A local dump fight inspired replication by proving ordinary residents could win.

Evidence

The import of ICATW’s victory over At-Sea was aptly summed up in an edition of the Ironbound Voices: “This victory over At-Sea is one of the greatest examples of people who saw a problem and then organized together to do something about it. The story of this victory should be put down in a book, as an inspiration to other people all over the United States to show them that they can do the same thing.” — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up, 697

Categorization

• SHARE: Ironbound Voices self-described its win as a how-to model for other communities — a nice citable primary source for any EJ pedagogy writing.