Listen to Campus Coalition Concerning Chester (C4) leaders Kayla, Ray, and Ryunah speak with ecoWurd about their work with C4 and recent LNG social media campaigning. https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=371800488708765
Chef Lamont & Brother Tyrone Speak to C4
Beloved community organizers Lamont Harris and Tyrone Ricks joined C4 on November 29th to talk about their work in their hometown of Chester. Their work ranges from running feeding programs like Souper Sundays to free landscaping for community elders like Greening for Clean air. Both have a deep love for their neighbors and they shared that energy with C4. During […]
Chairperson Zulene and C4 Elicit Anti-LNG Stance from Delaware County Council
On Wednesday, October 4th, CRCQL Chairperson, Zulene Mayfield, and numerous students from the Campus Coalition Concerning Chester (C4) demanded that the Delaware County Council take a stronger stance against the potential LNG facility to be sited in Chester. After listening to about a dozen anti-LNG public comments, every council person announced their opposition to the LNG facility.
Swarthmore’s Connection to Environmental (In)Justice in Chester (9/21/23)
By Chris Folk, C-4 Student https://swarthmorephoenix.com/2023/09/21/swarthmores-connection-to-environmental-injustice-in-chester/ Located in the fourth richest county in Pennsylvania, Swarthmore is a utopian suburb for wealthy, liberal whites, where people regularly live into their eighties. Swarthmore, the town and college, can easily feel like a bubble – physically and psychologically isolated from the rest of the world. When one wants to get out and go […]
Chester Justice Celebration Celebrates Health, Justice and the City’s Green Future
On Saturday July 28, Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL) hosted a Justice Celebration at ACCESS Community Center in Chester that had more than 120 participants from Chester and around the county. The event was a collaborative effort by CRCQL, Swarthmore College, C-4 (Campus Coalition Concerning Chester), ACCESS Center and others. Community partners came together to provide a fun space […]
Hundreds gather for 3rd Annual Environmental Justice March in Chester, PA
April 22, 2023 – Chester, PA. – Over 200 people marched and caravanned from Chester City Hall to the front of Covanta’s trash incinerator, calling for an end to acts of environmental racism. Hosted by Chester Residents Concerned for Quality Living (CRCQL, pronounced “circle”), the march demonstrated the need for clean air and justice for Chester City residents. Unfortunately, the […]
Sowing Seeds of Hope
On July 24, 2022, CRCQL and C4 hosted a youth gardening event called Sowing Seeds of Hope at Highland Gardens Playground in Chester. Youth spent the day painting pots, planting flower and vegetable seeds to take home, and learning about the importance of taking care of their environment and themselves, all over some much needed water ice and soft pretzels. […]
CMP Radio Interview
CRCQL member Will Jones accompanied by C4 members Anna Considine and Sarah Chang speak on CMP Radio about their work over the summer
March 16 CRCQL Press Conference: Delco Times coverage
Protesters stage ‘die-in’ as Delaware County mulls over new contract with Covanta By KATHLEEN E. CAREY | delcotimes.com March 20, 2022 at 6:51 a.m. MEDIA – More than 50 people gathered in the Delaware County Government Center courtyard Wednesday to stage a “die-in” to protest Delaware County’s use of the Covanta waste-to-steam facility in Chester as the Delaware County Solid […]
