Join us Saturday for this important forum! We will discuss WeROC’s approach to:
1. Informing our Washtenaw County community about alternatives to arrests for non-violent juvenile offenders of misdemeanor crimes.
2. Organizing the community to join us in urging our county government to support diversion programs [i.e. counseling, restorative justice, enrichment] instead of arrest, which is more just and leads to better youth outcomes.
Please join us and spread the word! And, if you can’t stay the whole time, no worries, stay for as long as you can!
Come as we make space to unpack and celebrate the work we’ve done collectively and begin the conversation of what happens next now that the election season is done!
Please register right away here if you’re considering it, and we may be doing some carpooling, so let us know.
Several Washtenaw WeROC members and friends are planning to go to this very timely gathering this Saturday, November 23 at 11 am at the MSU Detroit Center, 3408 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48201. The focus of this brunch is to discuss how we as people of faith are to organize for our issues in a new political environment.
If this seems right to you (OK if it’s too soon!) and you’d like to join us, it will be a great time to begin to process together what we do with this heavy “Don’t Mourn, Organize” moment, locally and regionally.
Everybody keep taking care of each other…and yourselves!
To access SOMA parking garage please go to 81 Erskine St. Detroit, MI 48201.
PARKING VALIDATION To validate your parking ticket, please follow the instructions below:
Take a ticket at the SOMA garage when you arrive. During special events please press the “MSU Button” to obtain a ticket. Make your way down Erskine towards Woodward and make a right on Woodward Ave. Main Entrance is 3408 Woodward Ave. Sign in at the security desk indicating your name, ticket number, arrival time, and department/event you are visiting. After signing in, please attend your event at the MSU Detroit Center. After your visit, return to the security desk and add your departure time to the sign-in sheet and the security guard will validate your ticket. Return to the SOMA parking deck and scan the QR code to exit. Do Not Scan the bar code. NOTE: There is a “Help Button” at the exit of the parking deck, should you have problems with validation or need further assistance.
It’s Election Day and lots of excitement and tension surrounds this day (and maybe several days after). We will have our regularly scheduled Meeting of the Whole this Thursday and we hope you are able to join us for a robust conversation about the election and how we feel and organize about the results. There is much work to do regardless of the outcome and it will be great to share how you are feeling and what you believe the results means for actions and strategies for building the Beloved Community. Plus it will be good to support each other and hopefully celebrate.
Cynthia Bodewes is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Faithful WeROC and Justice Matters Members and Supporters —
Intense times right? But there are two events next week that we hope you can participate in, that will both move our unique grassroots power-building forward together in the Washtenaw region. Please consider!
Judicial Candidates will answer community questions from WeROC and fellow organizations, to help us all be smarter as voting begins.
Tip the Scales: Saturday, Oct 5, 1-5 pm, The Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Av, Detroit 48210 (Flyer below, Please REGISTER HERE):
A very special youth-led event around education, featuring a short play that the young activists and organizers have created.
The event is a good example of the powerful “Public Meeting” approach to getting public commitments from decisionmakers, developing new leaders, and building broad-based power — the kind of event that WeROC and MOSES can learn from and adapt for our Justice Matters and other campaigns.
Please invite others, especially young people and those that work with them, who will appreciate seeing how youth really can take powerful action together, with “older” allies.
Transportation from Washtenaw — Contact Tad Wysor at 734 883 3225
To help us all be able to support one or both of these special events, we’ll skip the October WeROC meeting of the Whole. See you Nov 7, for a low-key meeting to reflect on the election and beyond. Smart, powerful, bottom-up organizing will be more crucial than ever, right?
I am looking forward to our WeROC Meeting of the Whole September 5 at 5:30. There is a lot going on post Primary and pre General Election. There is a lot of excitement and engagement in the air. Our three initiatives the JMAT Juvenile Justice initiative, Voter Rights and Access and Health Equity’s continuing work on improving behavioral health accessibility in Washtenaw County all have exciting things going on. We will not only update everyone on what is happening, we will also talk about how these three initiatives, engagement in the primary and excitement about the upcoming general election intersect to create a time of opportunity to gain momentum locally and see gains in building the Beloved Community. I hope you can join us to talk about these three initiatives and share ideas for leveraging their commonality. See you on Zoom tomorrow! The Zoom link is below and the agenda is attached.
Cynthia Bodewes is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Since I am hearing from so many people that they are out of town, engaged in family events, running for office, supporting their favorite candidates or proposal, getting out the vote, or otherwise engaged, I am making an executive decision to cancel the WeROC Meeting of the Whole this Thursday and encouraging all of you finish up the summer in activities of your choice. We will see you on September 5th, hopefully in person to start the Fall off right! Take Care and enjoy your choices!
Due to the normal meeting time of the first Thursday of the month being the holiday and vacation schedules, we will not have a Meeting of the Whole in July. Our Action Teams (Voter Rights and Access, Justice Matters and Health Equity) will continue their work as planned. I have attached an opportunity to volunteer with Survivors Speak on some election education, registration sessions and volunteer opportunities to help with those events. Stay Safe and enjoy the July 4th Holiday!
Happy Thursday, WeROC Family and Friends! Please join us tonight for the WeROC Meeting of the Whole and hear about the big wins regarding the Washtenaw County Mental Health and Public Safety Millage Ordinance last night during the Commissioners Meeting. Also there is work happening on the Juvenile Justice front by the JMAT Team. It’s an important election year so be thinking about your own contribution to activities that support great turnout and meaningful change for building the Beloved Community. The link to the zoom is below and the agenda is attached.
Cynthia Bodewes is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: WeROC Meeting of the Whole
Time: 5:30-6:30 pm
There is a lot cooking with all of our Action Teams. Please join us to hear updates and see how you can help build the Beloved Community! See you tonight.
Cynthia Bodewes is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
