Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

VOD notes Mayor Dave Bing, featured in story  above, with State Treasurer Andy Dillon and company, doing drastic economic violence to the people of Detroit, rushed off to a so-called “Stop the Violence” rally at Rev. Wendell Anthony’s Fellowship Chapel. October … Continue reading →

  DWSD director Sue McCormick, speaking, and (l to r) BOWC financial advisor Butler Benton, Chair Walter Fausone, DWSD COO Matthew Sheck, BOWC V-P James Thrower, and BOWC member Mary Blackmon push for Council approval of $48 million EMA down-sizing … Continue reading →

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announces EMA contract at press conference with (front, l to r) Board of Water Commissioners (BOWC) chair Mary Blackmon, DWSD Director Sue McCormick, Bing, BOWC chair James Fausone, and Detroit City Councilman Gary Brown (a member … Continue reading →

From Change.org October 20, 2012 NEW YORK CITY–On October 8, 2012, 21-year-old Ehud Halevi was sleeping in a youth center run by the New York synagogue where he’s a member. Ehud is homeless, so his Rabbi — who runs programs … Continue reading →

NATIONAL JOURNEY FOR EDUCATION JUSTICE, 2012, WASHINGTON D.C. On September 20, 2012, youth, parents, and community activists from across the United States converged in the Nation’s Capitol to demand an end to school closures and corporate reform policies that violate … Continue reading →

Six members vote to cancel Oct. 18 hearing Members earlier open to revised ‘lease’ By Diane Bukowski  October 17, 2012 DETROIT– The Detroit City Council voted 6-3 to postpone an Oct. 18 hearing on Belle Isle indefinitely, two days before it … Continue reading →

 Allowed Sept. 25 presentation by state, DEGC, Bing administration Brown, Tate, Jenkins, Cockrel, Jr. others considering revisions  By Diane Bukowski  Oct. 17, 2012 DETROIT— The unexpected cancellation of the City Council Oct. 18 committee hearing on Belle Isle, described in … Continue reading →

THE EMERGENCY MANAGER ACT THREATENS EVERYONE IN MICHIGAN VIDEO ABOVE: Nick Ciaramitaro, Director of Legislation and Public Policy at Michigan AFSCME Council 25, breaks down reasons to VOTE NO on Proposal 1 (“A referendum on Public Act 4 of 2011 – … Continue reading →

Click on http://www.facebook.com/VoteVIPslate/events#!/VoteVIPslate and http://votevipslate.blogspot.com/ for contact and other information on the Vote VIP Slate. In this Aug. 4, 2009 file photo, Detroit Chief of Police Warren Evans, right, and team stop a vehicle in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File) VOD Editorial: … Continue reading →

By Glenn E. Morgan Jr   “Soldiers are made by other Men;   Warriors are born by God given Birthright”      –Aasiyaku Bisseau X. (pseudonym)    October 11, 2012         The mass incarceration of black men and other men-of-color in U.S.prisons warrants national and international attention … Continue reading →