Ypsilanti

12th District Dems Day of Action, making calls to supporters to get them engaged in resisting the Republican agenda. The event runs from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and will be held at the UAW Local 898 Hall (8975 Textile Road in Ypsilanti.)

DRAWING THE LINE: PART 2- ACTION
Find out what you can do about legislative redistricting. Voters Not Politicians is a ballot question committee working to bring the power back to the people of Michigan through a citizen led ballot initiative. With the help of other grassroots organizations, Voters Not Politician's vision is to establish an Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission through a state constitutional amendment.
Presentation by: Voters not Politicians

The much anticipated zine, In/visbility: Perspectives on Queer Utility, Passing, and Drawing Blurry Lines will be going to print early next week! Come by beezy's on Friday, the 28th to pick up a copy and see your friends! This is a low-key zine release - I'll bring some snacks and of course the zines for sale by donation, Amber Fellows will throw on some music for those who want to stay and chill.

Join us for a presentation and community discussion about police abolition in 2017. An organizer from the A World without Police collective, visiting from the Bronx, will help us explore the following questions:

- What role do the police play in capitalist society?

- What are the limits of police reform and why must we work toward abolishing the police?

- What are strategies and ideas to build community power as well as disempower, disarm, and disband the police?

➡️ Register here: http://bit.ly/2u8wJKA

On Tuesday, August 8th, City of Ypsilanti, MI voters will weigh in on the Water Street Debt Millage Proposal. This proposal asks for a 2.3 mills to repay debt related to Water Street Redevelopment Project. Passage or failure of this millage will have major outcomes for the City of Ypsilanti, its residents and businesses.

This event is a picket and protest!

The system is letting our seniors down. A national problem is playing out right now in our fair city and Cross Street Village Seniors who are counting on living out their lives in peace are being forced to move. All because the owner of this subsidized housing building, and the recipient of many tax benifits, is going to change the building to market residency rates.

This is the third meeting of the Cannabis Caucus of the Michigan Democratic Party, we are reaching out to our allies in Washtenaw county to organize state-wide especially in Cannabis-hubs like Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti.

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July 20 will mark six months since 230 people were mass arrested during demonstrations against Donald Trump's Inauguration in Washington, DC. The J20 defendants -- iincluding 8 people from Michigan, 4 of them from Ypsi -- and their supporters are calling for a week of solidarity, July 20 to 27.

Would you rather clean your bathroom than make a call to your elected official? Here's the chance to get some real tools and tips for getting active and actually making those dreaded but VERY effective calls to your reps. Bring your laptop, phone and a sense of humor. You'll feel better. And there will be chocolate.

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PART 1: INFORMATION
Learn how redistricting is currently done in Michigan, what the issues are and what could be done to improve the process. The presentation is educational in nature and not associated with any ballot campaign.
Presentation by: League of Women Voters- Ann Arbor Area

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