Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

Imam shot 21 times as he lay prone; no fingerprints on gun he allegedly fired  By Diane Bukowski  DETROIT – Michigan’s Attorney General Mike Cox declared Sept. 30  that FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) agents violated “no Michigan laws” when … Continue reading →

  BING’S IMPOSED CONCESSIONS  SEPT. 30, 2010   AFSCME workers march at CAYMC  26 unpaid furlough days per year for 3 years (total 78 days) – equal to a three-year, 10% pay cut.\ If your department decides to work you on … Continue reading →

  Demand two year moratorium on foreclosures, FLOC negotiations     By Diane Bukowski   DETROIT–Prominent labor, community and faith leaders announced a national boycott of JPMorgan Chase Bank Sept. 24. They pledged to withdraw “hundreds of millions” of dollars … Continue reading →

Angry residents confront Bing at first community forum By Diane Bukowski  DETROIT – Over the past month, Mayor Dave Bing has purported to bring a “kinder, gentler” Trail of Tears to Detroit citizens with his Detroit Strategic Framework Plan, otherwise … Continue reading →

  Bing’s plan was generated long before the September meetings, by international corporate forces who want to “down-size” third world cities here and abroad.  The Brookings Institute, a Washington D.C.-based “think tank” founded in 1918, led discussions years ago on … Continue reading →

  Chief planner Toni Griffin thinks so By Diane Bukowski   “It is a challenging task and we take it very seriously. But I think it offers such an amazing opportunity that I can’t think of since New Orleans, I … Continue reading →

Citizens’ District Councils not involved as law requires; CDC leader Gwen Mingo recalls Brush Park urban removal terror    By Ron Seigel   DETROIT – Some who attended Mayor Dave Bing’s community forums on his “Detroit Works” plan were skeptical of … Continue reading →

 Corporate, private foundation leaders and realtors dominate list    By Diane Bukowski   CHAIR: Bishop Charles Ellis, Greater Grace Temple   Mayor Dave Bing held his first “community forum” on “restructuring” Detroit at Ellis’s palatial temple at Seven Mile and … Continue reading →

From the Michigan Emergency Committee Against War and Injustice (MECAWI)  Dozens of parents, students and members of the community, organized by the Whittier Parents’ Committee, have been occupying the Whittier Dual Language School’s field house, in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. … Continue reading →

  CDBG hearing brings protests By Diane Bukowski  DETROIT – Advocates for non-profit organizations that serve the homeless, youth, seniors, domestic violence victims and others protested  recommendations to cut funds to their programs during a Sept 21 City Council hearing.. … Continue reading →