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