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From YouTube: Jun 2023 Chapter Meeting
Description
In June's chapter meeting, hear from guest speaker Janie Cisneros as she talks about environmental justice, GAFs Gotta Go, and what we can do to help support their cause.
Janie is from Singleton United, a resident empowerment group in West Dallas that was organized to help fight for environmental justice. Currently, they are leading the GAFs Gotta Go Campaign, which Climate Reality DFW is a part of.
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A
A
We,
the
climate
reality
Dallas
Fort
Worth
chapter,
acknowledge
the
ongoing
harm
caused
by
colonialism
and
white
supremacy
perpetuated
in
Texas.
Indigenous
communities
have
suffered
genocides
and
force
removals
from
their
labs.
We
recognize
that
we
all
are
standing
on
land
stolen
from
the
indigenous
people,
particularly
those
at
the
Kickapoo
Wichita.
A
As
we
conduct
our
meeting,
please
remember
to
make
space
or
take
space
limit
your
comments
to
two
minutes
each.
So
everybody
has
time
to
speak.
When
do
you
speak
speak
from
the
eye
perspective
instead
of
generalizing
practice,
active
listening
and
seek
to
understand,
assume
everyone
has
good
intentions,
respect
one
another's
space
time
and
interest
be
willing
to
be
uncomfortable,
be
open
to
productive
discomfort.
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B
B
A
C
Thank
you
so
much
for
taking
time
out
of
your
super
busy
schedule,
Janie,
because
I
know
you're
just
like
flying
around
all
over
the
place
all
the
time.
So
it's
amazing
that
you're
here
and
we're
so
grateful
that
you're
here
and
hopefully
get
to
continue
building
this
relationship
that
our
groups
have
formed.
But
now
I'm
going
to
read
her
bio,
so
JD
Cisneros
leads
the
new
neighborhood
association,
Singleton,
United
or
Singleton
unidos
in
West.
Dallas
is
it
when
was
the
year
anniversary?
How
long
has
it
been
Janie
since
Singleton
was
formed.
C
2.5
polluter,
the
Gaff
asphalt
shingles
manufacturer
from
the
heart
of
her
neighborhood
Janie,
is
determined
to
help
improve
the
health
of
her
community
and
that
starts
with
seeking
environmental
justice
and
it
starts
with
fighting
with
leading
the
fight
for
clean
air
to
breed.
So
again,
thank
you.
So
much
Janie
for
being
here.
I'm
super
excited
to
hear
you
you're,
always
an
amazing
person
to
meet
with
and
talk
to
so
I'm
gonna
turn
it
over
to
you.
Take
it
away.
D
Thank
you,
Alex
and
I
just
want
to
reiterate
that
you
know
that
the
successes
that
we've
had
in
the
last
year
and
a
half
or
so
it
really
is
thanks
to
a
lot
of
people
who
have
contributed,
who
have
taken
the
time
to
just
showed
it
show
that
Carolyn
their
voice
offer
connections.
Alex
has
been
just
incredible
with
connecting
us
with
different
folks.
D
Finding
us
resources
when
there's
a
grant
that
comes
up.
Alex
is
just
like
hey
this
Grant's
coming
up.
So
I
really
appreciate
that
I'm,
the
folks
from
climate
reality
have
been
just
really
involved
at
helping
us
from
the
start.
So
just
definitely
want
to
give
my
gratitude
to
this
group
because
it's
it
really
does
help
to
move
our
movement
forward
so
yeah.
D
D
D
B
D
D
This
is
who
we
are:
the
leadership
of
Singleton
United,
unidos,
Ruby,
Ross,
Louis,
Burns,
Merlin,
Rodriguez,
myself,
Jose
Rodriguez,
Alberto,
Bravo
and
Angel
Garcia
Don
Juan.
We
are
residents
who
live
all
around
the
GAF
as
watching
a
manufacturer,
and
we
all
care
very
passionately
about
our
community
and
improving
it
and
creating
a
vision
for
it,
because
our
specific
community
in
West
Allis,
our
neighborhood,
has
been
neglected
for
just
far
too
long.
D
D
D
Our
gas
got
to
go
Gap
at
the
yak
campaign.
It
started
pretty
much
when
we
started
the
neighborhood
association.
Just
probably,
we
started
meeting
as
a
group
of
Neighbors
in
August
of
2021,
where
we
finally
named
ourselves:
sequencing
united
only
those
in
September
and
a
week
later
we
launched
we
kicked
off
with
the
campaign.
D
This
just
gives
you
an
aerial
view
of
what
we're
fighting
or
why
we're
fighting
this
company.
This
polluter
is
smack
in
the
middle
of
a
residential
Community
there's
homes
on
all
sides
of
GAF.
There's
churches,
there's
daycares
on
each
side
of
the
facility.
There's
a
lake
there's
a
shopping
center,
a
library
I
mean
this
is
all
where
people
come
and
play.
Worship
work
try
to
get
some
exercise,
but
you
know
it's
very
unhealthy
because
of
the
air
that
we're
breathing
all
these
emissions
that
are
coming
out
of
this
facility.
D
So
our
mission
of
the
campaign
is
pretty
simple:
it's
to
remove
it.
It's
the
largest
source
of
pollution
in
West
Allis.
It's
creating
a
lot
of
negative
Health
outcomes
for
folks,
it's
very
tough
to
try
to
take
a
stroll
in
the
middle
of
the
day
or
in
the
early
morning,
because
your
stomach
can
start
hurting
from
what
you
smell
all
the
sulfur
dioxide.
