#title Amsterdam Committee Protests City’s Pollution
#author Fifth Estate Collective
#SORTauthors Fifth Estate Collective;
#date 1967
#source [[https://www.fifthestate.org/archive/28-april-15-30-1967/amsterdam-committee-protests-citys-pollution]]
#lang en
#pubdate 2025-06-11
#notes Fifth Estate #28, April 15–30, 1967

Twenty-five members of the Detroit Amsterdam Committee walked down Cass avenue on April 1 to protest the pollution in our city.

Headed by Monteith professor Jonathan Schwartz, the protestors wore surgical masks and carried signs demanding that “Citizens, Reclaim your City.” Professor Schwartz told the FIFTH ESTATE, “For the future, we need music. I propose that we develop rhythm bands with extra instruments so that anybody who wishes to join in can do so.”

The marchers passed out balloons and passengers riding on the Dexter buses enjoyed having strangers wave at them. Meanwhile the Rouge plants and Consolidated Edison could not be reached for comment about their role in air and water pollution.