Post on 29-Apr-2018
FLINT WATER CRISIS—20-POINT COMMUNITY PRIORITY LIST--ACTION MATRIX
PRIORITY WHO IS TAKING ACTION NOW
ACTIONS
1) Emergency Financial Manager
Law Must Be Repealed
Michigan Democrats Introduced legislation to repeal the Emergency Manager Law
Concerned Pastors of Social Action (CPSA)
Held news conference on repeal of Emergency Manager Law
Detroit Chapter of Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action
Network
Held news conference to call for repeal of the law
Rainbow PUSH Coalition Held news conference to call for repeal of the law
Representative Sheldon Neely
(D-Flint)
Calling for Repeal of Emergency Manager Law
Common Cause Calling for Reform of Emergency Manager Law
Progress Michigan Calling for Repeal of Emergency Manager Law
Michigan United Calling for Repeal of Emergency Manager Law
Sierra Club Calling for Repeal of Emergency Manager Law
American Civil Liberties Union
Calling for Repeal of Emergency Manager Law
Congressman John Conyers
Congressman Conyers calls for repeal of the Emergency Management Law. He blames the ongoing water crisis on the passage of the Emergency Manager Law. http://fortune.com/2016/02/18/michigan-public-act-436-flint/
National Lawyers Guild and Sugar Law Center
Co-counsel, along with the ACLU, in challenging the Emergency Manager Law
State Representative and Minority Assistant Floor Leader- LaTanya Garrett,
Senator David Knezek, Representative Stephanie
Chang
Introduced House Bill 5260 to repeal the Emergency Manager law.
2) Risk Advisories and Mitigation Instructions Must Be Factual, Timely
and Consistently Delivered to All
Residents.
Virginia Tech Research Team
www.flintwaterstudy.org
Researching problems and scientific uncertainties associated with drinking water issues. Residents can leave questions, which will be answered weekly.
3) Information Sharing and Service
Delivery Must Be Accessible to All
Sierra Club-Michigan Chapter
Conducted public presentations along with Flint area volunteers to explain the situations
SEIU-Local 1, Local 517M Went door to door to educated residents on the health impacts of lead
Healthcare Michigan Went door to door to educated residents on the health impacts of lead
Michigan State University and WKAR
Developed an app called "Empower Flint" which offers a checklist of things people can do to protect themselves, their families and their pets. Also it allows the user to search for the closest water stations, free water filters and sources of nutritious food while making it easy to get directions. Other features include notifications on timely information, details about safe water and a collection of Flint news. http://empowerflint.org
Detroit Free Press Distributed 100,000 copies of a guide:
Tips for installing water filters
How to get help with water bills
Questions and answers on health
How and where to get tested
Nutrition information
Assistance programs freep.com/flintguide
United Way of Genesee County
Set up a fund to purchase of filters, bottled water, water filters, emergency support system and deliver
Genesee County Community
Hispanic/Latino Collaborative
Delivering water to homebound and Spanish speaking residents/immigrants Disseminating information in Spanish
Arab American Heritage Council
Working to indentify vulnerable families, who do not speak English Translating documents into Arabic
St. Mary’s Catholic Church Gathering and disseminating water and filters to Spanish speaking residents
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Gathering and disseminating water and filters to Spanish speaking residents
National Black Nurses Association
Hurley Medical Center
Parent education about healthy eating, advocating for necessity of fresh fruits and veggies being sent home w/children on weekends
Hamilton Community Health Network
Holding a 3-day educational event in March to provide seminars, nutrition information, food demonstrations, food giveaways, water filters and bottles, games
Kentucky Baptist Convention
Disaster relief volunteers are working at the invitation of Michigan emergency management officials. Teams are going door to door, delivering water filters, bottled water and water test kits. They also are passing along information related to the water crisis and listening as residents tell their stories.
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS)
DHS issued a statement—in English and Spanish—guaranteeing that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would not conduct enforcement operations at or near locations distributing clean water in Flint or surrounding areas.