D
Some
stats
on
the
GIF
pollution
right,
the
sulfur
dioxide,
it's
high
in
PM,
there's
a
lot
of
chemicals
and
toxins
that
get
released
by
this
company
because
it
is
manufacturing
shingles.
It's
manufacturing,
asphalt,
shingles
and
this
facility
has
been
in
our
community
for
77
years.
That
technology
has
not
been
updated
by
any
means.
So
it's
a
very
Antiquated
old
facility.
D
We
did
have
a
lab
sample
on
what
was
in
it
and,
of
course,
the
analysis
narrowed
down
that
it
is
coming
from
the
GAF
facility
because
of
the
chemical
profile
is
of
asphalt,
production
and
so
there's
there
were
actually
16
of
the
EPA
priority
pause
that
were
detected
from
the
sample,
and
so,
like
I,
said
the
chemical
profile.
Let
us
know
that
there's
no
other
source
of
of
this
except
GAF
because
of
what
was
found
in
in
those
samples,
and
so
not
only
is
just
inhaling
this
pollution
coming
from
the
facility.
D
But
we
have
to
deal
with
the
fact
that
when
there's
an
upset,
this
substance
gets
put
on
our
property
on
our
cars
on
our
kids,
toys-
and
you
know,
kids,
they
put
everything
in
their
mouth.
You
know
they're,
not
very
clean,
and
so
this
presents
a
huge
problem
when
you
start
connecting
the
dots
on.
Why
there's
so
many
people
having
the
same
type
of
health
effects
in
our
community.
D
So
as
part
of
England
to
United
unidos,
we
from
the
start,
we
needed
to
make
sure
that
we
created
public
awareness
of
how
you
know
what
what's
going
on.
Why
we're
fighting
the
GAF
company
and
wanting
it
to
relocate
somewhere
else
and
a
lot
of
that
started
with
educating
our
community
making
sure
that
they
knew
that
calling
3-1-1
to
report
smells
or
health
impacts
was
going
to
be
important
to
document.
How
often
this
happens
and
to
let
them
know
why
it's
dangerous
that
that
we
keep
inhaling
it
day
through
day.
D
So
there's
a
lot
of
public
awareness
we
created
even
some
signs
out
physical
signs
in
front
of
the
company
and
one
of
the
the
corners
of
our
neighborhood
closest
to
the
facility,
letting
people
know
and
calling
attention
to
the
fact
that
we've
we
know
this
now.
You
know:
okay,
I've
lived
on,
my
blog
I
grew
up
on
my
blog
most
of
my
life
I
left
to
go
to
college
and
came
back
and
I
mean
I,
didn't
know
what
was
happening
next
door
to
me.
I
knew
what
I
was
smelling.
D
What
what
can
happen
when
I
go
outside,
but
I
never
actually
truly
understood
it
and
connected
any
kind
of
dots,
and
so
it
was
really
important
for
me
to
make
sure
that
people
knew,
and
so
at
this
point
it's
you
know,
we're
letting
GAF
know
we're
letting
the
city
know
we're
letting
the
public
know
like
hey.
We
are,
we
got
smart,
we
got
smart
and
now
we
know-
and
this
is
why
we're
fighting.
D
We
also
had
several
public
events
like
a
asthma
clinic
shingles
101
event
to
kind
of
show
the
the
what
happens
when
a
facility
is
manufacturing
shingles
what
it
entails,
the
emissions
that
result
from
that
production
and
then
ultimately,
what
happens
when
we
end
up
inhaling
it.
So
that
was
a
really
great
partnership.
D
We
had
a
really
great
turnout
for
that
event.
Just
to
to
find
out
what
is
happening
next
door
to
us,
what
has
been
happening
this
whole
time
with
the
help
of
a
toxicologist
who
came
to
this
event.
There
was
a
lot
more
again
public
awareness
about
why
we
should
be
really
concerned
about
our
health,
because,
ultimately,
when
we
get
pretty
sick,
it
leads
to
costs
right
costs
of
lives,
costs
of
shorter
lives
at
costs
of
health
care,
that's
needed
to
treat
the
symptoms
that
come
and
the
illnesses
that
come
from
this.
D
D
It
was
supposed
to
be
a
meeting.
We
wanted
it
to
be
a
public
meeting.
The
company
didn't
want
it,
and
so
they
canceled
it
last
meeting,
but
we
still
marched
and
the
company
representatives
were
there
that
night
and
heard
us.
They
just
didn't
welcome
us
inside
their
grounds,
and
then
there
was
the
so
long
gaffing
event
on
5
17
22,
where
we
left
gafs
and
postcards
some
messages
of
why
we
need
them
out
of
our
community
and
we
zip
tied
them
to
their
to
their
fence.
D
D
D
D
My
story
really
starts
with
my
air
monitor
I
when
I
like
I
said
I
grew
up
here
on
my
you
know,
in
on
my
block,
left
came
back
when
I
came
back
a
few
years
in
I
got
a
letter
from
a
law
firm,
the
legal
aid
of
Northwest
Texas,
saying:
hey,
we're
doing
an
air
quality
monitor
in
your
study
monitoring
your
study.
Can
you
sign
up?
