Anita MonCrief
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Location | Washington, DC |
| Introduction | I attended the University of Alabama where I majored in political science and history. I was one of the founding members of the Alabama Model United Nations. The team I led was ranked in the Top Ten in the Southeast. I have even traveled to Canada to promote understanding of the United Nations System. I began my advocacy and human rights career as intern for the American Bar Association Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (ABA CEELI), where I assisted with the creation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Assessment Index. In 2002, I partnered with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on their mission to Macedonia as an election observer. I have also worked with the International Crisis Group and the Grameen Foundation. In 2005, I joined the Strategic Writing and Research Department of ACORN Political Operations and its affiliate Project Vote. In 2008 I came forward to expose the damage that ACORN has done to the impoverished and marginalized communities, as well as its rampant voter fraud, and gained notoriety as the ACORN whistle blower. |
| Interests | History, politics, website design, human rights, civil liberties, constitutional rights. |
| Favorite Movies | Philadelphia, Legends of the Fall, Heat, The DOORS |
| Favorite Music | Guns N Roses, Nirvana, Tupac, Bob Marley, Peal Jam, Janice Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Byrds, Leonard Skynard, John Lennon, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Damn Yankees, Live, Counting Crows, Black Crowes, Temple of the Dog |
| Favorite Books | The Prince of Tides, Culture of Corruption, Liberty and Tyranny, Beach Music, Maru: By Bessie Head, As I Lay Dying, Song of Myself (poem). |
"There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" - Robert F. Kennedy