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DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\nAugust 7, 2012\n\nUrban Tilth and Richmond Residents 
 Hold CHEVRON Responsible\n\nCommunity Press Conference TODAY, 5 PM  
 \n\nRichmond, CA. -- Urban Tilth, a Richmond resident-run and operated 
 urban Agriculture non-profit that runs 11 different school and community 
 gardens in Richmond, will hold a Community Press Conference, TODAY, August 
 7, 2012.\n\n\nWhen: 5:00 pm \n\nWhere: Civic Center Plaza Richmond, 
 California\n\n\nThe purpose of this press conference will be to hold 
 Chevron accountable for the release of a myriad of dangerous contaminants 
 into the air, as well as the potential loss of thousands of pounds of food 
 grown by local school children and residents, intended to help alleviate 
 problems of food scarcity.  \n\nThe Community Press Conference will include 
 a mass dumping of our potentially contaminated food, personal stories from 
 youth and long time community gardeners who have worked for years to grow 
 healthy soil in the shadow of this corporate giant, only to have those 
 efforts destroyed in one night. \n\nSpeakers will include: \n\n-        
 Doria Robinson, Coronado neighborhood resident and Executive Director Urban 
 Tilth\n-        Kelli Barram, North and East neighborhood resident and 
 Founder of Washington Elementary School garden in Pt. Richmond\n-        
 Sherman Dean, Coronado neighborhood resident and Project Manager for the 
 Edible Forest Gardner on the Richmond Greenway\n-        Bienvenida Meza, 
 North Richmond resident and 20 year gardener and Garden Manager at Verde 
 Elementary Partnership Garden\n-        Adam Boisvert, Richmond Annex 
 neighborhood resident and Co-teacher and Project Manager for Richmond High 
 Urban Agriculture and American Food Systems class\n-        Giovanna 
 Velazquez, North and East neighborhood resident (grew up in Iron Triangle) 
 and Project Assistant at AdamsCrest Farm\n-        Teresa Jimenez, San 
 Pablo resident and Project Lead for the Wanlass Park Garden Project\n-      
   Jeff Rutland, Iron Triangle neighborhood resident and Project Manager for 
 the Faith Ministries Garden Project\n\n \nFor more information about Urban 
 Tilth please go to: www.urbantilth.org or 
 http://www.facebook.com/urban.tilth.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/08/07/18719098.php
SUMMARY:Richmond Residents Hold CHEVRON Responsible for Fire, Toxic Release, & Food Contamination
LOCATION:Civic Center Plaza \nRichmond, California
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2012/08/07/18719098.php
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