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2.) Statement of the International Council for Urban Peace, Justice and Empowerment on the first anniversay of the assassination of Detroit's Imam Luqman Abdullah. The statement points out that the DOJ/FBI's REAL REASON for targeting Imam Abdullah was his support of Imam Jamil Al-Amin, formerly known as H. Rap Brown, who is currently serving life in prison on frame-up charges of murdering a DelKalb County sheriff in Georgia. Imam Abdullah visited Imam Al Amin in prison and monitored his nutrition and health needs, along with campaigning for his release. The statment is a profound indictment of the white supremacist system known as the United States of America.
 
3.) BING WANTS TO BUY 100% OF CITY'S POWER FROM DTE; WANTS COUNCIL VOTE BY OCT. 31.
 
4.) ILWU (iNTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREWORKERS UNION) SHUTS DOWN CALI PORTS FOR JUSTICE FOR OSCAR GRANT. VIDEO.
 
5.) ERIC LEE MARSHALL, DEAD AT 29 AFTER SIX YEARS OF PRISON TORTURE, INCLUDING ORGAN REMOVAL.
 
6.) ELLA BULLY-CUMMINGS: CHIEF OF KILLER COPS; DO DETROITERS WANT HER on 36TH DISTRICT COURT?
 
7.. ) FAMILY, LEADERS DENOUNCE DOJ EXONERATION OF IMAM LUQMAN ABDULLAH'S FBI KILLERS (with partial video of events published by the Freep).
 
8..) LABOR UNIONS DENOUNCE FBI RAIDS. VIDEO.
 
9..) BERNERO, "PEOPLE BEFORE BANKS" DEMAND MORATORIUM ON FORECLOSURES, BOYCOTT OF CHASE.
 
PLEASE ALSO NOTE NEW PAGES, WHICH INCLUDE
CULTURE (with photos of Vigilante: the Hayward Brown Story premiere);
EDUCATION (with photos of Cass Tech homecoming parade);
ELECTIONS;
INTERNATONAL NEWS (including strikes and civil unrest throughout Europe against austerity measures);
NATIONAL (including story on police killing of college football player in New York);
PRISONS (including the case of Imam Jamil El-Amin, with details of his frame-up, in literature distributed by Masjid El-Haqq);
UPCOMING EVENTS (don't forget Nov. 2 appeals court hearing on Tom Barrow case, Nov. 5 rally for Davontae Sanford outside Frank Murphy courthouse, and Nov. 9 hearing on Mumia Abu-Jamal); and
YOUTH (photos from Young Detroit Builders event).  Young writers out there are welcome to contribute their articles as well.
 
Please excuse me if I am not up to date on other stories I have covered; these will be posted as I get them done. I work a part-time job in addition to getting this paper out. THEY WILL INCLUDE:
 
1. DELAY IN DMC SALE TO PRIVATE EQUITY FIRM VANGUARD, AND REASONS FOR IT.
 
2. UPDATE ON CITY's PURCHASE OF POWER FROM DTE.
 
3. Lawsuit filed by AFSCME county presidents against privatization of county jobs.
 
4. COUNTY COMMISSION APPROVES $700 MILLION JAIL COMPLEX despite cuts visited on county workers; former Mayor Dennis Archer is on the board of the company that will build the complex, as exposed in this writer's article in the MC several years ago.  (Current MC WRITER Lesse Long-Bey has a story in this week's MC approving of the plan without disclosing his conflict of interest, since he is married to County Commissioner Jewel Ware, who voted for the plan.)
 
5. Part two of DPS story re: Plan A/Plan B;
 
6. Appeals Court Hearing Nov. 2 on former mayoral candidate Tom Barrow's case to remove Mayor Dave Bing from office due to election irregularities;
 
6. Rally Nov. 5 for Davontae Sanford, falsely jailed at 14 for four murders to which another man has confessed.
 
7. Memorial for activist Jimmy Thornton, who passed away several weeks ago;
 
8. Rally for Michelle Hart family being evicted by BOA, afer Pres. Obama threw out all objections to illegal foreclosures.
 
AND MORE--IF YOUR STORY IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS LIST, email me, but
PLEASE REMEMBER: THE VOICE OF DETROIT IS LOOKING FOR REPORTERS, WRITERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS; WE CAN'T PAY YET, BUT ARE WORKING ON IT. If you want to submit your own story, please do so, that would be a tremendous help. I can edit it and put it up in minutes.
This paper is an unpaid labor of love for the people, we need ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET.
 
In the struggle,
Diane Bukowski