Erica Fernandez
Erica Fernandez has a remarkable story. Her activism began at 12-years-old when she found out that BHP Billiton wanted to build a liquefied natural gas facility off the coast of her hometown in Oxnard, California. Working with a diverse community, from the Sierra Club to Latino youth, in 2007, she successfully helped her community defy a multi-national billion-dollar corporation. On this edition, we hear Fernandez’ speech from the 2008 Bioneers Conference in San Rafael, California.
Featuring:
Erica Fernandez, environmental activist who helped prevent a liquefied natural gas plant from being built near her hometown of Oxnard, Califonia; Liz Cunningham, Bioneers Youth & Conference Project Manager.
Executive Producer/Host: Tena Rubio
Producer: Andrew Stelzer
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Associate Director: Khanh Pham
Production Coordinator: Elena Botkin-Levy
Interns: Asma Mohseni and Patti Restaino
Special thanks to Reference Media Group for recording this audio at the 2008 Bioneers Conference in San Rafael Conference.
For more information:
Bioneers - Lamy, NM
BHP Billiton LNG International – Oxnard, CA
BHP Billiton-main office - Houston, TX
CAUSE
Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy
Ventura, CA
Mujer Women’s Organizing Center at CAUSE
Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy
Oxnard, CA
