We’d love to see you tomorrow as Shelia Williams, Co-Chair and co-founder of the Memphis Bus Riders Union will be appointed to serve on the Memphis Area Transit Authority Board of Commissioners!
As a founder of MBRU, Shelia has provided our work not only with experience and insight as a daily MATA rider, but with the lasting commitment to building bus rider power that our grassroots movement needs to survive the frail moments. She continues her commitment as our Co-Chair, representing a new era of public participation and transit justice in Memphis. Shelia looks forward to collaborating with the Board and Administration of MATA to establish new initiatives that bring the voices of MATA riders to the table in a real and meaningful way, so that the the needs of those who depend on public transportation are prioritized.
Join us at City Hall for Executive Committee at 2PM on the 5th floor. This is a historical moment for Memphis. Shelia will be the the only bus rider on MATA’s Board and will need lots of love and support. Shelia’s appointment comes before council committee tomorrow and then before the full council on June 3rd at 3:30PM.