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DESCRIPTION: Directions:\n\nFrom the north, head South on Third Street and cross the 
 Islais Creek Channel Bridge.  Stop at the first intersection after that and 
 prepare to turn left on Cargo Way (Arthur Street will be on your 
 right)\nTurn left onto Cargo Way from Third Street\nUse the 2nd from the 
 left lane to turn slightly left onto Amador St\nAfter 1/3 mile, Darling 
 will be on the right (south). The Cemex cement plant is on the opposite 
 side of the street (north).\nThere is street parking.  \n\nMUNI:  
 \n\n\n\nSF GRAY PANTHERS AND ALLIES,\nACTION ALERT--PLEASE SHOW UP 
 FOR:\n"All Things Bayview" Health Justice Rally!\nWHEN: Saturday, January 
 4, 2025\nPROGRAM: 12:00 PM – 2 PM \nWHERE: 429 Amador Street, San 
 Francisco, CA 94124 (Darling Animal Rendering Plant;  Scroll down for 
 driving directions and MUNI routing and walking info.*)\nFIGHT FOR 
 JUSTICE!\nDEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY!\n\nJoin the fight for justice with All 
 Things Bayview and Gray Panthers of San Francisco.\n\nThis is more than a 
 rally—it’s a movement for health, dignity, and justice in 
 Bayview-Hunters Point (BVHP). The Bayview Hunters Point community in San 
 Francisco is in the grip of an environmental crisis born of decades of 
 systemic neglect and environmental racism. This predominantly Black, Asian 
 American/Pacific Islander, and Latinx, low-income neighborhood bears the 
 crushing weight of toxic contamination and industrial pollution, with 
 devastating impacts on their health, air, soil, and water. See the latest 
 SF Public Press articles about radiation from the Hunters Point Naval 
 shipyard.\n\n"Physically isolated by two major freeways, BVHP is a glaring 
 example of environmental racism, where decades of governmental inaction and 
 regulatory laxity have allowed industry after industry to poison the 
 community unchecked".  Even when they are abandoned, the toxic legacy 
 remains. The cumulative impact of these burdens is not just an 
 environmental disaster but a human rights crisis, putting the health and 
 lives of BVHP residents at constant risk. \n\nFor over 50 years, Darling 
 Ingredients, Inc. has operated an animal rendering facility in BVHP, 
 releasing noxious, "gut-pinching" emissions into the air. Combined with 
 pollution from other sources, including three concrete plants—two have 
 operated without valid air quality permits—a sewage treatment facility, 
 and a Superfund site contaminated with radioactive and toxic waste, BVHP 
 ranks among the most polluted and hazardous communities in California. The 
 soil is poisoned, the air is choked with toxins, and the water is 
 contaminated, creating a perfect storm of environmental devastation. 
 \n\nGray Panthers of San Francisco is a long-time ally of BVHP in their 
 struggle for health justice and against environmental racism. They 
 successfully fought beside the community for the closure of a 70-year-old 
 PGE power plant in the neighborhood. See our 2006 newsletter article Stop 
 Environmental Racism. Once again, the neighborhood is taking things into 
 its own hands to bring attention to an unacceptable environmental burden. 
 \n\n(source of quotes above from:  
 https://law.scu.edu/environmental-justice/the-stench-of-sustainability-report/)\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/01/03/18871874.php
SUMMARY:All Things Bayview - Health Justice Rally
LOCATION:In front of the Darling Animal Rendering Plant\n429 Amador Street, San 
 Francisco CA
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2025/01/03/18871874.php
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