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Support the Second Look Bill for Second Chances!
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There are over 200,000 people in the United States serving life sentences, 1 out of every 7. Michigan data shows that 15,000 of our 32,500 incarcerated persons is serving life or a long sentence(15 years or more). Currently, over 30% of Michigan’s prison population has served more than 10 years. In point of fact, Michigan…
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Sign Up ONCE to Get an Absentee Ballot for Every Election!
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You can now enroll to automatically receive absentee ballots for every upcoming election. Thanks to a ballot proposal approved by voters in November 2022, the permanent mail ballot list is now available. No more signing up for each election! Once enrolled, you’ll receive a ballot in the mail automatically. Simply return it through a drop…
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Volunteers Needed for Juneteenth Voter Registration Events in Grand Rapids
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Volunteers Needed for Juneteenth Jam from 10 am – 5 pm on June 17th, 2023 at Rosa Parks Circle 135 Monroe Center St NW, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. If you have a couple hours, we would love your help. To volunteer, contact Kathi Harris at 616-558-5666 gr.proactive@gmail.com Volunteers also needed from 1-8 pm on June…
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Help Register Voters at Grand Rapids Pride 2023
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VAAC will be doing voter registration at the Grand Rapids Pride Festival on June 17th, 2023 from 12 noon – 10 pm. We are looking for volunteers! If you have some time, please contact Kathi Harris, 616-558-5666. gr.proactive@gmail.com
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Celebrate Juneteenth: Honoring the Memory of Elizabeth Denison Forth
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Wednesday, June 14, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Schedule of Events 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. 12 p.m. Speakers Food Trucks Meet & Greet Tables
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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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