As an advocate for the non-violent change of the rampant injustices imposed on citizens throughout the world,
Mrs. Lowery has marched and organized, been shot at and jailed, served and sacrificed for the cause of justice and equality: 1965 - Marched in the historic Selma to Montgomery
March and has re-enacted the trip several times since. 1979 - Mrs. Lowery was shot at twice by KKK in Decatur, Alabama, while
driving a car during a SCLC demostration in defense of a young, black, retarded man, Tommy Lee Hines. 1979 - seeing a special need for women and families, Mrs.
Lowery invited a small group of women to become The SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., INC.
1980 - Mrs. Lowery founded
The Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner. 1983 - Mrs. Lowery was arrested by North Carolina Highway
Patrol officials, when she participated in the protest to halt the State's dumping of polyclorinated biphenlys (PCB) in the
largely rural, poor African-American community of Afton. She was charged with impeding traffic, and spent a night in jail
with four other women: Armenta Eaton, Dollie Burwell, Sherrie Swift and Jocelyn McKissick. Mrs. Lowery said
she was "Sensitive to the plight of the people of Afton because of the life-threatening condition of the chenical
waste, and the stress of the psychological affects on women and children." She called the dumping of PCB an "impending
danger." 1984
- She was jailed in Washington, D.C. while demonstrating for the abolishment of apartheid at the South African Embassy. 1985 - Mrs.
Lowery spent Thanksgiving holiday in an Atlanta jail for demonstrating against apartheid.
1987 - Mrs. Lowery founded The Evelyn Gibson Lowery
Civil Rights Heritage Tour, a 2-day motor coach tour through Alabama.
1988
- Mrs. Lowery founded the Women's Empowerment Training Center for GED/computer training. 1994 - Organized "Toy Gun" Exchange Campaign, encouraging
youth to bring in toys representing violence and receive non-violent toys.
1995 - Mrs. Lowery created The Bridging the Gap:
Girls to Women mentoring program. 1995
- Mrs.
Lowery led the purchase and renovation of the historic Tabor Building on
Auburn Avenue, in which houses the offices
and programs of SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., INC. 2004 - Footprints placed at the International Civil Rights Walk Of Fame 2006 -Appointed to the Advisory Board of the NPS Freedom Trail, Montgomery
2007- Women Putting Their Stamp
on Atlanta 2007Award 2008- The Heritage Registry of Who’s Who (National) 2009 -Doctor of Humane Letters, Bennett College, Greensboro, NC 2009 -The Collective Renaissance Guild - Heroines for Social Change
Award 2009- Women’s
Federation for World Peace, USA - Lifetime Achievement Award 2009 -Civil Rights Distinguished Service Award - Birmingham Civil Rights Institute 2009 -Trumpet Award for Civil Rights
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