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Voter Turnout .20 Survey Needs Your Input
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VAAC member organization, “When You Vote – I Win” is engaged in several initiatives directed towards its purpose of increasing voter participation, with a focus on marginalized communities. Included within our efforts is a campaign entitled “Voter Turnout .20. This campaign’s goal is to identify the thought process as to why a consistent percentage of voters…
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Start Clearing Your Record at Hash Bash
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Saturday, April 1, 2023 at “Hash Bash: on Monroe Street in Ann Arbor, the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office is once again partnering with the Cannabis Caucus of the Michigan Democratic Party to provide FREE expungement assistance! Though cannabis is now legal in Michigan, many people still bear the burden of old criminal records. Fortunately, Michigan’s…
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Good Time Credit Town Hall in Saginaw
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Join State Representatives Amos O’Neal and Rachel Hood, Michigan Justice Advocacy, and Spread the Vote for a Town Hall panel discussion on “Good Time” Credit legislation for incarcerated citizens who demonstrate they are turning their lives around and exhibit behavioral change in measurable ways. The event will take place on Monday, April 24th, 2023 at…
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Public Resource & Awareness Fair of Mass Incarceration
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On March 25, 2023, People of Action Coalition & PCAP are launching their1st Annual Public Resource & Awareness Fair of Mass Incarceration. This event will be held in the Connector Hall in the Duderstadt Center on the North Campus of U-M. (1 to 3pm) Immediately following the public tour (2-3pm) of the 27th Annual Exhibition…
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Detroit Returning Citizen Job Fair
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In observance of Second Chance Month, the City of Detroit in partnership with Council Member Fred Durhal, III, there will be a Returning Citizens Job & Resources Services Fair, Saturday, April 1, 2023 from 9am-1pm at Union Carpenters & Millwrights Skilled Training Center, 11687 American Street, Detroit, MI 48204. There will be a mini celebration…
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Join Us For Movie Night!
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S&D PJ Housing is partnering with VAAC – Voting Access for All and Pettes LLC on “Movie Night at the Bel-Air” featuring the movie “Till,” a powerful film that tells the story of Emmett Till, a young Black man who was brutally lynched in Mississippi in 1955. The movie is being shown as part of…
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Wayne State to Offer Free Tuition
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Wayne State University announces they will offer free tuition to all Michigan students whose families make under $70,000 a year. The move was touted by school officials as a way to increase higher education opportunities for students across the state and particularly in metro Detroit. “Increasing the social mobility for students has long been a…
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Help Pass bills to Mandate Vital Documents at Re-Entry
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The Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration (MI-CEMI) needs your help today!! Sign on today to support bills to help ensure that people returning from prison come home with the identification they need to get a job, open a bank account, or rent an apartment. For years we’ve been hearing from formerly incarcerated people, their families,…
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Redefining Re-entry Community Input Sessions
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“Redefining Re-Entry” is a virtual session to improve how we bring services to people with past convictions. You can attend two sessions, Wednesday, April 5th or Monday, April 10th and both sessions will take place from 1-2pm. To register, use this link or scan the qr code on the graphic above.
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Solitary Shorts Screening set for March 23, 2023
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Citizens for Prison Reform and the The Robin Theatre present SOLITARY SHORTS a series of short documentaries about solitary confinement and panel discussion on humane solutions. Thursday, March 23rd 2023 at the Robin Theatre 1105 S Washington Ave, Lansing, MI 48910 Doors open at 6:30PM. Screening at 7:00PM For more information, visit www.openmidoor.org.Reserve your seat…
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Expungement Assistance Opportunity on April 11, 2023 in Oak Park
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Expungement Assistance opportunity with Lakeshore Legal Aid will be available at the Oak Park Public Library at 14200 Oak Park Blvd in Oak Park on April 11th starting at 6:30 p.m. Attorney Mary Novrocki will present on criminal record expungement, including recent changes in Michigan law regarding expungement, eligibility, and how to begin the process…
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