D
The
results,
that's
what
spurred
me
into
action,
because,
like
I
said
this,
that
I've
always
had
GAF
in
the
background
you
hear
it,
you
smell
it,
but
never,
really
knowing
or
quantifying
the
the
impact,
and
so
when
I
was
told
how
the
PM
levels
were
exceeding
standards
and
and
of
course,
I
know
what
P
High
PM
levels,
long
exposure,
what
that's
linked
to
and
I
started
doing
the
research
I
said:
oh
my
God
this.
This
is
unacceptable.
I
started
thinking
about
my
daughter,
who's.
D
Three,
you
know
just
as
a
toddler,
my
mom,
who
has
tons
of
of
immune
deficiencies.
All
my
neighbors,
my
neighbors,
have
passed
away
from
cancers.
My
neighbors
were
that
issues
with
heart
disease.
My
neighbors
who've
had
issues
with
their
lungs,
and
that
is
in
that
moment,
when
I
got
that
email.
This
is
everything
that
just
consumed
me
and
I
just
started.
Thinking
about
this.
Okay,
great
I,
love
the
data.
Thank
you
so
much,
but
what's
next
like
what
are
the
next
steps
and
how
are
we?
How
are
we
stopping
this?
D
D
The
city
has
a
tool,
it's
called
amortization
and
it's
a
way
for
the
city
to
basically
kick
out
these
types
of
polluters
who
were
non
non-conforming,
especially
if
they're
causing
adverse
impact
to
an
area,
and
that
was
the
path
that
we
took,
which
is
why
we
created
that
amortization
report
and
really
quickly
I
mean
the
amortization.
It's
a
it's
I
think
it's
kind
of
subjective
I
mean
it's
a
city
process,
but
it's
a
panel
of
folks
five
folks
on
a
panel
who
basically
vote
they
hear
facts
on
or
they
hear
the
sides
on.
D
Is
you
know
how
this?
How
a
facility
a
company
is
causing
adverse
impact
and
if
they
think
it's
causing
adverse
impact,
then
they'll
vote
Yes.
This
is
causing
advert
impact
and
we
must
advertise-
and
this
is
the
timeline
of
compliance
state,
of
setting
a
time
for
that
company
to
to
leave
and
that's
based
on
looking
at
financial
data
of
a
company
to
determine
whether
or
not
they've
recoup
their
Investments
to
then
be
on
their
way.
D
And
so
some
of
these
factors
include
just
the
character
of
the
surrounding
neighborhood,
the
manner
in
which
the
facility
is
operating.
The
hours
of
operation,
environmental
impacts
such
as
noise
layer,
dust
odor,
the
public
disturbances,
whether
or
not
there's
traffic
problems
being
created
by
this
entity
and
any
other
factors
that
are
relevant
to
this,
that
are
causing
adverse
impact,
and
so,
of
course,
for
us
it
was
like
no-brainer.
Yes,
of
course
it's.
This
is
a
no-brainer
amortize
it.
D
This
is
the
same
process
that
was
used
to
remove
the
rsr,
let's
melter
from
West
Allis
in
the
in
the
80s
and
back
then
the
city
of
Dallas
didn't
bring
the
city.
Dallas
said:
yes,
let's
amortize
it
and
for
some
reason
we're
not
getting
that
type
of
support
this
time
around
with
GAF,
and
so
we
did.
We
in
that
may
2022.
D
We
released
the
case
for
amortization
and
it
was
pretty
powerful.
I
mean
for
our
Coalition
our
campaign
to
produce
this
and
to
show
our
seriousness,
because
when
we
met
with
our
councilman
January
of
2022
I
mean
at
that
point
he
was
like.
Well,
we
can't
we
can't
advertise,
there's
not
enough
evidence.
We
don't
have
enough
3-1-1
reports,
and
that
was
his
thing
like
you
got
to
get
more
3-1-1
reports
and
we
don't
have
a
case
and
I
mean
there
was
always
pushback
pushback
pushback,
and
so
that's
why
we
said:
okay.
D
Well,
let's
reduce
something
to
show
you
how
bad
this
is
and
I
mean.
The
outcome
of
that
was
that
GAF
did
not
saw
the
seriousness
of
amortization
being
a
possibility
and
suddenly
that's
when
we're
hearing,
hey
they're
they're,
going
to
voluntarily
exit
they're
going
to
go
ahead
and
shut
down,
and
so
that's
what
started.
D
The
so-called
negotiations
of
giaf
back
in
the
summer
of
2022.
GAF,
presented
a
timeline
for
closure
of
seven
years,
which
was
the
timeline
of
2029
and,
of
course,
for
us
time
is
of
the
essence
too.
We
don't
want
to
continue
having
this
company
in
our
neighborhood
for
those
seven
more
years
until
2029
with
this
long-term
exposure,
and
so
we
were
beginning
to
have
negotiations.
D
We
tried
at
least
Singleton
United
onidos
submitted
a
proposal
for
negotiation.
It
included,
of
course,
things
that
were
going
to
be
of
interest
to
our
community,
including
some
some.
You
know
the
air
monitoring
with
a
public
dashboard,
so
we
can
keep
them
accountable.
It
included
GAF,
offering
x
amount
of
millions
to
help
with
funds
for
either
tax
tax
credits
or
vouchers
for
people
in
the
community,
because
we
realize
that
once
GIF
is
removed
from
the
community
things,
things
are
going
to
start
happening.
