-
Michigan United honors VAAC chairperson, Daniel Jones and our fallen justice warriors
/
This week (Monday, January 16), Michigan United held their first Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Assembly & Awards Ceremony at the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church to honor folks from our communities who are running with the torch of justice and have made a difference in our communities. We are beyond humbled that VAAC…
-
Michigan United MLK Justice Awards
/
On Monday, January 16 2023, Michigan United held their first Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Assembly & Awards Ceremony at the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church to honor folks from our communities who are running with the torch of justice and have made a difference in our communities. We are beyond humbled that VAAC…
-
Shunning those with criminal convictions hurts us all | Opinion by Loren Khogali and Tony Gant
/
Shortly after making comments disparaging Justice Kyra Harris Bolden’s decision to hire a returning citizen as a law clerk, a statement was released by Justice Bernstein “apologizing to both Justice Bolden and the returning citizen who by then had resigned from the position of clerk. Just days after the first black woman was sworn into…
-
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Assembly and Awards Ceremony
/
Join our friends at Michigan United this Monday, Jan 16 for the first annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Assembly and Awards Ceremony where they will honor individuals and organizations from our communities who are running with the torch of justice and have made a difference in our communities. Join us for this exciting…
-
OPEN MIC: ILLUMINATING DARKNESS
/
Join Citizens For Prison Reform at the Detroit Public Theater for an afternoon of poetry and live music shedding light on the dark impact of incarceration. Light refreshments will be provided. If you have been impacted and would participate and sign up for the open mic, please email bhynes@micpr.org or complete this form: https://forms.gle/y2FBtiGP6HovHE729
-
Looking Back and Moving Forward
/
Please watch our Year End Video HERE. Happy New Year! We’re back and we’re so excited for 2023 and the work ahead of us as we fight to reverse and transform systematic disenfranchisement, dis-information and voter suppression, and ensure that all justice-impacted Michiganders have the knowledge and opportunity they need to vote. As the first…
-
MSU Law Expungement Fair | Lansing, Saturday January 21st, 2023
/
Do you have a conviction in Lansing? Do you know someone who does? Join MSU College of Law students, the Michigan Attorney General’s Office, Safe and Just Michigan, and Nation Outside for MSU Law’s expungement fair. Pre-Register to see if you are eligible. (https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSdD-3AVKds0N…/viewform). They also welcome any and all attorney/notary volunteers who can assist…
-
VAAC is Back!
/
VAAC IS BACK FROM HOLIDAY BREAK AND READY FOR OUR 1st MEETING OF THE NEW YEAR! Happy New Year! We’re back from holiday break and we hope you’ve had a joyful, restful holiday break— and are ready to join us for our first coalition meeting of 2023. From continuing the critical conversations that have always…
-
Happy New Year from Voting Access For All Coalition (VAAC)!
/
As we close out another year, we’d like to express gratitude to our VAAC family. We know that Civic Engagement is more just than voting and that coalition building is power! It’s been a transformative year and we couldn’t have done this work without you. We’re constantly impressed and inspired by this community. VAAC is…
-
Join Us for Our Final Meeting of 2022!
/
Join Voting Access For All Coalition at our final meeting of the year for an election debrief, reflection on our collective achievements and a look at 2023. Believe it or not the election was only one week ago! Thank you to each and every partner, volunteer, & person that has contributed to this election in…
-
Angel Tree Program Connects Parents in Prison with Their Children
/
Tis’ the season!🚜📃🎅🏾 Help ensure that no child is forgotten this holiday season🎄and make a difference for a family in need this Christmas. The Angel Tree Program connects parents in prison with their children through the delivery of Christmas gifts. In partnership with Prison Fellowship, Greater Grace Temple is working to bring a little holiday…
EN 
ES