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Sistema automatizado de eliminación de antecedentes penales disponible en 2023
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The Michigan Attorney General’s office recently announced that an automated system for expunging convictions without the necessity of filing an application will be established in April of 2023. Up to 2 felony convictions will automatically be expunged the later of 10 years after sentencing or the person’s release from custody. Up to 4 misdemeanors will…
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Miembro destacado: Charles Thomas, Jr.
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Charles Thomas, Jr. was born in Cincinnati, OH and moved to Detroit when he was 13. But it was his family roots in Selma, Alabama that gave him his life-long appreciation of the value of our vote. His grandfather was sharecropper in Camden, Alabama. When he raised enough money to buy land in Selma, he…
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Se necesitan voluntarios para evento de regreso a clases
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Come out and join s and d PJ Housing, VAAC and Pettes LLC for a back to school and voter registration drive community event on Sunday Aug 28th 12-4pm at 12400 E. 7 Mile, Detroit Please sign up to volunteer here and help support our community and our youth as 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸…
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Garantizar el derecho al voto de las personas con condenas por delitos graves
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Webinar will take place August 30th, 2022 at 1 pm. To kick off National Voting Rights Month, The Sentencing Project and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) invite you to a discussion exploring how felony disenfranchisement policies impact individuals with a criminal conviction, the complexities of getting voting rights restored, and the cycle…
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¡VAAC por ahí haciéndolo!
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As VAAC returns from our break, we want to take a second to shout out the VAAC outreach team that was still out strong over our break. So many great events and partners! VAAC shared our voting information at the Michigan Liberation expungement event Friday, August 12th in Detroit. Great turnout! Thanks to all the…
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Agosto negro: reinventando
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An invitation from our friends at Detroit Action: Join Detroit Action at our Black August event where we will be reimagining a world through an abolitionist point of view and healing justice policies. For generations, Black and Brown communities have felt the negative impact of living under a violent police state that’s why we want…
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Los reclusos de la cárcel del condado de Genesee emiten su voto en ausencia para las elecciones primarias del 2 de agosto
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Watch the video story from ABC12.com featuring VAAC Member and Jail Ambassador Percy Glover. GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) – With the election less than a week away, an underrepresented electorate is letting their voices be heard. About 85 inmates at the Genesee County Jail voted by absentee ballot Thursday. They came one by one to…
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¡Vuelve la pizza a las urnas!
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Únase a VAAC el día de las elecciones, martes 2 de agosto de 2022 de 4:30 p. m. a 6 p. m. en el Mack Warming Center en 11301 Mack Ave. en Detroit para obtener pizza, diversión e información sobre la votación GRATIS. Póngase en contacto con s.an.d@pjhousing.org para obtener más información.
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¡VAAC en las NOTICIAS!
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Next Tuesday is the primary election in Michigan, and Michigan News Connection ran a story on groups dedicated to getting out the vote, such as VAAC- Voting Access for All Coalition. “We are encouraging people to make a plan to vote and to be informed when you show up to the polls.” said VAAC co-chair…
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¡Participación masiva en el condado de Wayne!
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Flashback to last weekend— VAAC had the opportunity to be part of the first expungement fair in Wayne County! Such a massive turnout! Thousands of people with expungements in Wayne County showed up for Saturday’s Expungement Fair – and more than 50 attorneys and law students volunteered. Thanks to a new bill that went into…
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¡Pizza a las Urnas fue un Gran Éxito!
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We had a blast on Sunday July 24th in Detroit at our PIZZA & Pledging PARTY for the community! Organizers of the event were: S&D PJ Housing, VAAC – Voting Access for All, The Proactive Project, Grand Rapids Chapter of A. Philip Randolph Institute. It’s all thanks to Pizza to the Polls & Domino’s Pizza…
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FERIA COMUNITARIA ROMPE CADA CADENA
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The success or failure of any community is directly related to their support system and their access to economics, health, and educational resources. The purpose of this fair is to expose people to these resources in a fun, positive and community driven way. This annual event will take place on July 24th, 2022 from 2-5…
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