D
So
there
were
a
lot
of
things
that
we
put
in
The
Proposal
a
lot
of
things
regarding
remediation
that
we
wanted
to
residential
standards
and
ultimately
I
mean
we,
we
thought
big.
We
said
you
know
what,
if
you,
if
you're,
really
caring
about
this
community,
how
about
you
give
us
a
piece
of
your
land
so
that
the
community
can
own
it
so
that
our
neighborhood
can
own
it
yeah.
D
D
Negotiating
with
the
community
not
talk
to
us
and
they
sent
that
message
through
our
councilman
Omar
Narvaez,
who
informed
us
that
that
meeting
that
was
scheduled
with
them
was
canceled,
and
so
what
they
ended
up
doing
instead
was
putting
in
a
zoning
change
request,
which
is
a
situation
that
we're
we're.
In
now
they
submitted
an
application
to
essentially
create
a
pollution
District.
They
want
approval
to
continue
operating
until
2029
doing
what
they're
doing
so,
even
if
their
zoning
change
request
happens
tomorrow,
there's
no
change
for
the
community.
D
There's
no
benefit
because
they're
going
to
continue
operating
as
they
have
been,
so
it
doesn't
really
change
much,
and
so
this
was
really
a
big
PR
stunt
for
them.
To
do
this,
to
say:
hey,
look:
we
listen
to
the
community
we're
going
to
rezone
our
property,
because
the
rezoning
was
actually
one
of
the
things
that
we
put
in
our
proposal
that
we
wanted
from
them,
and
so
they
submitted
this
application
and
it
was
just
it's
just
been
a
skeleton.
So
there
is
really
no
meat
to
this
application.
D
D
One
of
the
things
that
did
happen
in
December
or
I
should
say:
November
November
November,
the
last
day
of
November
of
2022
was
GIF
had
its
first
community
meeting
and
these
Community
meetings.
They
were
scheduling
them
like
six
of
them
to
as
a
way
to
say,
hey.
We
have
been
talking
to
the
community
for
the
zoning
change
request,
we're
trying
to
trying
to
take
Community
feedback
to
basically
add
things
to
that
zoning
change
documentation
to
keep
moving
forward
and
that
first
community
meeting
did
not
go
well.
D
At
all,
I
mean
it
was.
It
was
pretty
bad
I.
Don't
think
we
can
hear
that
anyway,
the
community
walked
out
because
we
were
just
being
very
disrespected.
Gaf
was
belittling
us,
they
were
not
hearing
us.
They
claimed
that
they
never
walked
away
from
the
table.
Yes,
you
did,
it
didn't
go
well,
it
was.
It
was
so
bad
that
the
Dallas
Morning
News
even
had
an
article
on
how
GIF
screwed
up
that
meeting.
D
It
was
clear
that
they
had
not
had
any
kind
of
communication
or
good
relationship
with
the
community
and
that
these
meetings
were
going
to
continue
to
go
the
same
way
if
things
didn't
Shape
Up,
and
so
the
outcome
of
that
was
in
descent.
So
in
December,
one
of
the
things
that
also
happened
is
that
Singleton
united
only
those
had
asked
the
city
of
Dallas
to
start
a
process
called
unauthorized
hearing
for
our
neighborhood.
D
D
So,
given
that
and
given
the
fact
how
that
poorly
that
meeting
went,
we
sent
a
letter
to
them,
December
22.,
saying
hey,
you
know
actually
come
back
to
the
table
and
let's
talk
because
clearly
this
the
the
meetings
aren't
going
to
go
anywhere.
It's
not
productive.
We
haven't
reached
Common
Ground,
we're
not
talking
to
each
other.
D
So,
let's
start
talking
and
my
to
my
surprise,
GAF
responded,
and
so
that's
when
I
started,
having
a
direct
line
of
communication
to
the
VP
of
operations
at
GAF
and
all
these
conversations
excluded
our
councilman
Omar
Narvaez,
which
was
a
good
thing
for
us
and
in
January
we
had
a
meeting
with
GIF
the
first
one
and
it
was
extremely
productive.
We're
hearing
each
other
out
signal
to
united.
We
need
those
provided.
D
As
part
of
that
application,
like
I,
said
the
application
official,
sparse
and
the
specific
use
permit,
that's
part
of
their
zoning
change
requests
would
be
the
enforceable
document
that
would
basically
legally
bind
them
to
the
exit
timeline
and
any
other
conditions
as
part
of
their
sup.
And
so
the
idea
was
well.
Let's
negotiate
that
sup
and
what
goes
in
it,
because
if
we
like
what's
going
to
be
in
it,
then
the
community
will
support
your
zoning
change
request,
and
so
that
was
our
tactic,
and
that
was
our
our
frame
of
thought
and
GAF
agreed.
D
D
They
really
did
paint
it
themselves
as
Heroes
and
I
I
mean
I
was
just
blown
away
like
wow.
This
is
this.
Is
this
is
interesting?
This
is
this,
was
you
know,
I've
never
been
in
this
kind
of
situation
with
you
know
three
billion
plus
dollar
company
and
how
they
think
about
the
community
and
their
efforts,
and
we
made
it
pretty
clear.
Then
I
I
was
at
the
meeting
and
I
was
pretty
clear.
D
Like
you
know,
if,
if
you're
not
budging
on
the
timeline,
we're
not
going
to
be
supporting
that
zoning
change
request,
we
can't
we
cannot
I
made
that
clear
in
March
I
made
that
clear
in
April
on
social
media
right
before
May
of
why
we
were
continuing
to
take
our
stance
and
in
may
we
had
another
meeting
with
GAF
and
they
showed
us
their
fit.
