Anthony R. Jordan, at right
Anthony Jordan is the Executive Director of Saint Benedict the Moor Neighbrohood Center, the oldest social service agency in Mott Haven. To his right are Harry J. Bubbins, Director of DBEDC and Dennis Walcott, Deputy Mayor of New York City."This documentary reveals a light to the true voices and tears of my ancestors and family who for so many years suffered from asthma and cancer that has disproportionately changed my life for ever. Viewers of this video will hear the truth about the government's plan to overpopulate our communities with environmental weapons of mass destruction." |
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Robert Jereski, Coordinator of relief efforts to people in Aceh (Indonesia)
"Gasping for Justice" is a powerful film which reminds many who take clean air for granted a community which has to struggle to breath. Focusing on a mostly poor Latina/o and African American neighborhood in the South Bronx, the film exposes the harmful and discriminatory impacts of government decisions to site power plants in neighborhoods of communities considered expendable by the state's Democrats and Republicans and their powerful corporate patrons. Featuring funky and socially conscious beats of local hip hop artists, the film highlights the high incidence of asthma and cancer in the South Bronx through compelling testimony by a diverse array of South Bronx activists. Reaching for the promise of a breath of fresh air, these activists describe the challenges their neighborhood faces and their resolve to overcome those challenges on the road to justice.
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Will Concepcion
In background, with hat.Neighborhood Resident for 37 years I was born and raised in the South Bronx, and still reside here. I am unemployed and struggling to get a job in the community. In the late 70's and early 80's growing up, I was very poor. There have been a lot of vacant lots and abandoned buildings, garbage everywhere. Now, in the new millenium there have been some changes like new houses and new clean parks. But, still, the community is poor and no jobs. Now the dumping grounds have been turned more near Randalls Island and the waterfront. That's where all the power plants are at. This video has enhanced my awareness towards what goes on here, that still we need to fight back against corporations and the government that poison the environment. They are not trying to help us. My brother, in December of 2002 was diagnosed with asthma for the first time. He was hospitalized for two days. One year later my brother was in intensive care for another asthma attack, and I thought he was going to die. He was in the hospital for three days. I see now how the increase in pollution affects us all. Let's make a difference to support our community and seek a solution. |
