S25-43 Climate Justice and Community Organizing, a Framework For Restoration
Class | Registration opens 3/3/2025 9:00 AM
Six Lakes is a 102.5-acre parcel in Hamden. The property features mature forests, hiking paths, and six beautiful ponds. Also known as the Olin Powder Farm, the Six Lakes property is owned by the Olin Corporation. Olin and its predecessor, Winchester Arms, used the site for gunpowder storage and munitions testing. A 1986 consent decree from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection ordered Olin to clean up industrial pollution on the property, a job that
was only partially completed. Learn about the efforts of Six Lakes Park Coalition to turn this polluted land into a public park and how it fits in with the broader fight for environmental justice, preservation, and community organizing.
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Justin Farmer
Justin Farmer is a community organizer, environmentalist, and form City Councilor who served Hamden's 5th District for 6 years. Justin has organized a host of issues both locally and at the state level ranging from the abolition of prison gerrymandering, right to council, and reproductive justice issues. Currently he's the Lead Organizer of the Six Lakes Park Coalition which is working to clean up a 102.5-acre brownfield in Southern Hamden. He also hosts a Radio segment on New Haven Independents WNHH 103.5 Just-In-Time Conversations