LEARNING FROM LOVE CANAL AND BEYOND

WHY DOES LOVE CANAL STILL MATTER?*FIRST FULL EVACUATION OF RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD (1978,1980)*INSPIRED SUPERFUND LAW (DECEMBER 1980)*PROMPTED RIGHT TO KNOW LAWS*MODEL FOR GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM*LED TO CORPORATE REFORM/COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMS

EPA: 20% OF AMERICANS LIVE WITHIN FIVE MILES OF SUPERFUND SITE

THE TOXIC SCORECARD: STATE LISTS (NY = 86 SUPERFUND SITES)

HOW DO WE KNOW ABOUT TOXIC WASTE GRID?

LOVE CANAL 1978-1980: RESIDENTS MOBILIZE

WOMEN ACTIVISTS FORM AND STAFF SEVERAL GROUPS

PATRICA BROWN, EVACUATED RESIDENT, LIFELONG

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST

BIG QUESTION: WHAT IS IMPACT OF CHEMICAL CENTURY?

SAFE ENVIRONMENT? SEE EVACUATION BUS SERVICE

OTHER PROJECTS: AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

LOIS GIBBS LECTURE @ RIT 1997Lois Gibbs, who brought toxic Love Canal to public awareness and now heads The Center for Health, Environment and Justice, will give the first guest talk in the 199798 Caroline Werner Gannett Lecture Series, all held at 7:30 p.m. Her Thursday, Sept. 18 lecture, "Taking Action in Your Community.”

RIT news and Events, Aug, 1997

Gannett talks open with "Worldviews" and Love Canal

RIT AND LOVE CANAL CLASSES

History 403: Environmental Disaster in Modern America: Love Canal and Beyond. Office Hrs Fri 12:30-2pm and by appt. NB: Office hours will be held at Park Coffee Café, 1st Floor Park Hall. Email: rsngsm@rit.edu

KEY ISSUES @ RIT: CHEMICAL

PRODUCTION AND ADVERTISING

DUPONT’S “BETTER LIVING THROUGH CHEMISTRY”

CAMPAIGN >>>>

HOOKER CHEMICAL AD CAMPAIGNS, 1950S

AND 1960SMR JONES ADS:

CHEMICAL PRODUCTION IS OUT OF THIS WORLD >>>