Tuesday, May 11th | 7-8:30pm Screening of two short films: Brazil: Guardians of the Amazon and Brazil: Impunity in the Amazon, followed by discussion with Ethan ShirleyRegistration Required here. The Guardians of the Forest set fire to the equipment of illegal loggers in a bid to protect their ancestral homelands. Read more…
The ACLU Of Michigan has released their report: The Border’s Long Shadow How Border Patrol Uses Racial Profiling and Local and State Police to Target and Instill Fear in Michigan’s Immigrant Communities. The report shows how U.S. Border Patrol, an agency within the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Read more…
In this second part of a two-part documentary, different sectors of Colombian society give their perspectives after the peace agreement. Registration Required Here We will screen the second half of the film by Jenni Kivisto & Jussi Rastas featuring interviews with FARC guerrillas about to Read more…
In this first part of a two-part documentary, different sectors of Colombian society give their perspectives after the peace agreement. Registration Required Here. For this viewing, we look forward to having Maria Perdomo with us for discussion afterward. Maria is an Eastern Michigan University alum Read more…
Friday, February 5 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Saturday, February 6 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically exposed inequities caused by long-standing racism in the United States, revealing that the need for change is more urgent than ever. Join us in a free, Read more…
Registration Required HERE for online event. The Latin America Caucus of the Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice invites you to the documentary screening of Ruben Figueroa’s work connecting disappeared Central American migrants in Mexico to their families. For more insight and discussion, Hannah Zwolensky will join us. She Read more…
Wednesday, Jan 13th: 7-8:00pm An important part of ending mass incarceration here in Michigan is fundamentally reforming our juvenile justice system. In this program, Mary King, the former Director of the Michigan Youth Justice Center, will be talking about some of the critical and time-sensitive reforms needed Read more…
The Poor People’s Campaign of Michigan and the PPC Lansing Chapter invites advocates and allies across Southern Michigan to participate in the first PPC Moral Monday event of 2021 – a car caravan at the State Capital calling for fair housing for the poor and criminal justice Read more…
ICPJ is a broad network that is constantly in motion doing work in multiple areas at the same time. Some of our Board members share why they are motivated to do the work they do in the community, and why they support ICPJ.
Thursday, December 3rd, 7 PM (Online) The Town Hall is hosted by the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice and the Faith Leaders Forum The Citizens for Racial Equity Washtenaw (CREW) is a group, co-chaired by Alma Wheeler Smith and Linda Rexer, that investigated whether there Read more…
Join Us on November 3 as we do our part to make this election more democratic in process and to make it more fun for those standing in line! Fill out this link to join our crew. We will be sending more details on Monday! https://forms.gle/B6zcskXQs7rAopwp9. Read more…
Rally November 4th ~ 4pm Diag ~ UM Ann Arbor ICPJ has been working with national, state, and county-wide partners over the last several weeks to organize and advocate to COUNT EVERY VOTE. We are part of the Washtenaw Action Council, a loose newly-formed coalition Read more…
Image Credit: Fuse Washington Organize with ICPJ and others to build and distribute tools to protect voter rights! Non-Partisan Voter Tool Kit Videos for New Voters Ypsi Can I Share GOTV resources & videos for folks who don’t typically vote. Non-partisan voter registration and access resources, including step-by-step information Read more…
The Poor People’s Campaign Washtenaw County (PPC), and the Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice (ICPJ), are in solidarity with our brothers and sisters of the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) in their strike and demands for a safe, equitable, and just work and community environment Read more…
CREW Releases “Race to Justice: Citizens for Racial Equity in Washtenaw’s Report on Racial Disparities in the Washtenaw County Criminal Legal Systemâ€
JOIN US: TOWN HALL on Prop CThursday, October 15 ~ 6-7:30pmRegistration Required: https://bit.ly/36iZzeaFlyer here ICPJ joined the Partners for Affordable Housing and we strongly advocate for passing Proposal C on November’s ballot — the millage would support construction, rehab, maintenance, and acquisition of affordable housing units, and provide Read more…
In response to police brutality happening across the country, we are responding by saying no more! We need to change what “public safety” means and imagine what it looks like for no community to be a victim of state violence. You can reserve a sign for Read more…
The Supreme Court has ruled, against the Trump administration, that the Department of Homeland Security’s decision to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) must be vacated. SCOTUS ruled that the administration’s rescission of DACA was arbitrary and capricious. For now, DACA will remain in Read more…
Dear ICPJ Community, We hope you and your loved ones are doing well and have the support you need during these uncertain times. Staying isolated can cause loneliness, anxiety, and grief ~ this can also be a time for reflection and closer connection. We would Read more…