Following the U.S. Social Forum in Detroit environmental justice advocates from across the U.S., the Teamsters Union, and neighborhood residents marched together to the world’s largest waste incinerator to demand its closure.
Sandra Turner-Handy of the Michigan Environmental Council photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
Rhonda Anderson of the Sierra Club Environmental Justice Program photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
Guerrilla gardening photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Petermann/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
Michael Martin of the Michigan Teamsters Union photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Langelle/GJEP
photo: Andalusia Knoll
7 Comments
June 26, 2010 at 10:14 pm
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June 27, 2010 at 3:07 am
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July 19, 2010 at 6:06 pm
Wonderful to see images from this exemplary action. Hope you can add these photos of Backbone Campaign’s helium powered Poison banner to your collection.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/backbone_campaign/sets/72157624305550637/show/
We left the banner and windmills in Detroit for future deployment.
In collaboration!
Bill
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September 1, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Wow. Great. Thanks so much for sharing. Apologies for this late reply.
June 27, 2010 at 5:45 am
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