Detroit Days of Action Against Water Shutoffs

Detroit activist speaks against water system management.

Detroit demonstration to reinstate the moratorium on water shutoffs, Tues. Jan. 17, 2023.

Detroit activist outside DWSD.

Detroit demonstration outside City Hall against water shutoffs.

Detroit demonstration against water shutoffs.

Detroit physician speaks on dangers of water shutoffs.

Photos: Abayomi Azikiwe, Pan-African News Wire

By Fighting Words Staff

During the 20th Annual Detroit MLK Day, a special appeal was made to progressive forces to oppose the lifting of the moratorium on water shutoffs in Detroit.

The new Lifeline program enacted by the Detroit Water & Sewerage Dept. (DWSD) has presented obstacles to the enrollment of people needing assistance.

The People’s Water Board held a picket line outside the DWSD headquarters on Tues. Jan. 17, 2023 located in downtown Detroit.

Activists then marched to the Spirit of Detroit statue outside City Hall for a press conference to denounce Mayor Duggan’s administration for its failure to address the concerns of the overwhelming majority of working, oppressed and impoverished population groups within the city.

At present the Michigan ACLU is suing to halt the tens of thousands of impending shutoffs amid an ongoing public health crisis.