"They assess the effectiveness of the organizing tactics employed,
casting particular scrutiny on the courts as agents of social
change...The authors have presented concrete examples, all the
while making clear that there are no road maps for successful
organizing."
-- "New York Law Journal"
"This is an important and unusual booka].It is an academic book
on an important issue
--the environmental justice movement
--that is timely and relevant."
--"Argumentation and Advocacy"
When Bill Clinton signed an Executive Order on Environmental
Justice in 1994, the phenomenon of environmental racism--the
disproportionate impact of environmental hazards, particularly
toxic waste dumps and polluting factories, on people of color and
low-income communities--gained unprecedented recognition. Behind
the President's signature, however, lies a remarkable tale of
grassroots activism and political mobilization. Today, thousands of
activists in hundreds of locales are fighting for their children,
their communities, their quality of life, and their health.
From the Ground Up critically examines one of the fastest
growing social movements in the United States, the movement for
environmental justice. Tracing the movement's roots, Luke Cole and
Sheila Foster combine long-time activism with powerful storytelling
to provide gripping case studies of communities across the
U.S--towns like Kettleman City, California; Chester, Pennsylvania;
and Dilkon, Arizona--and their struggles against corporate
polluters. The authors effectively use social, economic and legal
analysis to illustrate the historical and contemporary causes for
environmental racism. Environmental justice struggles,
theydemonstrate, transform individuals, communities, institutions
and even the nation as a whole.
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