No. 795 John Netto, 2012

File — Box: 74, Folder: 12

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

John Netto was born in New Haven, Connecticut and was raised between Connecticut and Utah. He is currently the CEO of Kenobi and he gives a brief history of the company and describes what they do there. John talks about his family and how they grew up poor. John explains how he came to be involved in activism. He started working with a Presbyterian minister, who is now his wife. He started working directly with the poor, the homeless, and in particular those who were mentally ill. John describes his involvement and his relationship with the homeless of Salt Lake City. He has developed a close relationship and has become a great advocate for them. This lead John to become involved in the Occupy movement because he was asked by the Salt Lake City mayor to communicate with the homeless at Pioneer Park when the Occupy movement was asked to leave. He describes his involvement in the process of moving people out of the park.
Project: Occupy Salt Lake City oral history project.
Interviewer: Michael McLane

Dates

2012

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.