When: Tuesday, June 26 @ 7 PM

Where:

University of Detroit Mercy
Life Science Building, Room 113
4001 W McNichols at Livernois
Secure Lighted Parking

Presented by: Gesu Peace and Justice with MCHR, CLASA, Peace Action, Pax Christi MI, Jewish Voice for Peace, MI Peace Team and Catholic Caucus

Ground the Drones:
Lest You Reap the Whirlwind

Kathy Kelly
from
Voices for Creative Nonviolence

Drones, also known as Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), are unmanned aircraft initially designed to collect various forms of data through surveillance. In recent years, they have been equipped with weapons designed to strike a target at a moment’s notice. Most drones are flown by a “pilot” at a remote site possibly thousands of miles away, but some advanced drones are fully automated and fly without human control.

Drones account for one of every three American military aircraft, costing anywhere from $2 million to $15 million each. In the past decade, $26 billion has been invested in drone development, with another $5 billion scheduled for the 2012 budget.

The majority of drone strikes occur in Pakistan and Afghanistan. However, numerous drone strikes have also occurred in Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, and Iran. The vast majority of victims of drone strikes throughout the history of drone warfare have been innocent civilians. The drones are fomenting hatred against the government and America.

For more information, call Marge Sears 248 288 3919 or Bill Hickey 313 541-2601

Took Place:4 Tuesdays - April 2012

Films from this series are now available for rent by calling the MCHR office.

April 10 Priceless
A non-partisan look at the consequences of big-money campaign donations and a Capitol overrun by lobbyists. It reports on how the federal debt is constraining and challenging us all. This film is being used as an organizing tool for such groups as Citizens United and Movement for the People to combat the “Corporations are people” decision. A must see for every citizen. Professor Fran Shor will facilitate.

April 17 Nuclear Aftershocks
A PBS film that travels to three continents to explore the debate about nuclear power: Is it safe? What are the alternatives? And could a Fukushima-style disaster happen in the U.S.? With plans for Fermi III in the works in Monroe, this takes the issue close to home. Brad Van Guilder of the Sierra Club and another expert on Fermi III will facilitate.

April 24 Deforce
A chronicle of one city’s long struggle with political oppression. Once the engine of America, Detroit remains a proud city - rich with local triumphs and individual achievements, but known best for its overwhelming quality of life challenges. This recently-released film reveals that these present challenges are indeed forged of the past. If nothing changes in our cities, they will shape this country’s future in ways that benefit no one. Co-writer and director, Andrew Rodney, a local, will be with us as well as a couple of community activists

Fourth Film TBA
Please check our website for final schedule or call MCHR office 313 579-9071
Or go to www.peaceactionmich.org, PA office 248 548-3920.

When: Thursday, March 8 @ 6pm

Where: All Saints Episcopal Church
               171 West Pike Street
                 Pontiac, MI 48341

Michigan Coalition for Human Rights
& ACLU of Michigan Oakland Branch
present:

THE SUDDEN IMPACT OF
MICHIGAN’S EMERGENCY MANAGER LAW

Keynote Speaker:

Herb Sanders
Legal Director AFSCME

Moderator:

Julie Hurwitz,
MCHR, NLG and Sugar Law Board

Panel Discussion

For information, call 313 579-9071 or go to www.MCHR.org
Suggested donation $5

(Photo Credit: Credit: Fred Watkins/ AFSCME)

When: Tuesday, June 19th @ 7 PM

Where:

Barth Hall, St. Paul’s Cathedral
4800 Woodward and Warren
Lighted, secure parking in rear off Warren.

Take Back Democracy:
The Erosion of Civil Rights
with
Kary Moss, Ex. Director, ACLU of MI
and
Bill Goodman, Civil Rights Attorney

From the rights of terrorists at Guantanamo to prisoner rights to privacy rights to the right to vote (emergency manager law), our civil rights are under attack. In a political climate that is divided, inept and even corrupt; where corporations are now people and the hope of change that the candidacy of Barak Obama promised has all but vanished, is democracy dead? How did this happen and what will stem the tide of erosion of our civil rights? Two experienced activists in this arena will help us to sort it all out. Can we impact the status quo in our country today?

You need not be a member to attend.
Suggested donation $5. Refreshments provided.
** To vote in the Board elections, your membership must be current (since June 2011) or renewed by May 19th. Ballot will be emailed to current members in early June.
Sustainer membership $100, Basic membership $50, Student, Senior, Low Income $25
Mail to 9200 Gratiot Detroit MI 48213.

For more info: Call 313 579-9071

When: Saturday, March 24

Dinner Photos:

Workers’ Rights Are Human Rights

Keynote Speaker: Kim Bobo
Founder and Director of Interfaith Worker Justice

2012 Award Honorees

Lifetime Activist Award:
Dianne Feeley, Labor Activist

Community Activist Award:
Herbert Sanders, AFSCME

Legal Counsel Congregation Activist Award:
Gesu Parish/Gesu Peace and Justice Team

Media Activist Award:
Between the Lines

Youth Activist Award:
Youth of Occupy Detroit

Keynote Speaker: Kim Bobo
Kim is the Executive Director and founder of Interfaith Worker Justice, the nation’s largest network of people of faith engaging in local and national actions to improve wages, benefits, and conditions for workers, especially those in low­wage economies. The author of Organizing for Social Change and Wage Theft in America, Kim was named one of Utne Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing the World” in 2009. www.iwj.org

Event Emcee: Amy Lange, Investigative TV Reporter