4) Water Distribution by the National Guard
Must Be Replaced by Local Youth Labor
Sierra Club-Michigan Chapter
Water distribution
SEIU-Local 1, Local 517M Water distribution
Healthcare Michigan Water distribution
Catholic Charities of Genesee and Shiawassee
Counties
Water Distribution
St. Mary’s Catholic Church Water Distribution
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Water Distribution
Democracy Defense League
Water Distribution
5) Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Must Be
Hurley Medical Center Partner cooking demos at Farmers’ Market focusing on nutrition and lead
Michigan Department of Health and Human
Services
Project Fresh makes fresh produce available to low-income families through the farmer’s market
Accessible for All Residents
Mass Transportation Authority (MTA)
Offering bus rides to groceries operates 10 a.m.-7 p.m. daily along a route with the Kroger store on Richfield and Center, the Fresh Choice Market Place on Franklin at Davison Road and the Walmart. The bus costs 85 cents each way.
Mass Transportation Authority (MTA)
Offering a call-in program to schedule rides from their home to grocery stores. It costs $2.25 each way.
Mass Transportation Authority (MTA)
MTA Senior Shopper Service will pick up residents of several senior housing complexes and transport them to and from grocery stores. Cost is 85 cents for seniors each way; $1.75 for the general public each way.
Michigan Department of Education
Requested $62, 700 from the USDA to help schools purchase foods high in Vitamin C
Food Bank Distribute water and nutritious food to Flint residents
Florida A&M University Seeking grant funding to address access to healthy foods
Michigan Department of Education
The MDE, the state administering agency for USDA’s TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program), will deliver USDA Foods high in the targeted nutrients to the Flint food bank. The Flint food bank will then distribute the USDA Foods to their member food pantries, soup kitchens and other agencies.
GISD (Genesee Intermediate School
District)
With the help of the U.S Department of Education and Gov. Snyder ensuring all elementary students get daily snacks rich in calcium, iron and Vitamin C
6) Fairness/Justice Must Be Examined in
Rate Hikes and Continued Billing for
Poisonous Water
Sierra Club-Michigan Chapter
Fighting against billing people for unsafe water
Salvation Army Utility bill assistance and shut-off assistance
Catholic Outreach Utility bill assistance and shut-off assistance
St. John’s Outreach of Fenton
Utility bill assistance and shut-off assistance
Genesee County Community Action
Resource Department
Utility bill assistance and shut-off assistance
Food and Water Watch Started a petition to keep the water on and to stop the water shut offs
Flint City Council Drafting a resolution to ask Receivership Transition Advisory Board to stop charging residents for water
Flint Democracy Defense League
Holding Community Meetings to gain community input and strategize
Progress Michigan Calling for relief from water bills
Atty. Valdemar Washington
Fighting against water billing during water crisis
Michigan United Advocating for relief for water bills
Progress Michigan Advocating for relief for water bills
7) All Flint Citizens Must Be Provided
Free Home Inspections
Water Defenders Conducted in-home water testing
Virginia Tech Water Study Team
Assembled water testing kits to 271 originally sampled homes
8) All Flint Residents Must Be Provided Federally Funded Replacement of
Damaged Systems/Appliances
Mayor Karen Weaver and Lansing Mayor Virg
Bernero
Mayor Weaver is planning to remove pipes in high-risk homes of kids under 6 and pregnant women. Mayor Bernero has offered technical assistance from the Lansing
Board of Water and Light. Researching federal and private aid for the repairs.
