News from Highland Park Community Crisis Coalition

July 6th, 2020

Contact:

Jackson Koeppel, (917) 554-3741, [email protected]

Carlton Clyburn, (313) 282-4542, clyb[email protected]

Margaret Lewis, (313) 231-2249, [email protected]

Highland Park Launches COVID-19 Just Recovery Task Force

Community, City Council come together to address the crisis

HIGHLAND PARK, MI – Today, Highland Park City Council approved  a resolution to form one of, if not the, first COVID-19 Just Recovery Task Force in the country.

The JRTF is a joint task force between the City Council and the Highland Park Community Crisis Coalition. It will coordinate relief efforts and community safety measures while developing a long-term Just Recovery Plan from the COVID-19 crisis.

Greetings Soulardarians (is this a thing?? Hoping, if not, it totally can be!)

I am sending this message hoping that everyone is staying safe while sheltering in place and taking time for movement and quiet as needed!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 12, 2020

Contact: Bridget Vial, 313-720-4330, [email protected]

Community Advocacy Impacted Public Service Commission Ruling on DTE 

DETROIT - Last week, the Public Service Commission – the 3-member, governor-appointed Commission which regulates utilities – approved a 4.6% rate increase for DTE Energy in the midst of a pandemic and the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression. 

There’s good news, however. Facing mounting pressure from advocates, the Public Service Commission took DTE to task for a number of outrageous budget items, nixing hundreds of millions of dollars requested for bloated executive compensation, and unjustified spending on fossil fuel plants and IT infrastructure. Most notably, the commission ruled to reduce DTE’s return on equity from 10% to 9.9%, flaunting DTE’s request for an increase in profits.

We are phone banking to get to 100% completion rate for census in Highland Park - let's make it count!

Use the form above to sign in to the calling system being used by the count committee.

You will receive instructions from there.

Hoping this email reaches in you and yours in good health! Election time is here! Your Vote is Needed Soulardarity Members!

CLICK HERE TO REVIEW 2020 BOARD CANDIDATES & CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: 

1. You must be a Soulardarity member whose dues are paid (you gave given at least $10 in the last 12 months) in order to vote. Need to start or renew your membership to vote? Click here
2. Each member has one vote for each available board position.
3. After reviewing the candidate information, use the 2020 Election Form to rank the candidates from the one you support the most (First Choice) to least (Third Choice). ****DO NOT select a candidate more than once!****

Two of the three candidates will be elected to the Soulardarity board. You can see the list of other board members on soulardarity.com/board. 

VOTING WILL CLOSE AT 1PM ON SATURDAY MAY 2ND, DURING THE ANNUAL MEETING

Members are encouraged to attend the meeting by phone or computer. Candidates will be in attendance to answer questions from the membership. 

CLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR OUR (VIRTUAL) ANNUAL MEETING on 5/2/2020

Click here to read Soulardarity's 2019 Annual Report

(printable PDF version)

ICYMI: check out our front-page coverage in the Detroit Free Press!

We just got a front page story in the Detroit Free Press about our struggle for energy democracy in front of the Michigan Public Service Commission.

Photo by Valerie Jean at the 12/6/19 Climate Strike in Detroit

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Hey there everyone! If you're still wrapping your head around the news about DTE lately, I'm here to help.