Little Village Environmental Justice Organization

Green Power or White Privilege?

Cali Slaughter | Posted 07.02.2011

Read More: Environmental Justice, Pilsen, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Solis, Pilsen Environmental Rights and Reform Organization, League of United Latin American Citizens, Environmental Racism, Southwest Side, Fisk, Chicago, Asthma, Little Village, Coal Power, Ozone, Gentrification, Clean Power Ordinance, Crawford, Chicago News
Cali Slaughter

The struggle against Fisk and Crawford power plants has been ongoing for decades. Today the issue has effectively perked the ears of politicians. How influenced were they by the rapid gentrification of Pilsen?

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Cochabamba PWCCC - Latinos and the Environment

Kety Esquivel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Angela Adrar, Environmental Injustice, Lance Rios From Being Latino, World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, SouthWest Workers Union, Diana Lopez, Afro-Descendant and Latino Leaders, Penny Williams, Climate Change, Roberto Borrero, Indigenous People, Cochabamba, Environmental, Angelica Salazar, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Human Rights, Climate Justice, United Confederation of Taino People, Kety Esquivel, La Trenza Leadership, Climate Movement, Ian Viteri, Migrant, O'Odham Nation, Sierra Club, Talking Feather, Ophelia Rivas, Home News
Kety Esquivel

This blog post was written by Angela Adrar, Lance Rios and myself (Kety Esquivel). "As a Colombiana naturalized in the US, going to Cochabamba for t...

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Parents at the Heart of Chicago Environmental Justice Group

Christine Escobar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago Environmental Group, Blagojevich and Environment, Midwest Generation, Little Village Environmental Group, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Chicago Parents Environment, Green Parent Chicago, Lvejo, Chicago Power Plants, Lori Morrison-Contreras, Kim Wasserman Nieto, Environment, Pilsen, Little Village, Chicago News
Christine Escobar

What kind of world will we leave behind for our children? What can we as parents do to ensure our children do not suffer the health effects of dangerous air quality and industry and government negligence?

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An Olympic Protest

Chicago Reader | Mick Dumke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pilsen Power Plant, Chicago Power Plants, Little Village Power Plant, Chicago Air Quality, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Chicago Olympics Protest, Chicago Olympics, Little Village, Pilsen, Kimberly Wasserman Nieto, Chicago 2016, Chicago News

For years environmental advocates have been trying to get the coal-burning power plants in Pilsen and Little Village to close down or clean up, citing...

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