Ronald Irving Schupp

Background

Schupp, Ronald Irving was born on December 10, 1951 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of George August and Shirley Louise (Mitchell) Schupp.

Education

Ordained ministry, Old Country Church, 1972; ordained Baptist ministry, 1976; certified with honors, Moody Bible Institute, 1986, 1988; advanced certified, Evangelical Training Association, 1992; certified with honors, Emmaus Bible College, 1996, 97.

Career

Missionary, assistant pastor The Old Country Church Inc., Chicago, 1972-1976. Missionary Solid Rock Baptist Church, 1976-1989, Marble Rock Missionary Baptist Church (Church-License Pastoral Council), Chicago, 1990—2008. Field organizer and staff person Nite Pastor, 1972—1978.

Southern Culture Exchange Center, 1973—1976. Alternate Christian Training School Chicago, 1974—1978. The Great American Coffeehouse, 1976—1978.

Chicago Area Conference on Hunger and Malnutrition, 1974—1978. Member Operation Push Rainbow Push Coalition, 1983—2002, citation, 1990. Member steering committee Campaign Better Transit, 1999—2001.

Assistant director Uptown Community Orgn, Chgo, 1974—1976. Director Chicago Action Ctr, 1978—1980. Member Chicago Clergy and Laity Concerned, 1981—1987.

Republican Chicago Welfare Rights Organization, 1986—1988. Foundation member National Campaign Tolerance, 2000. Member United Nations Association, 1996—2000, Radio Emergency Associate Communications Teams International, 2000—2005.

Member steering committee Raising Issues Demand Everyones Right Service, 1997—1998. Founding member Peoples Campaign Jobs Housing & Food, 1992—1998, chaplain, 1992—1998. Founding member Missionary Peoples Ministry Without Walls, 1993—1998.

Member Transafrica, 1991—1994, Chicago Free South Africa Movement, 1984—1994, Steering Committee, 1984—1994. Member board directors West Englewood United Organization Claras House Shelter, 1991—2002, associate chaplain, 1991—2002. Member National union Homeless, 1992—1995, Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism, since 2001, Tibetan Alliance Chicago, since 1996, International Campaign Tibet, 1997—2003, since 2009, Tibet Center, since 2009, Students For A free Tibet, since 2010, American Indian Center Chicago, since 2004.

President, co-founder Citizens Taking Action, 1995—1997, chair, steering committee, 1995—1997, mem, action committee, board director, 1995—2002.

Achievements

• Achievements include portfolio on file at: National Civil Rights Museum, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Amistad Research Center.

Membership

Member National Coalition for the Homeless, since 1991, National Union of the Homeless, since 1992, Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, since 1988, volunteer organizer, 1988-1994, member empowerment advising committee, 1991-1994. Member Homeless on the Move for Equality, 1990-1992, board directors 1991-1992. Member Chicago Peace Council, 1984-1987, Voice of Homeless, San Jose, California, 1993-1998, Kansas City Union of Homeless, 1993-1998.

Active Pledge of Resistance, Chicago, 1985-1999;representative Chicago Welfare Rights Organisation, 1986-1988. Activist Chicago Clergy and Laity Concerned, 1981-1987. Founding member People's Campaign for Jobs, Housing and Food, Chicago, 1992-1998, chaplain, 1992-1998.

Founding member, missionary People's Ministry Without Walls, Chicago, 1993-1998. Representative LakotaNat. Organizing Committee, since 1993, League of Indigenous Sovereign Nations of Western Hemisphere, since 1993.

Supporting member Autonomous Chicago chapter American Indian Movement of Illinois, since 1994, Chicago Native American Urban Indian Retreat, since 1994. Representative Kasigluk Elders Conference, Alaska, since 1994. President, co-founder Citizens Taking Action, Chicago, 1995-1997, chair, steering committee, 1995-1997, member action committee, board directors, since 1995.

Member, national organizer and outreach coordinator National People's Campaign, 1995-1999. Organizer Chicago People's Convention Coalition, 1996. Member steering committee Raising Issues to demand Everyone's Right to Svc., 1997-1998.

Member Americans Disabled for AttendantPrograms Today, since 1997. Steering committee Campaign for Better Transit, since 1999. Member Southern Christian Leadership Conference (life), Operation Push, Inc.

(citation 1990), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (life), American Civil Liberties Union, Chicago Free South Africa (steering committee 1984-1994), United Nations Association of United States of America, World Jewish Congress (diplomat), Transafrica, American Indian Movement (representative, national), International Campaign for Tibet, Tibetan Alliance Chicago, International Buddhism Friendship Association.

Interests

• Avocations: bicycle riding, poetry, radio.

Connections

Father:

George August Schupp

Mother:

Shirley Louise (Mitchell) Schupp