Thom Hartmann recently interviewed Ohio Community Rights organizer Tish O’Dell about the landmark Lake Erie Bill of Rights vote in Toledo, Ohio. You can watch the 11 minute video HERE. A description of the interview posted on the Thom Hartmann show’s YouTube channel on March 9th, 2019 is below.
Toledo, Ohio, voters made history, adopting a charter amendment that recognizes the rights of Lake Erie! This is the first rights-based law in the United States that specifically acknowledges the rights of an ecosystem, protecting the Lake’s rights to survive and evolve.