Come out today if you're in the Bay Area as Richmond community members will be speaking out for health AND jobs in the midst of their long-time fight against the Chevron Refinery.
Just earlier this month, the Bay Area environmental justice community won a huge victory against the infamous Chevron refinery in Richmond. One of the oldest and largest refineries in the US, the communities of Richmond, CA have been battling expansion plans and dirty chemical spills at the plant for YEARS. Groups like Communities for a Better Environment, the Asian Pacific Environmental Network and West County Toxics Coalition were involved with Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge Barbara Zuniga ordering a halt on expansion plans pending Chevron update and re-submit their Environmental Impact Report - which community groups and lawmakers found to be deceptively false. Today, there's a CALL TO ACTION challenging Chevron’s attempt to drive a wedge in a community needing BOTH improved health and employment.
WHO: Residents and community activists working for environmental justice in Richmond, CA
WHAT: Real stories of health impacts and the struggle for justice by families and residents of the most polluted city in the Bay Area.
WHERE: North Richmond Center for Health (click for map) - 1501 Third Street/Chesley Ave., Richmond, CA.
WHEN: Noon. Tuesday, July 14
Hear Communities for a Better Environment's Jessica Tovar speak at a Chevron rally in March 2008:
Read a factsheet about Chevron's dirt in the US here.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
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