# Dona Spring

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**Dona Spring** (January 22, 1953 – July 13, 2008) was an American activist and [politician](/source/Politician). She served on the [Berkeley City Council](/source/Berkeley_City_Council) from 1992 until her death in 2008.

## Early life and education

Spring was born in [Plentywood, Montana](/source/Plentywood,_Montana). She graduated from the [University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California,_Berkeley) with honors, earning a bachelor's degree in [anthropology](/source/Anthropology) and [psychology](/source/Psychology).[1]

## Career

Spring worked for many years as an activist devoted to causes such as disability rights, seniors, at-risk youth, poverty, the environment and animal rights. She used a wheelchair for much of her adult life due to [rheumatoid arthritis](/source/Rheumatoid_arthritis).[2][1][3]

Spring was elected to the [Alameda County](/source/Alameda_County,_California) [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) Central Committee in 1986 and to the county's Green Party County Council in 1990.

Spring was elected to the Berkeley City Council in 1992 as a member of the [Green Party of California](/source/Green_Party_of_California). She served on the Alameda County Recycling Board from 1997 to 2001, including a stint as its president in 2001. She was elected to her fifth, and last, term to the Berkeley City Council in 2006 with 72% of votes cast. Her last act as a member of the city council was to pledge support for the tree-sitters during the [University of California, Berkeley oak grove controversy](/source/University_of_California,_Berkeley_oak_grove_controversy).[4][5]

Spring was succeeded in the City Council by [Jesse Arreguín](/source/Jesse_Arregu%C3%ADn), who Spring had encouraged to run for office previously.[6]

## Death

Spring died in 2008, aged 55, at [Alta Bates Summit Medical Center](/source/Alta_Bates_Summit_Medical_Center) in [Berkeley](/source/Berkeley,_California), after being diagnosed with pneumonia.[1][7][8][9] In July 2008, filmmakers Lindsay Vurek and Valerie Trost released a [documentary film](/source/Documentary_film) about Spring's life, *Courage in Life & Politics - The Dona Spring Story*.[3]

## References

1. Jones, Carolyn & Writer, Chronicle Staff (July 15, 2008). ["Berkeley Councilwoman Dona Spring dies"](https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Berkeley-Councilwoman-Dona-Spring-dies-3204403.php). *SFGate*. Retrieved April 29, 2020.

1. Moll, Lucy ["Who Profits?"](https://books.google.com/books?id=lAcAAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Dona+Spring%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA46), *[Vegetarian Times](/source/Vegetarian_Times)*. May 1989. P. 46.

1. Taylor, Sunaura (2017). [*Beast of Burden: Animal and disability liberation*](https://books.google.com/books?id=akc2DgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Dona+Spring%22+-wikipedia&pg=PT114). [The New Press](/source/The_New_Press). p. Chapter 16. ISBN 978-1620971291.

1. ["Full Text of All Articles The Berkeley Daily Planet"](http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2008-07-17/full_text). *www.berkeleydailyplanet.com*. Retrieved 2020-04-29.

1. ["Updates on Memorial Oak Grove Siege"](https://www.berkeleycitizen.org/oakgrove/oakgrove7.htm). *www.berkeleycitizen.org*. Retrieved 2020-04-29.

1. ["The Mayor's Biography - City of Berkeley, CA"](https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Mayor/Home/The_Mayor_s_Biography.aspx). *www.cityofberkeley.info*. Retrieved 2020-04-29.

1. ["Dona Spring: An Appreciation. Category: Editorials from The Berkeley Daily Planet"](http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2008-07-10/article/30565?headline=Dona-Spring-An-Appreciation). *www.berkeleydailyplanet.com*. Retrieved 2020-04-29.

1. ["Berkeley Mourns Loss of Dona Spring, Fierce Advocate for the Environment, Justice, and Human and Animal Rights. Category: Extra from The Berkeley Daily Planet"](http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2008-07-10/article/30559?headline=Berkeley-Mourns-Loss-of-Dona-Spring-Fierce-Advocate-for-the-Environment-Justice-and-Human-and-Animal-Rights). *www.berkeleydailyplanet.com*. Retrieved 2020-04-29.

1. ["Green Focus | Dona Spring"](http://www.cagreens.org/greenfocus/spring_09/spring.html). *www.cagreens.org*. Retrieved 2020-04-29.

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