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Meeting with Kent County officials ends with Movimiento Cosecha GR members walking out
- 08/07
The meeting was held on Monday, August 6, 2018. Gema Lowe, lead organizer of Movimiento Cosecha GR, suggested that the purpose of the meeting is to have clear steps going towards ending the contract with ICE. [read more]
Green Gala celebrates future of Grand Rapids Parks
- 07/31
Now in its eighth year, the popular event on August 16, 2018 will include all of the components guests love about the Green Gala, including locally sourced beverages, a delicious strolling dinner offered by local food trucks, a photo-booth, and entertainment with laser lights from DJ AJ Paschka. [read more]
Exciting summer at your Community Media Center
- 07/24
2018 has been an exciting year at Grand Rapids Community Media Center. Find out what we've been up to and get a look ahead at what's to come. [read more]
Negotiations for white space: Quest to enact robust human rights ordinance in Grand Rapids
- 07/17
To gain true equality in Grand Rapids a new municipal vision of belonging must be imagined. A belonging that allows black and brown bodies to speak into the formation and reconfiguration of policies that actually protect them from illegal discrimination. [read more]
ArtPrize leadership looks ahead, plots course for the future
- 07/10
ArtPrize leadership shares their vision for the future of the event, details about Project 1 by ArtPrize and how the decision was made to make the event biennial. [read more]
Fourth annual Burton Heights Reunion to celebrate unity
- 06/26
On Saturday, July 7, families from all over the Greater Grand Rapids area are invited to Garfield Park to celebrate with the Burton Heights neighborhood. The event will begin at 12 noon in the park and will run to 8 p.m. There will be food, games, activities, and music, all free of charge. [read more]
Grand Rapids needs to address racism in lifeguarding
- 06/19
At city pools, there is an opportunity to make Grand Rapids a more welcoming place for all people. [read more]
De-mystifying affordable housing and homelessness in Grand Rapids
- 06/12
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 and there is still a long ways to go before housing is truly fair. Here are seven things you can do to help impact the housing crisis in Grand Rapids. [read more]
Imagining a world where love is the way
- 06/05
It was a mere 51 years ago that Mildred and Richard Loving, an African American woman and white man, inadvertently and indelibly changed the landscape of love when they fought all the way to the Supreme Court for their right to be married. [read more]
Enjoying the ride: My experiences as a delivery driver in Grand Rapids
- 05/29
We are the couriers of the night, the unsung heroes quelling the insatiable hunger that plagues us more than we would like to admit. I’m just kidding. I deliver food. [read more]

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