PEACE & JUSTICE EVENTS CALENDAR
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This calendar includes activities, volunteer opportunities, and social networking events of a wide range of groups that support our common dedication to peace and justice. Gray Panthers of Metro Detroit does not claim to endorse all positions of groups with events posted on this calendar.
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WEEKLY EVENTS SCHEDULE:
MONDAYS: 12 p.m. THE MICHIGAN LEAGUE FOR PUBLIC POLICY'S YEAS & NAYS. A weekly roundup of what happened under the Capitol Dome and what it means for you at home. Find the link for the Facebook Lives HERE.
Check out the Detroit Public Library for free courses on computer skills, Microsoft Office Suite, mobile devices, the internet and more. Click HERE to view the upcoming events.
MONTHLY EVENTS CALENDAR:
Jan 16th 6 - 7 p.m. VIRTUAL LISTENING SESSION: DRIVE CLEAN INNOVATION IN INDUSTRY. Join The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) via Zoom to provide input on another round of input on implementation of the Michigan Healthy Climate Plan. For this session, they are soliciting input on the priorities across the action areas under “Clean the Electric Grid." Click HERE to register and for more info.
Jan 19th 1 - 3:30 p.m. COMMON GROUND FILM SHOWING AND PANEL DISCUSSION. Join the Sierra Club of Michigan to watch Common Ground, the award-winning sequel to Kiss the Ground, which profiles a positive and uplifting movement of white, black and indigenous farmers using regenerative, rather than conventional, models of agriculture. After, hear from panelists who will provide further insignts and critiques of the movie. Click HERE to register.
Address: Birmingham Unitarian Church- 38651 Woodward Ave Bloomfield Hills MI, 48304
Jan 19th 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. KEEP CALM AND LISTEN TO HEATHER COX RICHARDSON: INAUGURATION EVE. Join Red, Wine, and Blue via Zoom on Inauguration Eve to help put things into perspective and remind us that small groups of people can change history. Now is the time to find your people, connect locally and make a plan for the next few years Join Red, Wine, and Blue Click HERE to register.
Jan 20th 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. RED WINE & BOO. Join Red, Wine, and Blue and fellow Troublemakers on Inauguration Day from 11am-2pm to share space and positive energy on a day which may not be so easy for most of us. There will be beverages and snacks, but feel free to contribute whatever you may (or may not) want to bring. Additionally, write postcards to friends reminding them we will get through the next 4 years! Click HERE to register.
Address: The Rail-Words of Hope 4 Life- 2071 E West Maple Rd Ste E-203 Commerce Township MI, 48390
Jan 20th 12 - 4 p.m. ANNUAL DETROIT MLK DAY RALLY & MARCH - SIX DECADES OF MASS STRUGGLES. Join Moratorium NOW! Coalition for this year's event, which comes amid a heightening struggle for labor rights, civil rights and against imperialist war across the United States and the world. Hear from a host of speakers and artists from the Detroit area that will make presentations highlighting the wealth of community organizers and cultural workers in southeastern Michigan. Click HERE to register.
Address: St. Matthew's - St. Joseph's Episcopal Church- 8850 Woodward Ave at Holbrook
Jan 21st 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. HOW EXTREMISM COSTS PUBLIC SCHOOLS $3.2 BILLION. Join Red, Wine, and Blue via Zoom to hear from Dr. John Rogers and learn how extremism affects our classrooms, our communities, and our budgets and how we can all fight back to protect our schools. Click HERE to register.
Jan 22nd 6 - 7 p.m. VIRTUAL LISTENING SESSION: PROTECT MICHIGAN'S LAND AND WATER. Join The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) via Zoom to provide input on another round of input on implementation of the Michigan Healthy Climate Plan. For this session, they are soliciting input on the priorities across the action areas under “Clean the Electric Grid." Click HERE to register and for more info.
Jan 29th 7 p.m. MI STATEWIDE EXTREME RISK PRESENTATION. Join Moms Demand Action via Zoom to learn about ‘One Thing You Can Do’, a 501c3 public education campaign providing an overview of the life-saving potential of Michigan’s extreme risk law, and aims to familiarize the general public, as well as other important stakeholders, with how they work. RSVP to receive a Zoom link to the presentation. Click HERE to register.
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