Republican frontrunner Donald Trump will be speaking at a local GOP fundraiser in Birch Run on August 11. We want to help send a message that Trump's anti-immigrant and anti-veteran beliefs aren't welcome in Michigan. Be sure to bring your homemade signs. There is only one entrance into the facility that Donald Trump will be speaking at and we want to have protesters on every side of the intersection leading into that venue. There is ample parking at local restaurants near the Big Boy. Article: http://MLive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2015/07/democrats_to_rally_against_don.html

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Committee to Ban Fracking Meetup Wednesday, August 12 at 6:45 PM Details: http://www.meetup.com/Committee-to-Ban-Fracking-Meetup/events/224125393/

Committee to Ban Fracking Meetup Thursday, August 13 at 7:00 PM Details: http://www.meetup.com/Committee-to-Ban-Fracking-Meetup/events/mnsmhlytlbrb/

COME & JOIN US EVERY THURSDAY ***********9PM-10PM********** ****DEXTER AVENUE & WAVERLY**** BRING YOUR FLASHLIGHTS & OTHER LIGHTING DEVICES TO HELP US LIGHT UP THE NEIGHBORS WHERE LIVE & WANT SAFE, CLEAN & LIVABLE CONDITIONS. For those who can not walk, NOT TO WORRY! Just bring a chair, flashlight, and yourself!! We must keep LIGHTS in the forefront!! THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO CAME OUT TO SUPPORT THE WALKS & TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS! THANK YOU! These ARE NOT POLITICAL EVENTS. http://www.facebook.com/events/790206547766292/

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Michigan Democratic Black Caucus For info contact: Abena Hogan at 313-658-0313 or Tashawna 734-334-6159 [email protected] Food - Music - Prizes

Saturday August 15th, 1:00 - 3:30 PM Wayne State University General Lectures Building Room 150 The following panel discussion is designed to explore the school to prison pipeline and mass incarceration of black men in the United States. Research shows the disproportionate representation of black men in school discipline and incarceration settings has severe consequences for urban areas and warrants extensive review. This panel will discuss pertinent research in this area and initiate solution-oriented discussion regarding this social problem. The key questions are as follows: a) How do we retain black boys in our education system, b) How does the operationalization of zero tolerance policies (i.e. armed guards, metal detectors, etc.) alter black perceptions of the educational environment, and c) How do we teach cultural competence to K-12 educators? The conference presentation will feature a scholar-activist panel and a Detroit student led panel. We believe the collaboration of students, activists, and scholars will provide an engaging discussion on this social issue and give voice to the individuals who are most affected by zero tolerance policies. http://www.facebook.com/events/1673420726222966/

Detroit Drunken Historical Society Saturday, August 15 at 6:00 PM The Detroit Drunken Historical Society’s Detroit Rock City History Tour will feature lectures and stops at a quartet of westside music landmarks. Cura... Fee: Price: USD 23.00 per person Details: http://www.meetup.com/Detroit-Drunken-Historical-Society/events/223952177/

- not a Sierra Club event - An invitation from Valerie Daggett and Jeremy V. Whitmore: Hi everyone! Join us! on August 16th, 1PM at Pinegrove Park in Port Huron, Michigan (1PM - 4PM) to rally to stop a deep underground nuclear dump, proposed for the shores of Lake Huron in Canada. Here's a Facebook link to the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/952971808088757/953145028071435/ There will be an info tent, sidewalk chalk, signs, and banners. Inform the public by using Banners, Signs and Flags. March along the Boardwalk, Promote awareness in our area and surrounding areas. Join together and make your voice heard! *This event does take place on the same day as Float Down. If you are participating in this years Float Down please feel free to represent the cause! (Design a float, Decal , T-shirt or flag.) Get involved and represent your city's vitality. So far there are 492 people who say they are coming, from both Canada and here in the U.S. Hosted by Valerie Ann Daggett and Jeremy Whitmore

We’re hosting our 3rd Annual FoodLab Picnic, and we’re inviting all of our friends, allies, and supporters to join us. Join us on Sunday, August 16th, to celebrate another year of FoodLab community, fun, and food! DETAILS: WHEN: Sunday, August 16th from 1-4pm WHERE: Belle Isle Park, Shelter 17 TO BRING: a dish to pass, your favorite drink, chair or picnic blanket, games you want to play This will be a time to get to know other folks in our community, reconnect with familiar faces, and, of course, eat! This is a great opportunity to invite new folks to the community to get a little "taste" of what we do. Please RSVP to the link below: https://docs.google.com/a/foodlabdetroit.com/forms/d/1mdDqvB1k9lfGyhncYcQH0y7tFboNMxr6OpyDSuxE7Uk/viewform http://www.facebook.com/events/1458404667796078/

Featuring, Wonteka Reed, D-15 organizer, D-15 activists, and other guests. Let’s discuss how our faith communities can come together to uphold the dignity of workers and the common good by workers receive a living wage. IT’S A MORAL ISSUE! Inequality of wealth and power is the root cause of most of our nation's social, political and economic ills. The call for $15 and freedom to join a union is central to building the mass movement necessary for reversing this dangerous economic and immoral trend.

