Calender of Events

Regularly Updated Courtesy of Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit

Submit events for this calendar to randyblock@yahoo.com

This Calendar of events includes activities of a wide range of groups, including members of the Detroit Area Peace with Justice Network (DAPJN), a coalition of Metro-Detroit organizations formed to provide mutual support in our common dedication to peace and justice (see list below). Members of DAPJN are now being invited to post their events on an on-line calendar called

Activate! 313 Progressive Community Calendar (see: http://cal.activate313.org/events)

(under the War & Peace tag) but are welcome to continue to get additional publicity for their events by also submitting them to this GPMD events calendar at randyblock@yahoo.com

Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit does not claim to endorse all positions of groups with events posted on this calendar.

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To JOIN the DAPJN, call Peace Action at (248) 548-3920.

PLEASE SEND GROUP UPDATES TO: randyblock@yahoo.com

1)Alliance to Halt Fermi 3: Web: www.athf3.org

2)Citizens for Peace: Colleen Mills, 734-425-0079, cmills0079@yahoo.com ,

Web: www.citizens4peace.com

3)Democratic Socialists of America: Lon Herman, 248-546-8180, lonherman@hotmail.com

Web: www.metrodetroitdsa.com/

4)Detroit Catholic Worker- Day House: Tom Lumpkin, 313-963-4539, dayhouse@flash.net

Web: https://sites.google.com/a/dayhouse.org/www/

5)Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit: Randy Block, 248-549-5170

Web: www.graypanthersmetrodetroit.org/

6)Huntington Woods Peace, Citizenship & Education Project: Phyllis Aronson, 248-548-7370, and

Melanie Goldberg, mel4hwpeace@aol.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Huntington-Woods-Peace-Citizenship-Education-Project/144083798944934

7)Michigan Alliance to Strengthen Social Security & Medicare: Bob Sisler, 313-824-0952, rsisler@csswayne.org Web: http://detroit.activatehub.org/organizations/126

8)Michigan Coalition for Human Rights: Marge Sears, 313-579-9071, support@mchr.org

Web: http://www.mchr.org/

9)Michigan Grail: Mary Coyle, 313-821-1074, r-coyle@sbcglobal.net

10)Meta Peace Team: Kim Redigan, 313-520-7465, kim.redigan@gmail.com, or Detroit office 313-483-7527 Web: www.metapeaceteam.org/

11)Michigan Stop The Nuclear Bombs Campaign: Kim Bergier, 248-515-2380, 2MISTNBC@gmail.com

12)Palestine Cultural Office: 313-886-5922, newashh@sbcglobal.net

Web: http://michiganpeacenetwork.org/organizations/Palestine-Cultural-Office

13)Pax Christi Michigan: Pat Valeer, 517-481-5280, paxchristi.mi@gmail.com

Web: http://www.paxchristimi.org/

14)Peace Action of Michigan: Rich Peacock, 248-321-7480, peacemichigan@gmail.com, or Helen Weber, 248-548-3920 Web: www.peaceactionmich.org

15)Pointes for Peace: Jan Scallen, 313-343-0957, pointesforpeace@yahoo.com

Web: www.pointesforpeace.org/

16)Swords Into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery: Clara Lawrence, Director, 248-963-7575

swordsintoplowshares313@gmail.com Web: www.swordsintoplowsharesdetroit.org/

17)Veterans for Peace: Steve Saelzler, 734-675-4138, saelzler@comcast.net Web: www.vfp74.org

18)Women's International League for Peace & Freedom-Detroit: Laura Dewey, 313-882-1596, wilpfdetroit@att.net web: http://wilpf.org/

May 29 4 p.m. MARCH AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY. Outside the Detroit Public Safety HQ (3rd & Michigan),

Detroit. Organizers are asking everyone to wear masks, gloves and distance responsibly. The event, in response to events nationally and to the beating of Shatina Grady-El by the Washtenaw County Sheriff's office, is posted on Facebook. Click HERE

May 30 7 p.m. FACEBOOK LIVE VIGIL FOR GEORGE FLOYD MURDERED BY MINNEAPOLIS POLICE. This event

is sponsored by the UU Church of Flint. Go to: https://www.facebook.com/UUCongregationofFlint

For more information, contact Rev. Jerry Kerr: 419-343-2135

June 15-18 MICHIGAN UNITED CAPITOL WEEK: 2020 PEOPLE'S VISION. Click HERE to get registered.

June 20 10 a.m. MASS INCARCERATION BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER COVID-19. Hear Jessica Ayoub, a staff from the MI ACLU, speak at this free public zoom meeting of Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit. To join the meeting,

click this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85404907480

Meeting ID: 854 0490 7480 or CALL: 1 646 558 8656 US (New York) Meeting ID: 854 0490 7480

June 20 MASS POOR PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY AND MORAL MARCH ON WASHINGTON. Organizers promise this will be the largest digital and social media gathering of poor and low wealth people, religious leaders, advocates and people of conscience in the nation's history. Register as a volunteer or sign up for training:

https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/get-on-the-phones/