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Hear these ‘Inside Voices’ – November 2023
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Give people mental health help The post Hear these ‘Inside Voices’ – November 2023 appeared first on Safe & Just Michigan. More than 50 percent of all people will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in their lifetime, statistics say. That is a staggering statistic just in general, exacerbated when…
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Join Our VAAC Strategy Meeting
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Calling all community members! Join us for our VAAC Community Call tomorrow at 12:30 PM ET. We’re diving into the heart of our 2024 strategy development and your input is crucial. Let’s brainstorm and pilot a new interview process to pave the way for the future. A new Zoom link is in effect from November,…
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MCYJ Cards & Community
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MCYJ is thrilled to invite you to our annual holiday event, Cards and Community! Last year, MCYJ staff and volunteers wrote and sent cards to over 500 young people across the state of Michigan! We invite you to join us on Sunday, December 10th between noon and 3pm for this heartwarming open-house style event, where…
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Daniel’s Law Press Conference
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Join Michigan House Representative Donavan McKinney and Shawanna Vaugh, the Executive Director of Silent Cry, Inc., as they introduce the Daniel Jones Juveniles in Incarceration Education Act. The press conference will be held at 11 am on November 20, 2023 at 1411 Holden St., Detroit, MI 48208 The bill aims to ensure that all children…
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Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week
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Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week is happening Saturday, November 11th through Saturday, November 18th. Below is a calendar of events happening in our community during the week. Please join us at one or more! Additional information available at whalliance.org/state-of-homelessness-event. Hunger & Homelessness Awareness week events Friday 10th Fill that Truck! Clothing & Food Drive …
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New Zoom Link for Friday Meetings!
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ATTENTION ALL VAAC MEMBERS! Don’t forget that we have a new zoom link for our Friday Community Coalition Meetings! Same time, 12:30pm EST. See you there! Please share!! ZOOM link bit.ly/3QeAOEZ
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Prop 2 Implementation
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The following update on the November 7, 2023 Election & Prop 2 Legislation was compiled by our friends at PromoteTheVoteMI.com Early Voting Enhanced Ballot Tracking VOTING RIGHTS IN THE LEGISLATURE THIS WEEK Lots of exciting legislative movement this week! Details below. But first, for those who are newer to Michigan’s legislative space, if a bill…
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Working Families Clothing Giveaway
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WORKING FAMILIES GIVEAWAYFri, Nov. 10th from 12 – 2PMat WCCCD Northwest Campus, 8200 W. Outer Drive, Detroit 48219Free Women’s Clothing! Free Children’s Clothing! Free Men’s Clothing! Free Food! OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Sponsors: Silent Cry Non profit Affecting Change, State Representative Stephanie A. Young, State Representative Donavan McKinney, Wayne County Community College District Northwest Campus…
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Moving Macomb Forward
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MOVING MACOMB FORWARD: A POWER BUILDING MEET & GREET Saturday, November 18, 2023 9:00 a.m. – Noon John Lewis Center, Macomb Community College South Campus 14500 Twelve Mile Rd, Warren Join us to connect with organizations and community members advocating for the issues you care about most the environment, education, fair wages, housing, reproductive healthcare,…
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Guilty by association: When parole and probation rules disrupt support systems
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This article was originally published by Prison Policy Initiative as “Guilty by association: When parole and probation rules disrupt support systems,” authored by Leah Wang For the 3.7 million people on parole or probation in the United States, the very people who can best support their success are often unable to help because of supervision…
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Oakland County Progressive Summit Part 4
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Saturday, December 9, 2023 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM ET UA Local 98 Pipefitters and Plumbers, 555 Horace Brown Dr, Madison Heights, MI 48071 Alongside allies and friends from across Oakland County, we’re building real community power! In the first three parts of this series we came together to craft the Oakland County Progressive Agenda…
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New Link for VAAC Friday Zoom Meetings
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ATTENTION ALL VAAC MEMBERS! Don’t forget that we have a new zoom link for our Friday Community Coalition Meetings! Same time, 12:30pm EST. See you there! Please share!! ZOOM link bit.ly/3QeAOEZ
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