Interview: West Oakland Activist Shirley Burnell

Published on Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Last updated on 07:22PM, Sunday, October 11, 2009
West Oakland community activist Shirley Burnell

West Oakland community activist Shirley Burnell

The chairman for West Oakland chapter of ACORN grew up in  Oakland. She recounts the history of local advocacy on air pollution and asthma.

 

 

Part of the Bay Area Toxic Tour series, originally published May-June 2009 on Newsdesk.org. Funding provided by individual contributors through Spot.us.org.

NEXT IN THIS SERIES: May 27: Inside West Oakland's 'Breathmobile'

PREVIOUSLY IN THIS SERIES: May 13: Port's Diesel Pollution Stirs West Oakland Protest

 



About Kim Komenich
Kim Komenich worked as a staff photographer and editor for the San Francisco Chronicle (2000-2009) and the San Francisco Examiner (1982-2000). He was awarded the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Spot News Photography for photographs of the Philippine Revolution he made while on assignment for the Examiner.