United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters
(UA)
Installed water filters in people’s homes
United Association of Journeymen and
Apprentices of Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry
Installed 1,100 new faucets and water filters
9) The City of Flint Must Have a New, State of
the Art, Water Distribution System
Black Lives Matter Issued statement calling for replacement of water infrastructure
Coalition for Clean Water Issued Infographic calling for “replacement of all public water infrastructure at no cost to residents”
Progress Michigan Calling for “fixing pipes”
Sierra Club Advocating for pipe reconstruction
Michigan League Increase revenues through tax reform to have the adequate resources to address aging infrastructure throughout the state and restore revenue sharing
University of Michigan Mayor Weaver joined University of Michigan-Flint professor Dr. Marty Kaufman Monday morning at City Hall to present the results of a project to identify and map all known locations of lead pipes. The project was completed by the Geographic Information Systems Center at the University of Michigan-Flint under the direction of Dr. Kaufman, chair of the Earth and Resource Science Department. The data and research are available for download at umflint.edu/gis
JM Eagle CEO Walter Wang has offered to replace all of the pipes free of charge
10) Pro-Bono Legal Advice Must Be Available to All
ACLU of Michigan Agreed to take referrals from 2-1-1 callers asking about the Flint class action lawsuits
Flint Water Class Action Website set up by a law firm filing a class action suit; holds informational meetings on the suits
www.flintwaterclassaction.com
11) Responsibility for the Crisis Must Be Investigated and
Accountability Measures Must Be
Imposed
Sierra Club-Michigan Chapter
Working with EPA Region 5 acting Director Bob Kaplan; wrote a letter to EPA Admin. Gina McCarthy requesting Flint investigation. EPA announced an investigation,
including assessing actions of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
US Congress--The House Oversight and Reform
Committee
A hearing was held on February 3rd, to examine the situation and review the EPA’s administration of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA assessed and continues to monitor impacts on FDA regulated industries, including human food and animal feed production
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Department of Justice Michigan Attorney
General
Conducting criminal investigation of the Flint Water Crisis
American Civil Liberties Union
Freedom of Information Act Reform
Sierra Club Freedom of Information Act Reform
Progress Michigan Freedom of Information Act Reform
Common Cause Transparency/Accountability/FOIA Reform
12) Multi-Disciplinary Studies Must Be
Conducted to Assess Impacts and Needs Related to the Crisis
Hurley Medical Center University of Michigan,
Flint, Michigan State University Florida A&M
University/Historically
Seeking to coordinate efforts to monitor journals, synthesize results and execute a communications plan to disseminate results among community organizations
Black Colleges and Universities
HBCU Climate Change Consortium
Working on a Stand With Flint effort to provide research support
13) All Academic Reports Arising From the Water Crisis Must Be Available to Flint
Residents
Hurley Medical Center University of Michigan,
Flint Michigan State University
Seeking to coordinate efforts to monitor journals, synthesize results and execute a communications plan to disseminate results among community organizations
14) A Dedicated Fund and Support Systems Must Be Established
to Address Impacts of Lead and Other Toxic
Exposure
Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Set up the Flint Child Health and Development Fund to provide short and long term critical interventions
Genesee County Health Department
Free testing for children under the age of 7, who may have been overexposed to lead
Pediatric Public Health Initiative
Provide tools and resources for the assessment, research, monitoring and interventions
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
Allowing participants to use WIC vouchers for ready-to-feed infant formula and swap powdered formula for ready-to-feed formula; providing nutrition education on
mitigating lead absorption
United Health and Human Services (HHS) and Health
Resources and Services Administration
Disseminating public health information to HeadStart and Community Health Centers Sponsored a Disaster Distress Helpline to provide crisis counseling and support to
people experiencing emotional distress
Flint Kids--Community Foundation
Aiding children with interventions that support positive health outcomes for Flint children, including: Crisis response, Optimal child health & development, Early
childhood education, Educational and Student Support Services, Continuous access to a pediatric medical home, Access to infant and child behavioral health services, Nutrition education, Healthy food access, Safe & healthy home environments,
Integrated social services, and Research
United Way Address immediate needs of residents such as water, water filters, and any emergency support efforts
Mayor's Fund—Caring for Flint Fund
Rebuilding of Flint’s Infrastructure
Sierra Club Funding for Environmental Health
Gamaliel/Michigan Power to Thrive
Funding for Public Health and Health Impact Assessment
Michigan United Advocating for Long Term Health and Educational Support
American Civil Liberties Union
Advocating for Public Education Conditions and Services
Michigan League Advocating for a Public Education System—Finding a New Way to Fund Schools
Michigan Power to Thrive A group of community leaders, organizations, public health departments collaborating to make sure everyone has access to medical and educational support. Plus they are building community relationships among neighboring community groups.
Magic Johnson The FlintNOW campaign announced a partnership with Johnson that will focus on education initiatives to benefit schools, children and families.
Michigan State University law professors
Held a teach-in to focus on public health and environmental injustice. Open to the public.
