Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength

Metropolitan Organizing Strategy Enabling Strength (MOSES) is an interfaith group based in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

MOSES was founded in 1997.[1] As of 2002, 130 congregations were participating in it.[2]

MOSES notably campaigned for improvements to public transportation.[2][3] It issued a lawsuit against the Detroit Department of Transportation in 2005 in protest against the lack of lifts for wheelchair users to access buses.[4]

Other subjects on which it has campaigned include healthcare,[5] civil rights of immigrants,[6][7] retail quality[8] and public safety. From 2001 it campaigned for land banks to take control of abandoned property, leading to the establishment of the Detroit land bank authority in 2008.[9]

MOSES is currently based in the Michigan Building in Downtown Detroit.

References

  1. ↑ "Faith-based group pushes for reforms". The Detroit News. September 25, 2002. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  2. 1 2 Kathleen Gray (Apr 22, 2002). "Smart Pushes Plan To Raise Tax If Vote Ok'd, Funding Could Nearly Double". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ Jeff Gerritt (September 27, 2000). "Group Is Pushing For Transit Help Interfaith Coalition Calls On Engler To Aid Metro Detroit Workers". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  4. ↑ Bill Laitner (Jan 19, 2005). "Alining Detroit Bus System Has New Woe". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  5. ↑ Gary Heinlein (June 28, 2008). "Group's petition for health care ends". Detroit News. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  6. ↑ Niraj Warikoo; Cecil Angel (Jun 10, 2006). "Immigrants' Fears Rise In Southwest Detroit". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  7. ↑ Santiago Esparza (January 22, 2009). "100 protest deportations in Detroit". Detroit News. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Study finds Detroit food choices poor". United Press International. January 20, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Regional Issue: Land Bank". July 29, 2008. MOSES. Retrieved December 13, 2012.

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