PPT-The Flint Water Crisis: A Case of Environmental Racism?

Testimony before the Michigan Civil Rights Commission Hearings on the Flint Water Crisis September 8 th 2016 Michael Mascarenhas PhD Associate Professor Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Contemporary notions of environmental and social justice . Dr. S. Finch MD,CM, FRCPC, ABAM-Diplomate. Introduction. BPD is common disorder, especially in clinical populations. Prevalence 1-2% general population, up to 10-20% outpatients, 25% agitated emergency patients. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/21/paula-deen-fired-food-network-cancels-show-after-racism-scandal_n_3480517.html. Samuel . Eto'o. (professional footballer) . When talking about . racism. what does the word . race. mean?. In the past people believed that there were different races of people, who shared common physical features such as skin . Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children. Talia Avrahamzon, . Dr. Nicholas Biddle, . Dr. Naomi Priest. ANU Centre for Social Research and Methods . Research School of Social Sciences. Australian National University. Defining terminology. Race:. Belief that observable differences in skin color (and other perceived physical attributes) are connected to other differences between people; believed by many to be biological, but really there is nothing biologically different about people of different races. . Update. & Flint . Water Crisis . January 25, 2016. Great Lakes Water Authority. On January 1. st. , 2016 The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) officially took over the leadership of the Detroit Water and . By Roman Namdar and Julia Kurek. When the basis of discrimination is someone’s perception of race, it is known as . racism. . . Discrimination is an . action. -unfair treatment directed against someone. . August 2015 vs. March 2016. Kelsey Pieper and Marc Edwards. Virginia Tech. 1. Flint residents. 2. Dennis Walters, Matt Smith, Tracy Hacker, Tonya Williams, . Kaylie. . Mosteller. , Carrie Nelson, Claire . The Flint Water Crisis: A Time line of Events. November 2011: State of Michigan declares a financial emergency for the City of Flint. 1st of three Emergency Managers are appointed by Governor Snyder to run the City. The Mayor and City Council lose all authority to govern.. Robert Kaplan. USEPA – Region 5. April 8, 2016. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1. The drinking water system is recovering, but is unstable.. . • Orthophosphate . coating is forming on pipes where enough water is flowing through the pipes. Language. 2. . Shared Framework. 3. . Know . Our History. 4. . . Take Action. Slide 3. How . do you . define racism?. Slide 4. RACISM =. Race Prejudice . Social & Institutional Power. Slide 5. RACISM =. Flint Michigan. Four phases of the Flint Water Crisis: Evidence from blood lead levels in children. Sammy . Zahran. , Shawn P. . McElmurry. ,. . Richard C. Sadler. Environmental Research. Volume 157. What is the Racism Review Board?. Is a group led by minority students of color (most drastically affected by racism) whose main objective is to continuously create a more racially conscious medical school curriculum.. Location . of. UM-Flint. Studying. at um-flint. Exchange . students. . arrive. . one. . week. . before. . the. . classes. . start. . for. . orientation. . week. Exchange . students. . can.