Abstract

Bonnie Neumeier is a long-time resident and community activist in Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. Cofounder of several grassroots organizations addressing issues of poverty and oppression, she works incessantly to develop resources that support healthy activism and leadership capacity in justice work. As an active participant in the Over-the-Rhine People’s Movement since its founding in 1970, she has worked to make affordable housing a top priority and a basic human right for all. In the following interview, Neumeier reflects on her activism, along with her experiences as a community educator working with college students.