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Tag: shutoffs

Thinking for Ourselves: Community Task Force Needed to Oversee Detroit Water Restorations

By Shea Howell A group of civil rights attorneys have asked Governor Whitmer to establish a community-based task force to oversee … More

community organizers, Coronavirus, reconnections, resistance, shutoffs, water access

3 Steps to Ensure Water Security and Beat COVID-19 in Michigan

By Rahul Mitra Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s decision to reconnect water services to homes that were shut off, and creating … More

affordability, community organizers, Coronavirus, neighbors, public health, reconnections, shutoffs

A Tricky Problem

By Mostafa Aniss In an attempt to better understand the water shutoffs in Detroit, I did what most people in … More

DWSD, learning, process, shutoffs, tensions

Right or Privilege?

By: Mostafa Aniss Water. Is it a human right, or a privilege? The argument for privilege is convincing. After all, … More

human right, privilege, shutoffs, water access

Getting the “Insider’s Perspective”

By Kelsey Husnick After interviewing Tessa (Note: This is a pseudonym, and not Tessa’s real name, to protect her identity), … More

fieldwork, neighbors, process, shutoffs, storytelling

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