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Politics & Elections

Michigan Muslim leaders pledge to ‘abandon Biden,’ regardless of the consequences

Activists say they can no longer re-elect a president who did nothing to save thousands of Palestinians

By Steve Neavling
Nov 9, 2023

Tags: Politics & Elections, News, Joe Biden, election, politics, muslims, Dawud Wallid, Israel, Gaza, genocide, rally, protest, Detroit
Michigan

Arrest and surveillance of Detroit activist raises questions about police conduct

Peatmoss is accused of defacing a controversial statue of General Custer in Monroe

By Steve Neavling
Aug 24, 2023

Tags: Michigan News, News, Crime, General George Armstrong Cluster, protest, police, Monroe, Cop City, surveillance, GPS tackers, Detroit
Metro Detroit

Activists demand end to inhumane dog experiments at Wayne State

Dogs are being killed in the course of research, says Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

By Steve Neavling
Aug 2, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, dogs, animal research, animal experiments, Wayne State University, Kimberly Andrews Espy, protest, animal rights
Metro Detroit

Protesters stage Hamtramck rally after city banned Pride flags

Hamtramck Mayor Amer Ghalib baselessly claims opponents are outside agitators

By Steve Neavling
Jun 19, 2023

Tags: Metro Detroit News, LGBTQ+, Hamtramck, Amer Ghalib, LGBTQ, Pride flag, Protest, Hamtramck City Hall, Muslims
The Incision

Iran’s regime must be held accountable — by Iranians themselves

We all should stand with Iranians protesting against the regime for their dignity and freedom, but nothing could hurt their cause more than Western interference

By Abdul El-Sayed
Sep 30, 2022

Tags: The Incision, The Incision, Iran, feminism, Islam, hijab, protest
Metro Detroit

Students walk out of Birmingham school to rally against anti-LGBTQ+ bills

Nearly 240 bills have been been introduced in state legislatures that would limit the rights of LGBTQ+ people

By Steve Neavling
May 16, 2022

Tags: Metro Detroit News, News, LGBTQ, state House, State Senate, Michigan, students, school, Roeper Middle and Upper School, protest, Birmingham, trans people
Politics & Elections

Activists call on Michigan corporations to stop funding anti-democracy politicians with guerrilla banner campaign

Some Michigan-based companies continue to fund campaigns of politicians pushing voter restriction bills

By Steve Neavling
May 5, 2022

Tags: Politics & Elections, Defend Black Voters Coalition, democracy, voting rights, General Motors, DTE Energy, Consumers Energy, Ford, protest
Michigan

Soldano floats conspiracy theory that Whitmer staged kidnapping plot to influence 2020 election

Soldano is one of 12 Republicans hoping to challenge Whitmer in the 2022 election.

By Andrew Roth, Michigan Advance
Apr 15, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Whitmer, Gretchen Whitmer, Governor Whitmer, kidnap, January 6, protest, verdict, politics, government, Michigan Government, Lansing
Michigan

Forest defender sits in tree to protest luxury homes development in Ann Arbor

The developer plans to plow down more than 750 trees

By Steve Neavling
Apr 11, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Protest, Concord Pines, Indigenous people, FIGHT Concord Pines, trees, luxury homes, Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor City Council
Politics & Elections

Democrats call on AG’s Office to investigate Shelby Township police over handling of protesters

By Steve Neavling
Mar 24, 2022

Tags: Politics & Elections, Protest, Detroit Will Breathe, Shelby 5, Shelby Township, Democrats, Michigan Democratic Party, Macomb County, 9th Congressional District, 10th Congressional District, Carl Marlinga
Michigan

Ambassador Bridge reopens after blockade caused tens of millions of dollars in lost wages for Michigan autoworkers

By Steve Neavling
Feb 14, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Michigan, Ambassador Bridge, protest, COVID-19, vaccine mandates, Canada, Police, Auto industry, autoworkers, Gov. Whitmer
Michigan

Canadian officials threaten truck protesters with forced removal if they don’t leave Ambassador Bridge

By Steve Neavling
Feb 11, 2022

Tags: Michigan News, Ambassador Bridge, Canada, Windsor, Ontario, Michigan, auto industry, protest, blockade, vaccine mandate, COVID-19, state of emergency
Metro Detroit

Protesters rally against World Economic Forum in downtown Detroit

By Steve Neavling
Dec 6, 2021

Tags: Detroit, Detroit will Breathe, Tristan Taylor, World Economic Forum, downtown Detroit, Dan Gilbert, capitalism, Jerry Goldberg, protest
Metro Detroit

Threatening graffiti, other racist incidents prompt student walkout at Bloomfield Hills High School

By Steve Neavling
Nov 12, 2021

Tags: Bloomfield Hills High School, protest, walkout, students, racism, education, graffiti
Metro Detroit

Charges dropped against Detroit cop accused of shooting journalists with rubber bullets

By Steve Neavling
Oct 27, 2021

Tags: Detroit, Detroit police, Daniel Debono, protest, Wayne County Prosecutor's Office, Kym Worthy, George Floyd
Metro Detroit

Protesters temporarily shut down controversial Line 5 pipeline

By Steve Neavling
Oct 20, 2021

Tags: Enbridge, direct action, protest, Tuscola County, Michigan, Gov. Whitmer, Line 5 pipeline, oil, Great Lakes, environmental
Metro Detroit

Hamtramck placed its lawyer on leave after he sent insulting emails to activist with disabilities

By Steve Neavling
Oct 5, 2021

Tags: Hamtramck, attorney, wheelchair, Kathleen Angerer, James Allen, Allen Brothers, Protest, petition
Metro Detroit

‘An alarming time for women in our country’: Hundreds rally in Lansing for reproductive rights

By Allison Donahue, Michigan Advance
Oct 4, 2021

Tags: Metro Detroit News, Abortion Rights, Reproductive rights, Protest, March, Lansing, Capitol, Roe v. Wade
Metro Detroit

Warren city councilman arrested for hawking Trump-related merchandise

By Steve Neavling
Aug 30, 2021

Tags: Eddie Kabacinski, Warren, Warren City Council, Utica, police, Donald Trump, protest
Metro Detroit

Protesters to march against racial profiling on Eight Mile in Detroit on Saturday

By Steve Neavling
Jun 4, 2021

Tags: Protest, 8 Mile Detroit, racial profiling, racism, Michigan Liberation, Racial Profiling Across 8 Mile, 313 Care Collective, SWARM, Detroit Will Breathe, Moratorium NOW! Coalition, General Baker Institute.