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Occupy Ypsi Free School this Saturday at EMU

By Mark | April 9, 2012

I took these photos on Water Street a couple of days ago, where some folks had gathered to make art and discuss, among other things, the teach-in that’s scheduled to happen this Saturday at EMU. Here, for those of you not adverse to the idea of getting out of your homes, meeting strangers, and encountering […]

Posted in Photographs, Ypsilanti | Also tagged "Washtenaw Foreclosure Defense, Beth Currans, commons, debt, dismantling of public education, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, events, foreclosure resistance, free school, Greg Pratt, Ian Robinson, immigrant rights, international youth movements, Jeff Clark, Johnny Lupinacci, labor, local meetings, meeting people, Neoliberalism, Nicole Carter, Occupy Ypsilanti, Peter Linebaugh, propaganda, public education, reproductive justice, resist, resistance, Rob Halpern, Robin Lucy, SEPE, Stefanie Stauffer, Students for Ethical and Participatory Education, teach-in, Water Street, Will Daniels, women's health, women's rights | 6 Comments

Johnny Lupinacci on this week’s “Activism and Education: A Celebration at EMU” activities

By Mark | March 18, 2012

I just heard about a big student activism event taking place this Thursday and Friday on the campus of EMU, and reached out the organizers with a few questions. What follows is my exchange with EMU doctoral student Johnny Lupinacci. MARK: Can you tell me a little about this event coming up at EMU? JOHNNY: […]

Posted in Education, Environment, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 100 years ago today, ableism, activism, Activism and Education: A Celebration at EMU, Ann Arbor Free School, Ann Arbor Free Skool, apathy, Aric McBay, baby boomers, Bringing Down Civilization, Civilization and Resistance, community activism, community building, consumerism, decolonization, Deep Green Resistance, Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet, Derrick Jensen, Earth Liberation Front, Eastern Michigan University, eco justice, EcoEats, education reform, EMU, EMU College of Education, Erica Mooney, Fabayo Manzira, fear, G.R.E.E.N., Generation X, GenX, global climate change, hip hop, If A Tree Falls, individualism, isolation, Janine Palms, Jean Twenge, John Lupinacci, Johnny Lupinacci, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Lierre Keith, Malik Yakini, Millennials, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Ypsilanti, Orion, permaculture, Porter Lecture, racism, radical sustainability, Reskilling Festival, S.E.P.E., seedbombs, self-interest, sexism, social justice, speciesm, student activism, students today aren't worth a damn, Superhero Training Academy, Sustainability | 11 Comments

Growing Hope responds to CityFARM with the announcement of a similar service

By Mark | February 28, 2012

Amanda Edmonds, the executive director of the local urban farming non-profit Growing Hope just sent in the following letter in response to my recent post about real estate developer Stewart Beal’s newly launched, somewhat competitive, largely for-profit entity, CityFARM. Many, many community members and partners have come to me this past week with concerns about […]

Posted in entrepreneurism, Food, Local Business, Ypsilanti | Also tagged Amanda Edmonds, CityFARM, Food Gatherers, food security, Ginny Golembewski, Growing Hope, Growing Hope Center, healthy food access, Lauren Maloney, Lisa Bashert, local food production, local non-profits, Michigan Works, new models for non-profits, Project Grow, raised bed gardening, social enterprise, Stewart Beal, urban farming, vegetables | 17 Comments

An interview with The Wurst Bar’s Jesse Kranyak

By Mark | January 29, 2012

A few days ago, I posted something here about Ypsi’s newest, gourmet sausage-filled watering hole, The Wurst Bar. As I said at the time, I really liked the place, and, since my visit, I’ve been exchanging emails with the owner, Jesse Kranyak. What follows is our exchange. I hope you enjoy it. MARK: Assuming you’re […]

Posted in entrepreneurism, Food, Local Business, Locally Owned Business, Ypsilanti | Also tagged AJ Bombers, alligator, blood sausage, bratwurst, brioche, buy local, Cafe Felix, cod, crawdad, Cross Street, Dan Klenotic, Eastern Michigan University, Father's Office, fish sauce, foodie, fried green tomato, Frog Holler, hamburgers, Jeff Sanchez, Jesse Kranyak, Jim Seba, Kelly's Island, Kelly's Island House, kimchi, Lake Erie, local economy, local food production, local produce, Marines, meat, Mexican Coke, Mike Babcock, Millers, miso, mouthfeel, munster, Peace Corps, pimento cheese, placenta, placenta sausage, rabbit, rattlesnake chorizo, Redwood, restaurants, reuben, sauerkraut, sausage, snap, tamari, The Southerner, Theo's, Umami Burger, Wurst Bar, Ypsi immigration interview, Ypsilanti bars | 53 Comments

The new Director of Ypsilanti’s Heritage Festival, Andrew Clock, on the future of the event

By Mark | January 25, 2012

As I believe most of you know, word went out a few months ago that the group of individuals behind Ypsilanti’s annual Heritage Festival were looking, after several years, to hand the reins off to a new generation of leaders. There were a few open meetings, that interested individuals were encouraged to attend, and, ultimately, […]

Posted in Food, History, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 826 Michigan, Andrew Clock, beer, beer tent, Black Jake and the Carnies, Border to Border Trail, Buy Indie in Ypsi, Community Records, events, George Bedard, Heritage Festival, James Mann, Laith Al-Saadi, Lighting Love, local economy, Michigan beer, Michigan Roots Jamboree, Neutral Zone, opportunities to volunteer, Shop Ypsi for the Holidays, The Jamboree, The Muggs, The Third Coast Kings, Water Street, Water Street Trail, Ypsilanti Convention and Visitors Bureau, Ypsilanti DDA | 17 Comments

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Occupy Ypsi Free School this Saturday at EMU

An interview with The Wurst Bar’s Jesse Kranyak

The new Director of Ypsilanti’s Heritage Festival, Andrew Clock, on the future of the event

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