Detroit protesters to discuss ’23 demands’ with Mayor Duggan on Monday - mlive.com"DETROIT, MI -- Monday was expected to be a big day for protesters, lead organizer Tristan Taylor told a crowd in Detroit on Sunday during the tenth day of marches.
Organizers were planning to meet with Mayor Mike Duggan on Monday to discuss the “23 demands” protesters are fighting for in Detroit.
Some include
- expunging crimes past 15 years,
- keeping police out of public schools,
- defunding the police department,
- releasing non-violent offenders and
- revoking the use of rubber bullets.
“My demand is in every state in America, at least 100 black men be free,” said Colvin Pittman, who spoke in front of the crowd of hundreds of protesters ahead of the march on Sunday.
“They use black men as an illegal asset … to make funds so they can have buildings like this,” he pointed toward the Detroit Police Department headquarters...
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