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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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Anti-Arab & Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Leads to Hate Crimes. Islamophobia Must End.

Posted February 19th, 2015  |  News  |  Press Releases  |  Statements

The following statement was written by MCHR Board Member Dr. Saeed Khan and was enthusiastically approved by the Board as our official stance on the recent increase in violent crimes against Arab and Muslim Americans: Over the past several weeks, and especially over the past few days, there has been an unprecedented increase in crimes […]

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International human rights network intervenes in Detroit water shutoffs case

Posted February 9th, 2015  |  News  |  Press Releases

International human rights network intervenes in case challenging large-scale disconnection of water supply to tens of thousands of low-income residents in Detroit New York. February 9, 2015. The International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net), a global network of over 220 groups and 50 individual advocates from around the world working to secure […]

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Frida Berrigan, It Runs in the Family: On Being Raised By Radicals and Growing Into Rebellious Motherhood

Date: Feb 4th 2015, 5pm  |  News

DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN MOVED TO WEDNESDAY, FEB 4, at 5 PM Wednesday, Feb 4, 5 pm- Life Sciences 113, UDM’s McNichols Campus, 4001 W McNichols (at Livernois), Detroit, MI 48221: Parenting is hard. So is being a peacemaker in a violent world. It Runs in the Family is a book […]

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