Tag Archives: #OurWaterOurVote

WILL REGIONAL TAKEOVER OF DETROIT WATER MAKE RESIDENTS OF 6 COUNTIES DRINK FLINT WATER?

Above: Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha of Hurley Medical Center announces that Flint children’s lead levels have skyrocketed under Flint water system DWSD workers protest mass layoffs: “Do you want to drink Flint water?” EM Darnell Earley disconnected Flint’s water system, is … Continue reading

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DETROIT RETIREES VOW TO CONTINUE FIGHT AFTER U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE DISMISSES BANKRUPTCY APPEAL

“This changes nothing. The battle continues. It just gives us more time to raise money and recruit more people . . .I think the whole thing is racial.”—William Davis, Pres. DAREA DAREA’s next membership meeting Wed. Oct. 7 @ 5:30 … Continue reading

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ALERT: STILL TIME TO STOP DETROIT WATER TAKE-OVER, MORE SHUT-OFFS, RATE HIKES, LAY-OFFS, POLLUTION

Water main break under Detroit Water Board Building had streets, parking lot for customers flooded for weeks this month. Main breaks, sinkholes have plagued DWSD as workforce downsized by 41 percent; GLWA plans to cut even further. DAREA retirees, other groups continue … Continue reading

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DETROIT PROTEST WEEKEND: LIGHTS 8/27, TERRANCE KELLOM 8/28, WATER SHUTOFFS, PEOPLES’ ASSEMBLY 8/29

WE’VE HEARD FROM KYM WORTHY; NOW KYM WORTHY HEARS FROM US! FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2015 @ 4 pm Protest @Frank Murphy Hall, Gratiot/ St. Antoine Hosted by #BLMDetroit https://www.facebook.com/search/str/August%2028%20Terrance%20Kellom/keywords_top  http://voiceofdetroit.net/2015/08/21/no-justice-for-young-detroit-dad-terrance-kellom-worthy-refuses-to-prosecute-killer-cops-again/ Over? This ain’t over by a damned sight! Wayne County … Continue reading

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DOWNTOWN RALLY PROTESTS ‘GREAT BLACK-OUT’ OF DETROIT BY WHITE PROFITEERS, POLITICIANS

Bert’s at Eastern Market endangered in fraudulent deal by white entreprenuers, Duggan’s aide Tom Lewand leads effort to gentrify Market Tangerine club closed by Atwater Brewery, owned by suburban whites Black cab drivers being replaced by Uber, other unlicensed cab … Continue reading

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REGIONAL WATER CZARS PLAN PERMANENT SHUT-OFFS TO LARGE PARTS OF DETROIT WHILE INCREASING RATES

Great Lakes Water Authority plans to ‘down-size,’ permanently shut off water service to parts of Detroit and other majority-Black cities in Michigan Master Plan: shutdown of Detroit’s Northeast plant, reduction of water intake  and booster sites, decreased infrastructure improvements Banks get $5.7 … Continue reading

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OUR WATER, OUR VOTE—BATTLE FOR REFERENDUM TO STOP REGIONAL DETROIT WATER TAKEOVER BEGINS

Referendum petitions seek people’s vote on 40-year SALE of DWSD property, $6 billion in revenues to regional Great Lakes Water Authority 15,000+ signatures must be turned in to City Clerk, according to state law  GLWA would increase water shut-offs, rates, … Continue reading

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