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SpeakingforOurselves:TheFirstPeopleofColorEnvironmental

LeadershipSummit

DoneleWilkinsFightingforOurLives

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ConfrontingtheIssuesatHome

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HistoryofInjustice:ToxicReleases

Detroit WestBloomfield

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Lead Poisoning

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Flint

Upto12,000childrenpoisoned

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Detroit

80%affectedareAfricanAmerican

Only250cleanedup65,000contaminatedsites

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TheProblem

Someexamplesoftheconsequences:

•  OneofthehighestchildhoodasthmaratesinU.S.

…isaleadingcauseofschoolabsenteeism4

…costingthestate~$88.4million3

•  AndoneofthehighestleadlevelsinU.S.…increasesthechanceofdroppingout5

…leadstolowerIQscores…andlowerlifetimeearningsof~$4.85billiondollarsperyear6

•  WorstinfantmortalityratesinU.S.

…worsethansome3rdworldcountries2

DetroitisoneofthemostpollutedcitiesintheU.S.1

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WeSeeAnOpportunity

Detroitranked3rdintop10citieswhereblackunemploymentisrisingthefastest1

…theworstblackunemploymentrate

among40largestcitiesinU.S.at43%2

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FindingOpportunity

ToRestoreOurEnvironment

ToInvestintheCommunity

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OurVision

ManifestingAssets

Torestoretheenvironmentandadvocateforenvironmentaljustice

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HowWeWillGetThere:OurTwoYearGoalsDirectService

InDetroit:•  ObtainschoollicensetoexpandtraininginDetroitfrom25to100ayear

•  Partnerwithentrepreneurialtrainingagencytoprovideoptionforhard-to-employparticipantstostarttheirownbusinesses

•  Growrevenuebycreatingastaffingagencytobecomeofficialcontractorforclients

BeyondDetroit:•  PilotareplicationmodelinFlinttotrainaninitialcohortof30

TotalInvestment:$989kOverTwoYears

Advocacy•  BuildonthemomentumfromtheFlintwatercrisistoadvocateforastrongerenvironmentaljusticelegislativeframeworkinMichigan

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ABetterUseofInvestmentDollars

$35,000aYeartoIncarcerateOneInmate

$8,000aYearForGreenDoortoTrain

OneTrainee

OR

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JoinUstoInvestinDetroit’sFuture

$989kwillleadto…

130AfricanAmericanmen

eachyearwhoarere-engagedinthecommunityandworkforce

Contributingtosocietyandrestoringourenvironment

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