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The Partnership for Onondaga Creek
is a voice for the Midland Community
and the environment advocating for
better, nonpolluting solutions for Onondaga Creek.
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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
The Golden Rule for toxics and waste….
Put into others’ backyards
only what you would put into your own.
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We all see something different when we look out of our
windows….
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On Blaine Street, They saw green
space…They saw
neighbors they could trust…
They cared about their community…
No one wanted to move…
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TodayThis is the view from a Blaine Street window….
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Except now, there is no view.
The residents were evicted from their homes.
The windows are covered.
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The Blaine Street neighborhood is (was) predominately African-
American and low income.
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No one wanted to move…
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A Sewage Plant is being built
across the street…
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You may ask…
Is this really discrimination?
Is this really injustice?
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Let’s be honest and look to our own experiences ...
How many white, suburban,
or high income neighborhoods are
SHUT DOWN?
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SHUT DOWN…
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Shut Down…
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What Research tells us…
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UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST’S COMMISSION FOR RACIAL JUSTICE, 1993 UPDATE:
“The percentage of people of color remains three to five times higher
in areas with the highest concentrations
of commercial hazardous waste facilities ...”
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Again….
Number of People ofColor
Areas WITH Hazardous WasteAreas WITHOUT Hazardous Waste
three to fivetimes higher…
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AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, 1990:
“Three out of every five African
Americans and Latinos
live in communities where toxic waste sites are located.”
That’s 60%
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, 1990:
“Racial minority and low-income populations experience higher than
average exposures to selected air pollutants,
hazardous waste facilities, contaminated fish,
and agricultural pesticides.”
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Selected Studies of Racial and Income
Disparities in the Distribution of Environmental
Hazards, 1967 – 1993
From Benjamin A. Goldman, “Not Just Prosperity, Achieving Sustainability with Environmental Justice,” Washington, DC,
National Wildlife Federation, 1993
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RACIAL RACIAL INEQUALITIES
AND UNFAIR BURDENS IN MINORITY
COMMUNITIESOF
Pesticide Exposure, Air Pollution,
Toxic Releases,And Hazardous Waste Sites
WERE FOUNDIN
87% OF THE STUDIES.
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If you are person of color, you are likely to be at risk from environmental hazards.
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LET’S BE CLEAR ABOUT THE COMMUNITY
CONCERNS
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THIS IS NOT “JUST ANOTHER” NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) ISSUE.
The community accepts that they will have to bear the impact of needed sewage improvements.
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The proposed sewage plant (RTF) is Not acceptable In Anybody’s Backyard.
Underground storage and sewer separation is a better solution.
The community must have an active and effective role in deciding what will be built.
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Let’s GetIt
Right…
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For the Community,
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For Civil Rights,
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For the Next Generations.