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Since the announcement at our 8th Annual Peace Concert in December 2009 that Michigan Peaceworks will be transitioning into an all volunteer organization, MPW has taken various initiatives in order to continue its grass roots activism.
Burma VJ at Michigan Theaters
The last of the movies at Michigan Theater’s Summer Documentary Series is “Burma VJ” on Monday August 16.
Filmmaker Anders Østergaard’s Oscar-nominated documentary profiles the courageous efforts of a renegade band [...]
Join the Press Conference and Public Protest of the Chili’s Restaurant ICE raid in Canton
[The Date and Time of the Conference has been cancelled by The families of the Chili's raid action, WICIR and RIFA. The new date and time is to be announced]
Join the raid [...]
“Peaceworks Through Art” Mural to be Hung on Side of the Alley Bar in Downtown Ann Arbor
Mural to draw attention to human and economic impact of war on Michigan and honor local veterans and military service members
WHEN: Sunday, July 18th, 2010 at 3pm
WHERE: In the alley [...]
Activists hold satirical “Bake Sale for Bombs” in Downtown Ann Arbor
By Elizabeth Entwistle
June 26, 2010 Ann Arbor- Peace activists participated in an act of satirical street theater in downtown Ann Arbor on Saturday evening. Calling themselves the Ann Arbor People for [...]
Action: Attend A2 City Council Meeting to oppose Arizona style bill in Michigan
People who oppose racial profiling and requirements that all persons carry on their person proof of citizenship are asked to attend the City Council Meeting Monday night, June 5th. Tell your friends and bring them with you.
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By Max Heirich, MPW Immigration Rights Task Force coordinator
The MPW Board encouraged us to see whether there might be ways to influence the protocols that Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs [...]
My Generation’s Apocalypse
By Keagan Irrer, the member of Armistice Editorial Board
The youth of today seem destined to confront an apocalypse, but we still have the power to decide its nature.
At first glance, [...]
Volunteer with Peaceworks at Ann Arbor Art Fair
The Ann Arbor Art Fair is quickly approaching (Wednesday, July 21 – Saturday, July 24). Michigan Peaceworks has a booth at the Art Fair on Liberty Street and you are [...]
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