2023 Unstoppable Voters Fellow Robin D Turner is helping marginalized communities in Cleveland, Ohio, exercise their voting power
Robin Turner (she/her) is an educator, organizer, and humanitarian. In her leadership roles, she exhibits her commitment to racial equity, engaging directly impacted individuals and demonstrating cultural proficiency. Robin’s strategic planning work has a focus on social equity and social justice movements. Robin works locally, statewide, and nationally to empower and mobilize leaders to create the change they want.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Education. She has achieved certificates in Chemical Dependency Counseling, and Lead Contracting and is a Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood Ambassador. She is an experienced civic affiliate, currently President of the American Civil Liberties Union Smart Justice Advisory Board.
Robin is passionate about building personal and professional connections with like-minded individuals while leveraging networks. It is exhibited in her work in Cuyahoga County. Robin lives in an intergenerational urban Cleveland home with her mother, children, grandchildren, and their dogs – Pepper and Rose.
About Cleveland VOTES
Cleveland VOTES is a nonpartisan, democracy-building, and mobilization entity that aims to strengthen civic muscle and power to ensure we have a more informed, participatory, and cohesive community.
The initiative invests in entities working to expand voter registration, accessibility, and participation by integrating the practice of equitable civic engagement through the success and measurable outreach efforts of its partners, collaborators, and grantees.
Co-Founders Erika Anthony and Crystal Bryant created Cleveland VOTES to fill the voter registration void for individuals incarcerated and re-entering society. Partnerships and collaborations initiated by Cleveland VOTES include the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates, and national partner Nonprofit Vote.
Robin on her work with Cleveland VOTES and on being an Unstoppable Voters Fellow
Cleveland VOTES does a lot of the work in marginalized, impoverished, poor communities where black and brown people are affected the most. When we do civics and democracy work, we primarily focus on education. Granting the community access to information that is not always accessible easily is a priority for us. We want to remind all constituents of their voting power.
“Ordinary people doing extraordinary things.” This is an opportunity for me to be able to lead others, in the efforts of continuing to build democracy in a very creative and sassy way!!!!! You never need permission to do good — do good anyways.
– Robin D Turner, Civic Engagement Strategist, Cleveland Votes
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