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July 31, 2019

Detroit Activists Call on 2020 Dems to Tackle Pollution, Implement Green New Deal
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Meanwhile, Detroit activists rallied ahead of last night's debate,
calling on presidential candidates to visit 48217, which refers to the
ZIP code for Southwest Detroit-a low-income area that is one of the
hardest hit by fossil fuel pollution. Detroit Congressmember Rashida
Tlaib joined labor unions and community activists as they marched to
demand a Green New Deal. This is Pamela Owens-Moore, a member of SEIU
Local 1, which represents janitors and other service workers.

Pamela Owens-Moore: "We can't win a better future for working people if
our neighborhoods are struggling with pollution, if our water is
undrinkable, if our families are unhealthy and our homes are disastered
by extreme weather events. I always say I'm a janitor. And most of these
in purple are janitors here. But I want the city to know this about me:
I take out your garbage, but I ain't none of your trash!"



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