2016 City of Tempe Diversity Award winner Athena Salman
Date2016
MediumPaper
Dimensions8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Catalog number2016.27.4
DescriptionColor photograph of 2016 Individual Diversity Award winner Athena Salman.Athena Salman is an advocate for economic justice and workers’ rights. As a student senator for Arizona State University’s Undergraduate Student Government and as a State Press reporter, she advocated for diversity issues. As a UNITE HERE Local 631 shop steward, she recruited and nurtured refugees, Latinos, and underrepresented groups to become their own advocates. She worked with Central Arizonans for a Sustainable Economy to engage Latinos into voting and increased regional turnout by almost 500 percent. Additionally, she champions women’s issues as demonstrated by her work with the Girl Scouts – AZ Pine Council recruiting and welcoming young Latinas and in encouraging women to engage in politics.
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