Join us as we deepen our understanding of the serious threats to quality of life caused by Mayor Duggan’s water shutoff policies and Governor Snyder’s mishandling of Flint water.

WHEN: Saturday January 16th, 10am to 4pm
WHERE: Damon Keith Center for Civil Rights, 471 W. Palmer St., Detroit

*Free and open to everyone!
*Refreshments provided

SCHEDULE:

10:00 – 10:30am Opening Comments

10:30 – 11:30 am The Lead Poisoning Catastrophe: Standing in Solidarity with Flint Citizens

11:30 – 12:15 pm The Homrich 9 Trial and Civil Disobedience in the Struggle for Water Affordability

1:30 – 2:30 pm Mapping the Water Crisis: Documenting Shut-offs and the Racist Targeting of African American Neighborhoods

2:30 – 3:30pm What Is a Water Affordability Policy: How Does It Work?

3:30 – 4:00pm Demand for Water Affordability: Next Steps and Proposed Legislation

TEACH-IN PRESENTERS AND ORGANIZERS:

-Professor Peter Hammer, WSU Law School
-Attorney Thomas Stephens
-Ms. Tawana Petty
-Ms. Julia Cuneo
-Ms. Marian Kramer, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization
-Rev. Bill Wylie-Kellerman, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
-Ms. Monica Patrick, We the People of Detroit
-Attorney Julie Hurwitz
-Ms. Emily Kutil
-Prof. Shea Howell
-Dr. Gloria House

Organized by Detroiters Resisting Emergency Management (D-REM)www.d-rem.org