No Shelter

We could hear the nest for nearly a week. Those faint, plaintive squeaks that would erupt for a few moments then fall silent, just soft enough and irregular enough to distinguish small and young life from the background whistles, chirps, and cackles of suburban birds in spring. We tried, unsuccessfully, to locate the nest, scanning the nearby trees and rooftops …

Essay’d Pandemic Edition #5 – James D. Fuson on Macomb Regional Correctional Facility … UPDATED 5/28

Our fifth “Pandemic Edition” features a message from James D. Fuson (the subject of Essay’d Installment #122) on how the coronavirus is spreading in Macomb Regional Correctional Facility. Detroit Cultural Crisis SurveyJames D. Fuson on Macomb Regional Correctional FacilitySent by e-mail Update 5/15/2020 Subject: Prisoner Antibody Testing. “On May 11th, they locked down the facility. Health service, with the National Guard in tow, came around …

Fred Williams on Dying for Six Feet of Distance

April 26, 2020. People are dying in prison; good-natured incarcerated men and women are dying. People who could have successfully completed the terms of parole a long time ago. People who could have by now been in the nursing field, bus drivers, or even factory workers, producing masks. These men are sick and not being treated adequately; I’m not surprised …

“Breath Free Detroit” Free Film Screening and panel discussion

Free Film Screening of The Story of Plastic.Available for the next 24 hours!The Green Task Force, Recycling and Waste Reduction Subcommittee is hosting a film screening of the Story of Plastic. This incredible film is available to watch for free at the link below.  Please share with any avid recyclers and environmental stewards in your life. The link to the film will self-destruct on Friday, …

Essay’d Pandemic Edition #4 – Shanna Merola on the Shock Doctrine

Our fourth “Pandemic Edition” features an interview with Shanna Merola (the subject of Essay’d Installment #26) on The Shock Doctrine & Disaster Capitalism.  Shanna brings to this discussion an extensive background in visual art, legal work, and environmental activism. In addition to being a widely exhibited artist, she has been a human rights observer during political uprisings across the country – from the struggle for water rights in Detroit and …

New Red Order (NRO)

New Red Order (NRO) is a public secret society facilitated by core contributors Adam Khalil (Ojibway), Zack Khalil (Ojibway), and Jackson Polys (Tlingit). Working with an interdisciplinary network of informants—including Ashley Byler, Driftnote, Jim Fletcher, Inpatient Press, KITE, Jeremy Pheiffer, Gaile Pranckunaite, Walker Schiff, Walter Scott, Rezarta Seferi, Bayley Sweitzer, Virgil Taylor, and others—the NRO co-produces video, performance, and installation works …