Date:
Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 7:00pm to 9:00pmLocation:
Town Hall Seattle
Hard to Swallow: Racism, Accountability, and the Flint Water Crisis
Thursday, June 23, 7:00 - 9:00pm
Town Hall Seattle (1119 8th Ave, Seattle 98101)
RSVP and Purchase Tickets ($5)
Concern for civil rights led a journalist working for the ACLU to expose one of the nation’s largest public health crises.
Veteran investigative reporter Curt Guyette was hired by the ACLU of Michigan to document the impact of the state's radical emergency manager law. The measure undermines representative democracy by taking away the power of locally elected officials and allowing a state appointee to take complete control of school districts and cities.
Join us for a special Town Hall Seattle event with ACLU staff reporter Curt Guyette has exposed the shocking story of how government actions resulted in the poisoning of the water supply for residents of Flint, Michigan.
Curt will share how events unfolded, how racism and the suspension of a democratic process led to the crisis, and the efforts to hold government officials accountable for their misdeeds. In the course of reporting on the law, Guyette identified one of its most egregious outcomes: the story of how a toxic water system poisoned the people of Flint.
$5 tickets can be purchased here.
About Town Hall Seattle: Town Hall is accessible by most metro transit routes, onsite parking $7, with limited 2 hour street parking. There is a no host cafe/bar available in the lobby. If you have any questions about accessbility or would like to request accomodations, please contact [email protected] by June 20.
