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The Washtenaw County Sheriff joined other police officials, local clergy, and community organizers in a push to stop the violence Wednesday amid a recent spike in crime.

The felony charges are a key component of the heightened repression directed by Biden and backed by both capitalist parties as workers begin to join the fight against genocide and attacks on democratic rights.

The rally made it to the Washtenaw County Courthouse to protest the charges against four people arrested, who could face felony charges.

Prosecutor alleges four people protesting the Israel-Hamas war assaulted or attempted to disarm police at a University of Michigan sit-in in November. Peaceful protesters will not be charged.

Police have arrested more than 1,700 people at pro-Palestine campus protests.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Braving the cold on Feb. 15 students and trade unionists gathered in front of the University of Michigan’s Ruthven Administration Building to launch a campaign to push the University to divest from genocide.

U-M ACLU Undergraduate Chapter organized a panel of community organizers and government officials to talk about criminal justice reform.

"Certainly, when we hear these types of numbers it alarms most of the general public," said Civil Rights Activist Keyon Payton. "But the reality is, as African-Americans, we live this experience every day."

More than 150 students protested for divestment outside the Ruthven Building for three hours during a Regents meeting.

'Progressive Prosecution: Law and Policy' is teaching students to look past 'tough-on-crime' policies in favor of a more 'progressive' approach to criminal justice.