Markie Miller, Crystal Jankowski, Julian Mack and CELDF’s Tish O’Dell talk about the process organizers with Toledoans for Safe Water went through to get the Lake Erie Bill of Rights on the ballot, and their goals for the future.

Background: The Lake Erie Bill of Rights (LEBOR) made history when 61 percent of Toledo, Ohio, voters approved the groundbreaking law to establish legally enforceable rights for the 11th largest lake on Earth. Gaining national and international acclaim, it has helped accelerate a Rights of Nature movement that has seen other significant developments in Bangladesh, El Salvador, Mexico, New Hampshire, White Earth Band (Minnesota), Yurok tribe (California), and elsewhere in 2019. A corporate lawsuit has been filed against LEBOR, which the State of Ohio is supporting, and the law faces a legislative attack by industry-friendly legislators. “They can’t take away the point that our community made- that we care about our lake, our most valuable resource, our water” – Julian Mack “It’s not just about you, and once you break out of that bubble, you cry a little bit because it’s so overwhelming, and then you get to work”

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