508 8 minutes read Thousands demonstrate against water shutoffs in Detroit, July 18, 2014. Liberation photo: Kris Hamel
On Dec. 8, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Water and Sewerage Department Director Gary Brown announced that the extension of the moratorium on water shutoffs that went into effect under the COVID-19 emergency will continue through 2022.
This extension was won through persistent struggle by activists from We the People Detroit, People’s Water Board, Michigan Welfare Rights Organization, Hydrate Detroit, Moratorium Now! Coalition, and others. Since 2014, these forces have fought against the disastrous effects of 141,000 water shutoffs in a city of 672,000 people.
But water warriors are greeting the mayor and Brown’s announcement with skepticism and mistrust. Coming from the perpetrators of the mass water shutoffs, the moratorium extension was opportunistically announced the evening before Duggan, the city’s first white mayor since the election of C
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By Andrew Gans
Dec 14, 2020
The stream of Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley s daily series benefits The Actors Fund.
Stars in the House, the daily live streamed concert series created by Playbill correspondent and SiriusXM Broadway host Seth Rudetsky and producer James Wesley, presents a Super Shaw event December 14 featuring a mix of performances of Bernard Shawâs scenes, speeches, and poems.
Adapted and directed by David Staller, the evening features Brenda Braxton, Michael Cerveris, Joel Grey, Marsha Mason, Patrick Page, Tonya Pinkins, Renee Taylor, and Karen Ziemba. The stream will be available above beginning at 8 PM ET. James Wesley and Seth Rudetsky
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Tyler Perry donated a total of $100,000 to the GoFundMe page to support Kenneth Walker.
PEOPLE confirms Perry, 51, helped Walker and his legal team exceed their goal of $100,000 by making two donations of $10,000 as well as $50,000 and $30,000 contributions. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Walker is the boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, the 26-year-old Black woman who was killed after officers executed a no-knock search warrant at her apartment. The shooting took place while police were executing a search warrant for an investigation into a suspected drug dealer, who police alleged had once retrieved a package at Taylor s home. But the suspected drug dealer didn t live at Taylor s apartment and had, in fact, just been ar
Published on: Sunday, December 13, 2020
By: David Thien
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Kota Kinabalu: In conjunction with International Human Rights Day on Dec 10, the Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Cluster on Freedom of Expression (FOE) comprising 12 non governmental organisations (NGOs) held a press conference to release their report on the Human Rights Trend 2020 and to launch a Legal Defence Fund.
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The FOE Cluster called on the Government to halt the harassment and intimidation of its critics and others exercising their right to freedom of expression and to commit to protecting and promoting fundamental human rights.
In a statement, the activists said freedom of expression and access to information is especially important as Malaysia responds to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard and supermodel Kate Moss collaborated in designing two of these high-jewelry offerings; Harry Winston unveils pendants inspired by kaleidoscopes; and Sotheby s auctions a set of five necklaces for charity.
This fall has seen the release of four stand-out new high-jewelry collections. Two count celebrities Marion Cotillard and Kate Moss as collaborating designers; one is inspired by the cascading refracted lights of a kaleidoscope; and a fourth benefits charities including the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
Winston Kaleidoscope
Back in the 1990s, Harry Winston created a delightful objet d’art called the Ultimate Kaleidoscope. The limited-edition jeweled piece was inspired by the mesmerizing children’s toys and the way they refract light, not unlike the way that diamonds gleam from their many facets. Now the company whose designed were worn by Regina King, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Kaitlyn Dever at 2020 Oscars has created an entire