Michigan
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Support Krystal Clark
Krystal Clark is incarcerated at the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility in Ypsilanti, MI. From the website freekrystal.com: “Krystal Clark is a 39-year-old mother of four, devoted friend and caring community member.” She has been incarcerated for the last 13 years, and is suffering severe health problems due to an allergy…
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We Make the Community by Defending It
Neighborhood resists eviction of homeless people by local nonprofit board and business owners Growing Hope, Growing Fences Wednesday, August 23, 2023 the board of the local nonprofit Growing Hope called the cops and evicted all people staying underneath their downtown Marketplace Hall — without notice — and attempted to install…
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“Down on the Ground”: Over 200 people attend GDC’s Organizing Against Capitalism Conference in Ypsilanti
July 28-30 2023, the streets of Ypsilanti welcomed visitors for the first ever Organizing Against Capitalism conference, hosted by local anti-capitalist organization Michigan General Defense Committee. Solidarity Hall, Ypsilanti Freighthouse and Growing Hope’s Incubator Kitchen were all vibrant centers for conversation and collaboration of leftists and anti-capitalist organizations from around…
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Home is Where the Struggle is
The Michigan General Defense Committee has prioritized struggles around housing and homelessness. Each of our chapters in Washtenaw County, Lansing, and Detroit have ongoing participation in organizing campaigns to address the lack of affordable housing, to fight back against evictions and horrible conditions, as well as running and assisting with survival…
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DPSCD Lays Off Support Staff
A tearful conversation in the hallway – “They’re making us decide by Friday. I don’t know where I will go.” Powerful words from a student – “If we are the future, then why are you firing the people that help the future?” Grief, disbelief, but above all else, fury &…
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Abortion Rights and the Attack on Reproductive Freedom
In May 2022, the Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, fueling a frenzy of conservative moves at state legislative levels. In November, Michigan will hold an election deciding the accessibility of reproductive access throughout the state. The Supreme Court’s decision is an attack on all working and poor…