About 2,000 nurses, community activists and others called on Detroit officials Friday to stop shutting off water to thousands of customers who are behind on their bills.
Protesters trying to prevent crews from conducting the shutoffs also picketed earlier in the day outside the offices of a private contractor working for the city.
The water issue gained national attention last month after activists appealed to the United Nations for assistance, and is a pending issue as the city prepares for an August trial on the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
"Depriving Detroit residents of water they need cannot be condoned in a civilized society," said Jean Ross of National Nurses United, the group leading the demonstration through several blocks of downtown that included the chant, "Whose water? Our water!" Thousands protest Detroit water shutoffs | National Nurses United
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