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The Future of Energy- Watch the movie, connect with resources

Posted March 27th, 2015  |  Challenge  |  News

The Future of Energy is a positive film about the renewable energy revolution and a story about the countless people and communities building jobs, justice, and resilience.   Listen to MCHR’s interview with Theo Badashi, host and co-writer of the film “The Future of Energy”, touching on Detroit’s role in the future of community-based renewable […]

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Drone Warfare: Death Delivered From a Location Near You

Posted March 21st, 2015  |  News

This piece was written by MCHR Board member Brandon Toy and was published at Common Dreams:   On April 7th, my Family and 20 or so other people protested drone warfare in front of the main gate of the Battle Creek Air National Guard base in Michigan. In 2013, the base was named a Reaper […]

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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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