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
Wayne State University Law School
A presentation by Prof. Peter Hammer, director of Damon J. Keith Center for Human Rights at WSU Law School
Sponsored by National Lawyers Guild, Michigan Coalition for Human Rights and ACLU/Michigan.
Peter Hammer will be telling the tale of two cities through the lens of structural racism, examining the continuing reality of a city that remains separate and unequal.
The event is free and open to the public.
7 p.m., March 20, 2019
WSU Law School/Partrich Auditorium
471 W. Palmer Ave.
Detroit, Mich. 48202
(Parking available in structure across street from Partrich Auditorium)
12 p.m.-1:30 p.m., March 4, 2019 at WSU Law School, 471 W. Palmer Street, Detroit, Mich. 48202.
Click to see flyer & more details.
Swords Into Plowshares
33 E. Adams
Detroit, MI
Discussion & Brunch with Thomas Abowd
Join Us at 12 p.m. on Feb. 24 at Swords Into Plowshares, 33 E. Adams, Detroit, Mich. 48226.
Tufts University Professor Thomas Abowd will discuss water rights and conservation issues.
RSVP: detroit@jewishvoiceforpeace.org
Sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace/Detroit
Huntington Woods Public Library
Presented by the Huntington Woods Peace, Citizenship & Education Project
A presentation and panel discussion on the Green New Deal is set for 6:45 p.m., February 19, 2019 at the Huntington Woods Public Library. Library is located at 26415 Scotia Avenue, Huntington Woods, Mich. 48070.
Free admission. Donations accepted.
For more information, contact support@mchr.org.
A free event honoring the UAW sit-down strike at the Flint GM auto plants in 1937 will be held from 3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. on Feb. 11 at UAW Local 909. The union hall is located at 5587 Stephens, Warren, Mich. 48091.
Click here to download the flyer.
