Love Canal activist Lois Gibbs speaks from the pulpit at the Love Canal residents' meeting at the Wesley United Methodist Church, Niagara Falls, New York, May 21, 1980
Title
Love Canal activist Lois Gibbs speaks from the pulpit at the Love Canal residents' meeting at the Wesley United Methodist Church, Niagara Falls, New York, May 21, 1980
Subject
Gibbs, Lois Marie
Love Canal Homeowners Association
Wesley United Methodist Church (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Public meetings
Community activists
Public health--Citizen participation
Political participation
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Love Canal activist Lois Gibbs speaks into a microphone from the wooden church pulpit of the Wesley United Methodist Church, Niagara Falls, New York. The pulpit is covered with a white cloth featuring a gold cross. Behind them, large wooden-framed stained glass windows dominate the background. A row of lit candles is visible to the right. Another person wearing glasses and a white jacket sits behind a partition to the left, listening attentively. Lois Gibbs wears a “Love Canal” shirt, indicating the context relates to the environmental and public health activism surrounding the Love Canal crisis.
Creator
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-
Source
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1980-05-21
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
MS100.376
Date Created
2009-01-28
Is Part Of
Love Canal Images. LIB-003
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection. MS100
Is Referenced By
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Love Canal activist Lois Gibbs speaks from the pulpit at the Love Canal residents' meeting at the Wesley United Methodist Church, Niagara Falls, New York, May 21, 1980,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 20, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16454.