Housing

Detroit Tenants Association coordinator Steve Rimmer
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Detroit Citywide Housing Coalition Pickets Slumlord

November 25, 2022 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff Dozens of housing activists weathered freezing temperatures on Friday, November 18 to demonstrate against Munoz Realty on Michigan Avenue in the Corktown district of Detroit. The Moratorium NOW! Coalition, Detroit Tenants […]
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Detroit’s Right to Counsel Victory Shows the Power of the People

October 25, 2022 fwstaff
By Tonya Phillips Political power.  The Right to Counsel Movement is an inspiring and continuing story of how the Detroit Right to Counsel Coalition and ordinary Detroiters activated our collective power and won one of […]
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Moratorium NOW! Coalition Housing Activists Being Sued by Slumlord

September 27, 2022 fwstaff
By Moratorium NOW! Coalition HOUSING IS A HUMAN RIGHT! A Moratorium NOW! Coalition organizer is being sued for defaming a bad landlord by reporting violations of City of Detroit ordinances to city authorities. Munoz Realty, […]
Detroit Right to Counsel celebration
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Detroit “Right to Counsel” Coalition Gathers to Celebrate Passage of City Ordinance

July 2, 2022 fwstaff
  By Fighting Words Staff Members and supporters of the Right to Counsel Coalition which worked for several years to pass the recent ordinance guaranteeing legal assistance for those facing housing problems, held an outdoor […]
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Labor Council opposes $40 billion in military aid to Ukraine

May 22, 2022 fwstaff
Source:  @troyarealaborcouncil The Troy Area (NY) Labor Council passed the following resolution in opposition to the $40 billion in military aid to Ukraine. The resolution could be summarized as saying, “Money for housing, education and […]
Detroit Moratorium NOW! Coalition demonstration outside Wayne County Treasurer on March 30, 2022
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Foreclosure Moratorium Extended One Year in Detroit and Wayne County

April 7, 2022 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A Wayne County judge on March 29 granted a motion by Treasurer Eric Sabree extending the ban on owner-occupied homes being placed in jeopardy of seizure and public auction. This decision came […]
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 […]
Workers at a John Deere plant in Davenport, Iowa on strike in October
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U.S. Workers Strike and Leave Jobs in the Millions

November 2, 2021 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Workers in the United States are reaching a boiling point with their bosses due to the impact of the pandemic and the failure of the government to provide adequate assistance to the […]
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 […]
Detroit demonstration outside police headquarters on April 10, 2021
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Illegal Evictions Continue Despite CDC Moratorium

April 19, 2021 fwstaff
By Fighting Words Staff There was another demonstration in downtown Detroit outside police headquarters on Saturday, April 10, 2021. People gathered to rally and march against illegal evictions carried out with the assistance of Detroit […]