Thursday, July 30, 2009

Richardson joins CHUM as a housing advocate


Allen Richardson has joined CHUM in April as a community organizer. Richardson will be promoting community safety, fair and adequate housing in the At Home in Duluth, five core neighborhoods; Central and East Hillside, Lincoln Park, West Duluth and Morgan Park.
Most recently Richarson organized around the protection of Chili Pepper traditional seed supplies from genetically modified organisms in New Mexico.

He also worked with the White Earth Land Recovery Project to protect wild rice from contamination by genetically modified organisms.

Richardson is a graduate of UMD’s Masters in Advocacy and Political Leadership.