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DETROIT
Detroit's Recovery Plan flawed Without An Analysis That Includes Race
As the bankruptcy in Detroit comes to an end, a lot of work to change the underlying structural issues remains. A recent article in The Economist focused on mismanagement and population shrinkage in the past two decades and the restructuring plan to recover from municipal distress. The recovery plan's greatest flaw, according to Haas Institute Director and Detroit native john powell, is that the plan does not address the glaring racial divide in the city. Read Can Detroit Recover?
In a recent op-ed in the Detroit News, Detroit Peoples Water Board members Monica Lewis-Patrick and Lila Cabbil call on Mayor Duggan to adopt humane solutions to the city’s water crisis. Their piece, On Water Issues, It’s Detroit Versus the U.N., references an open letter by john powell and Mouhanad Hammami, co-chairs of the Wayne County Population Health Council, regarding the public health risk water shutoffs pose, especially for the impoverished.
An article in London’s Financial Times highlighted john powell's family to tell the story of Detroit through the lens of inequality, bankruptcy, and the city's proposed restructuring plan. Read Bitter history tempers hope in ending decline in Detroit.
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Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund Program Fellowship
The Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund is offering a two year paid Program Fellowship for a position that offers hands-on experience in philanthropy and grantmaking, with an emphasis on Immigrant Rights and Integration program. Starting annual salary of $70,000, plus benefits. Applications are due December 22, 2014. The term will start on or about February 2, 2015. More about the Haas, Jr. Fund Fellowship.
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