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Meet our 2015 Annual Dinner Awardees

Posted March 12th, 2015  |  News

MCHR’s Annual Dinner on Sunday March 22nd is coming up fast (you can still buy tickets online or by mail, click here for more info). Here is some more info on our keynote speaker and our awardees: Keynote Speaker, Linda Sarsour: Linda Sarsour is the Executive Director for the Arab American Association of New York  and Senior […]

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Congressional briefing on water in Detroit and US; stories of shutoffs and possible solutions

Posted March 12th, 2015  |  News

Congressional Briefing: Trouble on Tap: Challenges to Affordable Water in the U.S. The View From Detroit For The Congressional Briefing on Water Affordability: Representatives John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.-3), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.-12), Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.-14), Sheila Jackson-Lee (D-Texas-18) and Charles Rangel (D-New York) Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Prepared Statement of Alice B. Jennings, […]

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Sunday Brunch to support women in ASOTRECOL struggle

Date: Mar 8th 2015, 12pm-2pm  |  News

Join MCHR board member Frank Hammer and others for a Sunday Brunch to honor and support the heroic women in the struggle of the injured and fired Colombian GM workers. Like the Women’s Emergency Brigade that helped win the UAW’s Flint Sitdown strike, the wives and daughters have played a crucial role in this epic 3 […]

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WSU to honor civil rights martyr Liuzzo with degree

Posted March 1st, 2015  |  News

This article, by Susan Whitall, was originally posted here, in the Detroit News. MCHR will be participating in a week long celebration of the life and legacy of Viola Liuzzo by offering a talk on her life and legacy by famed civil rights attorney, Dean Robb on Tuesday April 14th at 7 pm at Grace […]

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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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