Lois Gibbs by Joseph Rickard https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku Made with an aura of mystery en-us 2017-04-26 16:33:04 UTC 2017-05-04 16:27:18 UTC hello@padlet.com Where she was born bondava https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/168433041   Lois Marie Gibbs was born and lived in Niagara falls, New York. She was born on June 25, 1951. Today she lives in Virginia.]]> 2017-04-26 16:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/168433041 Introduction bondava https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/168436218 At her kids school, there was a canal that was full of toxic waste. Her children and a lot of other kids got very sick. The canal was called the love canal. Businesses had been dumping dangerous chemicals into it for years. The canal flowed underneath the school playground. Lois thought the dirty water was making her children sick. Lois didn't know what to do. It turned out that more then half of the kids in the area were sick. Some scientists agreed that the canal could be the problem. They decided to tell everyone they could about their problem. Finally, the governor visited Love Canal. He agreed to help families move to a safer. Lois Gibbs helped the people in her community. She made a difference in many peoples lives. Today, Lois Gibbs helps people all over the country work together to make their communities safer.    ]]> 2017-04-26 16:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/168436218 rickardjoseph https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/168927710 There were 20,000 pounds of toxic waste poured in to the love canal

]]> 2017-04-28 16:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/168927710 When she found out. levinsonnorah https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/168929020 In 1979 Lois Gibbs was 27 years old.When she was       27 she probably found out that the love canal was making her children and other children sick. She wanted to know why the children were getting sick from the love canal.

]]> 2017-04-28 16:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/168929020 rickardjoseph https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/169480686
  • She wrote a book called Achieving the impossible.
    • ]]>     2017-05-02 16:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/169480686     Lois Gibbs age levinsonnorah https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/169480966 right now today Lois Gibbs is 65 years old. In 244 more days it would be her birthday. ]]> 2017-05-02 16:42:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/169480966 rickardjoseph https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/169482188 There was a movie about the love canal It was called Lois Gibbs and the Love canal.]]> 2017-05-02 16:46:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/169482188 rickardjoseph https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/169736263 Lois was awarded the Goldman Environmental prize and Heinz award.]]> 2017-05-03 16:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rickardjoseph/jgn0k4dljbku/wish/169736263