Committee to Ban Fracking Meetup Monday, August 17 at 6:00 PM Come meet other volunteers, hear about whats going on in the world of fracking and help provide input on the campaign. Agenda1. What’s new (local and... Details: http://www.meetup.com/Committee-to-Ban-Fracking-Meetup/events/hmhmglytlbwb/

The Michigan Labor History Society is holding its Annual Labor Day Mobilization Luncheon with the theme We Are Family. Tickets are $40.00 For tickets contact: Michigan Labor History Society: 313-577-4003 UAW Region 1: 586-427-9200 UAW Region 1A: 313-291-2750

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Metro, grab your Bernie shirt, dust your working boots off, find your gardening gloves and let's move some tires! We'll meet at a park located at: 19541 Crusade St, Detroit Michigan 48205 Tires have been dumped at this location, preventing children from playing freely in the park. We'll stack tires up for easy retrieval, clean the grounds of garbage, and perhaps even mow some grass! If we finish early, we have a second site in mind. Let's make our neighborhoods a better, cleaner, and safer place! After all, this movement is much, much more than politics; it's about community. Things we'll need: -Work Gloves -Garbage Bags -Bernie Shirts (we have a limited supply to hand out) -Water bottles

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What distinguishes FoodLab from other business support organizations is the close collaboration of everyone involved - chefs, specialty food artisans, cafe owners, coffee roasters, bakers - and the strong sense of a shared purpose that extends beyond financial goals. FoodLab 101, our membership orientation, is designed to do more than inform new members. It was created to inspire and motivate them to be active participants in the FoodLab community. This event is free to members, but please register if you’re planning to attend (it helps us to know who to prepare for!). You can find registration info here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-o1Rhc6CUdGHViOdPJexG9ktMTTzeRXG2Ew_x6g8T8M/viewform FOOD: “The shared meal elevates eating from a mechanical process of fueling the body to a ritual of family and community, from the mere animal biology to an act of culture.” -Michael Pollan We’re looking forward to sharing a meal with you, deepening our relationships, and strengthening our community. With that in mind, FoodLab 101 will be a potluck! So bring a dish and show everyone who you are! It could be representative of your culture, your family, an inside joke from decades ago, or whatever you want! We’ll be participating in a community building activity during our meal, so please come prepared to share about your dish and what it means to you. BASIC AGENDA RUN-DOWN: “First we eat, then we do everything else.” -M.F.K. Fisher 5:30 p.m.- Potluck & Community Building 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. - Presentations on FoodLab culture and membership benefits, as well as tutorials on how to use our website, listserv, and more! 8:00 - 8:30 p.m. - Questions and One on One Assistance Questions? Need to know more? Contact Angela ([email protected]). http://www.facebook.com/events/383714231827841/

Committee to Ban Fracking Meetup Thursday, August 27 at 7:00 PM Details: http://www.meetup.com/Committee-to-Ban-Fracking-Meetup/events/224117002/

Healthy Start's mission is to help moms and babies get and stay healthy, and that starts at birth. With that goal in mind, we are hosting a doula training open to all in the community! If you are interested in becoming a trained doula and supporting mothers during childbirth, please contact Healthy Start at 313-846-6030 to sign up. The training will be 3 full days (August 28-30) and the fee will be determined by a sliding scale. The last day to sign up is July 15, as it take 6 weeks to order all necessary supplies. What is a doula? "Doula” comes from the ancient Greek word meaning “a woman who serves.” A doula is a person who provides emotional and informational support to women before, during, and soon after childbirth. Doulas can help moms have shorter labors with fewer complications and greater overall satisfaction with their childbirth experience. http://www.facebook.com/events/388385584698774/

Hospice of Michigan is accepting applications for Camp Good Grief, a free day camp for children who have experienced the loss of a loved one. The one-day camp will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, August 28 at YMCA Camp Ohiyesa, 7300 Hickory Ridge Road in Holly. Children ages 8 to 17 are invited to apply for the camp, which offers a combination of fun and adventurous camp activities with grief education and emotional support. Applications for Camp Good Grief are due Monday, July 20. Space is limited and those interested are encouraged to register as soon as possible. For applications and more information, please call Morris at 313.578.6328.

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It's not one thing it's everything! Foreclosures; police killings and brutality; school to prison pipeline; $15 minimum wage; health care for all; mass water shutoffs; destruction of public schools; pension cuts and union busting; lack of public lighting; mass public transportation; Enbridge Line 5 under the Great Lakes; racism; full employment. Partial list of endorsers: Moratorium NOW Coalition; Detroit active and Retired Employees Association (DAREA); Fight Imperialism; Stand Together-FIST; MECAWI; Workers World Party; Stand Up Now! For more information: 313-680-5508.

