Informed and educated citizens are essential to a working democracy. To this end, Ypsilanti District Library and Washtenaw Faces Race present an evening conference of informative and thoughtful speakers who discuss how the issue of racism in the U.S. is currently and always has been entangled with threats against democracy. We invite you Read more…
The gathering is free to attend, although donations are always welcome. Please register at the link here so that we can plan accordingly. Also, sign up to bring a potluck dish for the community meal or to volunteer for logistics for the community gathering. This Read more…
Register for the (online) event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/228024355987. There is no cost for these events, but your donations to ICPJ help us to be able to continue this work of educating and mobilizing in our communities. Mary Anne is an educator, an activist, and a spiritual guide. For Read more…
Library Lane and Fifth Avenue Noon to 6 and into the evening with Drums and Dancing, weather permitting THURSDAY April 21, 2022:The Commons is Open, Cars are Gone. Tables and Chairs. carpets and kids toys, open Mic. Central Park Now!noon > opening bell and Land Read more…
In an effort to contribute to the goal of a criminal legal system that ensures equal justice for all participants, Citizens for Racial Equity in Washtenaw (CREW) was formed to gather public data on the charging and sentencing of individuals in Washtenaw County and to Read more…
Register for the (online) event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/228024355987. There is no cost for these events, but your donations to ICPJ help us to be able to continue this work of educating and mobilizing in our communities. Todd Miller writes a weekly post for The Border Chronicle. He has Read more…
Be a part of the County’s process for developing its Resilient Washtenaw climate action plan! Join the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice (www.icpj.org) in a zoom “listening” session with Washtenaw County’s Climate Plan developers on Wednesday, March 9 from 3:00-4:00 pm. (See description below). Join Zoom Read more…
Register for the (online) event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/228024355987. There is no cost for these events, but your donations to ICPJ help us to be able to continue this work of educating and mobilizing in our communities. Danielle, a member of The New Yorker‘s editorial staff, based Read more…
Monday, February 7th 8am-11am (in person)Join ICPJ to send postcards to legislators!Meet us at the Daytime Warming Center First Baptist Church of Ann Arbor, 517 East Washington, Ann Arbor Monday, February 7th 10am-11am (Online)Join ICPJ to send postcards to legislators!Register via this link. Wednesday, February Read more…
Register for the (online) event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/228024355987. There is no cost for these events, but your donations to ICPJ help us to be able to continue this work of educating and mobilizing in our communities. Lisa is the Co-director of the Latin America Working Group, Read more…
ICPJ is excited to be participating in this week of environmental action, you can learn more about the challenge and sign up here: https://livezerowaste.org/resident-race-to-zero-waste/
TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT THE CROS PROPOSAL The Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice works toward non-violence in our communities, knowing that this can only be achieved through genuine racial and economic equity and justice and by uprooting systems of oppression. Many in our communities Read more…
Emergency Action, Sunday, January 16th, at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, at 12pm. It’s located at 3201 Bemis Road, Ypsilanti, MI 48197.Conditions at Michigan’s one prison for women have been problematic long before COVID. Overcrowding, lack of access to mental health and adequate medical services, lack of programming, major staffing shortages which lead to fatigue and outright abuse, antiquated buildings, sewage & heating and cooling systems, and more have plagued Women’s Huron Valley for years.
Article written by Jan Wright & Joyce SteinMoving to 100% renewable energy is essential for carbon neutrality!It’s seemingly impossible due to DTE’s energy mix and current State laws.But now there are two active possibilities for solving this dilemma! Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) is a new Read more…
Register for the (online) event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/228024355987. There is no cost for these events, but your donations to ICPJ help us to be able to continue this work of educating and mobilizing in our communities. John has written about, researched and organized action for human rights Read more…
by Donnell Wyche, Senior Pastor Vineyard Church of Ann Arbor & Past President ICPJ We had an amazing time at the Warrant Resolution event on Tuesday at the Freighthouse in Ypsilanti. After 12 months of planning, including recruiting 40 volunteers, we launched our first warrant Read more…
Join us for a brief zoom meeting – to provide all the information you need to know about the #DriveSAFE effort to restore drivers’ licenses for all Michiganders, including undocumented immigrants. Registration required here. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sce-prj8qGtAcsVNK4mM5TWTiFRQTsxJ2 We all want the right to care for our loved Read more…
Second Look legislation creates a pathway for sentencing judges to review cases to evaluate if people who have been in prison for 10 years or longer are a danger to the community. More information: https://bit.ly/SecondLookRally
The Warrant Resolution Project is a community-based restorative justice initiative in partnership with ICPJ seeking to create a safer community by assisting residents with information, education, and solutions to outstanding warrants before the courts in Washtenaw County. On Tuesday, November 16th, in cooperation with the Read more…
Keep Oil in the Ground, not in the Water Ann Arbor Friends Meeting (Quakers) invites you to bear peaceful witness to the urgency of the climate crisis. We will gather at 11:30am in the parking lot behind Blake Transit Center (William St), walk together around noon to Read more…