Detroit mayoral campaign
Utilities must be a social right!
By D’Artagnan Collier, Socialist Equality Party candidate for Michigan legislature, October 2, 2010
This statement has been issued by D’Artagnan Collier, the Socialist Equality Party’s candidate for Michigan House of Representatives (9th District) and a founding member of the Committee Against Utility Shutoffs.
Detroit fires: Timeline of a disaster
By Tom Eley, September 17, 2010
A review of the events leading up to the Detroit fires of September 7 reveals that they were not a “natural disaster,” but the outcome of DTE’s neglect of the power grid and budget cutbacks for fire protection.
Detroit residents protest cuts in bus service
By Tim Tower and Debra Watson, September 2, 2009
Thousands of Detroit residents attended public meetings called by the city to present its proposals for slashing bus service.
Detroit city workers oppose concessions, layoffs
August 21, 2009
Supporters of the Socialist Equality Party distributed statements to Detroit city workers rallying in opposition to concessions and layoffs. D’Artagnan Collier, who ran as the SEP’s mayoral candidate in the August primaries, addressed workers.
For a united movement of Detroit workers! Form rank-and-file committees to oppose concessions!
By Socialist Equality Party, August 19, 2009
The following statement is being distributed to Detroit city workers at a rally protesting layoffs and concessions demanded by Detroit Mayor David Bing.
The political lessons of the Detroit mayoral elections
By D’Artagnan Collier, SEP candidate for Detroit Mayor, August 6, 2009
D’Artagnan Collier reviews the political basis of his campaign for Detroit mayor and discusses the significance of Tuesday’s primary elections.
Mass abstention in Detroit mayoral elections
SEP candidate wins significant vote
By Jack Cody and Jerry White, August 6, 2009
Less than 17 percent of eligible voters participated in Tuesday’s primary election in Detroit in a sign of popular disaffection with the political system. The only mayoral candidate addressing the needs of the working class, Socialist Equality Party candidate D’Artagnan Collier, won a significant vote.
Vote for D’Artagnan Collier, SEP Candidate for Detroit Mayor
August 1, 2009
SEP Detroit Mayoral Candidate D’Artagnan Collier explains why he is asking city residents to vote for him, and workers around the world to support the Socialist Equality Party.
Interview with SEP Detroit mayoral candidate D’Artagnan Collier
How I became a socialist
By Nancy Hanover, July 31, 2009
D’Artagnan Collier, the Socialist Equality Party’s candidate for mayor of Detroit, has deep roots in the city’s working class population. In the following interview, he discusses the experiences that shaped his political views.
SEP Detroit mayoral candidate speaks at forum on youth and education
By Jack Cody, July 30, 2009
D’Artagnan Collier, the Socialist Equality Party’s candidate in the upcoming Detroit mayoral election, spoke Tuesday at a mayoral forum held at a youth development center in Detroit’s New Center Area, in which candidates presented their positions on education and youth development.
SEP candidate participates in televised debate
July 30, 2009
D’Artagnan Collier, the Socialist Equality Party’s candidate for Detroit mayor, participated in a televised debate, which was aired Sunday in metro Detroit.
SEP holds conference in Detroit
By Jack Cody, July 28, 2009
The Socialist Equality Party conference was called to review the first six months of the Obama administration and discuss a new political perspective for the working class.
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