The roundtable draws to a close with final remarks from Judy Freiberg — urging a statewide strategy aimed at the Florida governorship, where real power over agency appointments lies.

Dr. Yvette Edghill Spanos shares a FOIA request tip for obtaining disease occurrence data from the Florida Department of Health.

Reverend Benjamin Carroll closes the evening in prayer, lifting up the community's pain, its leadership, and its generations-long fight for justice: "We pray to God that you will heal our land."

Dr. John Capece closes with a reminder that contamination doesn't respect property lines — it flows downstream through soil and groundwater in ways that are "quite complicated." He pledges DECF's full support and points to data already gathered by Dr. Polite, Mr. Flo, Dr. Stewart Washington, and professors at EWU and FAMU as a strong foundation to build on.

Dr. Therese Wakefield-Gamble issues a call to action: submit your stories before October 1st for the Green Church Climate Summit in Atlanta. She outlines the full strategic roadmap — geographical mapping of contaminated addresses, a Florida-wide Environmental Justice Committee, recruiting environmental activist candidates for 2026 and 2027 elections, and connecting the environment directly to hurricane season to mobilize constituents who don't yet see the connection.