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Holding Lansing accountable |
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Written by Staff
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Monday, 21 November 2011 08:38 |
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Interview: WCAT Is Looking To Hold Lansing Politicos Accountable, Chris Savage, A2Politico:
With the Occupy movement now in its third month and Republicans seeing pushback at the polls during the election in early November, grassroots organizing around the “We are the 99%” theme seems to be picking up inertia, at least in terms of public awareness. But encampments in cities around the country and large protests in major metropolitan areas aren’t enough to create change in and of themselves. Real change, in many cases, starts at the local level, by getting individuals and organizations to become aware of the problems we face and then to act on them . . .
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Ypsilantians to Pump Up Their Grass Roots Political Power at Town Hall Meeting to Repeal the "Emergency Manager" Law |
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Written by Staff
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Thursday, 21 July 2011 08:23 |
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The statewide initiative to repeal Public Act 4 will be the focus of a town hall meeting in Ypsilanti on Monday, July 25. This town hall, sponsored by The Washtenaw Community Action Team (WCAT), will provide a forum to educate interested community members and organizations on the implications of the law for Washtenaw County communities, the effort to repeal PA-4, and the opportunity to begin discussing alternatives for Washtenaw County and Michigan communities.
The event will take place at Metropolitan Memorial Full Gospel Baptist Church located at 431 Hawkins St., Monday, July 25th from 6:45-8:45. For more information please visit our website: http://washtenawcat.org/.
Also see the WCAT press release. (This is a PDF file. Left click to view, right click to download.)
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LEO members urged to sign PA4 repeal petition |
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Written by Bonnie Halloran
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Thursday, 21 July 2011 08:03 |
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The LEO Union Council is urging the local's members to sign a petition to repeal Public Act 4 of 2011 (the new Emergency Manager law). LEO's state affiliate, AFT Michigan, also strongly supports the repeal effort.
Earlier this year the legislature passed, and the Governor signed, a package of bills greatly expanding the role of an Emergency Manager. This legislation gives an Emergency Manager, appointed by the Governor, uprecendented powers to take over school boards and other local units of government. The Emergency Manager could decide to sell-off assets held by the community without any input from community or locally elected officials. The Emergency Manager can throw-out all contracts and raise taxes without a vote of the people. This is a bad law and endangers not just labor contracts, but also takes away local control and our right to vote for those who will be making decisions for our community.
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WCAT to host meeting to discuss repeal of Emergency Manager Law |
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Written by Staff
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Thursday, 23 June 2011 14:51 |
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Ann Arbor, Michigan – The Washtenaw Community Action Team (WCAT) is hosting a town hall meeting to discuss the statewide initiative to repeal Public Act 4.
The event will take place at the Ann Arbor Community Center, located at 625 N. Main Street, Saturday, June 25th from 10:30am to 12:30pm.
Featured speakers include:
Chris Savage (Blogger, http://www.eclectablog.com/ --
MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show picked up Savage’s PA-4 coverage
bringing it to national attention.
Brandon Jessup (CEO, Michigan Forward) –
Michigan Forward is a Detroit think-tank that launched the campaign to
repeal PA-4.
For more information please visit: www.michiganforward.org
David Bates, Ypsilanti Public Schools, President of the Board of Education
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