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<div><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Tecumseh District Library hosts “The Flint Water Crisis: Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha’s Story “ on Zoom on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.  </strong></span></span></div>

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<div><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/550935/what-the-eyes-dont-see-by-mona-hanna-attisha/"><strong><em>What the Eyes Don’t See</em></strong></a><strong> is a firsthand, fast-paced account of the Flint Water Crisis through the eyes of </strong><a href="https://monahannaattisha.com/about"><strong>Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha</strong></a><strong>, the pediatrician who discovered elevated lead levels in Flint children and ultimately alerted government officials and the public about the Flint Water Crisis. </strong></span></span></div>

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<div><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>During this virtual book talk, you will hear the story of how she stood up to government officials who dismissed the crisis and how she and a small team of crusaders finally got the government to pay attention and take action.</strong></span></span></div>

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<div><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><a href="https://monahannaattisha.com/about"><strong>Dr. Mona</strong></a><strong> is now the founder and director of the Michigan State University and Hurley Children’s </strong><a href="https://msuhurleypphi.org/"><strong>Pediatric Public Health Initiative</strong></a><strong>, a model public health program created to mitigate the impact of the crisis.</strong></span></span></div>

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<div><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>This special virtual presentation is made possible through the generosity of </strong><a href="https://www.michiganhumanities.org/great-michigan-read/"><strong>Michigan Humanities</strong></a><strong> and the </strong><a href="http://fotdl.simplesite.com/"><strong>Friends of Tecumseh District Library</strong></a><strong>.    </strong></span></span></div>

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<div><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>“</strong><a href="https://www.michiganhumanities.org/great-michigan-read/"><strong>The 2019–20 Great Michigan Read </strong></a><strong>is presented by </strong><a href="https://www.michiganhumanities.org/"><strong>Michigan Humanities</strong></a><strong> and supported by national, statewide, and local partners, including the </strong><a href="https://www.neh.gov/"><strong>National Endowment for the Humanities</strong></a><strong> and </strong><a href="https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/fdo-grantmaker-profile/?key=MEIJ002"><strong>The Meijer Foundation</strong></a><strong>.”</strong></span></span></div>

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<div><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Call (517) 423-2238 to sign up for the free lecture or register online </strong><strong>at https://www.eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cfm?curOrg=TECUMSEH&curID=481529.</strong></span></span></div>

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<div><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Tecumseh District Library invites all to this special event.  The library is located at 215 North Ottawa Street.  For additional information, call Chuck Harpst, Reference/Local History Librarian, at the library, (517) 423-2238.  The library’s web site can be accessed at </strong><a href="http://www.tecumsehlibrary.org/"><strong>http://www.tecumsehlibrary.org</strong></a><strong>.</strong></span></span></div>

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