Excerpt: | Peter Hammer, a law professor from Wayne State University opens the discussion. He began by introducing the concept of the “three R’s of Detroit” which include “Race, Regionalism, and Reconciliation.” He spoke most about “Spacial Racism” and demonstrated by showing a map of Detroit areas color coded to indicate varying level of economic opportunities. Areas […] |
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Published at: | 9:57 AM on Saturday, July 19th, 2014 |
Written by: | Rennie Sawade |
Categories: | Civil Liberties, Economic Security, Education, Events, Live Coverage |
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Daily Archives: July 19th, 2014
LIVE from Detroit: Turn on the water! Panel addresses city’s unconscionable shutoffs
LIVE from Detroit: Keynote with Debbie Stabenow, Mark Schauer
Excerpt: | Good Morning from Detroit! This is the last day of the conference and we are beginning the day with keynotes from Mark Schauer, candidate to replace Snyder as governor of Michigan, and Senator Debbie Stabenow. Lisa Brown is Schauer’s running-mate. Schauer promises to repeal “Right-To-Work-For-Less” and to support unions. Schauer promises equal pay for equal […] |
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Published at: | 6:53 AM on Saturday, July 19th, 2014 |
Written by: | Rennie Sawade |
Categories: | Events, Live Coverage |
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LIVE from Detroit: NSA Surveillance Reform: Pitfalls and Opportunities