FACES AGAINST 4214: Protest Against Emergency Financial Manager Legislation

FACES AGAINST 4214

Protest Against New Emergency Financial Manager Legislation

On April 15th and 16th protestors rallied in Michigan’s capitol against HB 4214 – the Emergency Financial Manager Bill. People from all over the region came together on those two days in Lansing: welders, teachers, electricians, students, legislators, actors, writers, retirees, and many who have lost their jobs to the recession. In effort to put a more human face on who HB 4214 will affect, I photographed the faces of citizens protesting over the course of the two days. My goal was to capture as many people as I could through simple portraits taken at the rally against Governor Rick Snyder and the bill. The images here were posted in hope that the people I had photographed would come, look through the gallery and find their photo – then email, download, print and share it.

Michigan House Bill 4214 gives Governor Rick Snyder the power to declare any municipality or school district to be in a ‘state of financial emergency’ and to appoint a single person to become the sole trustee of that municipality or school district with the power to void any pre-existing contract, dismiss any locally elected officials, and remove the rights of the unions. Using his proposed budget cuts for the state, which gives huge tax cuts for corporations while eliminating tax credits for low-income workers, taxes pensions and cuts public school budgets by almost $500 per student, Snyder will effectively force cities, municipalities and schools into financial distress, making way for HB 4214 to be utilized.

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University Student - Flint, MI

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Retired Die Sinker - Lansing, MI

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High School Student - Ann Arbor, MI

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Retired Social Worker - Ann Arbor, MI

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College Student - Mt. Pleasant, MI

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Retired Non-Profit Worker - Okemos, MI

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Artist - Mt Pleasant, MI

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Retired GM Worker - Flint, MI

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Retired Public School Administrator -Okemos, MI

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Angry Young Man - Mt. Pleasant, MI

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Retired Plumber - Berkley, MI

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Kindergartener - Berkley, MI.

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Cook - Owosso, MI

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Retired Construction Worker - Rochester Hills, MI

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School, Sales and Construction Worker - Owosso, MI

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Retired Electrician - Brighton, MI

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Social Worker - Detroit, MI

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Retired Educator - Southfield, MI

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College Student - East Lansing, MI

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Retired GM Worker - Flint, MI

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University Student, Mt. Pleasant, MI

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Retired GM Worker - Flint, MI

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State Rep. Jeff Irwin - Ann Arbor, MI

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Angry Young Man 2 - Mt. Pleasant, MI

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Auto Industry Retiree - Rochester Hills, MI

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University Student - Rochester Hills, MI

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Retired School Teacher - Rochester Hills, MI

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Job Hunter - Lansing, MI

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Homemaker - Rockwood, MI

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4rd grade student - Berkley, MI.

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Retired Carpenter (Local 687 Detroit) - Rockwood, MI

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High School Graduate - Ann Arbor, MI

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Retired Teacher - Birmingham, MI

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Concerned Citizen - Mt. Pleasant, MI

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Actor and Writer - Flint, MI

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Retired Teacher - Charlotte, MI

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Progressive Organizer - East Lansing, MI

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University Student - Troy, MI

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Retired School Teacher - Freeland, MI

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Activist - Detroit, MI

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Non-Profit Worker - Lansing, MI

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University Student - Redford, MI

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University Student - East Lansing, MI

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Retired Educator and Administrator - Freeland, MI

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Artist - Mt Pleasant, MI

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Physician Assistant - Waterford, MI

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University Student - Lake Orion, MI

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CRNA Nurse - Grosse Pointe, MI

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Student and Nursery Home Worker - Lake Orion, MI

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Retired Teacher - Ann Arbor, MI

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Michigan Student, Perry, MI

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Child of Union Workers - Lansing, MI

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Retired College Music Teacher - Ann Arbor, MI

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Retired Social Worker - Michigan

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Musician - Lansing, MI

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College Student - Owosso

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Retired Construction Worker - Rochester Hills, MI

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College Student - Owosso

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Translator & mother - Berkley, MI.

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Instructor - Flint, MI

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Graduate Student - East Lansing, MI

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Concerned Citizen - Michigan

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Law Student - Pinkney, MI

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Retired Teacher and Member of Murder Victim Rights, Families for Human Rights Against the Death Penalty - Livonia, MI

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Former Chrysler worker, UAW Local 7 - Detroit, MI

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President, Michigan AFL-CIO

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Carpenter, Local 687 - Detroit, Mi.

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Former State Rep. for Wayne County - Plymouth, MI

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President, IBW Local 692, Midland, MI

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Activist (since 1947) - Warren, MI

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State Employee, UAW 600 - Southfield, MI

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Local Union No. 25 member - Novi, MI

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Retired State Auditor and Veteran, Croswell, MI

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Non-Profit Worker and Caregiver - Lansing, MI

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Retired UAW Local 140 Member - Detroit, MI

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Non-Profit Worker and Caregiver - Lansing, MI

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United with Wisconsin - Michigan

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Film Student - Pontiac, MI

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Firefighter

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Retired UAW Local 140 Member - Oak Park, MI

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Juvenile Detention Worker - Waterford, MI

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Art Teacher - Kalamazoo, MI

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Law Student - Royal Oak, MI

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Teacher - Haslett, MI

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Law Student - Ferndale, MI

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Retired UAW Local 140 Member - Detroit, MI

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Housewife - Trenton, MI

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Small Business Owner - Lansing, MI

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Retired UAW Local 140 Member - Southfield, MI

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Retired from the Medical Field - Trenton, MI

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Retired UAW Local 140 Member - Detroit, MI

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College Student - Lansing, MI

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Graduate Student - Lansing, MI

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Union Member

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Retired Union Official - Cheboygan, MI

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Electrician, IBEW 58 - Waterford, MI

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Retired APWU Worker and Activist - Warren, MI

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Activist - Farmington Hills, MI

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Communications Worker - Lansing, MI

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Retired Steelcase Worker - Grand Rapids, MI

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Local 876 Member (first time protestor) - Comstock Park, MI

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IBEW Local 352 Member - Lansing, MI

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Student - Lansing, MI

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Teacher - Port Huron, MI

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IBEW Local 352 Member - Lansing, MI

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Social Worker - East Lansing, MI

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IBEW Local 352 Member - Lansing, MI

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Concerned Citizen - Kalamazoo, MI

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City Employee - Lansing, MI

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Social Worker - Detroit, MI

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IBEW Local 352 Member - Lansing, MI

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Unemployed Librarian - Hillsdale

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Department of Human Services Worker - Michigan

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Social Worker - Detroit, MI

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Graduate Student - Lansing, MI

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18-year-old Entrepreneur - Petoskey, MI

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Professor - East Lansing, MI

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Librarian - Ann Arbor, MI

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Math Teacher - Ann Arbor, MI

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Concerned Citizen - Kalamazoo, MI

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Protestor - Big Rapids, MI

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Teacher - Haslett, MI

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Teacher - Haslett, MI

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Teacher - Haslett, MI

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Unemployed - Port Huron, MI

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