President Barack H. Obama The White House Washington, DC 20500 Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20201 August 5, 2014 Dear President Obama and Secretary Burwell, We, the undersigned organizations, call on you to take urgent action to stop the growing public health crisis […]
Dear students: Some of you have contacted me after seeing news of my arrest for a nonviolent action around the water shutoffs here in Detroit. While I am touched by your concern, I implore you to reserve your support for those being affected by the shutoffs and your own generation, which, unless things change, is […]
MCHR Board President Abayomi Azikiwe talks about emergency management and Detroit water shutoffs on The Real News:
MCHR Vice-Chair Kim Redigan writes for Common Dreams: Today, families in Detroit, living under an emergency manager imposed by a governor committed to privatizing every inch of the state, are having their water shut off. A few days ago, the United Nations, at the behest of local activists, issued a statement on the shutoffs. This […]
May 18, 2014 • Marygrove College 4 pm: Reception 5 – 7:30 pm: Dinner & Awards This year marks MCHR’s 34th year of activism for human rights, respect and dignity. Racial justice, economic justice, women’s rights, immigrant rights, LGBTQ equality, a humane and peaceful U.S. foreign policy—-MCHR has stood in the forefront of these battles […]
