From One United Michigan, some good talking points: What Is This All About? A ballot proposal, deceptively named the “Michigan Civil Rights Initiative,” is headed for the November 2006 election. If passed, all state and local affirmative action programs will be immediately eliminated, including opportunities for equal access to education, jobs and contracts for women […]
Hear John Edwards Friday @ U-M
Former Senator and Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards will appear on campus this Friday as the Grand Finale of a two week “Opportunity Rocks” campus tour promoting anti-poverty issues and advocacy! Show UofM’s committment to community service and activism and help create the largest crowd on his tour! Opportunity Rocks Rally with John Edwards Friday […]
Pabst City Project Falls Through
Two years and two days ago, I blogged about a massive urban redevelopment project planned for the former brewery of Pabst Blue Ribbon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin called Pabst City. The project was mind-boggling in scale: it was to cost over $300 million to convert seven blocks of the brewery’s historic structures into stores, apartments, and […]
Got an Idea?
SEIU has launched a website soliciting ideas to improve the lives of working families – the website is called SinceSlicedBread.com. They’re looking for ideas – in 175 words – that are original, creative, and have a good chance of practical success, and which: * Grow the economy * Create good-paying jobs that allow people to […]
A Student Think Tank?
I attended an event today held on Capitol Hill hosted by the new “student think tank” the Roosevelt Institution event on Capitol Hill today launching their new policy journal. Speaking were Doug Bailey, founder of the Hotline, Quinn Wilhelmi, executive Director of the Roosevelt Institution, and Jesse Wolfson, the editor of their new journal, The […]
Grover Norquist Protest Tomorrow
I got an email about this protest Working Assets is planning very near my work tomorrow morning. I noticed their organizer on the ground is none other than U-M grad and Billionaires for Bush founder Andrew Boyd. Join Working Assets for breakfast with Grover Norquist Hurricane Katrina is not only a national tragedy, it is […]
Urban Planners Wanted
The District of Columbia is hiring planners: DC GOVERNMENT Office of Planning is seeking highly qualified candidates for several positions: 4 Planner positions (3 Development Review/ 1 Long Range) (DS 12/13/14) Development review responsibilities include analyzing and recommending major development projects, land use initiatives, zoning proposals and variances. Long range planning responsibilities include Comprehensive Plan […]