Detroit

Detroit demonstration to halt property tax foreclosures
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Tens of Thousands Threatened with Property Tax Foreclosures in Detroit

March 29, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe March 31 has been designated as the deadline for Wayne County residents to pay back property taxes from 2019 and before, despite the failure of the relevant authorities to provide adequate assistance […]
Hazel Park press conference youth come out in support of Armani
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Metro Detroit Police Escalate Attacks

March 5, 2022 fwstaff
By David Sole A recent official report reveals a clear escalation of police violence against the public by the Detroit Police Department. The official report, issued February 14, 2022, is titled “Use of Force Report […]
Catherine Coleman Flowers Detroit MLK Day keynote speaker, Jan. 17, 2022
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The Continuing Struggle for Voting Rights

January 18, 2022 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe Note: These remarks were prepared and delivered in part to the 19th Annual MLK Day virtual webinar held in the city of Detroit. The event has been held online for the […]
Detroit retirees and supporters fought cuts to pension in 2013
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Detroit Retirees Fight for Pension Booster

January 12, 2022 fwstaff
By David Sole The COVID-19 pandemic year 2021 has seen the highest rate of inflation in about 40 years in the United States. The rapid increase in prices for all sorts of consumer goods is […]
Detroit MLK Day 2011 March Down Woodward Ave.
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We Need a Peoples Movement – Not the World Economic Forum

December 9, 2021 fwstaff
Note: This presentation was written and delivered in part to the New York City People’s Forum during a webinar on the struggle against the opening of an office of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in […]
Demonstration of workers protesting the Detroit bankruptcy outside of Federal bankruptcy court on Oct. 23, 2013.
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Detroit activists form coalition to oppose the World Economic Forum

November 9, 2021 fwstaff
Editor’s note: The World Economic Forum announced that they will be establishing a global center in Detroit. In response, a number of organizations have formed  People Against Corporate Theft to oppose the WEF. Below is […]
James Forman and Lucius Walker issue the Black Manifesto in May 1969
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Localizing Reparations During an Era of Intensified Repression

October 14, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A New York Times Sunday edition article on September 26 devoted an entire page, excluding an ad for luxurious furniture, to an examination of various efforts in the United States to initiate […]
Detroit rally to release CERA funds, Sept.. 8, 2021
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Implications of the Electoral Defeat of the Detroit People’s Charter

September 13, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A grassroots initiative to rewrite the municipal charter of the City of Detroit, Proposal P or the People’s Charter, was drowned out by a multi-million dollar propaganda and psychological warfare campaign aimed […]
November 2018 Moratorium Now Coalition planning meeting
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World Economic Forum Targets Detroit

September 2, 2021 fwstaff
By David Sole The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced plans to open a “Global Center for Urban Transformation” in Detroit in October 2021. The WEF is an international non-governmental organization (NGO) that describes itself […]
Detroit Fight for $15 demonstration on July 20, 2021
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Detroit Fight for $15 Holds Demonstration

July 28, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Another protest action took place on Tuesday,  July 20, 2021 demanding an increase in the minimum wage in the United States to $15 per hour and union representation. This was part […]