Side Quest: Diane Wilson

Diane Wilson came to speak about her fight against chemical plants in her hometown. Diane was a shrimper off the Texas Coast, her hometown had a population of only about 15000. A company moved in to town and and built a chemical plant. A local newspaper had a article that came out stating what chemicals were coming from the plant. Diane was bothered about this, because it was actually destroying her business. She contacted City Hall to ask about the plant. The people in City Hall said she was stupid and accused her of being evangelist. Diane started a petition wanting to remove the plant from her hometown. Diane even organized protests, but City Hall never responded or took any action against the plant. Her family, city, state, and everybody was against her. They said a woman didn't have a right to speak out. Diane went on a hunger strike since nobody would listen to her. She took heat for her hunger strike as well. Diane has been arrested numerous of times behind her fight. Diane has kept speaking out against her fight against the chemical plant. The town had once had 100 boats now they are down to 3. From our readings we have learned that most of these plants invade small, poor, and minority towns. These towns don't have enough people to stand up and fight for their city to be saved from these kind of pollutions. Many jobs, people, and areas are effected by these plants. According to Higgins' Race,Pollution, and Mastery Nature. Also being female doesnt help the cause. We live in a society were women are looked at as less than of a male. That a woman is supposed to be seen and not heard. Diane went against all those stereotypes had a voice that needed to be heard in order to keep people safe. I feel that if Diane was a man then she would have gotten attention from City Hall or even had more followers on her path to shut down the chemical plants. Diane has not given up her fight and she will continue to speak out on all things that are in just "Civil disobedience causes change to happen"-Diane Wilson