Voting Access for All will be a partner in this important series at 3 locations in Ypsilanti, MI. Save the dates! The community is invited to come out & learn about your Civic Duty & how to engage with local politicians. We must be at the table where they are making decisions for us without…

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S&D PJ Housing presents PROJECT EASTER BASKET Friday, April 9, 2023 from 1-4pm FOR CHILDREN, AGES 1-12, WHOSE PARENTS Are INCARCERATED JOIN S&D PJ IN PASSING OUT EASTER BASKETS FOR KIDS MISSING THEIR PARENT OR CAREGIVERS THIS HOLIDAY FOOD! BASKETS! MORE!! A CHANCE TO TAKE PICTURES WITH THE EASTER BUNNY! 🐰 12400 E. 7 MILE…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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” 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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