SLC. She talks about the male-skewed gender ratio at Occupy SLC, comments on the large amount of homeless veterans and what she sees as the government’s failure to help them, and describes the Occupiers’ relationship with the police and mayor’s office, which she feels positive about. Inspired by Tim DeChristopher’s civil disobedience, Deb focuses personally on reminding people of their personal power and raising awareness about the unequal access to education. She also describes the Occupy SLC movement’s outreach methods, including social media and texting. Ultimately Deb believes the American Dream requires a fair playing field and there isn’t one.
Project: Occupy Salt Lake oral history project.
Interviewer: Anna Thompson

Dates

2011

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