Faye Bush, Newtown, September 7, 2009

00:00:22 Bush describes Newtown when she first moved there for school.|00:04:42 Bush talks about segregation in Newtown.|00:05:47 Bush discusses her work fighting against environmental racism.|00:09:13 Bush talks about her personal experiences with Lupus and its possible connection to the environmental issues in Newtown.|00:13:32 Bush discusses the church’s involvement in the community and the movement in Newtown.|00:15:08 She reflects on what keeps her motivated to push for changes in the community.|00:18:24 Bush talks about healthcare and the difficulties that come from not having insurance.|00:20:03 Bush explains how the Florist Club got started after a death in the community.|00:21:22 She talks about the various issues Newtown has experienced including drugs and affordable housing.|00:23:44 Bush discusses her neighbor’s battle with Lupus.|00:25:14 She talks about getting the soil in the area tested and discovering that their community was once the site of a landfill.|00:26:27 Bush discusses the effects environmental issues have had on the community and whether this has caused people to leave Newtown.|00:28:19 Bush speculates whether changes will be made in Newtown. She expresses her hope that the community will be cleaned up and the junkyard removed from their area.|00:28:40 She also mentions the inaccessibility of offices for people that don’t have transportation.|00:29:44 Bush expresses her hope for the Florist Club’s future.|00:30:36 Bush discusses some of the history of the Florist Club she hopes that people will remember.|00:32:53 The interview ends with Bush pointing out places around Newtown for the interviewers. She mentions a factory that she worked at and the cleanliness of the facility.