In their own words: “Detroiters have a right to a city government that puts the needs and priorities of its residents first. We demand a return to a deeper form of democracy in Detroit, a democracy where the people hold political power and elected representatives sit in service to the common good.”Things open with a chant that cut to the heart of why we’re here. “Democracy means that people participate,” Barbara Wynder, an attorney and member of the Detroit Charter Commission, later echoes. In a nutshell, political and economic leaders have been pounding democracy to dust in Detroit for years. Detroiters deserve water affordability.

Source: MetroXpress October 06, 2021 15:53 UTC