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Fenceline: a company town divided Name Institution Affiliation Introduction There has been a history of polluting industries being located in minority low-income communities impacting health and leaving the inhabitants to fight for justice in the environmental. Norco a small United State tow is an improbable area to plan a revolt. The inhabitants always greet one another in the streets and support all values of Americans and community spirit. On the other hand there exists a problem (Shell Oil Refinery) that is threatening to damage the local friendship and mutual trust among people of this society that they are so proud of. This film demonstrates a real drama of the how one big corporation and one small community are struggling to come to an agreement. Norco Louisiana is a true company home and town in two different communities: one white and one black. African-American inhabitants complain about the increasing pollution manners. This in regard to unequal job opportunities being harmed health-wise raising health concerns and being ignored as well as their people dying without anyone willing to help them. This film shows how environmental racism portrays the unequal impacts of pollution of environmental on racial minorities since it shows the relationship that exists between the exposure of high levels of pollution to people of color and the low level of environmental benefits that they enjoy. Therefore showing the reason as to why such a plant would want to set up a company near such people. This film however is compelling and discloses the deeper social reality in the struggle between environment and industry. It is convincing evidence that in an economically and racially divided America all people are not equal and are never treated equally. REFERENCES Lerner J. E. (2005). Product Review: Fenceline: A Company Town Divided. Teaching Sociology 33(4) 426-427. [...]
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please google this flim watch it and write exactly according to the provided instruction attached below Film shown in class, "Fenceline: a company town divided" • Drummer, 2008: Health geography: supporting public health policy & planning. CMAJ, 178(9):1177-1180. • Gracia & Koh, 2011: Promoting environmental justice. AJPH, 101(S1):S14-S16.
