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  • DWB Spokesman Debates live with the Water Department on Fox

    June 29, 2014 by Danny

    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 […]

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    Detroit Water Brigade, Dispatch Number One

    June 27, 2014 by Danny

    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 […]

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  • UN Response on Detroit: Disconnecting water from people who cannot pay – an affront to human rights, say UN experts

    June 25, 2014 by Danny

    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 […]

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  • Petition: Tell Detroit to turn the taps back on. Water is a human right!

    June 24, 2014 by Danny

    [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, […]

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    Activists Call For UN Intervention As Government Moves To Shut Off Water In Detroit

    June 21, 2014 by Detroit Water Brigade Website Admin

    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 […]

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    Apartheid in Detroit: Water For Corporations, Not For People

    June 21, 2014 by Detroit Water Brigade Website Admin

    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 […]

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    Water is a Human Right! Join Detroit Water Week – June 21st – June 29th

    June 19, 2014 by Detroit Water Brigade Website Admin

    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, […]

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    40 percent of Detroit is about to have their water shut off. We’re stepping up and doing something about it. Join us

    June 16, 2014 by Danny

    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 […]

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