https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/430 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/5133 <p>The North Cass Community Union Records reflects the organization’s involvement, officially beginning in 1978, in community advocacy, development, and service to the North Cass neighborhood. Important subjects include: the Detroit Incinerator, Dally in the Alley, the Dodge Carriage House Restoration, tenant advocacy, University City, and the Cass Corridor Food Co-op.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/5133#comments Cass Corridor (Detroit, Mich.) Community Development Community organization. Dally in the Alley Detroit trash incinerator Food cooperatives Urban Affairs Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:25:00 -0400 kschmeling 5133 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3877 <p>Thomas Stephens was a founder of the Evergreen Alliance, the Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition and chaired the National Lawyer's Guild's Toxics Committee in his fight for environmental justice in the Detroit area. His papers reflect his interest and legal work in this arena and related issues, particularly lawsuits involving incinerators in Detroit and Flint, MI.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3877#comments Civil rights Courts--United States Detroit trash incinerator Environmental justice Environmental Protection--Great Lakes (North America) Evergreen Alliance Ford Rouge Plant Hamtramck medical waste incinerator Incinerators--Environmental Aspects--Michigan, Southeastern Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition Michigan. Air Pollution Control Commission NAACP NAFTA National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Detroit Branch Nuclear power plants--Environmental aspects--Michigan, Southeastern Recycling (Waste, etc.)--Michigan, Southeastern Urban Affairs Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:18:20 -0400 drice 3877 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/14442 <p>Please note: The oral history course collections mentioned in this post have been consolidated into one collection: Wayne State University Oral History Methodology Course Oral Histories. Please refer to the finding aid here: <a href="https://archives.wayne.edu/repositories/2/resources/3381" title="https://archives.wayne.edu/repositories/2/resources/3381">https://archives.wayne.edu/repositories/2/resources/3381</a>.</p> <p>The history of the Detroit Incinerator, later rebranded as Detroit Renewable Power, is a microcosm of the history of intersections of environmental and social justice. The Reuther Library has many collections related to the community response surrounding the Incinerator’s building and operation. It was originally built in 1986 near the corner of Russell and East Ferry Street. Billed as the “world’s largest” trash incinerator, <span class='read-more'><a href="https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/14442" target="_blank"><strong>&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</strong></a></span></p> Detroit (Mich.) Detroit trash incinerator Energy, power, and environment Environmental justice Environmentalism Urban Affairs Wed, 26 Jun 2019 11:40:30 -0400 Public Relations Team 14442 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/9831 <p>Members of District 925 advocate for the containment of healthcare costs during a demonstration.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/9831#comments Detroit trash incinerator Labor Labor unions SEIU Service Employees International Union Service Employees International Union: 925 Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:09:44 -0500 aorchard 9831 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/14443 <p>A poster on the back of an anti-incinerator publication proclaims: "Detroit Incinerator: We Say No!" From the Thomas Stephens Papers. </p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/14443#comments Detroit trash incinerator Detroit--social conditions Public Relations and Social Media Urban Affairs Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:12:03 -0400 mcourtney 14443 at https://reuther.wayne.edu