Thread by @lmauricecpr

Together we are making a difference. Please consider opening your hearts, to support #SaveFlintChallenge's Water The Planet campaign.

Your donation or RT helps provide clean water to families struggling with toxic water. #WaterThePlanet gofundme.com/f/SaveFlintCha…

In America, we don’t turn our backs on our neighbors when they need help. After witnessing so many people ignore Flint and other areas in the U.S. struggling with unreliable water, I created my own campaign to provide safe drinking water. #SaveFlintChallenge #WaterThePlanet

When we first launched our clean water campaign over 59k people were generous enough to share our mission. Help us gain the same momentum during the pandemic. People are still suffering and America has a water crisis. #WaterThePlanet

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“Water is Life.” But water quality is health. Waterborne disease outbreaks are much more common than most people realize. We must address formidable water issues to protect the public health of citizens & the bio-health of our planet. For too long we've taken water for granted.

Thank you Ben Stiller for supporting our Water The Planet: #SaveFlintChallenge clean water campaign. We have so much more work to do. Please consider sharing. @RedHourBen #WaterThePlanet

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As many as 12.8M lead pipes and service lines connect homes to water in all 50 states. Chemical treatment is a stopgap measure in preventing contamination. Drinking water won’t be safe in America until the millions of lead pipes found in every state are pulled out of the ground.

Racism plays a major part: Like in Flint, lead pipes leave Benton Harbor, Michigan, with toxic water. #BentonHarborWaterCrisis democracynow.org/2021/10/18/ben…

In the mid-20th century, residential segregation greatly increased in the United States, as homeownership became a reality for many white middle-class families and discrimination in both the public and private sectors restricted housing options in Black communities.

The increased patterns of residential segregation enabled municipalities to more easily deprive majority-Black neighborhoods of access to essential services, including clean water. In America, when it comes to access to safe potable water, race is still the strongest determinant.

Benton Harbor can't use tap water for drinking, cooking or brushing their teeth due to lead contamination. The water was found to contain lead levels up to 60 times the federal limit as early as 2018. That’s higher than the contamination of Flint’s tap during its water crisis.

The Benton Harbor water crisis is another environmental scandal. One of the most downplayed and disgusting examples of community malpractice currently going on in the United States.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced she’ll expedite lead service line replacements to be completed in 18 months, up from the prior five-year timeline. But Michigan still needs help with the distribution of clean water to Flint and Benton Harbor residents. #AmericaHasAWaterCrisis

Flint residents are still contracting Legionnaires’ disease and Benton Harbor doesn't have clean water because they're both predominantly Black cities. The poor governmental response is a result of systemic racism.

We are working with the National Clean Water Collective in Michigan to arrange water distribution events in Benton Harbor and Flint. Each truckload of water is $13k. So many people need assistance and we need you involved. #WaterThePlanet #SaveFlintChallenge

Thank you @RoArquette for supporting our Water The Planet: #SaveFlintChallenge clean water campaign. We have so much more work to do. #WaterThePlanet

https://twitter.com/RoArquette/status/1395915713248825345?t=S7fIF80efFxdnOlIQrNbjQ&s=19

How to accept the challenge: You have options. Support our work: gofundme.com/f/SaveFlintCha…

Contact other organizers in Michigan and donate.

Create your own clean water campaign. #WaterThePlanet

Every community deserves clean water and lead-free pipes.