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Join VAAC this Saturday 9/17 at Auntie Na’s
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This Saturday, September 17th, come volunteer with Voting Access for All Coalition as we get out the vote and spread the word that YES! You Can Vote, even if you have a felony!! Auntie Na’s Village reaches out to all those who have fallen through the cracks of our broken system. Join Voting Access for…
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VAAC Attending the 8th Annual Recovery Walk and Rally in Flint on Saturday Sept 24
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VAAC Ambassadors are welcome to join Percy Glover at the VAAC Voter Outreach table at the Flint Recovery Walk and Rally on Sept 24.
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VAAC Neighborhood Outreach
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On Sept 13, our Outreach Coordinator, EB Jordan, along with VAAC member Booker T. Walker, hit up the Rosa Parks Transit Center, for community outreach and voter education! We had a special surprise guest but keep your eyes here for who it is and future coverage of this event!
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September 12-16 is Disability Voting Rights Week
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We join with all our partners in amplifying the message to ensure that the disability community is registered and ready to VOTE in the upcoming election. For more information visit AAPD. Spread the word by sharing our post on Twitter.
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VAAC was all over Detroit this weekend spreading the word that in Michigan, #YesYouCanVoteEvenIfYouHaveAFelony ‼️
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On September 10, VAAC Outreach Coordinator EB Jordan was at Dally in the Alley’s triumphant return after 2 years. Special thanks to United Way for inviting VAAC to join their table. Also on September 10, VAAC Outreach Coordinator & @pj_housing Executive Director, EB Jordan, was at a community event at Church of the Messiah Detroit…
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Huge wins for Voters in the Upcoming Election!
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After being sent to the Michigan Supreme Court for review, both Proposal 2, known as Promote the Vote, and Proposal 3, known as Reproductive Freedom for All, were placed on the ballot, honoring the signatures of hundreds of thousands of Michiganders who signed these petitions. VAAC was honored to join the amicus brief for Proposal…
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Back to School Event was a Huge Success!
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When SD_pjhousing, VotingAccessForAll and PETTES LLC hosts an event, Pro Tip: come out & join us! We had last-minute school supplies, a 360-degree camera, food, voter education, & more! Thanks to everyone who came out & we hope to see even more folks next time! VAAC is HIRING AMBASSADORS for future events like this one.…
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Thank you, Michigan Voices!
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We just want to shout out a huge THANK YOU to Michigan Voices for all of their recent support. Our Outreach Coordinator, EB Jordan S&D PJ Housing, visited & got to see our friends Rebeka Islam, Executive Director of Asian Pacific Islander American Vote Michigan, Sheree Goodman, and Amy Belfer, Reproductive Justice Education & Outreach…
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VAAC is Hiring!
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VAAC is looking for VOTING AMBASSADORS. Paid positions available. Help us advocate for justice-impacted Michiganders and work to spread the word that in Michigan, YES! YOU CAN VOTE, even if you have a felony! Find out more at: contact@votingaccessforall.org
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Washtenaw County organizations lead effort to publish Michigan prisoners’ firsthand stories
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A recent story published in Concentrate, a Second Wave Media publication, featured Let Me Tell You, a storytelling initiative of the Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration. Partners guiding the work include American Friends Service Committee MI Criminal Justice Program, Prison Creative Arts Project and Carceral State Project. The initiative spotlights the experience of life…
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Automated System for Expungement Coming in 2023
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The Michigan Attorney General’s office recently announced that an automated system for expunging convictions without the necessity of filing an application will be established in April of 2023. Up to 2 felony convictions will automatically be expunged the later of 10 years after sentencing or the person’s release from custody. Up to 4 misdemeanors will…
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Member Spotlight: Charles Thomas, Jr.
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Charles Thomas, Jr. was born in Cincinnati, OH and moved to Detroit when he was 13. But it was his family roots in Selma, Alabama that gave him his life-long appreciation of the value of our vote. His grandfather was sharecropper in Camden, Alabama. When he raised enough money to buy land in Selma, he…
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