PERSON: Lisa Fithian
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Lisa Fithian (born 1960 or 1961) is an American political activist and protest consultant.
Fithian was born in 1960 or 1961 and grew up in Hawthorne, New York. During high school, Fithian launched an underground newspaper called The Free Thinker, which focused on topics such as social justice and free speech, reflecting her early interest in activism. She began her work in the mid-1970s as a member of her high school’s student government, where she served as president. She continued advocacy work as president of the Skidmore College Student Government Association. She graduated from Skidmore in 1983. Her brother David Fithian is the 10th president of Clark University in Worcester, MA.
Fithian has written throughout the years, including the 2007 book anthology What Lies Beneath: Katrina, Race, and the State of the Nation by South End Press. She wrote the 2019 book Shut It Down: Stories from a Fierce, Loving Resistance.
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Fithian was born in 1960 or 1961 and grew up in Hawthorne, New York. During high school, Fithian launched an underground newspaper called The Free Thinker, which focused on topics such as social justice and free speech, reflecting her early interest in activism. She began her work in the mid-1970s as a member of her high school’s student government, where she served as president. She continued advocacy work as president of the Skidmore College Student Government Association. She graduated from Skidmore in 1983. Her brother David Fithian is the 10th president of Clark University in Worcester, MA.
Fithian has written throughout the years, including the 2007 book anthology What Lies Beneath: Katrina, Race, and the State of the Nation by South End Press. She wrote the 2019 book Shut It Down: Stories from a Fierce, Loving Resistance.
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