Going on the Detroit Princess Riverboat $35 ticket Bring your co-worker, bring your spouse & bring your friends. All Are Welcome

Everyone is invited to join labor at the annual celebration for the women and men who fought and continue to fight for a living wage and respect and dignity on the job. Walk with labor at the 2015 Metro Detroit AFL-CIO Labor Day Parade. Staging begins at 7am at the intersection of Michigan & Trumbull and the step off is at 9am. The parade will end at UAW Ford Building next to Hart Plaza and Labor Fest will continue at this location until 1pm.

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Committee to Ban Fracking Meetup Monday, September 7 at 6:00 PM Come meet other volunteers, hear about whats going on in the world of fracking and help provide input on the campaign. . Agenda 1. What’s new (local a... Details: http://www.meetup.com/Committee-to-Ban-Fracking-Meetup/events/dmhmglytmbkb/

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In celebration of the UN International Day of Peace Themes: Partnership for Peace, Dignity for All; Detroit: Interconnectedness and Interdependence.

Regular Sierra Club SE Michigan Group Membership meeting - Note - This is the second Thursday in September, an exception to our usual schedule. Open to the public; any interested person can attend. 6:30-7:00 Snacks, socializing 7:00-7:10 Announcements 7:10 Presentation The Future of Energy: Lateral Power to the People Film showing (just over 1 hour) with discussion following. This film is a documentary about the the current state of initiatives by a variety of individuals, communities, corporations and states to develop clean sources of electricity. The idea is to become less dependent on on the damaging and dirty sources – fossil fuels and nuclear reactors. It's a documentary, so it presents a jumble of different approaches because there are actually a great variety of ways to approach the issues of using solar and wind power. The certainty is that there is no long-term future for today's dominant ways of generating electricity. A lot of experimenting is needed to create the best ways of replacing fossil fuels and nuclear reactors.

Committee to Ban Fracking Meetup Thursday, September 10 at 7:00 PM Details: http://www.meetup.com/Committee-to-Ban-Fracking-Meetup/events/mnsmhlytmbnb/

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Noon, 2nd Saturday of each month Please wear black and be silent. All welcome. Contact: Suhair Ghannan, [email protected] and check out the website: http://WomenInBlack.org/en/detroit

In celebration of the UN International Day of Peace Themes: Partnership for Peace, Dignity for All; Detroit: Interconnectedness and Interdependence.

Detroit Drunken Historical Society Sunday, September 13 at 11:00 AM A limited number of Early Bird tickets are on sale now: http://detroitgatsbylawnparty.com Celebrating the Golden Age of Detroit On Sunday, September... Details: http://www.meetup.com/Detroit-Drunken-Historical-Society/events/223187485/

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Committee to Ban Fracking Meetup Monday, September 21 at 6:00 PM Come meet other volunteers, hear about whats going on in the world of fracking and help provide input on the campaign. Agenda1. What’s new (local and... Details: http://www.meetup.com/Committee-to-Ban-Fracking-Meetup/events/hmhmglytmbcc/

Committee to Ban Fracking Meetup Monday, September 21 at 7:00 PM Come meet other volunteers, hear about whats going on in the world of fracking and help provide input on the campaign. Agenda1. What’s new (local an... Details: http://www.meetup.com/Committee-to-Ban-Fracking-Meetup/events/hmhmglytmbcc/

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Committee to Ban Fracking Meetup Thursday, September 24 at 7:00 PM Details: http://www.meetup.com/Committee-to-Ban-Fracking-Meetup/events/gtpphlytmbgc/

Author Carol Teegardin's play titled "Strawberry" will be coming to Marygrove Theatre this fall. Did Strawberry dance for the Hip-Hop Mayor at the Manoogian Mansion? Was her homicide covered up by the city of Detroit? Detroiter's need to know... Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by contacting Carol (248) 660-7629. Performance Dates: Friday, September 25th at 7:30PM Saturday, September 26th at 8:00PM Sunday, September 27th at 8:00PM Friday, October 2nd at 8:00PM Saturday, October 3rd at 2:00PM Sunday, October 4th at 2:00PM. http://www.facebook.com/events/888017707937440/

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Committee to Ban Fracking Meetup Monday, October 5 at 6:00 PM Come meet other volunteers, hear about whats going on in the world of fracking and help provide input on the campaign. . Agenda 1. What’s new (local a... Details: http://www.meetup.com/Committee-to-Ban-Fracking-Meetup/events/dmhmglytnbhb/

Committee to Ban Fracking Meetup Monday, October 5 at 7:00 PM Details: http://www.meetup.com/Committee-to-Ban-Fracking-Meetup/events/223740400/

Regular meeting, first Tuesday, every month. Anyone interested in preserving and protecting the environment is welcome. Part of the Sierra Club Great Lakes Program A local grassroots team of enthusiastic volunteers Storm drain stenciling, green discussion series, tabling at events and more. Bean & Leaf Cafe is at the SW corner of Main (Rochester Road) and University (24 Mile Road) in downtown Rochester. For questions or agenda, write [email protected]. Also see meetup.com/RochesterEcos/.

