VOTE Caucus Live Meeting
Join the ICPJ VOTE Caucus for an open-ended conversation around community safety and what it means to celebrate 250 years of U.S. democracy. Wednesday, July 1, 11:30 am–12:30 pmLive on ICPJ’s Facebook page
Healthcare Candidate Forum
Join us to hear where candidates stand on the health issues that impact your life—affordable healthcare, mental health, disparities in access, and more. Bring your questions for the audience Q&A! Healthcare Candidate ForumMonday, June 22, 5:30–7:30pmYpsi Marketplace Hall (16 S. Washington St., Ypsilanti) This forum Read more…
Annual Meeting 2026
Join us for this year’s annual meeting! June 23, 5:30-7:30pm It’s already been a long year, so let’s reconnect over food and music! We will also have time to discuss any proposed organizational changes, and to vote on those changes and related bylaws changes. Please Read more…
Nonviolent Direct Action Training
With guest trainers Dr. Sarah Nahar and Jonathan Brenneman, organizers and educators working at the intersection of faith, social movements, and nonviolent strategy. March 7 from 12:30-5:30 (lunch and childcare available); at St. Luke’s in Ypsi. https://givebutter.com/NVDATraining
Sociocracy Circle: Name and Structural Changes
Come to learn, practice, and share your questions, ideas, and consent!https://givebutter.com/SociocracyCircle4Name
De-escalation and Rapid Response Upcoming Trainings
Join us as we work to prepare for what we know, and what we don’t know. We will share more information soon! Registration Links: Action Planning Body Doubling: Multiple dates on zoom- https://givebutter.com/ActionPlanningBodyDoubling De-escalation and Rapid Response: February 19 from 6-8 pm- https://givebutter.com/Deescalation2026 Nonviolent Direct Read more…
Accountability and Transparency in Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office
Join us on Thursday, December 11 from 5:30-7 pm at 16 S. Washington for the next community meeting focused on accountability and accessibility in the Sheriff’s Office. This is an opportunity for the community to directly name the conditions that we want to organize within Read more…
Connect & Act: Circle Up!
Join us on Saturday, November 22 from 10 am- 4 pm for our fall Connect & Act event. This is a great way to get involved whether you are new to movement work, or if you are a long-time organizer. When times get hard, we Read more…
Resistance Songs Sing-Along
In these times, we need music to encourage each other to stay strong, build community, and act for justice! Come to our next Resistance Songs Sing-Along on Sunday, July 20, from 3 to 5 pm. We’ll be at the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, 3257 Lohr Rd, Ann Arbor. Everyone’s welcome Read more…
ICPJ’s 60th Anniversary Gathering in the Park
This year ICPJ turns 60! Throughout time, programs and projects have changed, but the spirit of the people and our focus on disrupting harm and uplifting love have stayed the same. Join us to connect with friends you may not have seen in awhile, and Read more…
Neighborhood Auxiliary Organizing Workshop
Tuesday, May 27th, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Registration Required: https://givebutter.com/Neighborhood_Auxiliary Dive deep. What is your role in the movement to build peace & justice? To build community power & resiliency? Are you a Bridge-Builder? Advocate? Reformer? Caregiver? Helper? Inviter? Organizer? Change Agent? Truth-teller? Rebel? Read more…
Alternatives to Violence Project: Basic Training
May 24 – 26th Ann Arbor MI Saturday: 10am – 5:45pmSunday: 2pm – 6pmMonday: 10am – 2:30pmParticipants must be able to attend the whole workshop Registration Required: https://tinyurl.com/AVPbasic2025 What is an AVP Basic Workshop? This interactive workshop provides people with tools for creating cultures of Read more…
Keys to Winning Organizing Workshop
Thursday, May 29th 6-8pm1420 Hill Street, Ann Arbor900 Oakwood St., Rooms 310A&B, Ypsilanti Registration Required: https://givebutter.com/KeysToWinning There are five interactive mini-workshops that you can choose from: Widespread MobilizationPresenters: Trische’ Duckworth (Survivors Speak) & Arika Lycan Alliance BuildingPresenters: Cynthia Bodewes (WeROC) & Brian Geiringer (Ann Arbor Read more…
Nonviolence & Peace Team Training | May 31st
Meta Peace Team (MPT) and the Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice (ICPJ) are hosting this nonviolence & de-escalation training to prepare & organize ourselves to respond to animosity and hatred with nonviolence, de-escalation, empathy, and love. The training is a proactive response to increasing Read more…
Water for Life
Tuesday, May 13th 7pmFirst United Methodist Church, 120 S. State St., Ann Arbor Water For Life follows Indigenous activists in Latin America as they face death threats and murder to save their precious water resources from mining and hydroelectric projects. Water For Life tells the story Read more…
Borderland : The Line Within
Film Screening & Discussion Tuesday, April 29th 7PMZion Lutheran Church | 1501 W Liberty Rd, Ann Arbor Registration Required: https://givebutter.com/Borderland The United States border is not just a geographic location. The border is everywhere. It lies within every undocumented immigrant family with the threat that at Read more…
Community Meeting: What Does WCSO Accountability Look Like?!
Saturday, April 12th 1-3pm16 S. Washington, Ypsilanti Registration required:https://givebutter.com/WCSOAccountabilityAndTransparency ICPJ was asked by the Sheriff’s Office to facilitate the Accountability and Transparency Policy Action Team so that it would exist outside of the office. Members of our VOTE Caucus and Abolition & Harm Reduction circles Read more…
Intro to ICPJ & Potluck Gathering ~ March 3rd 6pm
Are you looking for a welcoming, affirming community that centers racial, economic, and environmental justice? Are you interested in building community resiliency — meeting needs now and organizing for the structural changes we need for the future? Are you concerned about the direction of our Read more…