[Durham INC] Lead in Durham Parks

[bonita green]

This is a reminder for the roundtable community discussion on the lead in
Durhams Parks, this coming Saturday at 10 am. Please be solution-oriented
as we come together on this issue. For further details, follow the email
trail below.

Bonita


*Hello Durham Friends,*

* I am forwarding this email on behalf of Mr. James Chavis, Leader of
Durham PAC1. *

*Thank you to everyone that supported the peaceful protest this morning on
lead contamination in several of Durham's parks. During this gathering, Mr.
Chavis discussed the next steps for this group of Durham Advocates
<https://thelawdictionary.org/advocate/>. *


*Durham PAC1 will host a public meeting, Saturday, July 22, 2023, from 10
am to 12 pm at the Holton Resource Center on Driver Avenue. The purpose of
this meeting is for the community to mobilize and develop a strategy, on
how to best address Durham's Environmental Justice Issue
<https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice#:~:text=Environmental%20justice%20is%20the%20fair,laws%2C%20regulations%2C%20and%20policies.>of
lead contamination in Durham Parks.  We are asking each person to be
solution-oriented in bringing their ideas and a friend to this meeting. *

*If you are new to this information, below you will find an email trail
that includes the recording from  Walltown Community Association Duke Lead
in Durham Parks Presentation 6/12/23. <https://youtu.be/6h6FSTwQjek> Also
information on how to get free lead testing for children. *

*Please reach out to Mr. Chavis <jameschavis at hotmail.com> for any further
information.*

*Be A Kind Human*
*Bonita Green*

Hello, Walltown neighbors and Durham residents,
James Chavis and residents from the East Durham community are gathering in
front of the Durham County Health Department this Thursday, July 13 from
9:30am to 11:30am to peacefully protest the conditions and response to lead
contamination in several Durham parks. Please support and attend as you are
able.

*Background Information*

   - On Monday, June 12, the Walltown Community Association hosted a
   virtual community meeting to share the findings from Duke researchers
   regarding dangerously high levels of lead in Durham parks (you can access
   the recording of that meeting here <https://youtu.be/6h6FSTwQjek>).
   - On Thursday, June 29, the City of Durham held a community meeting
   (view recording here
   <https://www.youtube.com/live/TY9l1yzobM8?feature=share>) where staff
   and representatives from Mid-Atlantic Associates (the firm conducting an
   assessment of the soil in Walltown, East End, East Durham, Lyon, and
   Northgate parks) offered information about the actions being taken in
   response to the Duke research and timeline for reporting back to the
   community. You can access the City's website for this project here
   <https://www.dprplaymore.org/516/Soil-Property-Testing>).

Peace,
--
Brandon J. Williams
he/him/his
919.308.3900
www.walltown.net
"From beatboxers to beat breakers, like the yellow brick road we go where
the beat takes us..."
Attachments area
Preview YouTube video WCA Duke Lead in Durham Parks Presentation 6 12 23
WCA Duke Lead in Durham Parks Presentation 6 12 23
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h6FSTwQjek&authuser=0>




Hello neighbors,

by now you have heard about the lead contamination in three of Durham's
Parks. If you have family and friends that have frequented Walltown Park,
or the parks in East Durham, please share this information with them. It is
vitally important that our children be tested for lead exposure.




Hello to you all again

Given the news that came out yesterday about lead in some of Durham’s
parks, I wanted to immediately share this news from Durham City:
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article276351806.html
—
"Durham offers free lead testing for children. Here’s how to sign up."
 Since not everyone has access to the N&O, I’ve included the article as a
PDF

If you want to be active or keep informed on the lead in Durham, please
note that Walltown Association, which led a seminar/webinar yesterday with
Dr Dan Richter of Duke’s School of the Environment which had done the
research, is working on this issue.  Please sign up on this Google form to
work with them or stay informed — The Walltown Community Association will
provide updates https://forms.gle/7AHST7gttAPukzCP6

I’m also including information on this issue in our Durham research folder
—
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1EBxKQPk8p9YkZKuejWVTesoIXTtu1ZUe?usp=share_link


I do hope we can all work together on this issue!

Rania

https://youtu.be/6h6FSTwQjek


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