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Enviro-Mich message from "RASHID BARKAJI" <ACCESS-COM@worldnet.att.net>
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For more information or to register for this event, please call Kathryn
Savoie at 313-842-7010 or Donele Wilkins at 313-821-1064.
The Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS),
Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice, Michigan Environmental
Council, and the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition invite you to
join us for:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
CIVIL RIGHTS IN METRO DETROIT:
A Dialogue for Community Members and State Legislators
JANUARY 22, 1999
ACCESS Main Office
2651 Saulino Court, Dearborn, Michigan
PROGRAM
1:00 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE BUS TOUR
(Leaves from ACCESS Main Office)
Space is limited -- Advanced registration required!
2:30 FORUM & PANEL DISCUSSION
WELCOME Ismael Ahmed, Executive Director, ACCESS
PANEL PRESENTATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
*Donele Wilkins, Executive Director, Detroiters Working for Environmental
Justice
*Kary Moss, Executive Director, Michigan ACLU
*Paul Templet, Professor, Louisiana State University; former Director of
the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality
RESPONSE BY STATE LEGISLATORS
*Representative Kwame Kilpatrick
Other panelists to be announced
DISCUSSION
4:00 RECEPTION
REGISTRATION:
You must register to participate in the Environmental Justice Bus Tour.
Otherwise, it is not required, but will help us with planning, and would be
appreciated. To register, please send the following information to Kathryn
Savoie, Environmental Program Director, ACCESS by fax (313-842-5150) or
e-mail (ACCESS-COM @worldnet.att.net):
Name:
Organization/Affiliation (if any):
Address:
City/State/Zip:
Phone Number:
E-mail:
Do you wish to participate in the Environmental Justice Tour?
Do you wish for your organization to be listed as an endorser of the event?
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ENDORSING ORGANIZATIONS
American Lung Association of Michigan
Clean Water Action
Ecology Center
Friends of the Detroit River
Groundwork for a Just World
Hamtramck Environmental Action Team (HEAT)
League of Conservation Voters Education Fund
Lebanese American Heritage Club
Michigan Coalition for Human Rights
National Lawyers Guild Detroit Chapter
NLG/Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice
National Wildlife Federation
Sierra Club of Michigan
Sisters of Mercy – Earthministry
Sisters of St Joseph Office of Peace and Justice
Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision
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The sponsoring organizations wish to thank the Olga Madar Association for
Participatory Democracy for funding this event.
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Arab Community Center for Economic & Social Services
2651 Saulino Court, Dearborn MI 48120
313-842-7010 (phone), 313-842-5150 (fax)
e-mail: ACCESS-COM@worldnet.att.net
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