Flint

Heroes of the 1937 Flint Sit-down StrikeHeroes of the 1937 Flint Sit-down Strike

Heroes of the 1937 Flint Sit-down Strike

February 11 marked the 85th anniversary of the victory in the Flint Sit-Down Strike. While this is one of the…

February 17, 2022
Escándalo del agua de Flint: Un tirón de orejas para el ex gobernadorEscándalo del agua de Flint: Un tirón de orejas para el ex gobernador

Escándalo del agua de Flint: Un tirón de orejas para el ex gobernador

En abril de 2014, la ciudad de Flint, en Michigan, tomó la fatal decisión de cambiar su suministro de agua…

February 2, 2021
Deep organizing key to historic Flint Sit-Down StrikeDeep organizing key to historic Flint Sit-Down Strike

Deep organizing key to historic Flint Sit-Down Strike

These slightly edited remarks were given at a July 9 Workers World Party webinar on “Introduction to Revolutionary Deep Organizing.”   …

July 16, 2020
Imprisoned PA activist: ‘time to speak’ on water crisisImprisoned PA activist: ‘time to speak’ on water crisis

Imprisoned PA activist: ‘time to speak’ on water crisis

On Sept. 19, 21, 24 and 27, prisoners at the State Correctional Institution—Frackville experienced four incidents with respect to the…

November 4, 2017
Flint still resists water crisisFlint still resists water crisis

Flint still resists water crisis

April 25 marked the third anniversary of the ongoing Flint, Mich., water crisis. Dependency on bottled water has become a…

May 19, 2017
Tens of thousands face foreclosures, water shutoffsTens of thousands face foreclosures, water shutoffs

Tens of thousands face foreclosures, water shutoffs

Over 8,000 Flint, Mich., families are facing the loss of their homes due to unpaid bills for poisoned water. The…

May 10, 2017
Philadelphia gathering confronts health and water crisisPhiladelphia gathering confronts health and water crisis

Philadelphia gathering confronts health and water crisis

A People’s Assembly to “Confront Toxic Water & Hep C Crisis Threatening Lives of Mumia Abu-Jamal, other Prisoners and our…

February 23, 2017
State to Flint and Detroit: ‘You have no rights’State to Flint and Detroit: ‘You have no rights’

State to Flint and Detroit: ‘You have no rights’

Attorneys for the state of Michigan have filed a 62-page motion to dismiss a lawsuit on behalf of children in…

December 2, 2016
Out of the headlines, Flint’s water still unsafeOut of the headlines, Flint’s water still unsafe

Out of the headlines, Flint’s water still unsafe

Only a few months ago the Flint water crisis was front-page news around the country. The world learned of the…

July 8, 2016
Flint crisis drags onFlint crisis drags on

Flint crisis drags on

The struggle for justice continues in Flint. The crisis of lead contamination, caused by a failure to add anti-corrosive chemicals…

May 18, 2016