Finally
came
with
some
sort
of
written
documentation
for
their
sup,
I
and
I
do
actually
want
to
backtrack,
because
we
did
provide
them
an
sup
to
work
with.
D
In
January
we
took
a
stab
at
what
the
sup
should
look
like,
and
so
they
had
it
they.
You
know
we
also
had
provided
it
to
everybody.
That's
been
involved
in
those
meetings,
including
our
planning,
commissioner
Deborah
Carpenter,
and
so
it
was
very
surprising,
May
2023rd
when
they
showed
up
with
their
version
of
the
sup,
and
it
was
extremely
sparse.
D
Very
it
was.
It
was
like
half
a
sheet
worth
of
documentation
and
again
not
budging
on
the
timeline,
and
they
didn't
have
a
lot
of
the
things
that
we
wanted
in
the
sup
to
hold
them
accountable,
such
as
well,
what
happens
if
they
continue
operating
and
they
go
way
over
their
emissions?
What
they're
promising
who
takes
accountability?
D
You
know
the
enforcing
of
the
monitors.
We
want
to
know
what
the
air
pollution
is
like
around
the
factory
every
day,
and
we
want
it
publicly
known
that
was
taken
out
of
the
SCP.
We
want
remediation
to
happen.
We
want
the
site
to
be
remediated
to
residential
standards.
That
was
not
in
the
sup.
They
were
just
it
was
extremely
sparse
and
I
mean
it
was
just
I
continue
to
be
shocked
at
this
point.
I'm
not
shocked
anymore
with
anything,
and
our
stance
continues
to
be
the
same.
D
We're
not
going
to
be
supporting
the
zoning
change
request
unless
that
timeline
is
reduced,
we
do
have
a
meeting
with
them
actually
on
Wednesday
and
supposedly
they're
going
to
come
back
after
the
feedback
that
was
given
to
them
in
May.
With
regards
to
that
first
draft,
but
I
don't
have
any
High
Hopes
at
all.
For
with
that.
D
So
what
this
process
is.
This
is
a
zoning
change
request,
which
means
that
it's
going
to
have
to
go
through
two
votes.
It's
the
planning,
commissioner
or
the
City
Planning
Commission
vote,
and
then
the
council
vote
for
this
zoning
change,
request,
request
press
with
the
sup
and,
of
course
with
through
that,
through
those
votes,
the
community
voice
is
going
to
be
very
important
on
how
the
community
either
supports,
is
in
favor
or
opposes
their
that
application.
D
D
D
If
you
wanted
to
see
that
there's
also
been
another
project
that
some
students
in
high
school
have
done
for
us
with
regards
to
reimagining
the
GAF
site
of
what
could
be
there
to
kind
of
show
you
the
north
north
star,
but
we'd
like
in
place
of
GAF.
But
you
know
I'll
stop
here
just
for
questions,
but
if
you
do
want
to
jump
into
any
of
that
content,
we
can
do
that
too.
E
Have
you
had
communication
with
Brett
Walter?
Who
is
the
person
who
developed
developed
climate
action
now,
because
I
think
they
may
have
a
capability
to
upload
the
different
emails
and
addresses
of
commit
City
commissioners
and
influential
parties,
and
they
you
can
get
students
at
a
college
Etc
to
have
an
action
party
and
literally
flood
them
with
letters
and
emails,
saying
you've
got
to
address
the
situation.
E
But
demonstration
is
what
makes
a
difference
to
the
board
of
directors
I.
Now
it
also
suggest
you
may
want
to.
In
those
contacts
include
the
board
of
directors
of
the
company,
the
CEO
of
the
company.
You
may
want
to
have
demonstrations
at
their
headquarters
in
New
Jersey,
working
with
climate
reality
that
will
affect
them.
They
do
not
want,
and
if
you
go
read
what
they
say
on
their
website
about
communities.
Their
green
washing
effort
is
what
they
do
for
communities
and
it's
and
it
is
we
roof
houses.
E
After
storms
right,
but
they
talk
about
building
resilient
communities,
so
attacking
them
on
the
basis
of
their
green,
washing,
demanding
their
board
of
directors,
respond
to
ESG
reporting
requirements
and
organizing
it
with
the
groups
on
the
slides.
You
just
showed
us
to
send
them
emails
and
letters
if
you
can,
if
you
can
get
hold
of
their
information
and
their
their
rules
about
this
right
about
how
you
do
it,
but
I
would
suggest
you
talk
to
to
Brett
Walter
about
that.
E
They
just
defeated
a
gas
changing
the
gas
rules
in
New
York
state
they
are,
they
are
trying
to
stop
dumping
a
radioactive
waste
in
the
Hudson,
River
and
they're.
Using
this
technique
and
communities
have
got
to
react.
It's
not
just
yours.
This
is
a
model
for
all
of
the
communities
that
are
suffering
this
and
you
need
to
take
the
battle
to
their
headquarters,
to
the
boards
of
directors,
to
the
zoning
agencies
into
the
cities.
Sorry,
for
the
long-winded
response
and.
C
So
Janie,
to
give
you
some
sorry
Michael.
To
give
you
some
context.
