Joan Gibbs, an attorney known for her great commitment to the ideals of social and economic justice, died on March 14 at age 71.
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Joan Gibbs, an attorney known for her great commitment to the ideals of social and economic justice, died on March 14 She was a Marvin Karptakin Fellow in the National Office of the ACLU, and, as staff attorney for its Women’s Rights Project, she litigated sex discrimination cases under the 14th Amendment and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Gibbs’s law career was an extension of her near life-long activism, which began during the 1960s, when she was a student at the Bronx High School of Science. She was influenced by the movements of the day, including the Civil Rights Movement, anti-war movement, and women’s movement. She was a member of the Young Socialists Alliance and later was an active participant in the fledgling LGBTQIA+ movement.
Gibbs played a pivotal role in numerous international campaigns, including the U.S. anti-apartheid movement. In addition to her support of Palestine, she also played a key role in the campaign that eventually led to passage of New York City Council Resolution 0285, which calls on the U.S. Congress and President Joe Biden to end the U.S. embargo against Cuba and the restrictive travel ban on U.S. citizens.
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