“The state abandoned us long ago”: Activist Carma Lewis reacts to bottled water shutoff
By Jan Worth-Nelson The State of Michigan’s decision to stop supplying bottled water as of Friday the 13th “is crap,” community activist Carma Lewis said today, pausing at the Flint Farmers’ Market to reflect on the pending cutoff. “I’m not sure if the water is going to last till then,” she said. “They [the State] said they were not going to purchase any additional water so at this...
Review: “20/20” exhibit at downtown’s MW Gallery is remarkable
By Patsy Isenberg Someone was heard saying that the Flint Farmer’s Market is the jewel of Flint. Well, there actually are several jewels here, and one of the brightest is the MW Gallery downtown. Illustrating the point is the MW’s new exhibit, “20/20 Influential Artists of the 20th Century,” comprised of work by more than 20 notable “artists of the African diaspora and those who reflect on it.” The rotating exhibits at MW...
Review: City’s crime, race, politics all in the lens of compelling, humanizing “Flint Town”
Ed Note: A community conversation about the eight-part Netflix series “Flint Town,” co-sponsored by East Village Magazine and the Flint Area Public Affairs Forum, is set for 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 10 at the Flint Public Library. Thanks to Ed Bradley for reviewing the series in advance of that event. The series, directed by Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper, was released March 2. Flyer for the April 10 event...
“Surviving and into Thriving” focus of Resilience and Environmental Justice Summits
By Darlene C. Carey “This is really very apropos in terms of timing,” said Kris Johns, the Flint ReCAST program coordinator, describing the second annual Resiliency Summit, which will also include the second annual Environmental Justice Summit, on Monday, March 26, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the Mott Community College Event Center. The event, co-hosted by city officials and the Flint Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma...
Analysis: GCD administrator, CCNA leaders reflect on record-breaking “tree” election
By Jan Worth-Nelson Advocates for Flint’s urban forest — both in the Genesee Conservation District (GCD) and the “grassroots” of a contentiously active neighborhood association — are taking a deep breath today after the election of three new directors for the GCD board that produced the largest turnout of voters for a usually sleepy plebiscite since 2004. The election, hyperlocal and idiosyncratic from...
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