Local Residents Join Struggle for Environmental Justice

“I do see soot on top of my car... oh well, it came out the sky. Am I breathing that? Maybe I am. But does it hurt me? Probably not. I found out how devastating the pollution in the air is... very, very devastating to us.”
-Vicki, Clean Air Council Fellow

They met monthly in Southwest Detroit, spending their first months in cohort learning about toxic contamination, and eventually collaborated to take action for environmental justice.
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THE SOUTHWEST DETROITER

The Wires That Bind

“If I didn’t have the internet, I wouldn’t have been able to connect to anybody.”
-Linda Curmi, Community Resident

Internet is like water, says Violeta Ramirez in Spanish. “It’s that important.” But three years ago, her tap ran dry. In Southwest Detroit, where high rates of poverty persist, it’s not surprising that residents are struggling to pay for internet.
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