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Steve Friday is a progressive running for Congress in the 7th District. He is taking no corporate money so he can serve the people, not corporate interests. Join us in supporting the cause, as well as having pizza, at Basil Boys in Tecumseh, MI. Suggested donations are $15 to $150, for the $15 Minimum Wage

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It's time for the Jim Toy Community Center's annual celebration of the “Day of Decision” when #MarriageEquality became law. The speaking ceremony and champagne toast facilitated by Jim Toy will occur between 4 and 5pm in Ann Arbor's historic Braun Court. This year's theme is how far we've come, and how far we still have to go. A detailed schedule of courtyard activities is below.

*Since space for his event is limited, please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1sOxMjw3416qREHkuhBudk7xz2_X23S41oW3lRpRA2FU/. We are requesting donations to help pay for the training but no one will be turned away for lack of funds!*

The Mutual Aid Disaster Relief (MADRelief) Training Team is visiting our community. Currently MADRelief is on a national capacity-building and educational tour.

With white supremacist, Spency Boi, heading to so-called Lansing, Michigan, on March 5, come join Solidarity & Defense, Huron Valley at Canterbury House for a training in direct action!

Join Voters Not Politicians for a Halloween party supporting efforts to end the spookiest, scariest villain of all: gerrymandering in Michigan! The Vernor's Room at The Crofoot is a perfect setting to experience the Halloween-themed band Là Bas, a local favorite.

The details, spooky Halloween-style:

Join us for a discussion on escalating state repression and help us raise legal funds for our local friends and J20 defendants. Nearly 200 people (including 8 from Michigan and 4 from Ypsilanti) are facing 75 years in prison for protesting Trump on inauguration day. The only evidence against them was their mass arrest. They were never told to disperse, but were kettled, projectile pepper sprayed, and hoarded into police vans.

Join me as I launch my campaign for State Senate!
Everyone is welcome! Campaigns do cost money, so please help if you can, and invest in a more progressive, prosperous and compassionate Michigan: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/michelle_deatrick_campaign_kickoff
Host Committee (in formation):
Beverly Bagozzi
Hedieh Briggs
Don Deatrick and Rosemarie Rowney
Jennifer Fairfield
Kathy Fojtik Stroud
Wanda and Tad Wysor

The 9/11 Anniversary Town Hall - Executive Orders: Japanese Internment & the Muslim Ban

This year marks the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066 signed by President Roosevelt that was responsible for Japanese internment camps during WWII.

The town hall will feature leaders from the Japanese, Arab and Muslim American communities. Panelists will discuss the impacts of discriminatory executive orders on their communities.

TOPIC:
GHETTO ECONOMICS
how do we get our markets back?
how do WE become owners, not be the ones owned?
how do we reclaim our economic power, that was stolen from us?

Detroit has undergone a power and pride shift whereby Black and poor people who live in the city have been marginalized and desensitized to the very processes that affect us.

Grits and Politics Detroit is a regular breakfast hosted by former Wayne County Commissioner Keith D. Williams to energize Black people and poor people about political processes.