1. The Politics of Detroit
How the American Dream Went Wrong in Detroit
The Politics of Detroit

2. How would you define corruption? What does it look like?
Take 2 mins to discuss this with SW partner
Out to the floor…
The levels of political corruption and scandals in Detroit leadership are straight out of a movie…
The next slides will highlight the main characters in the plot…
Political Corruption

3. Looking at the cast of characters in the Detroit Story…
Reexamining the power of choice…
The History of Corruption in Detroit
The Restructuring Plan for Post Bankruptcy…
From this Detroit…
To a new Detroit…
What we’re doing today

4. The Cast of Characters…
Kwame Kilpatrick
Kevyn Orr
Former mayor of Detroit
Wiki Site with list of all the scandals and crimes
Kilpatrick Scandals
Appointed by Governor of Michigan as Emergency Manager
In charge of ALL Detroit financial matters
Recommended the Bankruptcy
The Cast of Characters…

5. The Cast of Characters…
Governor Snyder
Monica Conyers
Current governor of Michigan
Assigned Orr as Emer. Manager
Former Detroit city council
Wife of Congressman Conyers
Wiki Site of Crimes and prison
Conyers Rap Sheet
The Cast of Characters…

6. I will be reading excerpts from LeDuff’s book on a couple of the cast of characters so you get a better idea to the depth of corruption and mismanagement…
Monica Conyers
Kwame Kilpatrick Sentenced 28 yrs
Some Highlights…

7. The History of Corruption in Detroit
Here is Charlie LeDuff’s news story on how Detroit has had a long past of corrupt politicians in Detroit
A Look at Detroit’s Corrupt Past
Take 2 mins to discuss your reactions to this new story
Bring out to the floor…
Question to consider: How do you fix something like this?
The History of Corruption in Detroit

8. Let’s see what Detroit can do to bring itself back to life
Take out the reading titled “Detroit Plan to Restructure”
You have 7 mins to read with your SW partner- annotate, highlight, anything that you find important
Bring out to the floor…
A Plan to Restructure

9. The Human Side of Life Post Bankruptcy
Now that we can “see” Detroit in hindsight
We can also “see” the real impact all of this has on actual people living in Detroit
The New York Times chronicled how this affected high school graduates- called The Detroit Graduates
Questions to look at as you watch:
What are the impacts on these 5 high school graduates?
How does this help you understand this crisis a little better?
The Human Side of Life Post Bankruptcy