Subject: Re: Sunday Show Q&A
From: Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]>
To: Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
Cc: Mandy Grunwald <[email-masked]>, Jake Sullivan <[email-masked]>, Kristina Schake <[email-masked]>, Jennifer Palmieri <[email-masked]>, Betsaida Alcantara <[email-masked]>, Kristina Costa <[email-masked]>, John Podesta <[email-masked]>, Maya Harris <[email-masked]>, Marlon Marshall <[email-masked]>, LaDavia Drane <[email-masked]>, Mike Schmidt <[email-masked]>, "Ann O'Leary" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2016 18:10:42 -0500

What about adding in the community mtg.

The community meeting is about hearing from people directly.  Listening and
learning from people who have been affected and who are trying to help.

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On Feb 6, 2016, at 4:22 PM, Dan Schwerin <[email-masked]>
wrote:

Revised with a new point from Marlon:

>
> *Why are you going to Flint on Sunday?*
>
>    - The situation in Flint is an emergency.  For nearly two years, a lot
>    of poor children were drinking poisoned water because their governor wanted
>    to save a buck -- as if their lives weren’t worth even that much.  As
>    I've been saying for weeks, this wouldn't have happened if these kids were
>    white in an affluent community instead of black in a low income community.
>    If that isn't systemic racism, I don't know what is.
>    - Every day that goes by without proper testing and care, children are
>    at risk. And I know from work I've done over many years on behalf of
>    children and environmental justice that toxic lead can have terrible
>    effects on kids.
>    - So I am going to Flint at the mayor’s invitation on Sunday to get an
>    in-depth understanding about what is happening and how we can help.  We
>    have to fix the pipes and we need to immediately get families the health
>    care and support they need. The federal government is going to have to step
>    up.  I know Senator Stabenow is leading the fight to get $200 million to
>    fix Flint’s water infrastructure. Congress should do that immediately.
>    - Let’s not forget, repairing trust takes longer than repairing
>    pipes.  We have to hold the governor and others accountable.  And as a
>    country, we need to take a hard look at all the other Flints out there, all
>    the places where poor communities and communities of color are exposed to
>    environmental danger, government neglect, and corporate abuse.
>    - A lot of these problems don’t get the attention they deserve on the
>    campaign trail, but they’re at the heart of what we need to do together as
>    a country.  We have to break down *all* the barriers holding Americans
>    back and take all forms of inequality, including systemic racism and
>    sexism.  Slogans aren’t going to solve this.  We all need to do our part,
>    and we need real solutions that can actually make a difference in people’s
>    lives.
>
>