Tapped Out: Shutting Off Water and Shutting Down Protest in Detroit
Gravity FM
English - November 01, 2016 20:00 - 41 minutes - 65.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsNews human rights environment sustainability equality democracy public health reproductive rights refugee rights free speech protest rights Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Art, Activism, Water Shut Offs, School Closures, Detroit's Restructuring, Urban Redevelopment as Code for Racial Discrimination, Community Cooperation and Urban Farming
Discussion with artist and activist Antonio Cosme concerning his prosecution by the recently established Detroit Graffiti Task Force for writing “Free the Water” on a decommissioned water tower to protest the continuing water shut offs occurring in his neighborhood. We discuss the water shut offs and school closures and their impact on the community as well as the overall impact and reasons for Detroit’s restructuring, which has disproportionality affected the city’s black population. Additionally, we discuss the city’s diversion of overstretched resources to fund policing of water shut offs and prevent political graffiti and other protest. We also discuss the revitalization of the community and urban space through urban farming and the production of local, organic produce.
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