Kris Balderas-Hamel

‘Make the banks pay, not retirees!’

After picketing the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department building on June 13 to demand the end of water shutoffs to…

June 20, 2014

Struggle cancels anti-woman conference in Detroit

On June 11, just five days after it was targeted by hundreds of protesters and thousands of petitions, Doubletree Hotel…

June 17, 2014

Detroiters say, ‘End water shutoffs!’

Detroit Freedom Friday 5 gathered in front of the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department building on June 6. Activists opposing…

June 13, 2014

Protest exposes anti-woman group

Efforts are underway to stop the anti-woman group “A Voice for Men” from holding its first international conference in Detroit…

June 10, 2014

Water is a right

Detroiters fight shutoffs May 26 — The city of Detroit recently began to cut off water to residents behind in…

May 29, 2014

Fast food workers strike

Something new happened on the planet on May 15. Low-wage workers in the fast food industry and their supporters went…

May 20, 2014

Detroiters: ‘No cuts to our pensions!’

Ballots will be sent the week of May 12 to tens of thousands of city of Detroit retirees to vote…

May 19, 2014

Rakiba Brown, ¡Presente!

The life of revolutionary activist Rakiba Brown was remembered at a memorial celebration May 3 at Central United Methodist Church…

May 10, 2014

Detroiters reject austerity

April 1 — More than 500 loud and angry workers marched at the federal bankruptcy court in Detroit to voice…

April 3, 2014

Detroiters object to austerity plan

The city of Detroit bankruptcy case is being played out in a courtroom far removed from the real future of…

April 1, 2014