Kettleman City Environmental Justice Storytelling (Updated with Zoom information and Registration)
Stories from the frontlines by El Pueblo Para el Aire y Agua Limpia/People for Clean Air and Water of Kettleman City, and Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice
Date: August 13, 2020,
Time: 10 am-noon
Register (not required, but allows for calendaring ease, and event reminder)
Zoom Link:
https://zoom.us/j/92122813057?pwd=ZXVtbFJxak9ScktUSUpidWFOUDJMdz09
Password: 835394
The small town of Kettleman City in the heart of the San Joaquin Valley has been on the frontlines of struggles for environmental health and justice for over 32 years.
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El Pueblo para El Aire y Agua Libre |
Kettleman City was one of the birthplaces of the environmental justice movement, and the epic struggles of the community have inspired people far and wide. Tune in to hear stories told by members of El Pueblo Para el Aire y Agua Limpia/People for Clean Air and Water of Kettleman City, and Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice, about the decades of campaigns and victories for health and justice.
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| This struggle involved the whole community and gained active solidarity from communities and groups across the US and Mexico |
Hear about the historic David versus Goliath struggle that began in 1988 that defeated Chemical Waste Management’s proposed hazardous waste incinerator, the ongoing fights against dumping at the giant Kettleman Hills hazardous waste and PCB landfill, the large birth defect and infant mortality cluster, precedent-setting Title VI Civil Rights Settlement, youth environmental justice leadership programs, diesel idling and pesticide drift campaigns, the recent victory that made clean water a reality, and a new COVID-19 relief program.
Pictures from the early Kettleman City Struggle that defeated plans to build the state's first hazardous waste incinerator in Kettleman City
Presenters will be Maricela Mares Alatorre and Miguel Alatorre (El Pueblo and Greenaction), and Bradley Angel, Executive Director of Greenaction. Hope you have a great day!
