Tag: Chevara Orrin

A.G. GancarskiJune 1, 2016
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10min432
Chevara Orrin, a “chief creative catalyst” with We Are Straight Allies, is a dynamo of social justice activism. Jacksonville residents know well her tireless passion and advocacy. And increasingly, Orrin is getting a national profile. Wednesday, for example, finds Orrin in Washington, D.C., giving a speech to, of all groups, the National Security Agency. “June […]

A.G. GancarskiJuly 25, 2015
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Sitting at a table in Chamblin’s Uptown across from Jacksonville’s Hemming Park, where a vigil for Sandra Bland will be held Sunday at 6:00 p.m., event organizers Chevara Orrin and Melissa Adams spoke of why Bland’s death in police custody moved them so. Orrin positioned Bland’s death as another example of the “constant assault on […]


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