Southwest Detroit Rally! Our Kids come First!

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Detroit rally discusses kids' safety, education

BY CHASTITY PRATT DAWSEY
FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITER


More than 400 people from southwest Detroit schools packed the cafeteria at Western International High Thursday to rally and present to elected officials requests for action on issues of education, safety around schools and recreational activities.

Sponsored by a group called Our Children Come First, the rally gave parents an opportunity to publicly discuss community organizing around eliminating problems such as stray dogs, abandoned houses and crime. Parents presented lists of concerns to several elected officials who attended.
City Council President Charles Pugh is kicking off his street team outreach effort tomorrow in Clark Park in southwest Detroit at a rally at 3 p.m. The street team will work full-time visiting neighborhoods citywide to collect constituent concerns, Pugh said.
Contact CHASTITY PRATT DAWSEY at 313-223-4537 or cpratt@freepress.

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