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USA "Little Village Justice, Chicago" Jay Dunn 24 images Created 13 Sep 2009

USA, Chicago, September 14, 2009.
The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit.
Persistent grass-roots lobbying for the conversion of the Celotex clean-up site into a much-needed park has kept the issue front-and-center for local politicians and residents alike. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, and it is a fact that many of their most eloquent spoke-persons are teenagers - committed, passionate, and involved.
Photographs created for a two page feature story in the Chicago Tribune's HOY Spanish-language newspaper.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.   Carolina Macias talks about the Celotex clean-up site, possible home for a much-needed park. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.   Children play next to a sign which reads "We Want Our Park" outside the Celotex clean-up site, possible home for much-needed open space. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.   A composite view of the Celotex clean-up site, from 27th St. on the right all the way to 31st St. on the left. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.  Volunteers brief participants in a local leadership program about toxic sites in the area. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.   Volunteer Brenda Becerra answers a question for participants in a "toxic tour." The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.   Youth Coordinator Lillian Molina shows participants in a local leadership program a park plan for the Celotex site, possible home for much-needed open space. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.  The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009. Temporarily empty desks during a meeting at LVEJO. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.   Youth volunteers finish an interview for a new coordinator to fill Lillian Molina's shoes. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.  A "toxic tour" for willing participants finishes up at one of Little Village's two coal plants. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.  "Toxic Tourists" view the polluted ground near a Chicago waste-processing plant. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.   A forbidding sign warns casual passers-by to keep out of Meyer Steel Drum, part of LVEJO's 'toxic tour." The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.   Amairani Galvan, 15, listens to her older sister Viviana explain a polymer factory's influence on the neighborhood. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.  Community gardens are shown in detail at a consciousness-raising LVEJO event. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.  Daniela Jurado, Jasmine Becerra, and Viviana Galvan listen to Amairani Galvan explain a waste-processing plant's harmful effects. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.   Kimberly Wasserman and Lillian Molina discuss LVEJO business next to the fenced-off Celotex Site, possible home for a much-needed park. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.   Children view environmentally-themed skateboard designs outside the fenced-off Celotex site, possible home for much-needed open space. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.  An environmentally-themed skateboard design, seen outside the fenced-off Celotex site, possible home for much-needed open space.The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.  Fans of LVEJO's efforts judge environmentally-themed skateboard design, seen outside the fenced-off Celotex site, possible home for much-needed open space. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.   Long-time resident Martha Castillon points out changes to the Celotex plan to Carolina Macias. They are both on LVEJO's board of directors. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.  Martha Castillon, who bought her property near the Celotex clean-up site in 1989, is frustrated with the city's slow progress toward a much-needed park. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.   Carolina Macias, 16, has spent most of her free time volunteering for LVEJO, and wants to be a doctor specializing in public health. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.   With many of the ideas coming from young people, a feasible public space plan was created for the Celotex clean-up site. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Image courtesy of LVEJO.
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  • USA, Chicago, August 25, 2009.  Carolina Macias, 16, holding park proposals near the long-abandoned industrial buildings near the east side of the Celotex clean-up site. The Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, headquartered in a predominantly Mexican-American neighborhood of Chicago, campaigns not only against pollution but for clean power, park facilities, urban agriculture, and restoring public transit. LVEJO's staff and volunteers make significant outreach and education efforts, especially for youth. Photo for an HOY feature story by Jay Dunn.
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