Detroit Water Brigade Spokesman DeMeeko Williams debated the Detroit Water and Sewage Department live on Fox 2 Detroit this morning at 9:30, listen in to what he had to say in the video below – Fox 2 News Headlines A coalition of activists says their policy is a violation of human rights, and they’ve taken […]
What a 2nd week it’s been! Thousands of you have visited the site, registered to volunteer, donated to us and come out to canvass the neighborhoods to learn more about people’s needs. We are so amazed! But this is just the beginning. This weekend and next week, we will open up even more resource hubs and […]
GENEVA (25 June 2014) – Three UN experts* on the human rights to water and sanitation, adequate housing, and extreme poverty and human rights expressed concern Wednesday about reports of widespread water disconnections in the US city of Detroit of households unable to pay water bills. “Disconnection of water services because of failure to pay […]
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_video link=”http://vimeo.com/98458504″][/vc_column][/vc_row] Water is a human right. Yet every week, hundreds of Detroit residents are having their water ruthlessly cut off by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, despite living on the Great Lakes, which carry one-fifth of the world’s water supply. People are given no warning and no time to fill buckets, […]
As the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department moves to shut off water to thousands of residents who are delinquent on their bills, a coalition of activists is appealing to the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights to intervene on behalf of the bankrupt city’s most vulnerable citizens. Their report, filed Wednesday with the UN’s […]
Bill and Hillary Clinton were up to their ears in more than $10 million worth of legal debt at the end of Clinton’s tenure as president. Donald Trump was bailed out of four bankruptcies. But Detroit residents are having a basic human right – the access to water – cancelled for being late on bills of $150. In […]
Over 300,000 Detroiters are facing the possibility of losing their access to water this summer. Water is a human right. Stop the water shutoffs! **CALENDAR OF EVENTS** Sat, 6/21 Nonviolent Direct Action Training, 1-4pm, St. Peter’s Church, 1950 Trumbull, Dinner served at end. RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/1466798096897294/ Tues, 6/24 Know Your Rights Workshop 7pm, St. Peter’s Church, […]
40% of Detroit is about to have their water shut off – The Detroit Water and Sewage Department is conducting mass water shut offs in Detroit Michigan which will effect over 120,000 account holders over a 3 month period (June-September 2014) at a rate of 3,000 per week. This accounts for over 40% of customers […]