PODER (People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources) Organizational Brochure

PODER (People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources) Organizational Brochure

PODER; Environmental justice; Social justice; Economic justice; Zoning; Toxic pollution; Tank farms

Organizational brochure for PODER (People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources) based in Austin, Texas. Includes the organization's background, mission statement, and list of activities. Documents PODER's founding in 1991, its work with the Campaign for Responsible Technology and SEMATECH, efforts to relocate to East Austin fuel tank farm, coordination of the Electronics Industry Good Neighbor Campaign (EIGNC), and membership on various advisory boards and committees. Lists leadership contacts, including Co-Chairs Susan Almanza and Antonio Diaz, Treasurer Sylvia Herrera, and Secretary Sylvia Ledesma-Campos. Document in English and Spanish.

PODER (People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources)

Austin, Texas, Austin Public Library, Austin History Center, PODER Records, AR-2012-015, Box 3, Folder 19

PODER (People Organized in Defense of Earth and her Resources)

Circa 1991-1995

Susana Almanza; Antonio Diaz; Sylvia Herrera; Sylvia Ledesma-Campos; Katharine Meyer

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Brochure; 4 pages; English/Spanish; includes illustrations

English; Spanish

Text

East Austin, Austin, Texas; 1991-1995

Brochure