Join us for the third in a series of three community conversations to vision, plan, and identify resources for creating a Resiliency Hub Network at the neighborhood and local levels. As we experience more challenges due to the climate crisis, we want to be proactive in naming what we need as a community. Come and bring a friend! Food provided.
Hosted by the Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice (ICPJ) www.icpj.org
Scope of Work for the MJF: – Analyze Washtenaw County General Budget and Sheriff Budget documents provided through a FOIA request – Develop Popular Education materials – Create spaces for community learning and activation based on intentional outreach – Advocate for racial & economic justice during the County’s budgeting process and document what happened – Bonus: begin looking into the City of Ypsilanti’s police contract to lay the foundation for community efforts to make changes, centering racial & economic justice
This is a short-term and grant-funded position that is fast-paced due to the nature of the position and the timeline. Budget for fellowship is $5,000.
Trying to keep your sanity in this season of political chaos? Join us for an evening of edgy harmonies, incendiary lyrics, and theatrical hijinks with Charlie King and Rick Burkhardt in a benefit concert for the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice on Saturday, October 26, at 7:30 pm, at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 2145 Independence in Ann Arbor.
Charlie King is a long-time local favorite who first performed in Ann Arbor in 1979. He is a nationally known musical storyteller, satirist, and activist who passionately chronicles the extraordinary lives of ordinary people. Pete Seeger hailed him as “One of the finest singers and songwriters of our time.” Charlie has won the War Resisters League’s 1998 Peacemaker Award; the 1999 Sacco-Vanzetti Social Justice Award for which he was nominated by Pete Seeger; the 2014 Joe Hill Award, a lifetime achievement award for excellence in the field of labor culture; and the 2017 Phil Ochs Award, in recognition of his music and activism for social justice in the spirit of Phil Ochs.
Rick Burkhardt is an Obie-award-winning composer, playwright, and performer who has performed throughout the U.S. and the world. He toured nationally as a singer, songwriter, and accordionist with The Prince Myshkins, a satirical political cabaret duo. His songs have been featured on NPR’s Morning Edition and Pacifica Radio’s Democracy Now. His plays have been produced in several regional theaters. Concert proceeds benefit Ann Arbor’s Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice. Founded in 1965, ICPJ centers racial and economic justice to address the root causes of violence from oppression, poverty, environmental devastation, patriarchy, and war.
Tickets are $20 for general admission, $15 for online streaming, $10 for students and low-income, and $50 for sponsors (includes CD). To purchase tickets, visit givebutter.com/ICPJBenefitConcert_Oct26th or contact the organizers at jeffalson56@gmail.com or 734-476-3399.
