Calling all Metro Detroit High School Students – this one’s for you!
Founded in 1989, The Freedom Tour returns to Detroit this summer. Inspired by the Freedom Riders, this free program will incorporate a 2 part series from July 30 to August 2 to engage students in activism, history, racial justice, and community organizing skills.
Beginning with a two-day conference with guest speakers, workshops and activities followed by a two-day field trip to civil rights and community landmarks across the Metro Detroit area, this program is set to be a memorable milestone and experience for students interested in justice, civil rights and Detroit history.
The lectures, workshops and tours are led by incredible historians, experts and community leaders. Topics include the greater history of Detroit, race and policing in America, housing issues, food security and environmental issues, youth-led movements in Detroit, union history, digital rights and surveillance and more!
All 4 days will run from 9:00 AM–5:00 PM and will include breakfast, lunch, and snacks. The program is geared towards 9th to 12th grade students from the Detroit metro area and is application based. Student participants will also receive certification indicating that they successfully completed this program.
This program is organized by the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights (MCHR) and the Civil Rights, Inclusion and Opportunity (CRIO) department at the City of Detroit. We would like to kindly thank our sponsors and collaborators, the ACLU of Michigan and Wayne State University Black Studies Faculty Enhancement Initiative.
Applications are due by Sunday, July 19 by 11:59pm. Scan the QR code to sign up or click this link: https://forms.gle/PfoKYwNyLhzxGjqr9
Amy Lange, FOX 2 News
Amy Lange, Emmy Award-winning Fox 2 Detroit news anchor and reporter, will present “Today’s News: Real or Fake and How to Tell the Difference” on March 15 at Marygrove College. The presentation, discussion and networking event begins at 6:30 p.m. is free of charge and open to the public.
Michigan Coalition For Human Rights and Southeast Michigan Jobs with Justice present a training based on the best selling book “Runaway Inequality” by Les Leopold, co-founder of NYC’s Labor Institute.
Michigan Coalition For Human Rights invites you to join us.
Dauphin Island
By Jeffry Chastang
An adventure, comedy, drama written by a native Detroiter
Detroit Repertory Theatre
Sunday, January 28th, 2018
1:00pm Champagne Reception, 2:00pm Curtain
13103 Woodrow Wilson (south of Davison), Detroit
Secure parking lot
Tickets $20
Call MCHR office 313 579-9071 to reserve tickets
Ann Arbor attorney Deborah LaBelle will be MCHR’s featured presenter at 7 p.m. on December 7 at Denk Chapman Hall (inside Madame Cadillac hall) on the campus of Marygrove College. LaBelle is a long-time advocate for the humane treatment of juvenile offenders incarcerated in adult prisons. She will address related issues and answer questions.
How should people of conscience deal with hate speech in the Trump era? Monday Nov. 13- 7-9 pm. MARYGROVE COLLEGE Denk Chapman Hall 8425 W. McNichols Detroit Panel discussion with Julie Hurwitz Civil Rights Attorney, Goodman Hurwitz & James PC, Vice President National Lawyers Guild Michael Steinberg Legal Director ACLU Michigan Asha Noor CAIR-MI and […]
