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Nov 8, 2005

"The strongest bond of human sympathy outside the family relation should be one uniting working people of all nations and tongues and kindreds." --Abraham Lincoln

Common Justice

What could a white Republican farmer from rural Michigan possibly have in common with a black liberal inner-city resident of Detroit? Nothing, until Lynn Henning and Rhonda Andrerson met in the halls of the Michagan statehouse, and found that they were both fighting for environmental justice to prevent big companies from dumping toxins into their respective communities. To build a coalition, Lynn and Rhonda organized the "Common Justice Tour" to show residents of each community, first-hand, how the problems one faced were the same as the other.