PEACE & JUSTICE EVENTS CALENDAR
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This calendar includes activities, volunteer opportunities, and social networking events of a wide range of groups that support our common dedication to peace and justice. Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit does not claim to endorse all positions of groups with events posted on this calendar.
To submit an event for the calendar, click HERE to fill out our Google Form request. We do not post general meeting notices.
WEEKLY EVENTS SCHEDULE:
MONDAYS: 12 p.m. THE MICHIGAN LEAGUE FOR PUBLIC POLICY'S YEAS & NAYS. A weekly roundup of what happened under the Capitol Dome and what it means for you at home. Find the link for the Facebook Lives HERE.
Check out the Detroit Public Library for free courses on computer skills, Microsoft Office Suite, mobile devices, the internet and more. Click HERE to view the upcoming events.
MONTHLY EVENTS CALENDAR:
May 7th 6 - 7:30 p.m. CITIZEN LOBBYING 101. Join the Sierra Club of Michigan via Zoom to learn tips for talking to your legislators! Join for a beginner-friendly (or helpful refresher) training designed to empower people to effectively engage with lawmakers , advocate for the issues that matter most to them and build relationships. Click HERE to register.
May 7th 7:30 - 9 p.m. BANNED BOOK CLUB: BRAIDING SWEETGRASS. Join Red, Wine, and Blue via Zoom to read Braiding Sweetgrass by botanist, author, and citizen of the Potawatomi Nation, Robin Wall Kimmerer. In this book, she explores and celebrates our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. Braiding Sweetgrass touches on issues relating to colonialism, environmentalism, and climate change. Click HERE to register.
May 10th 12 - 7 p.m. ART FOR AID - ARTIST SOLIDARITY MARKET. Join Vertex this Mother’s Day Weekend for an inspiring day of art, activism, and community! Art for Aid is excited to host its spring market featuring incredible local artists and craftspeople, all coming together to support vital causes through the power of art. Click HERE for more info.
Address: Vertex Coffee Roasters- 307 North River St Ypsilanti MI, 48198
May 13th 10 - 11 a.m. MICHIGAN'S NEW SOURCE OF INCOME REQUIREMENTS. Join the Fair Housing Center of Metro Detroit via Zoom to learn about specific guidelines regarding Source of Income Requirements for not only tenants, but landlord, management companies, public housing agencies, and others who are involved in Section 8 and other rental assistance programs. Click HERE to register.
May 21st 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. EQUITY IN LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION PLANS: A JUST SOLUTION FOR MICHIGAN. Join MI Climate Action via Zoom for a powerful virtual event that explores what equity really looks like in municipal climate plans and why it matters for communities on the frontlines of environmental change. Through the lens of cutting-edge research and lived grassroots experience, this gathering will unpack how justice and inclusion must be at the heart of climate strategy at the local level. Click HERE to register and for more info.
May 22nd 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. MICHIGAN CAN'T BACK DOWN: CAPITOL DAY. Join Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan in Lansing for a day of action, advocacy, and power-building at the Capitol. Meet face-to-face with lawmakers to demand protection and expansion of Planned Parenthood funding, and share personal stories about how these cuts are affecting real people. Whether you're a seasoned advocate or showing up for the first time, your voice matters more than ever.
Click HERE to register.
Address: MI State Capitol Building- 100 N Capitol Ave Lansing MI, 48933
May 27th 6:30 - 8 p.m. NONFICTION BOOK CLUB- WHO'S AFRIAD OF GENDER. Join the Sidetrack Bookshop to discuss Who's Afraid of Gender, by Judith Butler, led by Sidetrack Co-founder Jenny. The aim of Who’s Afraid of Gender? is to examine how “gender” has become a phantasm for authoritarian regimes, fascist formations, and trans-exclusionary feminists. Click HERE to purchase a ticket ($5) and for more info.
Address: Sidetrack Bookshop- 325 South Washington Avenue Royal Oak MI, 48067
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