justice
Celebrating Loving Day in Grand Rapids and its legacy in justice
by (balexander)
Submitted 06-07-2016 under PLACE-MATTERS
Ever since I can remember I have been hopelessly in love with love. I would regularly consume the Disney fairytales as a child where men were always coming to the princess’s rescue. I had this addiction to the anime series "Sailor Moon,...
State of the State: Public Act 4 Must Go
by (balexander)
Submitted 01-24-2016 under OPINION
I’m parched – but it’s not because I’m living in a place like Flint where I must pay for polluted water while also purchasing clean water for consumption – it’s because I read the Governor’s State of the...
ACLU to bring conversation on police practices to Wealthy Theatre
by (ACLU of Michiga...)
Submitted 10-20-2015 under NONPROFITS
On October 28 at 6:30 p.m., the Western Branch of the Michigan ACLU, along with our friends and partners in the fight for justice, is hosting an event at the Wealthy Theatre, titled “Avoiding the next Ferguson: A discussion on policing and community...
Local Black Lives Matter chapter brings learning home from international retreat
by (Kyd Kane)
Submitted 07-07-2015 under PLACE-MATTERS
Black Lives Matter hosted its first international retreat on the Wayne State University campus in Detroit, Mich on June 18, during the Allied Media Conference. Twenty-six chapters, including Black Lives Matter Grand Rapids (BLM GR), were in...
Church of the Servant to host simulcast of The Justice Conference
by (worldrenew)
Submitted 05-18-2015 under NONPROFITS
Justice-seekers in West Michigan are invited to attend The Justice Conference simulcast at Church of the Servant Saturday, June 6, 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased in advance. Admission includes lunch provided by LINC. Hosted...
Catalyst Radio: Change U social justice series begins Jan. 23 with Confronting Structural Violence
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 01-16-2015 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we explore an upcoming social justice program being offered by the LGBT Resource Center at Grand Valley State...
Justice: Bryan Stevenson calls for new metric
by (Lee Bloomquist)
Submitted 01-13-2015 under NEWS
Bryan Stevenson is "America's young Nelson Mandela," says Nobel Laureate Desmond Tutu on the back cover of Stevenson's bestselling book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. On January 9, at the Calvin College January...
Catalyst Radio: Jazz & Justice concert Sat. Nov. 15 features Grupo Aye, Immigration Reform
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 11-14-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we preview a new concert series that focuses on social justice issues. Called Jazz & Justice, the free monthly...
Catalyst Radio: Our Kitchen Table teaching gardening for food security
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 02-28-2014 under NEWS
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio we visit with Lisa Oliver King of the environmental justice and food security nonprofit Our Kitchen Table. Beginning...
Plant Understanding ~ Harvest Peace
by (DominicanCenter...)
Submitted 09-05-2013 under NONPROFITS
Dominican Center at Marywood is offering you FOUR OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS that are all based on the theme of peace through listening, dialogue with others and with God; and understanding without judging. Consider attending one or more of the...