Sister Margeen Hoffmann, who served as Executive Director of the Ecumenical Task Force of the Niagara Frontier from 1979 to1988, with child protesters holding signs at the rally against landfill construction by CECOS International Inc. (a waste management service company in Niagara Falls, New York)
Title
Sister Margeen Hoffmann, who served as Executive Director of the Ecumenical Task Force of the Niagara Frontier from 1979 to1988, with child protesters holding signs at the rally against landfill construction by CECOS International Inc. (a waste management service company in Niagara Falls, New York)
Subject
Hoffmann, Margeen, 1936-2007
Ecumenical Task Force of the Niagara Frontier
Demonstrations
Community activists
Political participation
Public health--Citizen participation
Signs and signboards
Children--Political activity
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Sister Margeen Hoffmann (shown at center in green jacket) was Executive Director of the Ecumenical Task Force of the Niagara Frontier from 1979-1988.
Sister Margeen Hoffman and others are gathered outdoors holding protest signs. One child in a wheelchair has a sign with the words “STOP” and “PCBs” with a crossed-out circle. Other signs read “STOP PCBs” and include drawings and messages. Cars are visible in the background.
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1988
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS65.D.8
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
“Sister Margeen Hoffmann, who served as Executive Director of the Ecumenical Task Force of the Niagara Frontier from 1979 to1988, with child protesters holding signs at the rally against landfill construction by CECOS International Inc. (a waste management service company in Niagara Falls, New York),” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 16, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16215.