15) Equitable Redevelopment Must
Include Anti-Displacement Measures
Flint Neighborhood United Review and follow up on the draft ‘Imagine Flint Master Plan’/Charter
16) Jobs, Contracts, and Other Economic
Benefits Must Go to Local Residents
Various Unions Convening to discuss equity in jobs and contracts in the redevelopment process
17) Small Business Owners and Prospective
Workers Must Have Access to Capacity
Building
Michigan Laborers Training and
Apprenticeship Institute
Unions doing apprenticeship program
Small Business Association
Aid business in Genesee County and Flint effected by the Flint Water Crisis, low interest disaster loans
18) A Flint-Wide Environmental
Assessment Must Occur
Water Defenders
Collecting water samples from residents’ sinks, bathtubs, showers, and water heater sediment fluid. In addition to high levels of lead, chemicals including
chloroform/trihalomethanes and volatile chemicals and metals methylene chloride were analyzed
to Determine and Address Other Risks
Green Door Initiative Planning NIEHS-funded water testing and household training activities
19) The Environmental Justice Plan for the
State of Michigan, the Department of Natural
Resources, and the Department of
Environmental Quality, as established
by Executive Order
2011-1, Must Be Instituted:
Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition
Building Awareness about the existence of the Environmental Justice Plan and Advocacy around implementation of the MI Environmental Justice Plan
Michigan Environmental Justice Action Coalition
Issued Statement on the crisis calling on the Governor to institute the Environmental Justice Plan
20) An Independent Community Oversight
Board Must Be Established
Black Lives Matter Issued statement which included call for oversight board
Donations Sierra Club National President, Aaron Mair-Donated $1500
SEIU-Local 1, Local 517M Started a GoFund Me page. Donated 860 cases of water and a pallet of baby wipes to two churches; Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Eternal Life Ministries
Healthcare Michigan Delivered water and supplies
General Motors and United Automobile
Workers
Donated $3 million to United Way of Genesee County for at-home care, nutritional assistance, early childhood and supplemental education to be disseminated in 5 years.
MSU Greenline group Raised $1,400 for the MSU Pediatric Public Health Fund Rev. John Grace,
chaplain at Siena Collected and delivered water to New Life Center in Flint
Heights University and Catholic students
Students from Siena Heights University
Delivered water and donations to the Flint Fire Department
Bluffington University Multicultural Student
Organization
Donated 250 cases of water
Brown City High School and Marletter High
School
Donated 150 cases of water
United Way of Genesee County
Set up a fund. Donated 11,000 filters, 5,000 replacement filters, and bottled water to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan. Employ a driver for daily distribution.
Alsum Farms & Produce Inc.
Donated 40,000 pounds of potatoes to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
Resources Unite (organization in Dubuque, Iowa)
Collected 300,000 bottles of water
Levi Elementary School Donated 550 cases of water 78th Security Forces
Squadron at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia
Collected 5 tons of bottled water
Victor Peoples, Alpha Eta Omega Alumni Chapter of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Bethany Christian Church
Accepting donations of toiletries, hygiene items, baby food, formula, wipes, diapers, money, household cleaners and other non-perishable grocery items
for Catholic Charities and Genessee County United Way.
DePaul Dining (Chartwells)
Started a donation campaign that allows students to use their meal plan money to purchase water
Catholic Charities of Genesee and Shiawassee
Counties
Delivering water, water filter kits, clothing, household items, personal hygiene items
King 810, heavy metal band
Recorded a new song and selling t-shirts. Money is to be donated to Flint Child Health & Development Fund. Donated and delivered water
Sweet Holy Spirit Church in
South Chicago
Donated 160,000 bottles of water
First Baptist Church Campostella in Norfolk
Donated 47,000 bottles of water
Who Is Hussain? (London Based Muslim Group)
Donated 30,000 bottles of water for the RedCross
Sean Anderson Foundation Donated $10,000 to the Flint Child Health & Development Fund. Started a Crowdrise Page, which has raised $73,514.
Sean Combs and Mark Walberg, executives of
AquaHydrate
Vowed to donate 1 million bottles of water
Walmart, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nestle
Donated 6.5 million bottles of water to Flint schools
Detroit Lions Donated 100,000 bottles of water
Cher and Icelandic Glacial Water
Donated 181,00 bottles of water to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
Jimmy Fallon Donated $10,000 to the Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Eminem Working along with AquaHydrate to donate the 1 million bottles of water
Russell Simmons Donated 150,000 bottles of water
Flint Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Alumnae Chapter
Started a GoFundMe page for donations
Bay City Mayor Kathleen Newsham and residents
Donated 30,000 gallons of water and $1,500
Black Student Union at the University of Michigan
Started a GoFundMe page; raised $5,625
Fusfoo Started a GoFundMe page; raised $53,374 to be donated to the Mission Hope
Virginia Tech Researchers Started GoFundMe page; raised $87,495 out of $150,000 for Virginia Tech Foundation account to offset the cost for water research in Flint
Flint Jewish Federation Started the Flint Emergency Relief Fund to purchase water, filters, and testing kits. The rest of the money goes to the Flint Child Health & Development Fund.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church Accepting donation and distributing jugs of milk, water, filters, wet wipes
Aretha Franklin Free hotel rooms for up to 50 residents at Holiday Inn
Pearl Jam $125,000 to United Way of Genesee County’s Flint water Fund; Set up a CrowdRise page. Total amount raised was $393,321. Monetary donations will first be used for
the purchase of water filters, bottled water, emergency support services and prevention. Any remaining funds will be directed to the Flint Child Health &
Development Fund.
