CHEJ Living Room Leadership: Lee Ann Smith
Start: 2021-06-02 12:00:00 UTC Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00)
End: 2021-06-02 12:45:00 UTC Eastern Daylight Time (US & Canada) (GMT-04:00)
This is a virtual event
Join us for a Living Room Leadership conversation with Lee Ann Smith, a local leader in her community in Asheville, North Carolina!
When Lee Ann Smith's 11-year-old son was diagnosed with a rare form of thyroid cancer, her primary focus became helping him get better. But a few years after the initial diagnosis, she began digging into it more. What she uncovered was an environmental mess responsible for a public health crisis. She discovered that contaminants were reported at an upstream site within a mile of her home, and that several other community members had also been diagnosed with lymphoma and various kinds of cancer.
Want to learn more about Lee Ann's journey to declaring this a Superfund site and fighting for justice in her community? Tune in during your lunch, morning coffee break, or breakfast, and get ready to listen, learn, & ask questions!
We hope to see you on Wednesday, June 2 at 12PM ET. Register today!