Water Shutoffs

Former political prisoner Rev. Edward Pinkney is fighting water shutoffs in Benton Harbor, Michigan
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Appeal from Rev. Pinikney in Benton Harbor

May 31, 2024 fwstaff
By Rev. Edward Pinkney Black Autonomy Network Community Organization (BANCO) led the fight to solve Benton Harbor’s lead in drinking water crisis. But we are now in the middle of another water crisis that is […]
Detroit demonstration outside City Hall against water shutoffs
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Detroit Days of Action Against Water Shutoffs

January 22, 2023 fwstaff
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 […]
Oakland County in metropolitan Detroit where COVID-19 cases are speading
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Coronavirus: Detroit Impacted Severely by Pandemic

April 3, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On March 12, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency in Michigan ordering public buildings and educational institutions closed for three weeks. By Monday, March 16, restaurants were closed for […]
Detroit demonstration against water shutoff on July 18, 2014
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Moratorium on Water Shut-offs in Detroit Long Overdue

March 26, 2020 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a halt to the ongoing water shut-offs in the state of Michigan in the midst of a global healthcare crisis spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic. In Detroit […]
Hotel workers on strike in Detroit, October 21.
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Detroiters striking and fighting back!

October 25, 2018 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Detroit — Public discontent over evictions, foreclosures, water shutoffs and substandard wages can only be ameliorated through organized action. During the early morning hours of Sunday, October 7, members of UNITE HERE […]
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Austerity policies cause water crisis in Detroit

October 8, 2018 fwstaff
By Julia Samar Kassem Beginning with the Detroit municipal bankruptcy in 2013, more than 100,000 households were affected by water shutoffs in the city, a trend that has spiked and continued since in the post-emergency […]