A year ago this weekend, as several hundred thousand women marched on our nation’s capitol, well over 1,000 people took to the streets of Ypsilanti in solidarity. And, tomorrow, many of us will be returning to those same streets, not only to march again, but to discuss how we might better work together to address […]
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Everything you need to know about tomorrow’s “March for Love, Resilience, and Action” in Ypsilanti
Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Amy Shrodes, Bryan Foley, call to action, Community Benefits Ordinance, community organizing, Defend Affordable Ypsi, Desirae Simmons, dialogue, Donald Harrison, feminist spaces, gentrification, Karlie Ebersole, march for love resilience and action, marches, Mary Larkin, Matt Siegfried, motherhood, Perspectives on International Village, REDY, Rising for Economic Democracy in Ypsi, voter mobilization, voter registration, voting, We Love Ypsi Schools, WEOC, WIMA, YCS, Yodit Mesfin Johnson, Ypsilanti Gathering Space, zines 8 Comments
Reflecting on the first five months of On The Ground Ypsi, and the future of this little city of ours
[Ypsi community activist and Southside resident Bryan Foley, seen here in a photo by Doug Coombe taken at Parkridge Community Center, will be on a December 15 panel hosted by On The Ground Ypsilanti about “Ypsi’s rich past, and visions for a vibrant future.”] Earlier this year, the folks at Issues Media Group, having identified […]
Posted in Mark's Life, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged activism, Ann Arbor News, art, Brianna Kelly, Bryan Foley, Concentrate, David Rutledge, Decky Alexander, Doug Coombe, equity, future of journalism, gentrification, Issues Media Group, journalism, Kingdom Builders, Landline Creative Labs, Lynne Settles, MLive, news desert, On The Ground Ypsi, Parkridge Community Center, Patrick Dunn, Paul Schutt, photos of Mark, sense of place, sex cat, sexy photos of Mark, Ypsilanti Freighthouse 8 Comments
So, Ypsilanti, should we repair or remove the Peninsular Dam?
As you may have heard, over the next several months, members of our City Council will be debating whether we should remove Ypsilanti’s aging Peninsular Dam, or invest approximately $640,000 in its renovation… Following, in hopes that it might help some of you to better understand the various issues at play in the “remove vs. […]
Posted in Environment, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged asian carp, canoeing, dams, Dexter, fish, fishing, Huron River, Huron River Watershed Council, hydroelectric, Laura Rubin, Peninsular Dam, Peninsular Paper, portage, power generation, restoration, Water Street, watersheds, Ypsilanti City Council 32 Comments