----- Forwarded Message ----- WHAT "Asbestos, Asthma, Air Alerts and Fish Advisories: Environmental Justice - What's Really In Our Backyard?"
Mississippi Corridor Neighborhood Coalition Sponsors Forum on Children's Health First in a Series on Environmental Issues being held from February through April. WHEN, WHERE February 21, Saturday: East Side Neighborhood Services, 1700 Second St NE, 9:30 a.m. to noon. Children's Health: Asbestos, Asthma, Lead, Mercury and More. How Can We Protect our Children from Unhealthy Indoor and Outdoor Air? The Mississippi Corridor Neighborhood Coalition (MCNC), through a grant from the Bush Foundation, will be conducting three community education forums in 2004 to address pollution, human health and the health of the environment in the neighborhoods along the upper Mississippi River corridor in Minneapolis. ADDITIONAL FORUMS IN MARCH AND APRIL March 20, Saturday: Logan Park, Monroe and Broadway Streets NE, 9:30 a.m. to noon Cumulative Effects of Air Pollution in Minneapolis' Upper Mississippi River Corridor. What are we Breathing? April 24, Saturday: NE Bank Rasmussen Community Room, Broadway at Marshall NE, 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. The State of the Upper Mississippi River in Minneapolis: Are We Effective Stewards? FORMAT The general format will be a short presentation by a small panel of experts familiar with the topics followed by an extensive Q & A with the audience. Light refreshments will be served. Notes on the proceedings will be taken, and an evaluation will be distributed to the audience participants. Information gathered from the forums will be included in a final report that will contain the top concerns from audience members, issues identified by panelists and recommendations for change. This information will be provided to elected officials and community leaders as a foundation for action to eliminate health hazards that affect the community and the river. INTENDED AUDIENCE Our major audience is citizens directly affected by environmental justice issues, especially communities of color and residents with limited information and opportunities to influence policies. Other audiences include elected officials, public agency staff, environmental groups, students and anyone concerned about creating a sustainable community. WHAT'S NEXT? MCNC, Macalester-Groveland Community Council and the Sierra Club are making plans for a city-wide spring forum on issues surrounding closing the locks and dams in the Twin Cities, something recommended in Minneapolis' "Above the Falls" river redevelopment plan. If you want to be on the list to receive updated information, send an e-mail to MCNC. For more information: Mississippi Corridor Neighborhood Coalition 612-331-4738, E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 18748, Minneapolis, MN 55418 ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Thought some list members would be interested in these forums. --- Dave Stack, Harrison (where a group of robins is overwintering along Bassett Creek near Thomas Av N) REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
