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  • Building Connections to Transform Public Safety and Prevent Incarceration

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    Across Michigan people are organizing community violence intervention, mobilizing for police accountability, building restorative justice alternatives to traditional prosecution, and more. In support of these efforts, MI-CEMI, with our partners the Detroit Justice Center, Friends of Restorative Justice, the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion, and Emergent Justice are hosting a compilation of virtual sessions entitled, MI Learning Community: Building Connections to Transform Public…

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  • Voter Registration Day Party in Ypsi!

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    SURVIVORS SPEAK Pull Up, Turn UP Voter Registration Party Because Your Vote Matters National Voter Registration Tuesday, September 19 4pm โ€“ 7pm Volunteers will meet at 3pm at Parkridge Community Center 591 Armstrong Dr. Ypsi, MI 48197 Email: volunteer@survivorsspeak.info

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  • Fight for Equitable Housing

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    #CALLTOACTION ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ! ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ! Mark your calendars for #CapitolDay2023 with Nation Outside and the Vera Institute of Justice. Our registration link is now live! Date: October 17, 2023 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM At Nation Outside, we firmly believe that…

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  • Seeking shelter from mass incarceration: Fighting criminalization with Housing First

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    Housing is one of our best tools for ending mass incarceration. It does more than put a roof over peopleโ€™s heads; housing gives people the space and stability necessary to receive care, escape crises, and improve their quality of life. For this reason, giving people housing can help interrupt a major pathway to prison created…

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  • Workshop on Conducting Poll Accessibility Audits

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    Do you want to audit polling places for accessibility in the 2024 election cycle? Monday September 25th 3:30 – 5:00 PM EST on Zoom (REGISTER HERE). Optional Q&A 5:00 – 5:30 PM for those that need it! Come learn how to conduct a high quality audit so you can push for greater accessibility in our…

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  • Polling Place Accessibility Workshop

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    Join disability advocates from The Carter Center along with our DDP team as we break down disability voting rights and polling place accessibility. We welcome all, especially GOTV organizers and election officials for an online workshop on Sept. 11 on how to make polling places accessible to all voters with a few simple solutions. American…

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  • National Voter Registration Day is September 19, 2023

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    VAAC is excited to join #NationalVoterRegistrationDay as a Community Partner on 9/19 to help celebrate democracy by getting every eligible American registered & #VoteReady for 2023 & the road to 2024! Use the link below to register your organization as a community partner. bit.ly/VoteReady2023

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  • SADO End of Summer Cookout

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    Join the Michigan State Appellate Defender Office and Criminal Defense Resource Center for an End-of-Summer Gathering and Cookout on Sunday, September 17, 2023 from 12=3 om at Belle Isle Shelter 5.

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  • Voting Rights Yesterday and Today

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    VOTING RIGHTS YESTERDAY & TODAY: Lessons from Two Edmund Pettus Bridge Foot Soldiers September 19, 2023 | 11:30 a.m. โ€“ 1:00 p.m. Oakland Center Banquet Rooms at 312 Meadow Brook Rd, Auburn Hills, MI 48326 The Center for Civic Engagement welcomes Alice Moore and Denise Holt to discuss their championing of voting rights as well…

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  • Got Warrants?? Take Care of Outstanding Traffic and Misdemeanor Warrants Without the Risk of Arrest or Deportation

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    Join our friends at Oakland Forward as they host FREEDOM SUMMER – Pontiac, MI Warrant Clinic Saturday Sept 9th from 10 AM – 3 PM ๐Ÿ“† Sept 9th, 10am-3pm ๐Ÿ“ at Bowens Senior Center 52 Bagley St, Pontiac 48341

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  • Join a Roundtable Event with Representative Tlaib!

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    Join a Roundtable event hosted by our partners at Michigan League of Conservation Voters with Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, happening atย Levey Middle School in Southfieldย —ย 25300 West Nine Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48033. Hear from Rep. Tlaib and a panel of experts on the climate, renewable energy, and jobs benefits available through the Inflation Reduction Act. Our…

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  • Racial Gerrymandering Suit Goes to Trial

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    Fair districting and representation matter. The state legislative districts that the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission https://www.michigan.gov/micrc drew for this decade could be in jeopardy as a lawsuit claiming discrimination against Black voters moves forward. Yesterday a panel of three federal judges advanced Agee v. Benson to trial 17 months after it was filed by…

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