As reported in the Michigan Citizen, MWRO has ceased its weekly television and radio broadcast on WHPR-TV 33, 88.1FM in Highland Park, Michigan. On Tuesday, April 21, 2009, the station owner, RJ Watkins, informed Marian…
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‘Cipients Speak!! By Maureen D. Taylor, State Chair, MWRO Many cities across the country are experiencing economic declines like Detroit is going through, but we have the distinction of being “first” on many painful lists….
While Congress and the White House toss around the fate of thousands of auto workers, and discuss the creation of a “Car Czar,” we thought we’d mention another local czar in the news, Judge John…
The nights have started getting colder in southeast Michigan and low income families are struggling to keep warm. With the socioeconomic crises in Detroit and surrounding areas–no jobs, layoffs, home foreclosures, wide-scale poverty, very low…
Among the many community gems in The Water Front film is Joe L. Carter’s song, “Mr. Waterman.” Set in the background of the Highland Park residents’ fight against water shutoffs and high water bills, this…
That’s the premise behind, FLOW–an award-winning documentary that interviews scientists and activists alike about the growing water privatization crisis and the world’s dwindling fresh water supply. FLOW investigates the insidious $425 billion a year private…
Water bills costing several thousand dollars…low-income people without water in their homes…a city taken over by the state…and all of this taking place in the U.S.! “The Water Front” documents the story of residents in…