Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

AFSCME Local 207 President and DGRS Pension Board Trustee John Riehl PENSION TRUSTEE REPORT BY JOHN RIEHL (VOD ed. note: John Riehl has been a militant, dedicated, honest union leader as President of AFSCME Local 207, representing water and public lighting … Continue reading →

  EYEWITNESS: Dedon Kamathi Returns from Libya and Reports (radio interview above).   DeDon Kamathi has just returned from a tour of Libya with former U.S. Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. He is interviewed by Askia Muhammad of The Final Call, on … Continue reading →

From the Justice for Aiyana Jones Committee Detroit, 12:00 am, June 12, 2011 – The Justice for Aiyana Jones Committee (JAJC) in association with Fluid Shapes is producing a public service announcement on how police brutality has and is increasingly … Continue reading →

  DEAR COMMUNITY IF THE NEED FOR THE BLACK FREEDOM MOVEMENT WAS OVER THEN HOW COULD THIS BE HAPPENING OVER AND OVER??!! THIS WEEK THEY HAVE MOVED NELI LATSON FROM THE PRIVATELY OWNED PRISON TO THE STATE PENN. HIS MOTHER … Continue reading →

Catherine Ferguson Academy (CFA) is a Detroit Public School. CFA is a JEWEL of DETROIT and it is about to be stolen from our community- we must defend it and defend ourselves.  CFA students are standing on their feet fighting … Continue reading →

(VOD ed.: story coming shortly.)  The Detroit People’s Task Force to Free the Wrongfully Convicted will be hosting a protest on Friday, June 17, 2011 at 8 a.m. in front of the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice at 1441 St. … Continue reading →

Alberto Ampuero* Havana.  June 2, 2011 GRANMA ONLINE If you had to express the greatness of the United States in one word, that word would be “education,” according to Paul Krugman, the 2008 Nobel Laureate in Economics. But that was … Continue reading →

  From Don DeBar, WBAIX Radio First, some audio, wherein Cynthia McKinney describes what it’s like to be in a city that is under heavy US/NATO bombing (she said she counted 89 explosions yesterday!) Interview with Cynthia McKinney in Tripoli, … Continue reading →

Dear DFT Members, Citizens and Community Leaders: Now is the time to take action!  Let’s take back our DPS, our community, our city and our state!  Its imperative that everyone attend the DPS Board Advisory meeting on Wednesday, June 8, … Continue reading →