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Rumblings in the Bronx
A virtual walking tour of the South Bronx with Omar Freilla of Green Worker Cooperatives |
Mary Wiltenburg |
27 Feb 2006 |
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| Click image to take the tour. Photo by Mary Wiltenburg. New York's South Bronx was once a getaway for the rich; now the defining landmarks of the community are power plants, landfills, and parking lots. Where some might see hopelessness, though, resident Omar Freilla sees opportunity. Freilla founded Green Work ... |
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| Topics: consumerism, environmental justice, grassroots activism, heroes, New York, Poverty and the Environment, toxics, waste (all these topics) |
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