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Martin Luther King Jr Rally and March

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  December 17, 2012 - 2:51 am |
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Martin Luther King Jr march in DetroitFor Immediate Release
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Event: Annual Detroit MLK Day Rally & March
Date: Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, Noon-5:00pm
Location: Central United Methodist Church, Woodward at Adams, Downtown Detroit
Sponsor: Detroit MLK Committee
Contact: 313-405-2185
URL: http://mlkdetroit.org/ or http://www.mecawi.org/

Detroit MLK Day Begins Commemoration of 50th Anniversary of Great March to Freedom (1963-2013)

This year’s Detroit Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March & Rally will represent the 10th annual commemoration held at the Historic Central United Methodist Church. This is the church where Dr. King delivered his annual Lent sermons and preached three weeks prior to his assassination on April 4, 1968.

2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the “Great March to Freedom” in Detroit where 250,000 or more walked down Woodward Avenue demanding jobs and civil rights. Continue reading →

Take Action: Stop Another Unjust Detroit Foreclosure

  November 7, 2012 - 9:04 am |
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The Cullors Family Will Be Evicted From their Rosedale Park Home by Bank of America & Fannie Mae   Taxpayers bailed out the bank and the Feds took over Fannie Mae in 2008.   They were “too big to fail,” and the Cullors are “too small to count…” Unless We Act!   You Can Help Stop this Eviction 3 Ways:   1) Join us at the Cullors’ home this Saturday, November 10, at 10:00 a.m. for a rally and march to the nearby Bank of America branch at 17540 Grand River Ave. 2) Join us in the courtroom of Judge Patricia Jefferson on Tuesday, November 13 at 9:00 a.m. at 36th District Court, 421 Madison St. in downtown Detroit near Greektown. We can show the Judge the community wants the Cullors in their home. 3) Call the numbers at the bottom of this message and tell Bank of America to buy back the mortgage and modify the loan, and tell Fannie Mae to either force the bank to do so, or sell the home to a non-profit buyer at its current value so the Cullors can arrange to stay in their home.
Jerry Cullors is a retired bakery truck driver and Teamster who had to take steep wage and pension cuts to keep Wonder Bread solvent. That made it hard to pay the mortgage serviced by Countrywide, the predatory lender now owned by Bank of America. Bank of America led the Cullors to believe … [read more] Continue reading →

84th GA Minutes — 1-SEP-2012

  September 8, 2012 - 9:30 am |
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Minutes: September 1, 2012 – Goldengate Restoration Project

Agenda:

I.           Welcome

II.         Occupy 1yr Anniversary (17-Sep)

III.       Proposals

IV.       Soliloquies

V.        Goldengate Issues

VI.       Announcements

 

Everyone introduced themselves, about 20 people. Three or four were Goldengate Restoration Project residents.

 

Occupy 1yr Anniversary (17-Sep):

  • Waistline suggested we do a retrospective piece on the website.
  • Someone (Jennifer?) suggested a parade
  • Along with the parade, Sarah suggested gathering at Grand Circus Park
  • Roseanne suggested a livestream of events coordinated with other events around the country
  • Waistline and Erik will work with Roseanne on this
  • Joseph suggested flyers be handed out during parade

 

Proposals:

Jennifer – Re-Imagine OccupyDetroit

  • Inspired by Grace Lee Boggs and her Re-Imagine Detroit and Re-Imagine Work initiatives
  • Discuss how to Re-Imagine OccupyDetroit at General Assembly on September 15
    • OD modeled on OccupyWallStreet, but OD has different aspirations
    • Need to reach out to new people, bring original members back
    • Camping in Grand Circus was a bad idea for Detroit – there are so many un-occupied buildings, focus should be on seizing those (Sarah)
    • Who will facilitate the meeting and bring community in? (Sarah)
    • Education should go with outreach
  • Proposal approved

 

Sarah – Money for 5900 Bedbug Eradication

  • 5900 Michigan Ave has a bedbug infestation
  • Residents started rent-strike in protest
  • Landlord agreed to fumigate
  • Proposed:
    • OD offers $350 to assist with expenses
    • Help find washer and dryer for building
    • Purchase plastic bags and detergent
    • Rent a dumpster … [read more] Continue reading →