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
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            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. MS-0100
            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 November 4, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16454.
    