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Alma mater
  
DePaul University

Name
  
Gaylon Alcaraz

Education
  
DePaul University


Gaylon Alcaraz

Born
  
October 26, 1970
Chicago, IL

Occupation
  
Executive Director of Chicago Abortion Fund

Movement
  
Reproductive Rights, Community Organizing, Affordable Housing, LGBT, Women's Rights, Economic Justice

Parent(s)
  
Juanita Hayes, Maximino Alcaraz

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Gaylon Alcaraz (born October 26, 1966) is a community organizer and human rights activist in Chicago, Illinois. She is the former executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund. Her autobiography Tales of a Woojiehead was published by Blackgurl Press in 2002.

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Education

Alcaraz earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees from DePaul University. She completed one year of coursework at Roosevelt University towards a Doctorate of Education. She is currently attending National Louis University to earn Ph.D. in Community Psychology.

Career

In 1997, Alcaraz became a founding board member of Affinity Community Services, an organization dedicated to developing leadership skills for black lesbian and bisexual women. In 2011, she became Board of Director for two organizations: Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health and Midwest Access Project. Alcaraz was Executive Director of Chicago Abortion Fund from 2005 - 2014.

Awards

  • The Chicago Reader Newspaper - The People Issue - "The Activist" - December 2014
  • SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective - Women Warrior - November 2014
  • City of Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame - Inductee - 2013
  • NYU Wagner Research Center for Leadership in Action - IGNITE Fellowship - Women of Color in the Social Sector - 2013
  • National Organization for Women - Women Who Dared - 2012
  • Chicago Foundation for Women - Impact Awards - 2010
  • Choice USA - Generational Award - 2009
  • National Organization for Women (Chicago Suburban Chapter) - Fay Clayton Award - 2008
  • References

    Gaylon Alcaraz Wikipedia