Lois Gibbs speaks from the pulpit at the Love Canal residents' meeting at the Wesley United Methodist Church, May 21, 1980
Title
Lois Gibbs speaks from the pulpit at the Love Canal residents' meeting at the Wesley United Methodist Church, May 21, 1980
Subject
Penelope D. Ploughman Love Canal Collection
Gibbs, Lois Marie
Wesley United Methodist Church (Niagara Falls, N.Y.)
Public meetings
Public health -- Citizen participation
Community activists
Description
A person stands at a wooden church pulpit, speaking into a microphone. 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. The speaker is wearing a "Love Canal" protest shirt, indicating the context is likely a community meeting or advocacy event related to the environmental disaster.
Creator
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo
University Archives
Date
May 21, 1980
Rights
Format
0.92 x 1.36 inches
Type
Image
Still Image
Identifier
MS100.377
LIB-UA003
Date Created
1/28/2009
Is Referenced By
Medium
Slides
Collection
Citation
Ploughman, Penelope, 1955-, “Lois Gibbs speaks from the pulpit at the Love Canal residents' meeting at the Wesley United Methodist Church, May 21, 1980,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed June 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16455.