human rights
"We Will Not Go Back": Grand Rapidians Protest Against SCOTUS's Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
by (AlaynnaDressler)
Submitted 06-29-2022 under NEWS
In January of 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decided that a woman's right to choose whether or not to have an abortion was protected by the U.S. Constitution -- as was her right to privacy regarding that decision. This...
Catalyst Radio: Interview with Lyonel LaGrone on working towards a local human rights ordinance
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 08-27-2018 under NONPROFITS
On today’s Catalyst Radio hour, Lyonel LaGrone, Policy Liaison at Linc Up, will talk about his efforts to strengthen Grand Rapids’s civil rights ordinance in an effort to stop discrimination in our city. To learn more or get involved,...
Negotiations for white space: Quest to enact robust human rights ordinance in Grand Rapids
by (Lyonel LaGrone II)
Submitted 07-17-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
The fungible nature of basic citizen rights afforded to minorities in Grand Rapids has been the impetus for the racial tension for quite some time now. Discrimination is clearly a national problem and not unique to Grand Rapids. Nevertheless, one of...
The Women's March on Washington: Where we are a year later
by (Queenofgr)
Submitted 01-02-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
Last January, more than 400,000 peaceful protesters marched in the streets of Washington D.C. and an estimated five million participated in roughly 600 locations worldwide. The message was simple: “Women’s rights are human rights and...
Ethics and Religion Talk: Do human rights come from God or from the government?
by (Rabbi David J.B...)
Submitted 11-20-2017 under OPINION
Note: We welcome two new panelists this week, the Reverend Ray Lanning (Reformed Presbyterian) and The Reverend Colleen Squires (Unitarian Universalist). Rev. Ray Lanning, a retired minister of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America,...Photo gallery of protest at Gerald R. Ford International Airport
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 01-31-2017 under NEWS
The protest at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport took place Sunday along with other protests nationwide in response to President Trump's executive order banning refugees and many other citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Return from the Women's March brings new perspectives
by (Queenofgr)
Submitted 01-24-2017 under OPINION
In the days before the Women’s March on Washington, I started receiving messages from family members and friends expressing concerns for my safety. Those concerns heightened on Friday, when activists became violent, reckless, and...
Why I'm marching in the Women's March on Washington
by (Queenofgr)
Submitted 01-17-2017 under OPINION
I am not a sore loser. I am not a delicate snowflake. I am not an <insert insulting epithet here>. I am a human being. And, I am marching because I feel inspired. Inspired to lock arms with thousands of my fellow humans who all...
Amnesty International- Grand Rapids holding "Jamnesty For Human Rights Awareness"
by (jquatrine)
Submitted 04-12-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
On April 16, the Grand Rapids chapter of Amnesty International will hold their first "Jamnesty For Human Rights Awareness" at The Pyramid Scheme in Grand Rapids. The show features a solid line-up that includes blues/rock artist Lucas...
Refusing to be "treated as less of a person," longtime Holland resident moves to GR
by (Until Love Is Equal)
Submitted 01-15-2013 under NONPROFITS
“What makes me so different?" asks former Holland, MI resident Ellie Frances Gramer. The question goes to the heart of the divisive decision by five members of Council, in Holland, MI, to refuse to consider an anti-discrimination...