The Boggs Blog

Thinking for Ourselves Disaster plan By Shea Howell May 27 – June 2, 2012 Now we know what the plan is. For the last two years, through the fiasco called Detroit Works, the Mayor, Foundations and the financial interests they represent and the mainstream media have been telling citizens of Detroit, “there is no plan.” [...]

Thinking for ourselves Disrupting Education By Shea Howell May 15, 2012 Emergency Manager Roy S. Roberts is proving to be even more of a bully than his predecessor, Robert Bobb. Unlike EFM Bobb, Roberts likes to keep his bullying tactics out of the public eye. But his reign in office displays a pattern of intimidation [...]

Thinking for ourselves Reimaging Education By Shea Howell May 12-19, 2012 The walkout of students from Western International High School is continuing to reverberate through the city. Emergency Financial Manger (EFM) Roy Roberts has vigorously denied charges this week that he intends to disband the elected school board because some members supported the walk out. [...]

Thinking for ourselves New spirit emerging By Shea Howell May 1, 2012 There is a new spirit of resistance emerging in Detroit. It began quietly in the response to the widely despised Public Act 4 that has set in place Emergency Managers in the cities of Flint, Pontiac, and Benton Harbor as well as in [...]

Thinking for ourselves Budget Questions By Shea Howell April 24-May 5, 2012 The first round of budget cuts under the newly evolving Consent Agreement is unfolding. It is not pretty. Mayor Dave Bing is proposing to cut 2,566 city jobs. He is also calling for an across the board 10% pay cut for all city [...]

Thinking for ourselves Women Creating Caring Communities By Shea Howell April 18, 2012 Nearly 200 women gathered on April 14th in Detroit to celebrate Women Creating Caring Communities. This was the second gathering bringing together women from unions, block clubs, churches, schools, and community organizations to engage in collective thinking about how to strengthen our [...]

Thinking for ourselves New Democracy By Shea Howell April 10, 2012 Detroiters will soon learn who plans to run our city. Under the newly approved Consent Agreement (CA) a nine member Financial Advisory Board will be appointed and Mayor Bing will create positions for a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Program Office management director (PO). [...]

Thinking for ourselves Democratic pretense By Shea Howell April 3, 2011 In the unfolding efforts of the State Governor to take over the city of Detroit the ruling from Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Joyce Draganchuk is welcome. The Judge ordered the state’s financial review team not to meet or vote on any issues until [...]

Thinking for ourselves Reading truth By Shea Howell March 27, 2012 Amidst all of the pressing issues facing Detroit, it is understandable how the mainstream media missed a very important article about adult literacy published this week by Data Driven Detroit. The article challenges the oft repeated statistic that 47% of Detroit’s adult population is [...]

Thinking for ourselves Reading truth By Shea Howell March 27, April 31, 2012 Amidst all of the pressing issues facing Detroit, it is understandable how the mainstream media missed a very important article about adult literacy published this week by Data Driven Detroit. The article challenges the oft repeated statistic that 47% of Detroit’s adult [...]