Lois Gibbs
CLEVELAND — Please join Ohio Citizen Action this Wednesday, July 28 in Cleveland and this Thursday, July 29 in Cincinnati to hear environmental activist Lois Gibbs tell the story of her work at Love Canal, New York. Lois Gibbs emerged as a leader within the community when she and others discovered that the local elementary school and their homes were built on a toxic waste dump. Lois helped to get 833 families relocated from Love Canal and helped to get cleanup of the area started.
On July 28 at 7:00 p.m. in Cleveland and July 29 at 4:00 p.m. in Cincinnati, Lois will share the lessons she learned during her work in order to help other communities struggling with pollution problems today. Lois Gibbs is the Executive Director of the Center for Health, Environment and Justice, a grassroots environmental group formed in 1980 to help other communities dealing with environmental justice issues across the country. The Cleveland event will be held at Pilgrim Church in Tremont, located at 2592 W. 14th St. and the Cincinnati event will be held at the Ohio Citizen Action office located at 2330 Victory Parkway, Suite 100. Both events are free and open to the public.
For further information contact Liz Ilg in Cleveland at 216.861.5200 x305 or Melissa English in Cincinnati at 513.221.2100.
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