Thursday, November 13th at 7 pm Freedom Summer: 50 Years Later Mississippi Freedom Summer 1964-2014 Participants in 2014 Mississippi Freedom Summer Tour Fifty years ago, some courageous young people and black community folks mounted a voter registration drive, freedom schools, and other projects in the summer of 1964 in Mississippi. Under great risk, they brought […]
Join MCHR on Human Rights Day, December 9th at 7 PM At St. John’s Episcopal Church in Royal Oak (11 Mile and Woodward) WITH RT. REV. WENDELL GIBBS, EPISCOPAL BISHOP OF MICHIGAN, COCHAIR OF MICHIGAN FOR MARRIAGE CAMPAIGN: “IN MY OPINION, PICKING AND CHOOSING WHOSE RIGHTS SHOULD BE PROTECTED OR WHICH CIVIL RIGHTS THE CHURCH […]
MCHR will be co-hosting (with TYT Detroit) the Detroit premiere of the new documentary about Cenk Uygur and The Young Turks at 11:00 this Sunday, Nov 9 at the Main Art Theatre in Royal Oak, Michigan. Tickets are $10 and CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED ONLINE and printed, here: After the movie, there will be an […]
Saturday, November 8, 2014 Reaper Drones, like those piloted by remote control nearby in Battle Creek, have killed thousands of civilians, terrorized entire populations, and increased the atmosphere of fear and hatred in the Middle East. It is time for us to tell our leaders– and our neighbors– that it is time to Ground the […]
Congrats MCHR board members Dr. Brenda Bryant and Rev. Bill Wylie-Kellermann on being awarded Edward Said Scholar Activist Awards at the 2014 Meta Peace Team Signature Event. Bryant and Wylie-Kellermann have both been active in numerous human rights circles for years and are well known for their work in the community. MCHR board member Mark […]