Group of Wisconsin Churches
72,000 cans of water
Brownie Girl Scout Troop 71729
Sent letters to Governor Snyder
Little River Band Tribe of Native Americans in
Ottawa
Donated $10,000 to Genesee County Sheriff’s Office
Jon Cryer Donated $10,000 to the Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Rosie O’Donnell Donated $10,000 to the Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Seth Myers Donated $10,000 to the Community Foundation of Greater Flint
AT&T Donated $50,000 to the Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Madonna Donated $10,000 to the Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Anheuser-Busch Donated 50,000 cans of water to Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
Meek Mill Donated 60,000 bottles of water
The Game- The Robin Hood Project
Donated $500,000 in bottled water to the Food Bank Eastern Michigan
Avita Water Donated $500,000 bottled water to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
Oskar Blues Brewery Donated 100,000 cans of water Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
Mission of Hope Collecting and delivering water
Coalition of Saginaw Pastors
Donated 150 cases of water to the United Methodist Church in Flint
Metcalfe Grocery Stores Donated 450 gallons of water to the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County, who are delivering water and accepting donations
Carrie Davis Started a GoFundMe page; Received $20,524 to buy 37,800 bottles of water to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
Dream Girls of Real Estate and Stevens Van
Lines
Donating and delivering 1,000 cases of water
JC Anti-Violence Donating 5,000 cases of water to Flint
Jarobi White (A Tribe Called Quest), Kamilah Rouse, Bed-Vyne Wine
& Spirits, Bed-Stuy’s YMCA
Collecting water, wipes, ready-made baby formula, hand sanitizer
The #BeYouCampaign Started a campaign The #BeYouCampaign and collecting water, filter, hand sanitizer. The campaign has already reached its 10,000 bottles of water.
Plumbing Manufacturers International of Rolling
Meadows
Donated faucets
Monte Morris and Hy-Vee
After Morris made a statement about Flint, Hy-Vee donated 11 semitrailers filled with water to Flint
Shawnee State University in Portsmouth
Donating 500 cases of water
Wendy’s of Ohio and Michigan
Donated 1,500 cases of water
Donnie McClurkin Donated 5,000 cases of water
John P. Kee Held a benefit concert and donated 122,000 bottles and jugs of water,
detergent, filters and paper products
Bishop Marvin Sapp
Delivered 17,000 bottles of water to The Church of the Harvest
Dr. Jamal Bryant, Pastor Welton Smith, Bishop
Donated and delivered 15,000 cases of water to churches in Flint
Edgar L. Vann, Bishop J. Drew Sheard, Pastor Solomon Kinloch Jr.
Black Graduate Student Association
Started the “Fresh for Flint” campaign. Raised $3,182 to buy 960 cases of water for the Boys and Girls Club in Flint
Amway Corp Donated $100,000 worth of water purification filters. Installed filters at the YMCA of Greater Flint and the Flint office of Easter Seals.
Detroit Pistons’ owner, Tom Gore
He has pledged $10 million to the water crisis.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Hamilton Community Health Network and Genesee Health System will split $500,000 to hire more staff and provide the community with more testing, treatment, outreach and education to help address the crisis.
Henry Ford Health System and Health Alliance Plan
(HAP)
Pledged $100,000 toward the United Way of Genessee County and the Flint Child Health and Development Fund
American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ Disaster
Relief Office
Distributed a $2500 emergency grant to American Baptist Churches of Michigan
Water You Fighting For Started a GoFundMe page and has raised $2,690 to purchase hygiene items
Lincoln University in Jefferson City
Organized a water drive for Flint
Newburgh, New York residents
Donated 15,000 bottle of water
Brandon Carr, Dallas Cowboy’s player
Started the Carr Cares Fund for Flint and donated $100,000. Donated $10,000 to the Safe Water Safe Homes Fund for replacing pipes and plumbing.
