In Episode 3 of Season 2, I welcome Mrs. Julie Collins to the That Social Work Lady couch. Julie shares with me stories from her life as a Black women propelled into activism. While much of work as a community organizer has focused on bringing gun sense legislation to America, she has also worked to help better local schools, address the appalling disparity in maternal health care for Black women, and more.
Julie Collins is a national speaker, and is currently a field organizer for Red Wine and Blue a group working to get suburban women involved in the political process. She and her husband Leo reside in the Westerville area of Ohio. Collins was a former Advocacy Lead for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America (Moms), Ohio Chapter. Moms is an organization that formed after the Sandy Hook massacre to promote sensible gun laws in America. As an Advocacy Leader, Collins lobbied legislators in Washington DC and in Columbus. Julie was also the former National Diversity Coordinator for Moms, her focus was getting communities of color involved in gun violence prevention.
Of note, Mrs. Collins is a former city councilwoman from the city of Pataskala, Ohio, where she represented the third ward of the city. She is the only African American ever elected to Pataskala City Council. In addition, Julie is a former president of the Licking County branch of NAACP and a former member of the Mental Health and Recovery Board for Licking and Knox counties.
A graduate of Columbus State Community College and Otterbein University and the mother of three millennials, Matthew, Brittany and Sarah. Julie Collins is Black Women's History.
To learn more about the groups and organizations that Collins has taken a leadership role in and continues to support, check out:
http://www.pinkwaterputman.com/millionmommarch
https://www.bradyunited.org
https://momsdemandaction.org
https://naacp.org
http://www.cityofpataskalaohio.gov/government/city-council/
https://www.redwine.blue
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