Patricia A. Brown, Director of the Ecumenical Task Force of the Niagara Frontier Resource Center, a longtime resident of the Love Canal neighborhood who became a self-educated advocate for the rights of Love Canal residents.
Title
Patricia A. Brown, Director of the Ecumenical Task Force of the Niagara Frontier Resource Center, a longtime resident of the Love Canal neighborhood who became a self-educated advocate for the rights of Love Canal residents.
Subject
Brown, Patricia A., 1938-1999
Ecumenical Task Force of the Niagara Frontier
Community activists
Public health--Citizen participation
Political participation
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Patricia A. Brown was a longtime resident of the Love Canal neighborhood and became a self-educated advocate for the rights of Love Canal residents. She became one of the first members of the Ecumenical Task Force of the Niagara Frontier Inc., an activist environmental organization founded in March 1979 by the interfaith community of Western New York in response to the Love Canal hazardous waste crisis. She began as a volunteer and eventually was employed by the ETF in several key positions including as Director of the ETF Resource Center as she is pictured here. From back of photo: Reporter - Bob Andrews, Post Standard, Syracuse, NY.
Patricia A. Brown, Director of the Ecumenical Task Force, is seated indoors next to a wall covered with papers, flyers, and notes. They are wearing glasses and patterned clothing. A poster with the words Love Canal Was Only a Warning is visible in the background on the right.
Creator
Andrews, Bob, reporter
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1989-06-16
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS65.D.3
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Ecumenical Task Force of the Niagara Frontier Records. MS-0065
Collection
Citation
Andrews, Bob, reporter, “Patricia A. Brown, Director of the Ecumenical Task Force of the Niagara Frontier Resource Center, a longtime resident of the Love Canal neighborhood who became a self-educated advocate for the rights of Love Canal residents.,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 5, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16211.