US Uncut-Michigan and MoveOn Take on Whirlpool and Rick Snyder!

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By Virginia Hamori-Ota

On Saturday May 7, 2011, US Uncut-Michigan joined forces with MoveOn, RecallRickSnyder, local unions, the UAW, and University of Michigan student activist groups to protest the Emergency Financial Manager bill, as well as tax breaks to the wealthy corporation, Whirlpool. In spite of his dictatorial action to dismantle the locally-elected government, Governor Rick Snyder was invited to be the annual Blossomtime Parade’s Grand Marshal. Full Article | More Videos

Benton Harbor Facts: Implementation of an Emergency Financial Manager

Benton Harbor Facts: Implementation of an Emergency Financial Manager

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As many of you know, I posted a comment on Whirlpool's page saying I would personally boycott Whirlpool until they came to the aid of Benton Harbor. This is their response. Do any of you know about this? Do you have any feedback? See comment for their response. http://www.bentonharborfacts.com/.

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Jen Freer | On the subject of Jean Klock Park, it is true that the place was pretty much abandoned and rarely used for legitimate recreation until it was upgraded to the state is in now. There is also a shuttle bus for Jean Klock Park that runs into do...wntown BH. I don't know if it's a free shuttle bus or not; I've never used it. I am told that residents of the "City of Benton Harbor" get free admission into Jean Klock Park. Again, I don't know if that's true or not. I have not been to JKP since they started charging and not allowing dogs.See More
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Liza Moon | i like where this article spells out that it is not waterfront - golf on sand? - acres that are now part of a golf course, but waterview acres.

Democracy on Hold in Benton Harbor | Truthout

Democracy on Hold in Benton Harbor | Truthout

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Very comprehensive.

"While the country watched the protests in Wisconsin spill into the State Capitol Building, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was passing a controversial bill that many consider a direct attack on the constitutional rights of the citizens of Michigan."

To keep a clean public image, Whirlpool funds and largely controls a nonprofit in Benton Harbor called the Cornerstone Alliance, which has a revolving door with Whirlpool and the Whirlpool Foundation for its staff members and employees.

Cornerstone has long served the interests of Whirlpool in Benton Harbor, creating a façade through which the company can pass off its actions as being in the interests of "the community."

"They're an arm of Whirlpool," says Carol Drake of Friends of Jean Klock Park.

Carol has been fighting for the preservation of the historic park against a consortium of developers led by Whirlpool. Her organization has tracked the evolution of developers' plans to seize the public park, which she says have been in the works for decades.

Their current project is called Harbor Shores, a $500 million golf resort to include luxury homes, a water park, high-end condominiums and other similar upscale amenities.

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Benton Harbor | WSJM AM 1400 & FM 94.9 - Bh Commissioner Not Impressed By Protesters

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"Commissioner Bryan Joseph insults the ability of those outside of the community to understand the scope of what is taking place in BH in a WSJM radio interview. At the same time Whirlpool/Harbor Shores/Cornerstone Alliance is attempting to do damage control with an unfactual "Benton Harbor Facts" web page that's link is included in the radio interview." Radio Interview Here