Date: Tuesday, October 8
Time: 6:00-7:30 pm
Venue: Hybrid
In-person, join us at the Ward 6 Office, 3202 E 1st St (please enter at the rear of the building (south side)
Before the Europeans arrived in the Tucson basin, rivers flowed year-round with forest-feeding water. After centuries of depletion and degradation of this most precious resource, scientists, activists, and policy-makers are now working on replenishing and cleansing our streams and groundwater. Join us Tuesday evening, October 8th, to learn about grassroots efforts to secure, protect, and sustain our waters for future generations.
Featured speaker: Yolanda Herrera, a fifth-generation Tucsonan and torch-bearer for a family committed to community advocacy and creating positive change.
For 22 of its 23 years, Yolanda has been involved with the Unified Community Advisory Board – a citizen advisory group established to monitor, prevent, contain, and remediate contamination of area groundwater. She has served as the Community Co-chair for the past seven year.
Since 1994, Yolanda has been involved with the Sunnyside Neighborhood Association, currently president of this group that is a model of action and advocacy. She also serves on the City of Tucson’s Environmental Services Advisory Committee as a representative of Ward 5.
“Water contamination,” Yolanda says, “is like rape. No one wants to live with its never-ending negative consequences. We strive to move forward to continue creating positive change for all!”