Art, Activism, Water Shut Offs, School Closures, Detroit's Restructuring, Urban Redevelopment as Code for Racial Discrimination, Community Cooperation and Urban Farming Discussion with artist and activist Antonio Cosme concerning his prosecution by the recently established Detroit Graffiti Task Force for writing “Free the Water” on a decommissioned water tower to protest the continuing water shut offs occurring in his neighborhood. We discuss the water shut offs and school closures and their impact on the community as well as the overall impact and reasons for Detroit’s restructuring, which has disproportionality affected the city’s black population. Additionally, we discuss the city’s diversion of overstretched resources to fund policing of water shut offs and prevent political graffiti and other protest. We also discuss the revitalization of the community and urban space through urban farming and the production of local, organic produce. For More Info: http://freethewater313.org/ https://vimeo.com/132829920 http://ncac.org/blog/detroit-artists-face-felony-charges-for-protest-graffiti https://soundcloud.com/soufy313/pay-to-be-poisoned-ft-zebra-octobra-lisa-brunk-prod-by-native-keyz http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2016/06/29/judge-tosses-case-against-street-artist-shepard-fairey-city-appeal/86523206/ http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=15188 http://www.naacpldf.org/files/case_issue/LYDA,%20et%20al.%20v.%20Detroit-Brief%20in%20Support%20of%20Plaintiffs'%20Motion%20for%20Temporary%20Restraining%20Order.pdf http://www.mchr.org/2015/03/congressional-briefing-on-water-in-detroit-and-us-stories-of-shutoffs-and-possible-solutions/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/special-features/2014/08/140822-detroit-michigan-water-shutoffs-great-lakes/ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-detroit-fees-idUSBRE9AK01S20131121 http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/detroit-bankruptcy/2014/11/12/duggan-bankruptcy-fees/18889949/