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
Love Canal Homeowners Association
Gibbs, Lois Marie
Wesley United Methodist Church (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Community activists
Public meetings
Public health--Citizen participation
Political participation
Hazardous waste sites
Love Canal Chemical Waste Landfill (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Description
Love Canal activist Lois Gibbs speaking into a microphone at the wooden church pulpit of the Wesley United Methodist Church, Niagara Falls, New York. The pulpit is adorned with a cloth displaying a gold cross. Behind them, large blue stained glass windows are framed by wooden paneling. To the right, a candelabrum is visible on a side altar. Another person, wearing a plaid shirt, appears to be adjusting a recording device or audio equipment. Lois Gibbs is wearing a "Love Canal" protest shirt, indicating the context is a community meeting or advocacy event related to the environmental disaster at Love Canal.
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
MS100.377
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 16, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16455.