South Side Community Action & the Georgia-Pacific Explosion

On September 10, 1997, a fatal explosion at the Georgia-Pacific plant on the south side of Columbus spread toxins across the adjacent residential neighborhood. Roberta Jones-Booth and the South Side Community Action Association’s organizing efforts resulted in a suit against the plant and a profile of disaster response that remains all-too-relevant today. 

Join us as we hear from Jones-Booth’s son Martin C. Jones and South Side residents who will reflect on the explosion and the organizing efforts of the Association in the aftermath.