Discussion on Right to Clean Water and citizen initiatives set for May 3
The League of Women Voters of Lee County, Florida Right to Clean Water, and the SWFL RESET Center invite members and the public for an action-oriented discussion of Fundamental Rights and Citizen Initiatives to be held May 3 from 9 to 11 a.m. in person at Collaboratory, 2031 Jackson St., Fort Myers and virtually via Zoom.
A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants.
“Because Florida’s waters are badly polluted, FloridaRightToCleanWater.org has launched a citizen initiative to amend the Florida Constitution with a fundamental right to clean and healthy waters for all Floridians,” a release from the LWVLee sates. “Proposed new laws may cripple the citizen initiative process.”
Fundamental Rights and Citizen Initiatives will focus on the proposed right to clean water amendment and the threat these new laws pose to citizen initiatives and Floridians’ First Amendment Rights.
Register with FLRighttoCleanWater.eventbrite.com or email lwvlee@lwvlee.org or call 239-278-1032.
Panelists:
• Joseph Bonasia, chair, Florida Rights of Nature Network and SWFL regional director, FloridaRightToCleanWater.org. Original organizing member of ProtectOurWetlandsinCapeCoral.org and for several years served as Citizen Climate Lobby’s volunteer legislative liaison to Senator Rick Scott’s office. He writes about constitutional environmental rights and climate change. See some of his articles at The Invading Sea.
• ACLU of Florida speaker on impacts of new legislation on citizen initiatives and paths forward to address clean water and first amendment rights.
The League of Women Voters of Lee County, Inc.
The League of Women Voters of Lee County, Inc. is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues and influences public policy through education and advocacy.
The League of Women Voters does not support or oppose candidates and/or political parties.
Information on the programs and issues of the League of Women Voters is available on the web at lwv.org, lwvfl.org, and lwvlee.org. Call 239-278-1032 or lwvlee@lwvlee.org.