*Proposal 3 Changes* Last November, Michigan voters decided that we wanted to demystify and deregulate the absentee voting process. One of the biggest changes is that ANY one can vote by absentee ballot for ANY reason. Recently, one of our diligent PEG volunteers met with the new Scio Township Clerk, Jessica Flintoft, about changes to…
BREAKING (PEG) NEWS! One of our faithful PEG newsletter contributors, Bette Cotzin, recently wrote an article that was featured on the front page of the Washtenaw Jewish News! The article stresses the importance of connecting faith with social justice and action. Temple Beth Emeth is set to welcome its director, Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, on…
Thank you to everyone who came out tonight for the WAVE Event. It’s nice to be a part of a community that is ready and willing to put in work towards reclaiming our democracy in 2020 and beyond. #WAVE#GOTV#2020Vision See our original post at Facebook
We Remember…9/11 See our original post at Facebook
😟😟😟 Michigan Places 28th in the 50-state index of “Best States to Work” Oxfam America is part of a global organization working to end the injustice of poverty. In 2018, Oxfam built an index of labor and employment policies in all 50 states and has updated it for 2019. The result was a report with…
REMINDER: WAVE’s “How to win using Relationship Organizing – A Proven Way” will be held at Touchstone Cohousing in Ann Arbor on tomorrow, Wednesday, September 11 at 7 pm. Please come out and bring a friend! See our original post at Facebook
Last week the Department of Homeland Security called on Congress to eliminate the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). This act was recently reauthorized as part of the Violence Against Women Act in 2013. Eliminating the law will make it nearly impossible for children and families fleeing persecution and violence to find a safe haven…
Domestic terrosrism is on the rise… What is the Trump Administration doing about it? On April 2nd, the Department of Homeland Security silently disbanded the unit focused on combating domestic terrorism. This is dangerous to all Americans. Domestic terrorism is one of the greatest threats to our democracy today. This is not okay. Read more…
Is the United States a Democracy or a Republic? Should we include LGBTQ rights and Roe v. Wade in the teaching of American history? This is worth a good read considering the Michigan State Board of Education is hearing the potential new curriculum plans mentioned in this article tomorrow. #MiEd Michigan spent 5 years debating…
Where in the U.S. are you most likely to be audited by the IRS? The answer may surprise you. The most heavily audited county in the U.S. is Humphreys County, Mississippi a rural county in the Mississippi Delta, where more than a third of its mostly African American residents are below the poverty line. Why…