#FlintWaterCrisis: Flint residents are being forced to drink and pay for lead-laden water. For two years, this toxic water has been the only option for many of Flint's residents. No medicine can treat the irreversible brain damage that has been inflicted upon every single child in Flint. Trying to provide enough water bottles for the city would require 20 million bottles of water per day for the next year until this problem is solved.
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How did this happen? See a timeline here: http://michiganradio.org/…/timeline-heres-how-flint-water-c…
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Some steps forward:
1. State of Michigan needs to change all lead pipes; 2. President Obama should declare Flint a disaster zone to allow long term federal assistance; 3. State of Michigan must deliver two 55-gallon drums to every home in Flint and each day replenish them with fresh clean water. Until the government does its job right, the relief organizations should follow this model replacing water bottle supply.
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We need you:
Make 2 Phone Calls a Day: -- Call Gov. Snyder 517-373-3400 to #ChangePipes -- Call President Obama 202-456-1111 to #DeclareFlintDisaster zone
Donate and share the crowdfunding campaign (4 days left): -- #Muslims4Flint: www.launchgood.com/flint
Share the flier: -- https://drive.google.com/…/0B-dQh5IAH-gaVmZ6aWpzem9sWUU/view
If you're in Michigan, volunteer with Islamic Relief: -- https://docs.google.com/…/1ywqkIuL_W3RCCp7xj8hsSk…/viewform…
Post to Facebook:
Not a single lead-contaminated water pipe in Flint, Michigan has been repaired or replaced by the State of Michigan. Please spare 10 minutes a day to put pressure on the government. ------- Call Gov #Snyder 517-373-3400 to #ChangePipes --------Call President Obama 202-456-1111 to #DeclareFlintDisaster zone
Muslims in Flint are playing the ideal role in struggling and helping their neighbors. What is needed is political pressure - not just water bottles. It will take 20 million bottles a day to meet the need which will create another crisis. Please call now and call every day.
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Please call now and call every day to support the demands of Flint Coalition, and of #Muslims4Flint, two coalitions that Muslim ARC - Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative is honored to be a part of.
