The 5th & Hill Campaign
I was very grateful to hear Claudia Lennhoff and Dimitri Love of the 5th & Hill Campaign speak about to something that is very personal and close to them. To be honest, I had never heard of the 5th & Hill Campaign until they came to our class to speak with us. I think our education system should talk about issues that are not only relevant in time, but also in geographic closeness. Without doing so, how can you expect students to be active members of their community? Regardless, I was very grateful for the opportunity that I was given and hope to learn more about Environmental Racism, specifically in my community. Something that I was most surprised of was the effect of toxic waste on people in the 5th & Hill community and how long lasting the effects were. It is easy to think that there would be one direct response for one cause, but there were a number of illnesses that each individual faced due to the toxic waste in the area. The worst of...