Fwd: JOIN US! Meet and Greet with Monica Lewis Patrick

[Sun Nguyen]

Hi ASPENers, 

We have been invited to meet Monica Patrick, President and CEO of We the People Detroit on Tuesday, March 26th from 12:30-2:30 at CDI!

This is a really great opportunity to meet with a leader in environmental justice/water rights issues in Detroit.

Below is a forwarded email with additional information about the event and about Monica. 

See you there!

Sun Nguyen

Pronouns: he, him, his

Master's Candidate | Environmental & Energy Policy

Michigan Technological University

svng...@mtu.edu | (218) 428-0113

https://www.mtu.edu/social-sciences/graduate/directory/active/nguyen.html

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From: Emily Shaw <emi...@mtu.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 3:38 PM
Subject: JOIN US! Meet and Greet with Monica Lewis Patrick
To:

Hello! Students and faculty are invited to join us Tuesday March 26th for a meet and greet with Monica Lewis Patrick, President and CEO of We the People Detroit. There will be some pizza, please stop by for a slice and a chat. Details are below.

When: Tuesday, March 26th 12:30-2:30p

Where: Hamar House, CDI

Details: Meet and chat with Monica Lewis Patrick, president and CEO of We the People Detroit. WPD is an organization that works to inform, educate, and empower Detroit residents on important issues surrounding civil rights, land, water, education, and the democratic process. The organization has been on the forefront of water rights struggles in Detroit and has been recognized for their work. Here is an article about with a little more information about Monica, the organizations thoughts/work on re-envisioning urban water services, water shutoffs and water-related illnesses, and the WPD website which has even more details about their work.

Hope to see you there,

Emily

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Emily Shaw

she/her/hers

Environmental Engineering

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering | Michigan Technological University

emi...@mtu.edu | GLRC 312 | 317.372.3032

Michigan Technological University is located within Ojibwa (Chippewa) homelands and ceded-territory established by the Treaty of 1842, the territory of Native American nations in Gakiiwe’onaning (Keweenaw Bay), Gete-gitgaaning (Lac Vieux Desert), Mashkii-ziibing (Bad River), Odaawaa-zaaga’iganing (Lac Courte Oreilles), Waaswaaganing (Lac Du Flambeau), Miskwaabikong (Red Cliff), Wezaawaagami-ziibiing (St. Croix), and Zaka’aaganing (Sokaogon Mole Lake).