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Marissa Johnson (b. 1990/1991〔(Marissa Johnson: a generation of activists who believe in disruption ), Nina Shapiro, ''The Seattle Times'', August 15, 2015〕) is a Seattle, Washington resident, who attained notoriety when she interrupted U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders at an August, 2015 rally in Seattle. Her activism has been associated with the Black Lives Matter movement.〔(Bernie Sanders event shut down by Black Lives Matter activists ), Alex Seitz-Wald, MSNBC, August 8, 2015〕〔〔(Black Lives Matters Stands With Protestors In Seattle ) ''This Week in Blackness'' (podcast) (Elon James White ed.) August 10, 2015〕 She is founder of a Seattle based justice group called Outside Agitators 206, which was disbanded when she became a cofounder of the Seattle chapter of Black Lives Matter September 2015. ==Activism== Johnson had been noted in media outlets in Seattle and beyond for her engagement〔 and disruption of public meetings before the Sanders incident. She organized a November, 2014 die-in at a Downtown Seattle shopping mall which shut down the mall on Black Friday 2014. At a January 2015 city council meeting to discuss the use of body cameras by city police, she caused suspension of the meeting and said "I don't need a home video of my oppression". Widely reported as being black, she has one black and one white parent, and describes herself as an evangelical Christian.〔〔(In Her Own Words: The Political Beliefs of the Protester Who Interrupted Bernie Sanders ), Eli Sanders, ''The Stranger, August 11, 2015 〕 She has cited her faith as a motivator for her activism, saying "white supremacy is sin". She graduated from Seattle Pacific University in 2013 with a degree in theology. After graduating, she went to work as a nanny.〔〔(Woman who disrupted Bernie Sanders rally stands by white supremacy remarks ) by Richard D. Oxley, MyNorthwest.com August 18, 2015〕 Some writers have said she has been "smeared" as a Tea Party movement activist,〔(Thank You, Mara Jacqueline Willaford and Marissa Johnson ), Erica Garner, ''The Huffington Post'', August 16, 2015 〕 and she has said that her parents were Tea Party members when she lived with them.〔 Johnson has said that she once supported Sarah Palin as a national political candidate, and criticized "white liberal" people for being like Rachel Dolezal.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marissa Johnson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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