The tragedies that have befallen our sisters and brothers in the Caribbean, our mainland coastal regions and the Las Vegas concert lead us to reflect on the sanctity and fragility of all life on our precious Earth. We will redouble our efforts to find nonviolent, proactive solutions to disarm the violent side of our human […]
Please join Birmingham Temple and MCHR for an evening at the movies as we present “My So-Called Enemy.” Friday – November 3rd – 7pm Birmingham Temple Through the coming-of-age narratives of Adi, Gal, Hanin, Inas, Rawan and Rezan, audiences see how creating relationships across personal, political, racial, religious and physical divides are first steps towards […]
by Greg Skwira Harry Cook was on the MCHR Advisory Board, a former Detroit Free Press reporter and columnist and a lifelong advocate of social justice. Harry worked with Greg Skwira at the Free Press. Harry Cook, my dear friend for almost 40 years, died this morning after a long and courageous battle with prostate […]
From the Detroit Free Press Oct. 9th, 2017 Harry T. Cook — clergyman, classical scholar, journalist and all-round upsetter of complacency and indifference — barreled out of Bellaire to become one of Detroit’s most passionate voices for peace and justice. For more than 50 years, Cook called out from pulpits, newspaper columns, books and blogs […]
