In this historical moment, MWRO joins thousands of people across the U.S. to reflect on and celebrate 50 years of welfare rights organizing by, with and on behalf of poor and low income people. In…
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MWRO/WATER STATEMENT To: Rep. Stephanie Chang From: Maureen D Taylor, MSW Re: Status Report on Accessibility Rep. Chang; As the State Chairperson of the MI Welfare Rights Organization, know that we are humbled to present…
In spring 2015, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization worked alongside the Sierra Club and Detroit People’s Platform on the Great Lakes Water Authority’s (GLWA) development of a new Water Residential Assistance Program (WRAP). Through this new…
U.N. Special Rapporteurs, photo credit: TheGuardian.com This is the first of a two-part statement from MWRO on the United Nations visit to Detroit by two Special Rapporteurs on Detroit water shutoffs. On Oct. 20th, 2014,…
Detroit is in the midst massive water shutoffs, sanitation health concerns and large-scale tax & bank foreclosures tied to widespread homelessness nisms of whole-grain cereals: what is beyond fibre? Nutrim-7. Chuang AT, Strauss JD, Murphy…
We’re proud of our sister organization, Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC), that recently went to Washington, DC on December 10 — International Human Rights Day — to present a “People-Peace-Planet” budget to members…
It’s Winter again and every year we know temperatures are going to go below the freezing point. If you’re homeless or living in poverty, there’s no way to escape the cold and protect yourself from…
Obama Administration officials are coming to Detroit next week to discuss how to leverage existing federal funds to help the boost the city. This, like all previous meetings, is by invite only. We’re told that…
A new study finds evidence that living in poverty has dire negative consequences on one’s ability think straight and accomplish the things needed each day. “…In a series of experiments run by researchers at Princeton,…
For the past few weeks, rebroadcasts of Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West’s national television discussion, Remaking America: From Poverty to Prosperity, has been shown on PBS stations. Conversations from this series include a range…