Bar 145 Collected and donated 5,000 bottles of water
Community Grant Making Fund (Fort Wayne
residents)
Donated $10,000 to the Community Foundation of Greater Flint
Meridian Winter Blast Festival (Meridian Health Plan, Bands, Talmer Bank,
Donated $50,000 to Flint Child Health & Development Fund
Winter Blast Foundation, Attendees)
Flint Rising Established two collective funds-501c 3 (Flint People’s Recovery Fund) and 501c4 (Flint People’s Movement Fund). Volunteers have knocked on over 7,000 doors to collect stories, identify leaders, deliver accurate information, and asking residents to turnout to meetings. https://www.crowdpac.com/campaigns/1704/come-together-for-flint
City Campus Church (Michigan)
Collected 6,000 bottles of water
Thrive Church (Michigan) Collected 10,000 bottles of water
Community in Kalamazoo Collected 466 cases of water and 50 one-gallon jugs of water to be delivered to New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church
All Start Services, Inc. During February, the company will donate one bottle of water for each bottle purchased.
JPMorgan Chase & Employees
Donated $350,000 to Flint’s Child Health and Development Fund
Deanna Nolan, WNBA players
Donated 9,000 bottles of waters, 400 wipes, 75 shower head filters, 200 packs of Vitamin C Defense drops
Louisville Water Company Donated $10,000 Flint Children’s Health and Development Fund
Isiah Britt, 7 year old boy from Virginia
Started a GoFundMe page and raised $10,000 to buy hand sanitizer for the elementary school students
United Methodist Committee of Relief
Released a $10,000 emergency grant to assist the 8 United Methodist congregations in Flint to start water resource centers to distribute water filters, replacement filters, water testing kits, and educational information
Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane
McCray
Started the “NYC Loves Flint” effort to get donations toward the United Way of Genesee County’s Flint Fund and the Flint Child Health & Development Fund
Students at Columbia Central High School
Donated 600 cases of water to Food Bank of Eastern Michigan; Donated $1,180 to Genesee County United Way
American Baptist Home Mission Societies’
Disaster Relief Office
Distributed a $2,500 Emergency grant to American Baptist Churches of Michigan. The region will forward funds to Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, Flint.
Flint celebrities, led by Dee Dee Bridgewater
Held a benefit concert to raise money for Flint
St. Stephen AME Zion Church
Donated 80,000 bottles of water
High Point University and Primo Water
Corporation
Donated 92,160 bottles of water
Colt Mavity, University of Jamestown
Started a GoFundMe page and raised $1,520 to buy 13,000 bottles of water
Arkieva, designer and provider of Advanced
Planning and Scheduling software tools
Will be donating $5,000 to the Flint, Michigan water Crisis. The company plans to match contributions made by employees.
Divine Savior Holy Angels High School
Donated 800 gallons of water to St. Vincent De Paul Society Meal program
Poland Spring and Pottle's Transportation
Donated 38,016 bottles of water to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan
Great Lakes Conference, Covenant World Relief, and The Love Mercy Do
Justice
Started fund to aid immediate response to children and families affected by the water crisis. Formed a coalition called Flint Grassroots Initiative to deliver water and fruit, conduct blood-level tests, offer education, help install filters
Michigan Senate Approved a $30 million bill to help residents pay their water bills
Napier Academy students Donating 3,000 bottles of water to Flint
Colt Mavity, student of University of Jamestown
Jessen Dolechek, student of Dickinson
State University
Collected 1,600 gallons of water. Donated $500 to Michigan Community Service Commission Safe Water Safe Home Fund.
Saint Thomas More Society and the Student
Service Center of
Collected 100 cases of water
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Phi Delta Theta Michigan Zeta fraternity
on the campus of Central Michigan
University
Collected and will distribute more than 38,000 bottles of water in the parking lot of Sam’s Club on Corunna Road in Flint.
