November 2010, On the Commons and an inspiring set of leaders from around the Great Lakes, including representatives from the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to the Detroit People’s Water Board, Food and Water Watch, the Chiefs of Ontario, Council of Canadians, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization, Blue Planet Project, FLOW for Water and others, embarked on a shared initiative:
To Declare and live the Great Lakes watershed as a living commons, public trust and protected bioregion. This group and others are united in support of this call to action and are committed to building a multi-faceted, multi-cultural, cross-border movement that links many local efforts in shared purpose.
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