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Don Cooney
Donald F. "Don" Cooney (born March 30, 1937) is a six-term elected Kalamazoo City Commissioner in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. He is also a professor at Western Michigan University's School of Social Work and 2008 Democratic nominee for United States Representative of Michigan's 6th congressional district running against Republican Fred Upton.
==Background==
Cooney is originally from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was an ordained Priest, Community Organizer and worked with Cesar Chavez's National Farm Workers Association. He also served at a Parish in Brooklyn, New York, before being chosen to be the director of "A Better Chance" House in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, where he helped nine disadvantaged young people win scholarships to some of the best Colleges in America.
Cooney has been an Associate Professor at Western Michigan University's School of Social Work since 1977. While at Western, Cooney lead the South African Anti-Apartheid Movement, convincing Western Michigan University to become the fourth university in the Nation to divest from South Africa. South African divestment by Colleges and Universities throughout the world is recognized as playing a substantial part in helping end apartheid in South Africa. Cooney is also a 25-year member of the American Friends Service Committee's Africa Project.
As a long-standing Kalamazoo City Commissioner, Cooney helped establish the Kalamazoo Living Wage Coalition, the Poverty Reduction Initiative, and Kalamazoo Communities in Schools.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Project Vote Smart - The Voter's Self Defense System )〕〔http://www.cooneyforcongress.com/about.html 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WMU People Search )〕
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