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Happy Pride Month
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June is PRIDE month, a time to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and the struggle for equality. We send love and this reminder to our LGBTQIA+ siblings that you are seen, you are loved, and you deserve to show up in every single space as your full, authentic, unapologetic selves. We will never stop fighting to affirm these…
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Digital Advocacy Training Series Announced
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Are you interested in learning how to use digital tools and AI for community organizing and direct actions? Join us for this 4-part training series designed to help you develop the skills and knowledge needed to effectively use digital tools for advocacy, mobilization, and community building! The first training is June 13 and last session…
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Juneteenth Unity Classic and Fathers’s Day Celebration
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This special event will feature an All-Star Softball Game between two teams the Detroit Stars Vs. The Detroit Diplomats: The Detroit Diplomats will be comprised of elected officials, Mayors, Congressmen, State Reps, State Senators, and County Commissioners. The 2nd team, the Detroit Stars will be comprised labor leaders from UAW, Teamsters, Detroit Federation of Teachers,…
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Warrant Clinic in Pontiac: Freedom Summer
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Do you or someone you know have an outstanding warrant in the city of Pontiac for a traffic violation or misdemeanor offense? Registration is now open for the Warrant Clinic, a community led event, at Bowens Community Center which is outside a traditional courtroom that provides an opportunity to get your warrant lifted on the…
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Expungment Clinic and Job Fair in Pontiac
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Hosted by the: City of Pontiac Anti-Violence Commission, Oakland County Prosecutors Office, OLHSA, MA’AT Foundation, Pontiac Collective Impact Partnership, Safe & Just Michigan, Flip the Script, Michigan Attorney General and the Ascend Foundation The LARGEST: EXPUNGEMENT & JOB FAIR in this REGION on JUNE 3, 2023 from 9 am to 3 pm @ United Wholesale…
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VAAC Member Receives League of Women Voter’s Award
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At the 38th bi-annual convention of League of Women Voters of Michigan (LWVMI) held in Lansing on May 19-23rd, 2023, VAAC Member Carolyn Madden was honored with the prestigious Judy Karandjeff Advocacy Award. “As a member of the Washtenaw County League and as a member of LWVMI’s Advocacy Committee, Carolyn is involved in a wide…
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VAAC in Lansing for Capitol Day
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VAAC was in Lansing for Capitol Day meeting with legislators and advocating with friends old and new on a variety of issues including reproductive rights, drivers license access for all, democracy, and voting rights. See the “Prop 2 Implementation: A Multi-Perspective Panel.” The panel featured insightful discussions on the new voting rights in Michigan, their…
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Justice For Gerard Hosts The Love Gathering
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The Justice for Gerard Movement presents… The Love Gathering Come join us for a day of love, laughter, and connection at The Love Gathering! This event is all about bringing people together to celebrate love in all its forms. June 24, 2023…. 12noon-6pm Where: HANDY PARK 26650 Capital Ave Redford Twp. Mi. 48239 A Day…
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Detroit Free Press Covers Effort to End Juvenile Life without Parole
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This article by Jennifer Brookland was published in the Detroit Free Press on May 22, 2023 Nobody argued that Jose Burgos shouldn’t pay for what he had done. The 16-year-old from southwest Detroit had killed another teen and critically wounded his twin brother in a bungled drug exchange. But nobody argued over what Burgos’s sentence…
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Take 2 Minutes to End Prison Gerrymandering
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Click HERE to take QUICK ACTION to End Prison Gerrymandering. Background on Prison Gerrymandering and why Voting Access For All Coalition (VAAC) Is committed to abolishing Prison Gerrymandering The criminal legal system inflicts many negative impacts on communities in the State of Michigan, one which we hear little about is prison gerrymandering.When creating legislative districts,…
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The People’s Agenda Capitol Day 2023
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You don’t want to miss this important day for THE PEOPLE’S AGENDA: CAPITOL DAY 2023!! Join Michigan Voices and Michigan United on May 24th for Capitol Day in Lansing! Get to meet your state legislators and make a positive impact in your community. Register now at bit.ly/capitolday23 and ride with us from Detroit, Grand Rapids,…
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Second Chance Town Hall Set for June 16. 2023
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Save the Date for a Town Hall Meeting: Michigan Deserves a “Second Look” A Second Look at long-term imprisonment; lengthy prison terms; and life without the possibility of parole. The goal of Second Look is to ensure that individuals are not spending their entire lives behind bars, and to provide an opportunity for rehabilitation and…
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