The Canalport Riverwalk Park, a 5-acre park tucked under a bridge over the South Branch of the river, is surrounded by communities that have long fought for environmental justice.
for years over a plant that opened in 2018 near a park and at least two schools. Residents say there was no community input and the plant often emits noxious smells.
The Sims scrap-metal recycling facility is located directly across the river, with the sights and sounds of the operation on full display,Mounds of scrap metal are moved at the Sims Metal recycling company, across the South Branch of the Chicago River from the Canalport Riverwalk on Sept. 16, 2022. Residents are holding a community meeting Thursday night at St. Paul Catholic Church to demand the city reject the operating permit.Sitting on a bench at the park, Trujillo can watch the machinery move mounds of scrap metal.Connecting people
The group’s vision involves hosting workshops for community members to draw images of water and what environmental justice means to them, first on paper then converted to pieces of laser cut metal embedded in the fence. At the event in September, some of the sketches submitted by attendees depict fish, smiling children holding hands and an acknowledgment to Native American tribes that first occupied land near the river.
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