Fighting to Win
Fighting to Win
Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ)
Ep.19: From Shy Young Woman, To Powerful Leader: Penny Newman
55 minutes Posted Mar 29, 2021 at 3:53 pm.
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Penny Newman, Founder of Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ) held victory after fighting against the Stringfellow Acid Pits in the 1980s. Tune into today's episode for a conversation with Newman about her journey as an activist and her fights against toxic pollution. Newman’s transformation from a shy young woman to a leader that has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people was all as a result of her and her family suffering from the harm of a toxic site. To learn more, visit chej.org/livingroomleadership/.