Frank Joyce: White Identity
What it is, where it came from, and what we can do.
Frank Joyce has been a political activist since the civil rights movement. He worked with the Northern Student Movement (NSM), helped to found People Against Racism (PAR) in the late 1960’s. Frank has worked in a number of media organizations, including WDET and WTVS. He has won journalism awards in print, radio and television. Frank was a member of the UAW International Union staff for eighteen
years, including twelve years as Director of the Public Relations Department. Currently, Frank is President of the board of The WorkingGroup (TWG), a California based non-profit media production company that supports the anti-hate movement “Not In Our Town (NIOT)”. His writing has been published at AlterNet (www.alternet.org) and elsewhere. Every Sunday afternoon, Frank contributes during the last hour of Dave Marsh’s “Land of Hopes and Dreams” radio program, which airs on SiriusXM Radio channel 127 from 1-4 PM Eastern time.
William Copeland: Update
City and Worldwide Environmental Injustice
How does our garbage have an impact?
William Copeland is an environmental justice activist, cultural worker, and MC from Detroit. He works as Co-Director of the East Michigan Environmental Action Council, organizing their Just Transition campaigns, and helping to support the Cass Corridor Commons as a space for everyday people. He is a core member of Breathe Free Detroit.
Monica Lewis Patrick: Update
Detroit's Water Shut-offs
Where do the suburbs fit in?
Monica Lewis-Patrick is an educator, entrepreneur, and human rights activist/advocate in Detroit. She is Co-Founder, president and CEO of We the People of Detroit. Known as The Water Warrior Lewis-Patrick organized and authored "Mapping the Water Crisis."
Sarah Eisenberg, LMSW
Bridging the Divides: A Follow-up
Communication Training Workshop
Teaching specific communicate skills with people of opposing views.
Sarah Eisenberg is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice with over 10 years experience providing outpatient mental health for individuals, couples and families. She holds a passion for supporting conversation between individuals that have opposing viewpoints and believe effective conversation is key to breaking down barriers and building community. Sarah along with Aimee Cisler launched, with the help of Women's March Michigan, a communication skills workshop titled 'Bridging the Divide.'
What world do we want to build?
This is the time for co-creating a better world.
What can we do now?
Breaking Our Silence Creating Democracy Circles
Our mission is to come together in Democracy Circles as we make critical connections, have critical conversations, build evolutionary capacities, heal, envision, offer our unique contributions and take actions for co-creating new culture living, individually and collectively as community.
We believe in the following foundational principles:
~ Universal Dignity;
~ Essential Interconnectedness;
~ Locally Centered Global Sustainability
Who We Are
We come together from Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties to have open and honest dialogue for what it means to be fully human in the 21st century. We do not come together because we have all the answers, rather to 'see and hear' each other, as we envision and take action for co-creating a better future for us all.