Michigan Muslim Community Council,
Islamic Relief USA, The Made Institute,
Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village,
Life for Relief and Development, Grand Blanc Muslim Youth
Association, Bottles for Babies
Started an online campaign, Clean Water for Flint, and raised $54,000
Lucky Monkey Tattoo Parlor
Carrie Metz-Caporusso sketched a tattoo as a symbol of Hope for Flint, raised $2,200 for a Flint charity
Terrance Knighton and Chris Baker, Washington
Redskins
Donated 3,600 bottles of water to the Catholic Charities in Flint
Members of 50K Souls Outreach Organization
Donated 4,000 cases of water
L’Anse Creuse High School students and staff
Donated 430 cases of water and 25 gallons.
STATEMENTS/ACTIONS
Phaedra Park Made a statement on Flint and protested with Jesse Jackson and Judge Greg Mathis
http://kticradio.com/abc_entertai/real-housewives-of-atlanta-star-phaedra-park-lending-support-to-flint-michigan-abcid35617936/
Michael Keaton and Mark Ruffalo
Used their acceptance speeches at the Screen Actors Guild Awards to make a statement about the water crisis http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/30/sag-awards-2016-spotlight
Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler, Janelle Monae
Before the Oscars on Sunday, they are hosting a public event with the hashtag #JusticeforFlint. Flint residents will be able to take the stage in front of a live audience to share their personal experiences dealing with the situation at the event, which will take place at the Whiting Auditorium.
Mark Ruffalo, actor Van Jones, Founder of Green For All Vien Truong, Director of Green For All Tom Steyer, Founder of NextGen Climate
Starting a “Support for Flint” Bus Tour to visit Hurley Medical Center, Mission of Hope, St. Michael’s Church, and more.
Michigan Welfare Rights Organization (MWRO)
and Michigan Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Network
(MUUSJN)
Organizing testimony by affected communities at the state capital in support of the human-right-to-water legislation that is being proposed.
Justice League Water Warriors
Souljahs of the People
“Shut down in Motown” Protest on March 3rd Calling for Justice in Flint and Equality for All
National Action Network Convening protest and call to action on March 3rd to demand that the governor speak to the people and to demand resources for rebuilding Flint to be in the hands of the people.
National Advancement Project and
M.A.D.E. Institute
Hosting a Black Flint Rising Town Hall Meeting on March 4th to call for racial justice in the response to the Flint Crisis and beyond
Sara McCaslin, filmmaker and journalist
Documenting the ongoing water crisis
Hilary Clinton Released a campaign video which features interviews with residents and Mayor Weaver. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rki_3VEJ5w
Gina McCarthy, EPA Administrator
Delivered a statement at Harvard University http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/271164-epa-head-flint-water-crisis-is-personal
Our Water: Public Water for Public Good
Wrote a solidarity letter to Flint; it was signed by 40-50 organizations http://ourwaterwv.org/blog/2016/2/10/to-the-people-of-flint-michigan
Rev. Jesse Jackson Led march about the Flint Water crisis
WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Issued a statement calling for action and restoration of democratic process
United States Conference of Mayors
Released a statement supporting Mayor Weaver and her call for state and federal assistance for the residents of Flint
Creation Justice Ministries
Released a sign-on statement by prominent national Christian Denominations to U.S. Congress http://www.creationjustice.org/uploads/2/5/4/6/25465131/christian_communities_respond_to_flint_water_crisis.pdf
South Dakota State University Athlete,
Deondre Parks
Issued a statement on the Flint water crisis
Rep. Dan Kildee, Democratic Whip Steny
Hoyer, Rep. Elijah Cummings, Rep. Scott Peters, Rep. Brenda
Lawrence, Rep. Debbie Dingell
Traveling to Flint to speak with business owners; called for Snyder to testify before Congressional hearings on the city's water crisis.
WE ACT Held a protest in New York City to show solidarity with Flint and demand justice
Pastor David Bullock Board of Canvassers approved a recall petition against Gov. Snyder over the lead contamination. Bullock and his supporters have 60 days to collect 790,000 signatures in order to recall question on the November ballot.
ACLU of Michigan Pursuing a lawsuit with the Natural Resource Defense Council to enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act. Working with Michigan Immigrant Rights Coalition and the National Immigrant Law Coalition to ensure the health and safety of immigrant children and families.
Congressman Hank Johnson
Issued statement about Flint http://rollingout.com/2016/02/25/congressman-hank-johnson-on-the-flint-water-crisis/