How can locally oriented campaigns contribute to global rejection of petrochemical expansion?
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Linking messages of community pride with political opposition to intrusion by petrochemical companies has interesting implications for collaborations across communities. Does this message enable partnerships in other regions and nations, and what is its relationship to the not-in-my-backyard/NIMBY mentality? How may it be interpreted in differing cultural and language contexts?
I love Changhua, I don't want petrochemical industry: A painted wall in Taixi Village, Taiwan
Eight characters, “我爱彰化 · 不要石化,” are painted on a concrete wall along a road outside Taixi village in Changhua County, translating to two simple phrases: "I love Changhua" and "Don't want petrochem
Undergraduate Thesis: Transnational Alliances Against Formosa Plastics Group (FPG)
An empire of petrochemical corporations is expanding to feed an endless appetite for plastic products.
FPG's Beginnings: Ox-drawn Cart of PVC Resin
This replica is a display in the Formosa Plastics Museum in Taoyuan, Taiwan. It depicts the original ox-drawn cart that the company first used in the 1950s to transport PVC resin.
Portrait of Founder Wang
This is a portrait of Wang Yang-ching (王永慶), founder of Formosa Plastics Group, displayed in the Formosa Plastics Museum in Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Village Besieged: Anti-Petrochemical Album by Shang-Xiang & Band
Village Besieged is an album published by the Taiwanese group Sheng-Xiang & Band in 2016.
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Zackery.WhiteThe chapters' main idea is supported by the use of statistics, historical analysis, and personal anecdotes of immigrants going through the system.
- The literature quotes figures from the Seine-Saint-Denis department. They have collected data that corresponds to the different time periods of ideals and legislation on the immigration policy.
- This discusses the difference in ideals between the time periods over time. It discusses the change from approximately 1974 where the assumption that immigrants were only wanted if they were able to be an active producing member of the workforce to the 90s where compassion was more prevalent.
- The use of the testimonial of the Senegalese man shows the effort put into individuals to use their health as a reason for immigration. As stated by the article, the man had many arguments to try and apply for immigration status, but he heavily relied on his health to be the deciding factor.
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Zackery.WhiteEmily Goldmann, PhD, is a Reserach Professor at the NYU College of Global Public Health. She's an epidemioloigist and enjoys the study of the causes of mental health conditions. She's trying to spread the study of mental illness to a global scale. She studied at Columbia University and recieved her PhD from University of Michigan.
Sandro Galea, MD, DPH, is a Dean at Boston University. His work focuses on causes of brain disorders and sociological effects on urban population's health.
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Zackery.WhiteI can't really find any concise information in regards to the IIPNW having direct publications or legislation passed. They seem as more of an organization that compiles information, and presents at global colloquiums in order to swy opinions for preventions of escalation. They also have many outreach programs for new physicians that help support the idea of nuclear prevention.
Image of Tim Schütz, a Ph.D.