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SAVE DETROIT’S OAKMAN ORTHOPEDIC SCHOOL FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN
Oakman Orthopedic School parents, children and supporters protest planned closing outside DPS headquarters in Fisher Bldg. July 24, 2013. Photo by Maiyoua Vang
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ORR WANTS DETROIT BANKRUPTCY JUDGE TO REPLACE ELECTED PENSION BOARDS WITH...
Retirees, union members and their supporters protested outside the Coleman A. Young Center July 25, 2013. Protest planned outside federal courthouse Fri. Aug. 2, 9 a.m. Move represents a frontal...
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PROTECT DETROIT RETIREES! HURTING THEM HURTS ENTIRE SOCIETY
City workers protest Mayor Dave Bing’s earlier move to take over pension systems. By Ian Suite August 1, 2013 Opinion U.S. Pres. Barack Obama, AG Eric Holder, head of the Justice Department DETROIT —...
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SKELETON IN MIKE DUGGAN’S CLOSET? ILLEGAL EVICTION OF DETROIT YMCA TENANTS
Detroit YMCA before demolition. DID DUGGAN FORCE TENANTS OUT ILLEGALLY? By Ron Seigel Aug. 1, 2013 Ed McNamara, Mike Duggan joined at hip from 1986-2002. DETROIT – In his campaign for Mayor of...
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MONICA LEWIS-PATRICK FOR CITY COUNCIL AT-LARGE: A FIGHTER FOR THE PEOPLE;...
By Diane Bukowski Aug. 1, 2013 (This editorial endorsement of Monica Lewis-Patrick for City Council at Large is interspersed with her own speeches on You Tube and photos of her supporters at the...
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BANKRUPTCY: HANDS OFF DETROIT! CANCEL CITY’S BANK DEBT!
(VOD: Full story on Aug. 2 bankruptcy court hearing, which VOD covered in the court, will be up Aug. 5.) A No Struggle, No Development Production! By Kenny Snodgrass Published Aug. 3, 2013 Kenny...
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FREE DAVONTAE SANFORD! APPEALS COURT HEARING TUES. AUG. 6, 2013 10 A.M.
Taminko Sanford, Davontae’s mother, speaks to media during protest outside Frank Murphy Hall in downtown Detroit two years ago. Below is trailer for upcoming movie on the Davontae Sanford case. The...
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NO TO DUGGAN, NAPOLEON AND OTHER GANGSTA POLITICIANS! TAKE IT TO THE STREETS...
Elections draw people away from fighting bankruptcy takeover By Diane Bukowski – VOD Editorial August 5, 2013 Monica Lewis-Patrick for City Council; Krystal Crittendon for Mayor To date, VOD has...
View ArticleEM KEVYN ORR DEFAMES DETROITERS AND DETROIT; COMMUNITY LEADERS REACT
Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr Defames Detroiters and Detroit! A No Struggle, No Development Production! By Kenny Snodgrass Press conference held August 6, 2013 (PART ONE ABOVE) EM Kevyn Orr’s words in...
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DETROIT’S WOES, SOLUTIONS DON’T STOP AT CITY LIMITS
Protest outside federal courthouse during bankruptcy hearing Aug. 2, 2013 Gilda Jacobs of Michigan League for Public Policy. By Gilda Jacobs Michigan League for Public Policy August 5, 2013 The July 18...
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UPRISING IN MIAMI BEACH AFTER POLICE TASER TEEN WHO DIES; DETROIT CHIEF CRAIG...
A vigil in honor of a Miami Beach teen who died in police custody took an aggressive turn Thursday evening on Collins Avenue and 71st Street. Crowds in support of Israel Hernandez gathered at the spot...
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DAVONTAE SANFORD’S FAMILY HOPEFUL AFTER APPEALS COURT HEARING
Detroit News reporter Oralander Brand-Williams takes photos of Davontae’s family and supporters after appeals court hearing Aug. 6, 2013. Sanford was charged at 14 with four murders a hit man later...
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BAXTER JONES, DISABLED IN ACCIDENT, LOSES CASE TO AVOID EVICTION FROM ‘DREAM...
SUPPORTERS PACKED COURT, BUT FANNIE MAE WON OUT Baxter Jones (center) takes part in rally against EM takeover of Detroit June 6, 2013. Photo Diane Bukowski By Will Forgrave MLive.com August 9, 2013...
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DETROIT BONDS DROP; JUDGE SEEKS TO HALT BANKRUPTCY FILING
DETROIT EM KEVYN ORR (r) AND BOSS MICHIGAN GOV. RICK SNYDER (l) AT PRESS CONFERENCE JULY 19, 2013. (VOD covered Friday press conference with Detroit EM Kevyn Orr and Gov. Rick Snyder and is researching...
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DETROIT’S PENSION FUNDS “WITHIN ACCEPTED STANDARDS,” EXPERTS SAY,...
Orr threatened Detroit firefighters over their actuary’s claim that their system is 96.1 percent funded. Here they protest outside first bankruptcy hearing July 24, 2013. Detroit’s Current Pension...
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RUSH TO DETROIT BANKRUPTCY: JUDGE SIDES WITH EM ORR AUG. 2, APPROVES RETIREES...
BANKRUPTCY: HANDS OFF DETROIT! CANCEL CITY’S BANK DEBT! A No Struggle, No Development Production! By Kenny Snodgrass VOD videographer Kenneth Snodgrass On Aug. 2, 2013, we demonstrated at the Federal...
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AN END TO NYPD’S RACIST STOP AND FRISK? WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LANDMARK...
“Stop and Frisk” case plaintiffs (L-R) Nicholas Peart, Lalit Clarkson, Leroy Downs, Devin Almonor and David Ourlicht pose for the media after a news conference at the Center for Constitutional Rights...
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SWAPS PROBE FINDS BANKS [INCLUDING DETROIT CREDITORS], RIGGED RATE AT EXPENSE...
Protesters at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center July 26, 2013 denounce criminal banks. SWAPS PROBE FINDS BANKS RIGGED RATE AT EXPENSE OF RETIREES By Matthew Leising – Aug 2, 2013 10:17 AM ET...
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NO BANKER LEFT BEHIND–IN DETROIT BANKRUPTCY CASE
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Published: August 15, 2013 The Detroit bankruptcy case has been cast as a contest between bondholders and pensioners that can be resolved only by shared sacrifice. In principle,...
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