Events

No More Police Event

Source Booksellers 4240 Cass Avenue #105, Detroit, MI, United States

Come to Source Booksellers to celebrate the release of No More Police: A Case for Abolition by Mariame Kaba and Andrea J. Ritchie with a forward by Black Visions with us on November 7th. Andrea Ritchie (she, any), co-author will be in conversation with Nikkita Oliver, Esq., M. Ed.(they/them/their) and Amanda Alexander (She/Her/Hers). SAVE YOUR […]

Alternatives to Policing Panel Discussion

Wayne State Law School 471 W Palmer Ave, Detroit, MI, United States

This Panel Discussion event is FREE. All are welcome. 6:30pm EST: Attend the event ONLINE or IN-PERSON at Wayne State Law School. Zoom info coming soon!

The Unfinished Work of Abolition

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School 3501 Sansom St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

The Advocacy for Racial and Civil (ARC) Justice Clinic, the Law School’s newest in-house clinic, invites you to celebrate its launch at a convening on February 3, 2023, from 12:30 -5:30 pm at the Law School entitled “The Unfinished Work of Abolition.” The ARC Justice Clinic provides students with hands-on experience working in civil rights […]

Nonprofit Succession Planning

Zoom

Nonprofit Succession Planning FREE WEBINAR Wednesday, March 15, 2023 12 - 1 pm ET / 9 - 10 am PT Nonprofit boards and CEOs almost universally agree—succession planning and executive transitions are critical to get right. This is especially true when a departing leader is a founder or has been in the role for a […]

Penny Stamps Speaker Series

Michigan Theater 603 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Amanda Alexander Building Our Communities’ Freedom Dreams WHEN Thursday, March 30, 2023 5:30 pmWHERE In-person Event Michigan Theater 603 E Liberty St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Map/Directions DETAILS Penny Stamps Speaker Series Open to the public Free of charge Watch Video Amanda Alexander, founding executive director of the Detroit Justice Center, is a racial justice lawyer […]

Opening: Free Your Mind— Art & Incarceration in Michigan

MIKE KELLEY’S MOBILE HOMESTEAD 4454 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI, United States

Admission: $10 suggested donation. Free for MOCAD Members. Join us as we open our Spring + Summer exhibitions and celebrate all the artists. We are excited to have artist and musician Sterling Toles share new music composed to accompany the Sydney James exhibition, A Girl Raised in Detroit. A mainstay in Detroit’s cultural scene, Toles […]

Fireside Chat: A Conversation with Freedom Dreamers

Online

What better way to celebrate our 5th Anniversary than connecting with freedom dreamers in our community?

Join us on Thursday, June 29th at 12pm for our virtual fireside chat, A Conversation with Freedom Dreamers, to hear about the transformative work happening right in our backyard!

Handle With Care: Shelter

2653 Hunt St, Detroit, MI 48207

Our Artist in Residence, saylem m. celeste, has been working on a very special project titled, "Handle With Care." This event series is the fruit of a long year of research through saylem's artist residency at the Detroit Justice Center and the pilot project of the resulting Transformative Justice/Black Feminist group, Midnight Care Collective.

Handle With Care is a three-part experimental series of community activations centered around the intuitive resilience of Detroiters and the role communal care plays in our collective resistance. Through the lenses of Abolition, Transformative Justice, and Community Care, the series provides an accessible platform for participants to delve into fundamental human needs that shape our survival and the collective practices we hold to persist in our freedom struggles.

Panel Discussion: Strategies for Advancing Abolition

MOCAD 4454 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI, United States

This conversation features the voices of leaders from Michigan Liberation, American Friends Service Committee, and Detroit Justice Center working to reimagine public safety through an abolitionist and community-informed lens.

NLG Annual Meeting & Elections

Spread Art 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd., Detroit, MI, United States

“Working Together to Fight Fascism”
We’re so excited to have Nancy A. Parker speak at our Annual Meeting. Get ready to be energized! Not only do we need strategy and solidarity to survive and defeat the growing fascist state, we need hope, information, and inspiration. Nancy offers all of these with wisdom, passion, and dedication to the people.

Detroit Justice Center’s 5 Year Anniversary

The Eastern 3434 Russell St Suite 501, Detroit, MI, United States

We’re celebrating our 5th Anniversary on August 24th from 6-9pm at The Eastern in Eastern Market! Join us as we honor the achievements we've made together over the last 5 years. This special evening will be filled with good food, dancing, a silent auction and a special installation by Saylem Celeste, DJC's 2023 Artist in Residence.