Honorable Louis Farrakhan, NOI, At Detroit's City Council Meeting

On Thursday Farrakhan who is now 80 years of age, had spoke to about 250 religious, community leaders, members of the of the communities at Rev. Horace Sheffield, New Destiny church. Now he was speaking at the Detroit's City Council Meeting, and later would be speaking at Fellowship Chapel Church, headed by Rev. Wendell Anthony.

He called on the Detroit community yesterday and today to buy the valuable property that's now for sell in Detroit. About the important of uniting, we could choose what part of downtown we wanted to own.
Farrakhan pointed out that there shouldn't be any division between Islam and Christianity. Urging Africans people to develop more African pride, saying we "You're the people of God. ... You're the builders of civilization."

He preached about the important of self-reliance and family values. The important of "Black Empowerment" saying we, Detroiter's can rebuild Detroit if we ground ourselves in good morals.

This was the first time Minter Farrakhan had been to Detroit since 2007. He also, pointed out the Nation of Islam was started in Detroit, and he felt an obligation to help!

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City Council Meeting at Focus Hope

Please be advised that the Detroit City Council Evening Community Meeting (ECM) for the month of January 2013 has been scheduled. Listed below please find the date, time, and location of the meeting.

CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 MEETING 

When: Tuesday, January 15th from 7:00-8:30 pm
Where: Focus: Hope (Center for Advanced Technologies)
1400 Oakman Boulevard, Detroit MI 48238

Should you require assistance regarding this meeting contact:
Kimani Jeffrey, City Planning Commission
(313) 224-7887 phone
(313) 224-4336 fax
jeffreyk@detroitmi.gov

City Council TODAY: Belle Isle, Ethics Complaints, and more

Today's City Council sessions will be extremely busy and we would like to make sure you have documentation in advance. A 107 page Supporting Documents package is available through this link. Agendas can be found through these links [Formal Session Agenda | New Business Agenda].

Substantial topics to be addressed included in the Supporting Documents:

• Acquisition and immediate sale of Lafayette Towers
• Zoning ordinance amendments aimed at car sales rooms and surface lots
• DDOT seeks authorization for revised grant funding for the Job Access and Reverse Commute Program (JARC), this will increase funding $1,921,121 ($849,051 from FTA and $1,072,070 from MDOT)
• Cass Apartments to be approved for payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) and increased MSHDA funding.
• RAD presentation of Proposed City Council Rules nad Procedures for Forfeiture of Elective City Office -- please note this clarifies the Board of Ethics and Ethics Complaint process and brings to light the rules do not address a circumstance in which multiple Council Members might be subject to forfeiture proceedings. (see note below)

Note regarding the RAD presentation last mentioned above: Free Detroit No Consent has been instrumental in the filing of over 500 Ethics Complaints which cite multiple city council members need to be investigated for forfeiture of office. A current copy of the Ethics Complaint form which has been used citing violations can be found through this link and by clicking on the graphic box on this post and in the sidebar for the website. 

Belle Isle Lease Session at 1:00 pm

Included in the Supporting Documents package are details for the 1:00pm meeting of City Council with attendance by Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Governor's Office of Urban & Metropolitan Initiatives, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Michigan Department of Transportation, Mayor's Office, Recreation, Budget, Finance and Law Departments. The most recent documents for the lease arrangement are in the supporting documents package. The Belle Isle Lease Proposal as offered last week can be accessed through this link.

Free Detroit No Consent would like to thank the hundreds of citizens that came for the Hands Off Our Island rally on Saturday held at Shed 2 on Belle Isle. Some of the photos from the day can be found in the slideshow below. Live streamed video can be found through this link (note this is not edited footage).

A Day of Justice is Dawning for Detroit

The people of Detroit are requested to stand up for our rights given by law. Please attend a very fateful date of meetings on Monday, June 11, 2012 beginning early in the morning - we suggest 7:30 am arrival. Protest pickets are very welcome as we hope the meeting room will be overflowing. We will be requesting the meeting moved into the Erma Henderson Auditorium, but experience has shown the will of the people has not been served.

Corporation Counsel, Attorney Krystal Crittendon, is standing firm with a lawsuit from the City of Detroit against the State of Michigan stating the  Financial Stability Agreement is illegitimate. She faces opposition by the Governor of the State of Michigan, State Treasurer, Mayor Bing, members of Detroit City Council, and City of Detroit appointees of the mayor.

Free Detroit - No Consent has been working all day on a plan of action in support of Corporation Counsel and the law written in the Detroit City Charter. The practice of law in governing the City of Detroit is paramount. Your support in seeing this through is needed.

City Council, Mayor Bing, and appointees meet with Corporation Counsel Krystal Crittendon Coleman A Young Municipal Building 2 Woodward Ave, 13th floor, Detroit (enter from Larned or Woodward) Be there by 7:30am, pack the meeting room - insist on the auditorium Know the Law - Know the City Charter

Please share information about this event with every concerned Detroiter you know. Days of Justice for the City of Detroit are dawning Monday.

Wednesday Corporation Counsel will be in Ingham County Court for The City of Detroit vs The State of Michigan - the battle to prove the Financial Stability Agreement null and void is on.

[Facebook event link]

NOTE: A new page for the website "Ethics Guide" is being assembled as quickly as we can make it happen.

Protest: Saunteel Jenkins on April 14

Please be advised that a picket protest will occur outside the residence of Saunteel Jenkins on Saturday, April 14, 2012 beginning at 11am, ending near 1pm.

The location is east from Chene and on the left side of Robert Bradby Drive.

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This picket is not global in nature. It is specifically about Jenkins' vote to surrender Detroiters' right to elect their own representatives. Her yes vote to the consent agreement voided the vote and voice of the people.

Gary Brown, Saunteel Jenkins, Charles Pugh
photo: Diane Bukowski (Voice of Detroit)

Saunteel, your campaign slogan was "New Leadership, New Results". These are not the results the people of Detroit wish to see. It is a failure in leadership.

We need your active support and bodies on the picket line. Please bring an umbrella as it is supposed to rain....there is plenty of sidewalk area and parking.

Please make signs, and bring bull horns if you have them.

Please send this message to everyone, and every activist organization you know.

Photo reference: COUNCIL VOTES TO BUY 100% of CITY POWER from DTE, shut down Mistersky