Senator Al Gore and an associate speak to Patricia A. Brown at the Love Canal Resettlement Protest which opposed resettlement of the contaminated northern portion of the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York.
Title
Senator Al Gore and an associate speak to Patricia A. Brown at the Love Canal Resettlement Protest which opposed resettlement of the contaminated northern portion of the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York.
Subject
Gore, Albert, 1948-
Brown, Patricia A., 1938-1999
Ecumenical Task Force of the Niagara Frontier
Citizen's Clearinghouse for Hazardous Wastes (Arlington, Va.)
Demonstrations
Community activists
Political participation
Public health--Citizen participation
Land settlement
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Senator Al Gore and a male colleague, both in dark suits with red ties, confront a curly-haired Patricia A. Brown who is gesturing with her hand. They are among a group of people standing outdoors engaged in conversation. Several other people are visible in the background, some wearing sunglasses. The event represented is the Love Canal Resettlement Protest which was organized by the Citizen's Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste which was founded by Lois Gibbs in 1981 (and later renamed the Center for Health, Environment and Justice)
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1990-04-01
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Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS65.D.4
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
“Senator Al Gore and an associate speak to Patricia A. Brown at the Love Canal Resettlement Protest which opposed resettlement of the contaminated northern portion of the Love Canal neighborhood, Niagara Falls, New York.,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed January 31, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16212.