Murphy-Trainor and J.T. Owens Parks
What is the history of the Murphy-Trainor Memorial Park (dedicated 1994) and the J.T. Owens Park? How and why were they created?
Chang Lu
Mashapaug Pond contamination sign
Community Awareness Raising
In what ways have community activists tried to call attention to environmental concerns at the Gorham site?
Adriana Isaza
Interview with Ana Quezada
Ana Quezada is a board member of the Environmental Justice League of RI, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic and a resident of the Mashapaug Pond area. She describes some of her perceptions of the community’s connection to the pond and contaminated land near a high school, the process of pressing Textron to clean up the Pond and the land that is contaminated, and conducting community meetings as well as meetings with the city of Providence. She reflects on immigrants’ (from Third World countries) relationship with environmentalism as well as her own motivation to keep on working on remediation efforts.
October 29, 2011