Thinking for ourselves By Shea Howell Duggan Unraveling May 8, 2015 Unless Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan makes some major shifts in his thinking, he will be the Mayor who lost Detroit. While he is announcing redevelopment plans in Brush Park, water shut off trucks are revving their engines just a few blocks away. Defying all […]

Thinking for ourselves By Shea Howell Earth Day Waters April 25, 2015 Nearly one billion people took action to protect the planet in celebration of the 45th Earth Day. People cleaned up trash in public parks and along the Great Wall in China. Trees were planted around the globe. Politicians promised green jobs and green […]

Thinking for ourselves By Shea Howell Path to Water Stewardship April 19, 2015 The water crisis is accelerating. Access to safe, clean water is becoming difficult around the country. All signs are that situation will get worse before it gets better. Detroit faces as many as 30,000 residential shut offs this summer. Flint water is […]

Thinking for ourselves By Shea Howell What we can’t afford April 12, 2015 In an editorial “Detroit “can’t afford ‘free’ services” the News reached a new low. The editorial argues people should pay for their homes and water. Apparently the editors think paying bills is a foreign concept to people in the city. The News […]

Thinking for Oursleves Planting Vision Shea Howell The fifth annual Food Policy Summit in Detroit offered a clear vision of what equitable, restorative development looks like. Over a hundred urban gardeners, local farmers and food enthusiasts gathered to talk about the accomplishments and challenges facing urban agriculture. This year the gathering was infused with a […]

Friends of the Boggs Center in Chicago hosted a fundraiser to support Grace’s home care.  One of the participants, Pablo Serrano, was moved to create this painting that will be donated the Center and Grace. It’s a large piece that came out with the participation of the crowd depicting both an older and younger Grace […]

Thinking for ourselves By Shea Howell Flint Water Stores March 28, 2015 Flint emergency manager Gerald Ambrose is refusing to reconnect to the Detroit Water system. In a press release defending his decision Ambrose said that Flint’s water is safe to drink and “It is incomprehensible to me that seven members of the Flint City […]

Thinking for ourselves  Duggan’s Dangerous Division By Shea Howell March 21, 2015  Detroit Mayor Duggan is playing a dangerous game. He is fostering division and divisiveness. He decided to continue aggressive water shut offs. He made this decision in spite of the international outcry against this inhuman practice and the opposition of public health leaders […]

David Harvey On Neoliberalism and the city The Neoliberal City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfd5kHb-Hc8 February 2007  The city is an opportunity to think about the kind of people we have become and what kind of people we  are in the process of becoming. Shea Howell Core Questions: What kinds of social relationships do we value? What kind of relationships […]

Thinking for Ourselves Invisible Narrative By Shea Howell March 8, 2015  This week, many Detroiters travelled south to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the bloody march from Selma to Montgomery. Others gathered to share memories of those who risked their lives to claim full rights of citizenship for African Americans. Veteran civil rights advocate, Ruby […]

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