Find your polling place and review your ballot: https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/

Watch the City Council Candidate Forum:https://www.facebook.com/laura.herberg.1/videos_by

Watch the Mayoral Candidate Forum: https://www.facebook.com/lwvdetroit/videos/1398379246992945/

If you can't access either video or don't have FB, Soulardarity staff can assist on Monday! Try messaging the folks who took the video as well.

We're offering a special thank-you! For donors who give a one-time donation of $250 or more, you'll receive a solar phone charger! These flexible, portable chargers absorb sunlight fast and will charge most phones 8-10 times with a full battery. Consider it a thank you for your support!

Is $250 too much? No worries! We're also offering chargers to anyone who sets up a monthly donation of $15 or more!

Get yours by making a donation today!

This Sunday, we're hosting our 2nd annual "Building a Village" bus tour! We'll be showing off the amazing work done by Highland Park leaders on sustainability and community organizing, Soulardarity's streetlight installations, and refreshment's from HP's own Nandi's Knowledge Cafe. Space is limited, by your tickets now!

It's time! Soulardarity members, get ready to vote for the new board members!

1. Fill out a member form
2. Make a donation of at least $10 ($50 if you are able!)
3. Cast your vote for the board!

Questions? Reach out to Shimekia at communications@soulardarity.com.

Hi Soulardarity supporters - it's Jackson here! A few articles have come out lately about our friendly neighborhood utility's 2018 performance. In summary...

1. DTE Energy's CEO Gerry Anderson made 91 times the pay of the median employee at DTE Energy. That doesn't include his personal returns on the $100+ in DTE stock which he owns. This source pegs the median salary at DTE over $80 K per year. Try to imagine the gap between Gerry's pay and the lowest paid employees at DTE.
2. DTE's effective federal tax rate in 2018 was negative - meaning the taxpayers subsidized their business.
3. DTE is under federal investigation for their relationship to “a secretive front group funded by utility companies and devoted to rolling back Clean Air Act (CAA) regulations.”
4. DTE's Integrate Resource Plan proposal was released, showing their continued drive towards coal and gas over clean and renewable energy (s/o to our own Nichols in this article!)
   

Stay informed!

BOARD CANDIDACY IS NOW OPEN! APPLY BY APRIL 22ND.

All members in good standing are eligible to run. You may become a member by completing this form and making a membership dues donation.

CLICK HERE TO RUN FOR THE BOARD

Board Positions to be filled in next election (July 2019)

• Highland Park Member (3-year term)
• Highland Park Member (3-year term)
• General or Highland Park Member (3-year term)
• General or Highland Park Member (2-year term)
• General or Highland Park Member (1-year term)

Learn about the role at soulardarity.com/board

Small community organizations often struggle with issues of equity. We tend to put our communities first, putting dollars towards our programs and members, at the expense of pay raises and better benefits. Soulardarity came up with a solution:  the Extended Advance program.