My Toxic Backyard with guest Tate MacQueen, former Greenbelter and current Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives (NC-10)
Join Reel and Meal for an interesting, important evening. Tate MacQueen, who is featured prominently in the film, My Toxic Backyard, will lead a post-screening discussion. The documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmaker, Katie Damien, chronicles a community in south Asheville dealing with corporate contamination for decades. It took nearly 30 years after EPA's initial assessment to name the
affected area a Superfund site. When the site finally became a
designated Superfund site in 2012, it was ranked among the worst in the
country. Now there are at least 74 cases of cancer and more than one
hundred homes within one mile of the site. Watch the trailer: http://www.mytoxicbackyard.com.
For more than six years Tate
has been a persistent advocate for hundreds of residents and neighbors
exposed to chemicals like TCE, a known carcinogen. Time and time again,
he traveled to Raleigh and Washington to advocate and seek relief for
his community and family. As a result water lines are finally being
extended from Asheville to provide safe water. It was this experience of
lobbying unresponsive representatives that led Tate to seek elected
office. On April 23, Tate and 23 other plaintiffs will have their case,
CTS Corp. v. Waldburger, heard in the U.S. Supreme Court. For more
details on the CTS case please read the USA Today
article: Government straddles both sides in toxic water cases.
Join Reel and Meal for an interesting, important evening. Tate MacQueen, who is featured prominently in the film, My Toxic Backyard, will lead a post-screening discussion. The documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmaker, Katie Damien, chronicles a community in south Asheville dealing with corporate contamination for decades. It took nearly 30 years after EPA's initial assessment to name the
affected area a Superfund site. When the site finally became a
designated Superfund site in 2012, it was ranked among the worst in the
country. Now there are at least 74 cases of cancer and more than one
hundred homes within one mile of the site. Watch the trailer: http://www.mytoxicbackyard.com.
For more than six years Tate
has been a persistent advocate for hundreds of residents and neighbors
exposed to chemicals like TCE, a known carcinogen. Time and time again,
he traveled to Raleigh and Washington to advocate and seek relief for
his community and family. As a result water lines are finally being
extended from Asheville to provide safe water. It was this experience of
lobbying unresponsive representatives that led Tate to seek elected
office. On April 23, Tate and 23 other plaintiffs will have their case,
CTS Corp. v. Waldburger, heard in the U.S. Supreme Court. For more
details on the CTS case please read the USA Today
article: Government straddles both sides in toxic water cases.
Find out how close toxic sites are to your backyard: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/webmaps/index.asp
Green Vegan Networking hosts April's program. For more information, contact Cam MacQueen at worldisvegan@aol.com. To learn more about Tate and his bid for Congress, visit tatemacqueen.com.