Burlington, NC, USA – April 8, 2021 --- At 1 PM ET, on Saturday, April 17, 2021, he Anderson Community Group, and the newly formed Thomas Day – Caswell Holt Branch of the NAACP, along with several other organizations including, Reverend Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, State President of the NC Conference of the NAACP, Naeema Muhammad of the NC Environmental Justice Network, Dr. Dana Powell, Associate Professor in Anthropology at Appalachian State University, Dr. Rebecca Witter, Assistant Professor in Sustainable Development at Appalachian State University, and Attorney Sean Helle of Earth Justice, are convening a panel discussion regarding “Mossville,” Environmental Injustice, and air pollution’s link to COVID-19.
Reverend Bryon Shoffner says, “We are trying to get the word out to the community how awful polluting industries and certain publicly elected officials treat some human beings. The Documentary “Mossville” gives a real incident that fully shows why we have to stand up for environmental justice.”
Naeema Muhammad, Organizing Coordinator for the NC Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN) says, "Environmental injustice is everybody's problem. To quote Dr. Martin Luther King, 'an injury to one is an injury to all.'"
We all pray for the surviving members of the Mossville Community and thank those who documented their struggle. We also thank the producers of “Mossville” for producing this documentary and making it available for free to the community. The public is invited to watch the documentary for free, for a limited time only, and register to participate in the panel discussion via Zoom. Please follow the link to access the documentary and registration to participate in the panel discussion:
Here is the link via PBS on YouTube: https://www.pbs.org/video/mossville-when-great-trees-fall-se2q8k/
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAuf--tqzwiGtU6PsR2IfePOumZAsvC0xNs
For any additional information or questions, email: ACEJustice9@gmail.com or DayHoltNAACP@gmail.com
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Photo Credit: ERIC KAYNE / EARTH JUSTICE: https://earthjustice.org/slideshow/fighting-for-clean-air-in-the-shadow-of-oil-refineries.
A small increase in long-term exposure to PM leads to a large
increase in the COVID-19 death rate.
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The Anderson Community Group was founded in 2020 after the community found out, by word of mouth, about a proposed environmental injustice with proposed asphalt and cement plant . This site is proposed to be sited as close as 200 feet from some of their bedrooms. We are working towards environmental justice on a daily basis. We need your support.
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