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Who Are Gray Panthers?

We are older and younger people. We are an intergenerational, non-profit peace and social justice organization with members in Southeast Michigan, including Detroit and the Counties of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb. We work on issues which affect people of all ages: universal health care, peace, strengthening Social Security and Medicare, challenging descrimination, education reform, economic justice, fair labor practices and campaign finance reform. Join us!

Gray Panthers Zoom Presentation: Open to the Public

Saturday, September 19, 2020

10 a.m. to Noon

(part of Gray Panthers public meeting)

Click HERE to Join the meeting:

Call ID: 811 7988 9305 or CALL BY REGION: 1 646 558 8656 (New York)

or 312 626 6799 (Chicago), 1 253-215-8782 (Tacoma)

Sherry A. Wells, an attorney and a Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit Board Member, and Kennie Kb Bowles, an actor, will perform a dialogue about the two movements, the Black Panthers and the Gray Panthers. Sherry has done extensive research on both movements. This performance includes a short celebration of the Gray Panthers 50th anniversary led by Professor Mike Whitty, an early organizer of Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit. We plan to have a birthday cake and blow out the candles on line!

CO-SPONSORS: SE Michigan Green Party; Michigan Coalition for Human Rights;

United Church of Christ - DMA; Peace Action of Michigan; Michigan UU Social Justice Network; Women's International League for Peace & Freedom - Detroit; SEM Jobs for Justice. Contact Randy Block at 248-549-5170.

Click HERE to watch a video of Gray Panthers Metro Detroit's August 15th meeting featuring Judy Beard, American Postal Workers Union legislative/policy staff, speaking on "Trump's Attacks on the U.S. Post Office Threaten Democracy" (Drag red dot to right to 14.3 minutes to hear speaker.)

Click HERE watch a Gray Panthers Video on the Post Office Attacks (developed by a Gray Panther from Berkeley, CA)