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A Day Without Water

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Water Affordability and the Impacts of Toxins  

Wednesday, October 23rd 2019, 8:30 a.m – 4:30 p.m

Location: Insight Institute of Neurosurgery & Neuroscience (IINN)

4800 Saginaw, Flint, MI 48507

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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Meeting Goals:

  • Bring together policy organizations and on-the-ground practitioners for a day of learning and relationship-building to inform local, state, regional, and national advocacy efforts to improve water safety, access, and efficiency of water infrastructure.

  • Set the stage for long-term relationships among residents from different cities and their community water councils.

 

Agenda

  • 8:00 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast & Registration

  • 9:00 am – 9:15 am: Conference Opening & Welcome - Mayor Karen Weaver & Jill Ryan

  • 9:15 am – 9:45 am: Key Note on Affordability and Equity - Coty Montag, NAACP Legal Defense Fund

  • 9:45 am – 10:30 am: Addressing PFAS Panel: Montell Menifee - Office of Senator Gary Peters, Oday Salim - NWF,  and Tony Spaniola - Community Activist & Lawyer *

  • 10:30 am - 10:45 am: Public Advocacy in EGLE: Regina Strong, State of Michigan    

  • 10:45 am – 11:00 am: Break

  • 11:00 am – 12:00 p.m: Youth Frontline EJ Movement: Alexis Smith,  Crystal, Daryl Sparks, Brandon Tyus with a performance by LaPlacita 

  • 12:00 p.m - 12:30 a.m:  Lunch and Networking

  • 12:30 am – 12: 45 pm:  Building Trust in Flint – Mike Harris, Flint Development Center 

  • 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm: Alage & Tech Innovation: Sean Nester & Markie Miller - Toledoians for Safe Water,  Mike Ferner - Advocates For A Clean Lake Erie, Louis Lane - Lane Labs

  • 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm: Infrastructure & Affordability: Stacey Berahzer - IB Environmental & Nick Manadros - Ohio Environmental Council 

  • 2:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Break

  • 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm: Moving Affordability - Debra Taylor, We the People of Detroit 

  • 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm: Drinking Water Forum with Bridge Magazine 

  • 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm: Closing Remarks - Alicia Smith 

  • 4:00 pm: Adjourn  

 

* Imagine A Day Without Water Press Event (10:00 a.m - 11: 00 a.m)

 

Thank you to the following All About Water Steering Committee Members for helping to plan and coordinate this event:

• Erma Leaphart • Jill Ryan • Hilliard Hampton • Mildred Hunt-Robbins •Latia Leonard •Michael Harris • Monica Lewis-Patrick • Quentin Turner • San Juana “Juani” Olivares • Simone Lightfoot • Alicia Smith

Hosted by Freshwater Future

Sponsored by the C.S. Mott Foundation, The Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation, and The Joyce Foundation

WANT TO SUPPORT OUR WORK?

We have published our work around water in "Mapping the Water Crisis", which is available for a charitable donation and will help fund our research projects.

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