North Minneapolis mother and community organizer Roxxanne O’Brien says years of environmental injustice can only be addressed by bringing community members to the table. The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, she says, needs to include the public as it decides what to do with the Northern Metal Recycling site, which polluted the area for years.

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Roxxanne O’Brien is a community organizer who lives in north Minneapolis, and asks the city and state to face environmental injustice and racism in her community. She is a mother of three who has been fighting for environmental justice for over a decade, and was a key organizer in the campaign to hold the Northern Metal Recycling facility accountable for its pollution.