The
climate
Action
Now
app
is
an
app
that
was
created
by
this
man
named
Brett
Walters,
who
is
also
a
climate
reality
leader
out
of
Silicon
Valley
in
California,
and
what
it
is
is
it's
an
app
that
people
download
and
then
they
can
plug
in
all
of
their
information
and
like
push
a
button
and
send
out
emails
to
various
Representatives
yeah.
D
Yeah
one
of
the
things
so
we've
done
lots
of
little
tactics
along
the
way
and
I
definitely
know
that
standard
Industries
wants
to
be
far
removed
from
association
with
the
GAF
in
west
Dallas
standard
Industries
as
their
parent
company
and
last
summer.
We
we
did.
I
ended
up
taking
a
getting
an
ad
in
the
New
York
Times
and
directing
it
to
standard
Industries,
and
it
was.
D
A
So
we
have
a
question
from
chip
in
the
in
the
chat
actually
two
of
them
with
the
second
one
about
who
owns
GAF,
you
already
answered.
Is
there
a
question
status
of
legal
action?
You
mentioned
you
were
contacted
by
a
law.
Firm
prospects
of
Damages,
slash
legal
injunction
I'm,
also
curious,
why
you
thought
it
not
good
for
your
councilman
to
be
at
the
meeting.
D
Yeah,
so
it
was
quite
interesting
because
the
the
legal
aid
of
Northwest
Texas,
they
were
just
doing
the
air
quality
study
and
I
assumed,
like
they're,
going
to
take
action
as
part
of
this
study
or
something.
But
no
that
person
directed
me
to
Evelyn
Mayo,
who
is
the
chair
of
Downwinders
at
risk
and
was
doing
some
work
in
my
neighborhood
already
for
creating
our
neighborhood
lead
plan
and
so
I
thought
that
was
interesting,
that
he
he
the
person
from
the
law
firm,
said
no
we're
not
doing
anything.
D
We
can't
but
go
talk
to
this
person.
She
might
connect
you
with
other
people
to
do
something
about
it.
So
that's
what
I
did
so
from
that
perspective,
that
nothing
happened
from
that
legal
sign.
But
we
do.
We
are
working
with
civil
rights,
lawyers,
Mike
Daniel
and
Laura
bashara,
who
have
been
extremely
helpful
and
supportive
in
providing
guidance
during
during
this
time,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
and
that
I'll
share
because
it's
becoming
we
haven't,
made
it
public
yet
through
social
media
and
things.
D
Hud
is
taking
this
extremely
seriously,
and
the
complaint
is
really
about
the
fact
that
we
are
an
industrial
zoning
and
the
city
hasn't
done
anything
to
give
us
residential
rights.
My
home,
that
I
pay
water
gas
for
pay
taxes
for
is
not
well
it's
a
it's
residential
use.
My
zone
is
Industrial
Research
and
because
my
home
is
in
an
industrial,
Zone
and
many
others
of
my
neighborhood,
my
neighbor
well
on
both
sides
of
GAF.
It
has
created
just
havoc
in
the
things
that
we
can
do.
D
We
don't
have
residential
rights
and
had
we
had
even
just
been
in
the
books,
residential
Zone
residential,
we
could
have
fought
this.
We
could
have
just
blocked
the
the
GIF
zoning
application
on
the
grounds
of
residential
adjacency,
but
we
had
that
that
power
was
taken
away
from
us.
So
there's
a
lot
at
play
here
with
the
zoning.
D
Our
homes,
like
I,
said
we're
in
an
industrial
zoned
area,
and
that
has
played
a
lot
into
the
shrinkage
of
my
community
families.
Just
uprooted,
35
families
just
gone
and
continues
to
be
that
way,
but
that
HUD
complaint
is
is
an
action
and
I
and
again
it's
thanks
to
my
lawyers,
who
have
helped
us
navigate
through
this,
and
so
this
it's.
This
is
I,
don't
know
when
the
there's
going
to
be
an
outcome
to
this,
but
I
know
that
it
is
in
progress
and
from
what
I
hear.
D
This
is
kind
of
unprecedented
with
the
timing
that
that
this
is
just
moving
pretty
quickly,
and
it
just
shows
how
what
you
know.
Hud
is
seeing
this
as
a
threat
to
public
health
and
safety,
and,
taking
this
so
seriously
and
we're
hoping
for
I
mean
we're
hoping
that
you
know
the
outcomes
are
in
our
favor
there's
a
long
list
of
what
we
asked
for
as
part
of
I
forgot.
D
A
D
D
I
was
just
going
to
quickly
because
I
I
failed
to
answer
the
question
before.
Why
was
beneficial
for
Omar
not
to
be
part
of
the
meetings,
because
the
entire
time
that
we
were
trying
to
negotiate
the
first
time
around
it
was
Omar
was
a
facilitator.
He
was
a
go-to
person,
we
couldn't
have
a
direct
line
of
communication
to
GAF
and
those
meetings
lacked
leadership.
They.
He
was
not
a
leader
that
that
he
was
not
a
great
facility
facilitator,
that's
not
his
strong
suit.
D
So
having
direct
line
of
to
GAF
I
got
direct
answers
from
them,
even
just
finding
out
how
there
were
certain
things
that
Omar
told
us
along
the
way
that
were
untrue,
and
so
he
was
just
not
a
good
leader
and
so
having
him
out
of
the
picture.
We
just
moved
faster.
We
just
moved
so
much
more
faster.
