Video up! See below ⬇️ or watch on Youtube 📺 9:30-9:40 Opening remarks: Theresa Reid, Chair, WCDP 9:40-9:50 Update from Congresswoman Debbie Dingell 9:50-10:15 The Housing Crisis in Washtenaw County Dan Kelly, Director, Shelter Association of Washtenaw County (aka the Delonis Center) Judge Erane Washington, Chief Judge, 14B District Court 10:15-10:50 […]
Video up! See below ⬇️ or watch on Youtube 📺 Breaking Down Barriers: The Importance of Firsts, the Importance of Representation We have four distinguished speakers on our panel for the WCDP Black History month program. They are speaking about the issues of Black "Firsts" and Black "Representation" as they relate to breaking down historical and persistent, […]
Video up! See below ⬇️ or watch on Youtube 📺 Program: The Housing and Homelessness Crisis in Washtenaw County There has been a significant spike in people experiencing homelessness in Washtenaw County this winter, especially families who cannot find housing. Local housing and homelessness service providers and others involved with the crisis informed us about the impact […]
Video up! See below ⬇️ or watch on Youtube 📺 Community Violence Intervention: The Washtenaw County Approach to Making Communities Safer and Saving Young Lives A mural of a black rose designed by Ypsilanti student DeShawn Chambers. Surrounding the flora are the names of 50 Washtenaw County citizens who have lost their lives to gun violence since […]
Video up! See below ⬇️ or watch on Youtube 📺 First Democratic MI Legislature in 38 Years: Accomplishments So Far and Plans for the Future The Michigan legislature, with a narrow Democratic majority, has already adopted legislation: repealing the 1931 Michigan law that banned abortions; preventing free-riding, opting out of paying union dues, in unionized workplaces; requiring […]
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