On Thursday, August 31st, the Stop Shot Spotter Coalition will be holding an open meeting for community members to gather for a conversation about the use of facial recognition technology, Project Green Light, gunshot detection technology, and the expansion of police surveillance in Detroit. The wrongful arrest of Porcha Woodruff is a clear example of the dangers police surveillance poses to Black Detroiters and why we must stop investing in these harmful and ineffective technologies.

Please join us for MI Learning Community: Building Connections to Transform Public Safety and Prevent Incarceration; a first-of-its-kind statewide learning community to help end mass incarceration in Michigan! First session […]

Join us for an exciting event where we explore the concept of a community land trust and its importance in our community. Discover how community land trusts protect affordable housing, preserve natural areas, urban gardens and historic sites. Learn about the benefits of community land trusts for both individuals and the environment.

About this event Prison industrial complex (PIC) abolitionists have always understood the work to dismantle the PIC to be connected to global movements against war, militarism, and colonialism. In the […]

About this event This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Northern Negro Grassroots Leadership Conference, held at the Historic King Solomon Baptist Church in Detroit. James and Grace Lee […]

You are joining a first-of-its-kind statewide learning community to help end mass incarceration in Michigan. This community is thoughtfully designed for advocates and practitioners actively engaged in efforts related to community violence intervention, police accountability/ ending police harm, restorative justice, alternative emergency response, re-entry, and other innovative approaches to enhance public safety and prevent incarceration in Michigan.

Join us for an exciting event where we explore the concept of a community land trust and its importance in our community. Discover how community land trusts protect affordable housing, preserve natural areas, urban gardens and historic sites. Learn about the benefits of community land trusts for both individuals and the environment.

Are you concerned about affordable housing in Detroit?

Join us for a panel discussion on the state of affordable housing in Detroit! Hear from community advocates and be a part of the conversation!

A city-led discussion revolving around effectively reintegrating returning citizens in Metro Detroit and how one can go from theory to practice. Join the conversation with the Metro Detroit Restorative Justice […]

Join us for the 21st Annual Detroit MLK Day Rally & March (Sponsored by Detroit MLK Committee & Organized by Moratorium NOW! Coalition) in honor of the historic legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Jan. 15, 1929-April 4, 1968). Come honor six decades of mass movements in Waawilyatanong (Detroit), and around the globe.

Our Executive Director, Nancy Parker, and our Community Legal Advocate, Sonja Bonnett, will both be speakers at this event.

Ijeoma Oluo is a writer, speaker, and internet yeller. Oluo's latest book, Be A Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can Too, offers an eye opening, accessible guide to anti-racist activism. Showcasing the leaders who work every day to create systemic change in America, Oluo gives a voice to specific community leaders, providing space for them to share their stories and offer honest wisdom.

Our executive director, Nancy A. Parker, will be one of the community leaders in conversation with Oluo at this event!

Are you an organizer or practitioner championing community-based public safety solutions such as alternative emergency response, violence intervention, or police accountability? Would you like to connect with peers across the state to share what works and elevates your game?

Then this learning community is for you.