It
was
quicker
to
understand
while
I
you
know,
GAF
the
the
person
that
I
speak
to
from
GAF
I
mean
I
know
he's
protecting
his
company's
interest.
That
is
his
job.
D
That
is
his
role,
but
I
actually
appreciate
working
with
someone
with
Integrity
for
the
first
time
during
this
whole
ordeal
dealing
with
company
and
city
and
what
have
you,
and
so
that's
why
it
was
beneficial
not
to
have
Omar
in
the
picture
just
to
to
reduce
the
noise
unnecessary
intention,
unnecessary
noise.
And
it's
sad
for
me
to
say
that.
But
that's
that's.
D
C
Okay,
no
I
was
gonna.
I
was
just
gonna,
give
context
to
the
shared
air
DFW.
There's
a
physics
professor
at
UTD
in
his
I,
think
it's
a
post-doc
student
builds
air
monitors
that
are
more
affordable,
but
also
like
Janie
set
of
higher
quality
than
purple
air
monitors,
which
sometimes
the
EPA
long
story
short
y'all.
Sometimes
the
EPA
does
not
buy
into
purple
air
monitors
because
they're
not
calibrated
the
way
that
they
want
them
to
be
so
that
you
get
into
you
know
some
fights
about
that,
but
I
think
Mike
had
a
question
in
the
chat.
A
A
D
Not
even
not
installing
new
technology,
but
they
have
reduced
their
emissions,
they
have
they
claim
that
they
have
and
that's
part
of
the
what
they're
using
as
like.
This
is:
why
we're
we're
heroes
or
we're
doing
so
great,
they
have
reduced
it,
but
it's
not
out
of
the
kindness
of
their
heart.
They
had
to
they're
being
un
scrutinized,
one
of
the
things
that
they
did,
one
of
the
so
one
of
the
things
that
happened
with
the
amortization
report
as
well
soon
after
so
GAF
was
applying
for
their
title.
D
They
came
back
and
basically
said
no
on
the
grounds
of
environmental
justice
and
they
even
cited
some
of
the
stuff
from
our
amortization
report.
They
were
just
like.
No,
you
can't.
We
can't
approve
this
permit,
because
you
have
to
do
X,
Y
and
Z,
and
these
emissions
and
the
adverse
impact
that
it's
causing,
and
so
it
was
a
huge
win
for
us.
D
I
mean
we
were
just
just
super
excited
that,
like
this
may
history,
right
that
that
EPA
was
stepping
in
and
doing
their
role
and
so
again,
GAF
out
made
a
little
maneuver
there
and
what
they
did
was
reduce
emissions
enough
so
that
they
were
no
longer
under
the
jurisdiction
of
EPA.
For
that
title,
fire
permit,
and
so
they
no
longer
need
it.
D
So
there's
that
so
yes,
emissions
have
been
reduced,
but
I
mean
it's
all
relative
right,
they're,
still
the
biggest
pool
leader
in
West,
Allis
they're.
Still,
you
know,
even
if
they've
reduced
by
whatever
time,
there's
still
lots
more
tons
being
kicked
out
into
our
into
the
air
like.
Even
though
they've
reduced
that
emission.
D
C
Yeah
and
to
give
everybody
perspective,
Parklands
the
county
hospital
did
a
study
a
while
back
and
basically
showed
that
Janie's
zip
code,
the
life
expectancy
there
is
I,
want
to
say
eight
years
below
the
Dallas
average
in
like
10
years
below
North
Dallas's
life
expectancy.
So
there's
a
very
drastic
public
health
issue
going
on
there.
It's
75212
right,
Janie.
Yes,
yes,.
A
D
A
F
F
Oh
I
have
one
question,
so
my
question
is
not
specific
to
like
you
know,
so
the
activism
you
are
doing.
You
know
to
get
rid
of
gaps,
but
in
general
shingles
have
you
know
so,
since
I
knew
about
shingle
Mountain,
it's
the
biggest
like
you
know,
concern
for
me,
like
you
know
so,
using
our
shingles
are
now
six.
My
six-year-old
roof
I
need
to
replace
I
am
trying
to
look
for
metal
Alternatives.
There
are
so
many
like
you
know
so.
Red
tape
to
like
you
know
so,
get
them
on,
like
you
know
so.
F
First
they're
expensive
Hovis
does
not
allow
them
there's
so
many
issues
that
are
going
on
too,
like
you
know
so,
go
to
some
alternatives.
With
every
roof
I
see
out
there,
every
almost
every
roof
is
shingle
roof.
So
these
companies
will
make
you
know
so
more
and
more
money
when
there
are
more
when
there
are
like
natural
disasters,
like
you
know
so
stroms
every
year,
even
though
my
roof
is
like
25
year,
warranty
I
got
a
change
in
six
years,
sometimes
even
three
years.
So
they
keep
like
you
know.
D
There
are
other
Greener
shingles
that
they
even
make,
but
not
here,
but
there's
also
I'm
trying
to
think
of
what
the
lines
are
that
I've
seen
where
they
are
moving
away
from,
like
the
ones
that
are
produced
here
and
I
I
can't
I
can't
remember
the
name
of
it,
but
yeah
you're
right
I
mean
even
just
one
of
the
one
of
the
businesses.
That's
in
my
neighborhood.
D
F
D
They
really
couldn't
I
mean
ever
since,
even
when
they
had
the
title
V
hearing
the
title,
five
permit
hearing
they
continuously
say
our
technology
is
good
enough
for
this
facility
that
we,
they
were
asked
like.
