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Viola Liuzzo Birthday Celebration and Park Restoration Events

Date: Apr 11th 2015, 4-6pm  |  Fundraisers  |  News

Join MCHR for multiple events celebrating the life of Viola Liuzzo and the pending renovations of Viola Liuzzo Park during the week of her birthday!   APRIL 11 4:00-7:00 p.m. – Celebration of Friends of Viola Liuzzo Park Celebrate what would have been Viola Liuzzo’s 90th birthday at Viola Liuzzo Park (Trojan & Winthrop. 1 […]

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Metro Detroiters unite to honor Viola Liuzzo

Date: Apr 14th 2015  |  News

This story, by Cassandra Spratling, was originally posted in the Detroit Free Press. For more info on next week’s MCHR events surrounding the 90th birthday celebration of Viola Liuzzo, click here. For more info on the Viola Liuzzo Park Project, click here.   On a quest to honor a civil rights icon The quest began […]

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Sunday Brunch to support women in ASOTRECOL struggle

Date: Mar 8th 2015, 12pm-2pm  |  News

Join MCHR board member Frank Hammer and others for a Sunday Brunch to honor and support the heroic women in the struggle of the injured and fired Colombian GM workers. Like the Women’s Emergency Brigade that helped win the UAW’s Flint Sitdown strike, the wives and daughters have played a crucial role in this epic 3 […]

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From Detroit to Ferguson… Black Lives Matter!

Date: Feb 24th 2015, 6:30-9pm  |  News

Hear stories of protests in Ferguson. Hear stories of what’s happening in Detroit. What are the connections? What can we learn from both movements? Join the Dialogue! Tuesday, February 24 Marygrove College, 8425 W. McNichols, Detroit, MI 6:30 Light Refreshments 7:00-9:00 Panel & Discussion Suggested Love Offering – $5.00 Isis Smith Black Lives Matter, Detroit […]

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Fighting Citizen’s United

Date: Feb 24th 2015  |  News

MCHR went to the MI Democratic Convention on Valentine’s Day- to show our LOVE for Michigan and Detroit! Stay tuned for a writeup on what happened. Here’s some info on other people who are fighting the good fight against Citizens United: Wolf Pac Michigan is the state arm of Wolf Pac, an organization started by […]

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