James Thindwa is a community organizer in the Chicago, Illinois area. He heads Chicago Jobs with Justice, where he organizes for workers rights.[1] He was born to Malawian parents in Zimbabwe.[1]

Thindwa attended Berea College, where he was a scholarship recipient and went on to earn a master's degree at Miami University in Ohio.[1]

He joined Chicago Alliance of Charter Teachers and Staff (Chicago ACTS) in June 2009.[2]

He is on the board of directors and a contributor to newsmagazine In These Times, a nonprofit and independent newsmagazine committed to political and economic democracy.[3]

Thindwa was the featured subject on PBS's Bill Moyers Journal.[2] He was the partner of Martha Biondi, a professor of African American studies at Northwestern University.[4]

Awards

Howard M. Metzenbaum Award 2010.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 James Thindwa, Bill Moyers Journal, 27 March 2009
  2. 1 2 The Island: Post-Show with James Thindwa
  3. ↑ "James Thindwa".
  4. ↑ "R.I.P. James Thindwa, Friend and Comrade". In These Times. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  5. ↑ http://www.ohiocitizen.org/about/metzaward/2009/thindwa.html
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