Failure is Not An Option: The Plight of Vanadium Mine Workers in South Africa
2005 Barnard College International Conference on Vanadium Poisoning
Barnard President Judith Shapiro And Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
President Shapiro explains why Barnard College decided to dispatch four students and two professors to South Africa to provide humanitarian assistance and research.
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo thanked Barnard College for providing institutional support for vanadium victims. She explained why she blew the whistle during her tenure at EPA when she learned from Jacob Ngakane about the poisoning of vanadium workers. Her talk was entitled: It’s Time to Tell the Truth!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa4GsLgfNmg
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo thanked Barnard College for providing institutional support for vanadium victims. She explained why she blew the whistle during her tenure at EPA when she learned from Jacob Ngakane about the poisoning of vanadium workers. Her talk was entitled: It’s Time to Tell the Truth!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa4GsLgfNmg
Joslyn Barnes On Behalf Of Danny Glover
Joslyn Barnes offered greetings from actor/attivist Danny Glover. Mr. Glover provided funding for the video taping of vanadium victims and serves as the Executive Producer for the up-coming motion picture: No FEAR.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHaf55ej3WI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHaf55ej3WI
Jacob Ngakane And Benedict Sebone
Speakers: Jacob Ngakane, COSATU vanadium mine organizer and vanadium victim, Benedict Sebone. Jacob Ngakane, former COSATU vanadium organizer describe the plight of vanadium workers and his role in organizing the community. Benedict Sebone worked for Union Carbide Vanadium Mine. Benedict described working conditions at the mine and the serious and at times fatal health effects of exposure to vanadium pentoxide.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0fZ7x4IgA4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0fZ7x4IgA4
Hayley Holness
Speaker: Barnard student Hayley Holness, a political science major discusses her research in South Africa with victims of vanadium poisoning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N_gzsKNigc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N_gzsKNigc
Alexandra Severina
Speaker: Barnard student Alexandra Severino, a biology major discusses her research in South Africa with victims of vanadium poisoning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmPj0jmWrDA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmPj0jmWrDA
Alexandria Wright
Speaker: Barnard student Alexandria Wright, a philosophy major discusses her research in South Africa with victims of vanadium poisoning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek-E3Q4C9wc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek-E3Q4C9wc
Kendra Tappin
Speaker: Barnard student Kendra Tappin, a history major discusses her research in South Africa with victims of vanadium poisoning.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muWQlunjGSE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muWQlunjGSE
Concluding Remarks - Jacob Ngakane
Concluding remarks: Jacob Ngakane
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_UBthTTOKc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_UBthTTOKc