Are you a young worker or new to a union? Or are you simply young at heart? The Center for Labor and Community Studies is excited to announce the 2015 Young Worker Conference on October 7-8th. Workshops include: Basic Unionism, Skills for New Officers, Keeping Members Involved, We Make Our Own History, and Communication with Print and Electronics. Everyone is invited. Come share the energy!

Help Sierra Club fight for clean energy and clean water by making posters, preparing mailings, writing letters to the editor, and much more! Come early (5:30 pm) to learn about issues that concern our community. Call 313-965-0055 for more information.

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Committee to Ban Fracking Meetup Thursday, October 8 at 7:00 PM Details: http://www.meetup.com/Committee-to-Ban-Fracking-Meetup/events/mnsmhlytnblb/

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Noon, 2nd Saturday of each month Please wear black and be silent. All welcome. Contact: Suhair Ghannan, [email protected] and check out the website: http://WomenInBlack.org/en/detroit

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You don't have to go anywhere for this "event". October is domestic violence awareness month, a month very important to me, and the third Friday each year is Purple day. I am asking you to join together on this one day to encourage, support, and pay respect to survivors, overcomers, and victims of domestic violence. The statistics are astonishing and a change has to be made! So on this day I ask you to join together and wear purple, as much purple as you can, to show the world that we're making a stand. I will be posting statistics frequently so if you'd like to learn more keep checking back. Together we can make this change, we can change these statistics, we can break the cycle of abuse. And please invite others! Let's make this huge!! This event will stay open and change from year to year. Just remember it is the 3rd Friday of October each year. http://www.facebook.com/events/760657477309725/

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SWARM FOR SWEETESTS DAY! EVENT POSTPONED - WATCH FOR INFEST THE FESTIVAL - MAMDETROIT on May 23, 2015!!! https://rally.org/activities/f1WbKY6VJkD - UPDATE NOTE Save The Bees and March Against Monsanto! Child friendly event and bee costumes are encouraged! We would like to plan a Food Forum and Art Build as pre-event coordinating activities. Fall March Against Monsanto Detroit event - as we move from the Spring event forward additional plans will be made. Links to prior MAMdetroit events: MAMdetroit #3 on May 24, 2014, link is https://www.facebook.com/events/473439676093243/ MAMdetroit #2 on Oct 25, 2013, link is MAMdetroit #1 on May 25, 2013, link is http://www.facebook.com/events/673075476081243/

Zom-BEE APOCALYPSE SWARM FOR SWEETEST DAY! EVENT POSTPONED - WATCH FOR INFEST THE FESTIVAL - MAMDETROIT on May 23, 2015!!! https://rally.org/activities/f1WbKY6VJkD - UPDATE NOTE Save The Bees and March Against Monsanto! Child friendly event and bee costumes are encouraged! We would like to plan a Food Forum and Art Build as pre-event coordinating activities. Fall March Against Monsanto Detroit event - as we move from the Spring event forward additional plans will be made. Links to prior MAMdetroit events: MAMdetroit #3 on May 24, 2014, link is https://www.facebook.com/events/473439676093243/ MAMdetroit #2 on Oct 25, 2013, link is MAMdetroit #1 on May 25, 2013, link is http://www.facebook.com/events/673075476081243/

Committee to Ban Fracking Meetup Monday, October 19 at 6:00 PM Come meet other volunteers, hear about whats going on in the world of fracking and help provide input on the campaign. Agenda1. What’s new (local and... Details: http://www.meetup.com/Committee-to-Ban-Fracking-Meetup/events/hmhmglytnbzb/

Committee to Ban Fracking Meetup Monday, October 19 at 7:00 PM Come meet other volunteers, hear about whats going on in the world of fracking and help provide input on the campaign. Agenda1. What’s new (local an... Details: http://www.meetup.com/Committee-to-Ban-Fracking-Meetup/events/hmhmglytnbzb/

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Committee to Ban Fracking Meetup Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 PM Details: http://www.meetup.com/Committee-to-Ban-Fracking-Meetup/events/gtpphlytnbdc/

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Detroit Climate Action Collaborative is hosting one of the ten youth summits in U.S. cities as part of President Obama's climate Action Plan. The event will be at the Michigan Science Center. Please save the date. I'll keep you updated as the agenda develop

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