Saturday, August 17, 2013
Honoring
Hon. Mike Eng
Author of California Human Right to Water
Los Angeles Community College
Trustee
former California State Assemblymember
Honoring
Wu Lihong 太湖衛士 吳立紅
Environmental
Crusader, Defender of Lake Tai,
China's third
largest fresh water lake
Xu Jiehua & Wu Yunlei
wife and daughter of
Wu Lihong will accept the award
Date: |
Saturday, August 17, 2013 |
Time: |
11:00 a.m. Reception and Registration
11:30 a.m. Program starts |
Place: |
Golden Dragon Restaurant |
Cost: |
$20 |
RSVP |
Ann Lau, (310) 433-0697, vag@visual-artists-guild.org |
The Hon. Mike Eng, in 2011, while
an Assemblymember, authored the Human Right to Water bill
AB685, which was signed by Governor Brown last year.
making the right to water a California policy. This is a historic legislation
establishing a state policy that every Californian has
a human right to safe, clean, affordable and
accessible drinking water. At the time he sponsored the
bill, Mr. Eng had stated, "In far too many communities, the
sole water supply is contaminated, and families unable to
afford treatment are left entirely without safe water."
Mr. Eng's willingness to carry this bill
forward despiteit being previously vetoed by Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger is a testament to his perseverance in standing
up for the citizens of California.
Known as Defender of Lake Tai, Wu Lihong has been trying to save Lake Tai for more than two decades. This is China's third largest freshwater lake and provides drinking water for 2 million people. Lake Tai has been seriously polluted by nearby factories. Because of his persistent activism, Mr. Wu has been the victim of harassment and imprisonment but, paradoxically, he has also won awards, including the distinction of being named "Environmental Warrior" by China's National People's Congress (China's highest state body) in 2005. Mr. Hu's wife and daughter are now in California to promote the cause of Mr. Wu in cleaning up Lake Tai. They have since visited a number of Southern California water treatment facilities.
Co-Sponsored by the Social Uplift Foundation www.SocialUplift.org
.