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Great Lakes: Zero Discharge Now!

Every two years, the International Joint Commission (a binational agency of Canada and the U.S.) hosts an international forum on Great Lakes issues. During the IJC's Fifth Biennial Meeting in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1989 more than two hundred activists from around the Great Lakes Basin pried open the closed doors of the IJC meeting and demanded with a strong, united voice: ZERO DISCHARGE NOW! The IJC Commissioners got the message and issued their strongest policy recommendations to date which reflects the demands of the citizen activists.

The IJC's Sixth Biennial Meeting will be held this year, September 27 - October 2 in Traverse City, Michigan. For the first time, in a formal capacity, the two federal governments will be present. In the true democratic mode, we can take our zero discharge message directly to the governments. Since it is an international forum, we have an opportunity to get our message out to the broadest possible audience.

A Zero Discharge Organizing Committee for the Traverse City Mobilization has been assembled to organize citizen events for the weekend. Workshops on a variety of issues will be offered on Saturday, the 28th. On Sunday, the 29th a massive rally and parade is being organized. If you would like more information on the Traverse City Mobilization for Zero Discharge, please contact the Northern Michigan Environmental Action Council (616-946-6931) or the Neahtawanta Center (616-223-7315).

Excerpted with permission from "Synapse," a quarterly publication of the Neahtawanta Research and Education Center. (For subscription information, see page 8)