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East Palo Alto Youth Activists/Raging Grannies at OSHA
East Palo Alto has long been a dumping ground for high-tech's toxic by-products. The Raging Grannies, inspired by the high energy and spirit of youth activists in YUCA (Youth United for Community Action), added their voices to a rally in San Francisco at OSHA regional headquarters to convince OSHA to stop the environmental racism. Chanting "Justice for Froilan", demonstrators called for stiffer penalties for safety infractions at Romic Technologies. A big polluter, Romic also showed gross negligence when they delayed seeking medical help for a seriously burned employee. Three Part report.
Photos by Bill Carpenter
Part I: The Rally in front of OSHA
Part II: Stopped at the GATE!
Part III: Raging Granny street theater in front of SF's OSHA district office
Palo Alto Daily News Feb 7, 2007
(two color photos, top of the fold article)
Protesting for Penalties -- Youth Group Rallies for Burned Worker
The East Palo Alto-based Youth United for Community Action protested Feb 6 outside the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration's district office in San Francisco. The group, joined by the Raging Grannies, is asking for stiffer penalties for the East Palo Alto company Romic Environmental Technologies after Froilan Chan-Liongco was burned on the job in a welding accident. Security closed gates before they could reach the OSHA office.
Bay City News Wire report posted on CBS5.com
http://cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2007/02/06/n/HeadlineNews/CAL-OSHA-PROTEST/resources_bcn_html
Metro News report on East Palo Alto's Beef with Romic
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=f622143ed89436b822952fbe53c1d94f
Part I: The Rally in front of OSHA
Part II: Stopped at the GATE!
Part III: Raging Granny street theater in front of SF's OSHA district office
Palo Alto Daily News Feb 7, 2007
(two color photos, top of the fold article)
Protesting for Penalties -- Youth Group Rallies for Burned Worker
The East Palo Alto-based Youth United for Community Action protested Feb 6 outside the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration's district office in San Francisco. The group, joined by the Raging Grannies, is asking for stiffer penalties for the East Palo Alto company Romic Environmental Technologies after Froilan Chan-Liongco was burned on the job in a welding accident. Security closed gates before they could reach the OSHA office.
Bay City News Wire report posted on CBS5.com
http://cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2007/02/06/n/HeadlineNews/CAL-OSHA-PROTEST/resources_bcn_html
Metro News report on East Palo Alto's Beef with Romic
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=f622143ed89436b822952fbe53c1d94f
For more information:
http://www.raginggrannies.com
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