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Upcoming Expungement Fairs
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This post was originally published by our friends at Safe & Just Michigan Get help with your expungementFairs, expos held across the state Automatic expungement is now a reality in Michigan, but petition expungements can still clear more kinds of offenses than are allowed by automatic expungement. For that and other reasons, automatic expungement may…
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Your New Michigan Voting Rights
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Michigan voters overwhelmingly passed Prop 2 in November 2022. Its passage enhances the security of our elections and protects the right of every eligible Michigander to vote. The provisions of Prop 2 have been added to Michigan’s Constitution and are now in effect. Those provisions include Early Voting Pilots For The November 7, 2023 Election-…
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Citizens for Prison Reform Family Holiday Party
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Citizens for Prison Reform would like to invite you to our very merry virtual Family Participation Program Holiday party! We know that the holidays can be tough for families like ours, but during challenging times, it’s important to come together with the people who support you. Bring a blanket, a cup of your favorite holiday…
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Building Connections to Transform Public Safety and Prevent Incarceration
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Join a first-of-its-kind statewide learning community to help end mass incarceration in Michigan on Wednesday, November 15th, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. This community is thoughtfully designed for advocates and practitioners actively engaged in efforts related to community violence intervention, police accountability/ ending police harm, restorative justice, alternative emergency response, re-entry, and other…
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Transformative Justice Fair
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Join SOAC and Turn Up Turnout for their first Transformative Justice Advocacy Fair and learn about current issues in the criminal justice system and how you can become an agent of change. Wed, Nov 8, 2023 from 6-8pm UM-Dearborn, Fairlane North, 19000 Hubbard Dr, Quad E, Dearborn, MI 48128 RSVP through the QR code in…
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Working Families Giveaway
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WORKING FAMILIES GIVEAWAY When? Fri, Nov. 10, 2023 from 12 – 2PM Where? WCCCD Northwest Campus, 8200 W. Outer Drive, Detroit 48219 What? Free Women’s Clothing! Free Children’s Clothing! Free Men’s Clothing! Free Food! OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Sponsors: @silentcryny, Affecting Change, @repstephanieyoung A. Young, MI State Representative @repstephanieyoung@donavanmckinney, Wayne County Community College District Northwest…
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Not an alternative: The myths, harms, and expansion of pretrial electronic monitoring
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This article was originally published by Prison Policy Initiative as “Not an alternative: The myths, harms, and expansion of pretrial electronic monitoring,” authored by Emmett Sanders Illinois recently made history by becoming the first state in the nation to end money-based pretrial detention with the implementation of the Pretrial Fairness Act. In response, the Illinois…
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Voting Rights Advocates: Legislature Must Clarify, Codify Recount & Challenger Provisions This Session
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Voting Rights Advocates: Legislature Must Clarify, Codify Recount & Challenger Provisions This Session appeared first on11/2/23 om Promote the Vote Michigan LANSING – Today Promote The Vote called on the Legislature to immediately move to clean up the state’s laws regulating the recount and election challenger processes to ensure that voting and vote counting run…
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New Zoom Link for Friday Meetings!
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ATTENTION ALL VAAC MEMBERS! WE HAVE A NEW ZOOM LINK FOR OUR FRIDAY Community Coalition Meetings! Same time, 12:30pm EST. See you there! This is the NEW LINK Please share!!
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Column: Give Michigan judges the opportunity to review long sentences
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October 12, 2023 By Natalie Holbrook-Combs and Maya Menlo Special to MediaNews Group While one of us works with a religious organization and the other is a public defender, we have both become intimately familiar with the system of criminal punishment in Michigan. We each spend much of our time working with people serving long…
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Nation Outside Pink Halloween
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Get ready for Pink Halloween Holiday Party brought to you by Nation Outside Women’s Chapter at Dee Cee’s Ballroom! October 28th 7pm – 12am Dee Cee’s Ballroom, 6735 E 7 Mile Rd, Detroit, MI 48234 Have questions or need more info? Contact:MeMe Daniels at (313) 652-3354 LaWanda Hollister at (586) 295-4643. Don’t miss the Halloween…
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Fueling Hope Free Gas October 29, 2023
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FUELING НОРЕ, DRIVING CHANGE Join Nation Outside as they giveaway $15k in free gas in Westland this Sunday! What? Free $40 FILL-UPS PER CARWhen? SUNDAY, October 29th 12PM Until Supplies LastWhere? BP Station 31411 Joy Rd., Westland, MI 48158 Questions? Please contact: Jessica Henry 517-474-7488 NationOutside.org
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