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mission area team for United
Church of Christ; Nicole Hill, who
shared a first-person account of
the effects of water shutoffs; and
Stephanie Chang, Michigan state
representative whose district
includes Ecorse, River Rouge and
part of Detroit.
Lewis-Patrick said the practice
of turning local governments over
to emergency managers led to the
Flint water crisis and to Detroit’s
policy of cutting the water supply to
homes of people in arrears on their
bills. With no access to clean water,
some parents lose custody of their
children, destroying families. Water
shutoffs also accelerate blight in the
neighborhood.
Von Oeyen noted a study done
through Henry Ford Health System
that showed a correlation between
increased incidence of water-
borne diseases and water shutoffs
— though he noted that further
research needs to be done before
concluding that the water shutoffs
caused the increase in disease.
Hill, a college student and single
mother, outgrew the asthma she
had as a child but suffered irrevers-
ible lung damage after the water
was shut off at her Detroit home in
2014. As a member of the People’s
Water Board Coalition, Michigan
Welfare Rights Organization and
We the People of Detroit, she has
become a leading voice on water
rights.

Chang discussed several bills she
is sponsoring or co-sponsoring in
the state legislature. House Bill
4393 would provide water shutoff
protection for seniors, families with
minor children and people with dis-
abilities. It would provide clearer
notices for those at risk of a water
shutoff and create a low-income
water assistance fund, similar to
the one that helps people avoid util-
ity shutoffs. House Bills 4389 and
4390 would change the penalty for
illegally reconnecting water after a
shutoff from a five-year felony to a
civil infraction or misdemeanor.
Those bills are being consid-
ered by the House Committee on
Local Government, which includes
representatives Jim Ellison, who
represents Royal Oak and Madison
Heights, and Jeremy Moss, who rep-
resents Southfield, Lathrup Village,
Beverly Hills, Bingham Farms and
Franklin. Chang urged voters to
contact these representatives to
support public hearings on the bills.
Another bill, House Bill 4392,
would extend the jurisdiction of the
state Public Service Commission to

Monica Lewis-Patrick speaks to the 100 gath-
ered at Temple Kol Ami.

include the operations of municipal
water and sewer systems.

GETTING THE WORD OUT

Mel Chudnof of West Bloomfield, a
former president of Kol Ami and a
member of Detroit Jews for Justice,
facilitated the panel.
Shirlee Wyman Harris of
Commerce Township felt the pro-
gram was extremely powerful. “It’s
really important that we wake
up,” said Harris, who works at the
Holocaust Memorial Center. “We
don’t think about how water shut-
offs in Detroit affect the rest of us.”
Stu Raben, also of Commerce
Township and a Kol Ami member,
said the program was an eye-open-
er. He said he plans to get more
involved in Detroit Jews for Justice’s
water justice efforts.
Detroit Jews for Justice has sev-
eral events planned in the next
few weeks to help get the word
out. There will be an open house
at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, at
the Detroit home of organizer
Rabbi Alana Alpert. Register on the
organization’s website to get the
address.
On Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 6 p.m.
there will be a “talking points” train-
ing program about water shutoffs at
a location to be announced.
Detroit Jews for Justice was
founded in 2014 by Congregation
T’chiyah to further its mission of
making social change central to
congregational life. Projects have
included work on behalf of racial
justice, education reform and
increased minimum wages. Rabbi
Alpert serves both the congregation
and Detroit Jews for Justice. •

For more information, visit Detroit Jews for
Justice’s website at detroitjewsforjustice.
org or email Eleanor Gamalski at Eleanor@
detroitjewsforjustice.org.

