David Baker (activist)

David Baker
Nationality American
Occupation Activist

David A. Baker is an American activist. A former union organizer, Baker is the founder and director of Community Against Pollution.

Background

Baker is from Anniston, Alabama the town where he grew up.[1] As children, he and his younger brother Terry would throw rocks and shoot bow and arrows around the ditches and surrounding trees. They would play in ditches and cross the water in the ditches that were used for the Monsanto plant run-off.

In 1970 [2] his brother died of brain and lung cancer at the age of 17. He believes that this was caused by PCBs in the environment.[3] The death of his 17-year-old brother Terry made him promise his mother he would find out what happened to him. Since then he has been instrumental in getting powerful lawyers to represent the people who appear to be the victims of PCB poisoning.[4]

In 1995 he was working for an environmental company. By accident he discovered that the presence of PCB's had been covered up for 50 years.[5]

Recent & current

He is the president of the organisation Community Against Pollution [6] He is also the founder and Executive Director of the organisation.[7]

He has also been active in the organisation of a team of workers going to help in the clean-up of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.[8]

Organisation membership

  • Community Against Pollution (Founder / Director)
  • Environmental Working Group (Board of directors)
  • Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (Member)
  • Calhoun County Chapter of the NAACP (Vice-President) [9]

Video

Awards

  • EPA 1st Assistant Administrator's Environmental Justice Incentive Award 2003
  • CARAT Team Award [12]

References

  1. ↑ PBS Transcript: Toxic Communities
  2. ↑ Global Ministries A Safe Place by Mary Beth Coudal New World Outlook, March/April 2008
  3. ↑ PBS Transcript: Toxic Communities
  4. ↑ Beasley Allen Website Aftermath of Anniston, Ala., Pollution Settlement Is Anger
  5. ↑ People's Voice Weekly "News With An Attitude!" Potential Contamination, Hazards Associated With Proposed Landfill, Central Focus of Meriwether NAACP Meeting
  6. ↑ Imdb The World According to Monsanto
  7. ↑ http://www.aceforg.org EXECUTIVE TEAM
  8. ↑ The Anniston Star Locals head to coast to help clean up mess
  9. ↑ http://www.aceforg.org EXECUTIVE TEAM
  10. ↑ GM Watch The GMWatch video collection
  11. ↑ Imdb The World According to Monsanto (TV 2008)
  12. ↑ http://www.aceforg.org EXECUTIVE TEAM
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