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Conversation with Alex Thomas about Ypsilanti Township
Manage episode 302229505 series 2896397
Today we are having a conversation with Alex Thomas about all things Ypsi Township.
Alex's references:
- Liberate Don't Incarcerate
- the 2015 study on housing affordability and economic equity in Washtenaw County
- the aborted move to rename Ypsi Township to Ford Lake Township
- the Observer article documenting the 86% of the township's revenue that comes from law enforcement citations
-Washtenaw County commissioners (next election is 2022!)
He also hopes you'll check outYpsi Can I Share, a grassroots organization founded to encourage civic engagement; and theHuman History of Ypsi Special for Black History Month; and an alternative, authentic perspective on Ypsi, What's Left, for local grassroots online news.
Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Twitter and Facebook, or catch cohost Michelle with Council recaps and other civic goodies on wcbn.org Tuesdays 6am-9am. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no.
76 episoder
Manage episode 302229505 series 2896397
Today we are having a conversation with Alex Thomas about all things Ypsi Township.
Alex's references:
- Liberate Don't Incarcerate
- the 2015 study on housing affordability and economic equity in Washtenaw County
- the aborted move to rename Ypsi Township to Ford Lake Township
- the Observer article documenting the 86% of the township's revenue that comes from law enforcement citations
-Washtenaw County commissioners (next election is 2022!)
He also hopes you'll check outYpsi Can I Share, a grassroots organization founded to encourage civic engagement; and theHuman History of Ypsi Special for Black History Month; and an alternative, authentic perspective on Ypsi, What's Left, for local grassroots online news.
Come check out our episodes and transcripts at our website, annarboraf.com. Keep the conversation going with fellow Ann Arbor AFers on Twitter and Facebook, or catch cohost Michelle with Council recaps and other civic goodies on wcbn.org Tuesdays 6am-9am. And hey, if you wanted to ko-fi us a few dollars to help us with hosting, we wouldn't say no.
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