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Analyzing the socio-political climate of the General Iron Strike in Chicago, Illinois
University of West Florida Libraries
Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 2021)
2021
Abstract
In February, protesters started a one-month hunger strike against the plan for General Iron to relocate their metal shredding operations. Through an in-depth literature review, I will investigate the role and history of mobilization in social movements in Chicago and contributing socio-political factors that have led to the hunger strike. The strike is opposing the relocation of General Iron to the Southeast Side of Chicago, a majority LatinX neighborhood, from an affluent predominantly white neighborhood, Lincoln Park. An examination of these varied documents will demonstrate the factors that have contributed to this issue as well as the environmental and health impacts on the community. This act of environmental racism has detrimental health impacts on the surrounding populations including asthma and other immunocompromised disorders.
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- Title
- Analyzing the socio-political climate of the General Iron Strike in Chicago, Illinois
- Resource Type
- Presentation
- Event
- Student Scholar Symposium & Faculty Research Showcase (University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, 2021)
- Contributors
- Dr. R. Wesley Farr (Faculty Mentor)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries; Argo Scholar Commons
- Format
- 1 file
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries to digitize and/or display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380090763406600
- Academic Unit
- Office of Undergraduate Research; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health; 2021 Student Scholars Symposium and Faculty Research Showcase; Public Health
- Language
- English