Why?
Don't
you,
you
know,
have
installed
scrubbers
and
things
like
that,
and
they
said.
No.
Our
our
stuff
is
good
enough
good
enough
good
enough.
They
this
facility
is
grandfathered
in
so
they
don't
have
to
change
things.
D
The
problem
is
that
if
they
do
change
and
upgrade,
that
does
kick
them
out
of
certain
status,
that
they
have
right
now,
the
certain
privileges
that
they
have
and
so
I'm
sure
that
that
also
factors
into
the
fact
of
why
they
haven't
upgraded
their
technology,
because
when
they
do
that
it
changes
it
changes
their
status.
So
it's
more
convenient
for
them
to
not
do
that.
I
had
a
really
quickly
in
in
December
of
last
year.
D
There
was
a
big
would
look
like
some
sort
of
explosion
coming
out
of
the
factory
and
we
were
really
scared.
We
were
super
terrified
because
I
thought
this
is
it
I'm
gonna
die
tonight,
because
I
mean
there
was
just
stuff
bubbling
out
and
it
was
I
called
9-1-1
long
story
short
turns
out
their
asphalt
asphalt,
tanks
where
they
make
the
the
asphalt
that
holes
in
them
and
they
had
to
just
patch
them
up,
and
so
this
is.
D
A
D
D
There
is
opportunity
to
like
the
gentleman
said
earlier
about
sending
sending
letters,
in
this
case
letters
to
your
council
person
about
the
public
of
the
negative
Public
Health
impacts
that
is
being
created
here
in
West
Dallas
and
in
general.
Honestly,
this
is
a
story
about
our
our
neighborhood
in
West
Allis,
but
this
is
a
story
everywhere
else:
South
Dallas
and
other
parts
of
Texas
and
other
communities,
but
you
know
having
these
industrial
producers
in
residential
neighborhoods.
It's
not
good
right
and
just
letting
letting
your
council
person
know
about
that.
D
Also
speaking
up
at
designated
counsel
or
commission
meetings,
I'm
sure
I'll
be
sharing
it'll
be
shared
with
the
rest
of
your
group
when
we
do
get
to
that
point
where
we
are
talking
to
the
CPC
or
the
council
to
vote
on
the
zoning
change
right
and
speaking
of
it.
These
meetings
would
be
super
helpful
for
us
and
then
spreading
awareness
like
using
your
inner.
Your
network
can
to
offer
kind
of
interview
or
media
opportunities
to
get
more
National.
D
Media
exposure
would
be
great
right,
like
I
said,
standard
Industries
doesn't
want
any
more
any
more
mess
happening
or
be
connected
to
it,
and
then
I
mean
like
I
said.
This
isn't
just
a
problem
for
us,
but
it
is
a
problem
everywhere
and
so
contacting
Congressional
leaders,
the
EPA,
urging
them
to
examine
all
shingle
factories
and
the
industry
as
a
whole
and
how
these
things
are
being
produced
and
and
how
communities
are
suffering
because
of.
C
A
A
C
G
Thank
you,
Janie
I,
don't
know
if
you
could
yeah
I
also
put
a
private
note
to
you.
I,
don't
know
if
you
saw
it,
but
if
you
need
other
organizations,
sometimes
it's
not
helpful
to
have
organizations
from
outside
of
the
Dallas
area
right,
because
it
then
looks
like
a
foreign-led
effort.
But
if
you
decide
you
want
some
national
organizations
to
join
your
list,
that
would
be
something
and
they
have
their
own
social
media.
G
You
know
like
Amnesty,
International,
ACLU,
Prosperity,
now
NAACP,
you
know
Latin
organizations,
various
sorts
I
mean
I,
think
that
it's
was
worth
I'm.
Sure
you've
already
thought
about
it,
but
you
know
there
could
be
a
way
to
enlist
their
help
without
making
it
seem
like
a
foreign
effort.
But
it's
great
to
hear
that
you're
doing
this
and
I
put
my
mobile
in
there
too.
If
there's
anything
I
can
do
to
help.
You
know
just
feel
free
to
give
me
a
call.
C
And
we'll
continue
as
things
change,
we'll
keep
doing
what
we're
doing
with
passing
down
any
information
that
Janie
shares
with
the
chapter
as
well,
for
how
we
can
support,
especially
for
a
grassroots-led
organization.
We
really
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
supporting
you
and
not
you
know
going
rogue.
C
H
C
But
if
anybody
feels
led
to
you
know,
work
on
newsletters
or
feel
you
know
some
kind
of
way
about
putting
memes
and
gifts
and
emails,
please
let
me
know,
but
yeah
again,
I'll
still
be
around
I'll
still
come
to
meetings
and
stuff,
but
I
will
be
located
in
the
Galveston
area
and
I
said
all
of
my
part,
C
appy
stuff
last
month.
So
you're
y'all
aren't
getting
that
from
me
again,
but
love
you
all.
C
I
I
I
I
I
So,
while
we
have
the
chance,
we
must
say
something
make
kind
remarks
replace
exclamation
marks
political
ideologies
with
apologies
instead
of
paying
for
war
pay
for
Ward
kindness
with
a
kiss
on
the
cheek
instead
of
huge
Wars
I
want
to
see
hug
Wars
around
people
and
trees
with
rings.
So
deep
we'd
swear,
they're
centuries-old
worry
lines.