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Interview with Kristine Wong
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| Title | Interview with Kristine Wong |
| Creator | Interviewer: Monica Ghosh
Interviewee: Kristine Wong
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| Publisher/Affiliation | Community Coalition for Environmental Justice
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| Place of Publication | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | 2000-07-28 |
| Notes | Text of this interview can be found at the following url: http://depts.washington.edu/wtohist/interview_index.htm People discussed in interview: Margaret Pageler, Lydia Cabasco, Carol Browner, Ace Saturay.
Places discussed in interview: South Seattle, Beacon Hill, South Park, Central District, Washington DC, New York, Convention Center, Memorial Stadium, Vancouver BC, 4th and Jackson, King County Correctional Facility, Seattle Central Community College (SCCC), VA Hospital.
Organizations discussed in interview: Community Coalition for Environmental Justice, Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency, Board of Health, Northwest Environmental Economic Justice Network, Public Citizen, People for Fair Trade/Network Opposed to WTO (PFT), Independent Media Center (IMC), Workers' Voices Coalition, Sierra Club, People's Assembly, International District Housing Alliance, Southwest Network for Environmental Justice, Radio Shack, Direct Action Network (DAN), Labor and Employment Law Office (LELO), Niketown, Starbucks, Ruckus Society, Group Health Cooperative, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
Summary of interview: Kristine Wong of the Community Coalition for Environmental Justice (CCEJ) discusses her role as an advocate for low income communities and communities of color in the Seattle area. Her fight against the WTO involved protecting the local, state and federal health and safety regulations undermined by the WTO. Women of color lead the CCEJ, founded in 1993, says Wong. Her work involves educating and organizing communities around the issues of environmental racism and environmental justice. The non-profit organization also mobilizes low-income communities that live near toxic waste dumps. In addition Wong organizes for a Northwest Environmental Economic Justice Network uniting diverse groups around urban environmental health issues and environmental justice. Wong criticizes mainstream media's coverage of the WTO protests, noting the marginalization of people of color, of leaders of alternative movements and the distortion of their messages. |
| Timeline | After WTO |
| Intended Purpose | Oral History
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| Issue Area | Environment
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| Subjects | World Trade Organization. Ministerial Conference—Personal narratives |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Object Type | Interview
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| Physical Description | Computer file |
| Collection | WTO History Project
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| Contributor | WTO History Project |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Organizations Mentioned | Community Coalition for Environmental Justice, Puget Sound Air Pollution Control Agency, Board of Health, Northwest Environmental Economic Justice Network, Public Citizen, People for Fair Trade/Network Opposed to WTO (PFT), Independent Media Center (IMC), Workers' Voices Coalition, Sierra Club, People's Assembly, International District Housing Alliance, Southwest Network for Environmental Justice, Radio Shack, Direct Action Network (DAN), Labor and Employment Law Office (LELO), Niketown, Starbucks, Ruckus Society, Group Health Cooperative, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
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