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MDCR - Michigan Civil Rights Commission Issues Statement on Election Reform Bills

MDCR Michigan Civil Rights Commission Issues Statement on Election Reform BillsContact: Vicki Levengood 517-775-0558Agency: Civil Rights Lansing, MI-Stacie Clayton, Chair of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, has issued a statement on the package of 39 election reform bills introduced in the Michigan Senate: The 39 election-related bills introduced in the Michigan legislature, if passed into law, would make Michigan the Georgia of the north in terms of voting rights or, moreso, the lack thereof, said Stacie Clayton, Chair of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission. These bills effectively require a voter to demonstrate why he or she should be able to vote instead of voting being a civil right. They also add onerous, unnecessary responsibilities to our clerks administering elections. Most importantly, these bills essentially seek to limit participation in this country s elections, and their impact will fall hardest on communities of color, people of limited means and people with

Tired of being quiet : Asian Americans, allies fight hate with Troy rally

Tired of being quiet : Asian Americans, allies fight hate with Troy rally Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press © Antranik Tavitian, Detroit Free Press Jimmy Thomas, of Sterling Heights, holds up a sign during a rally against racism towards people of Asian descent at Troy City Hall on Sunday, April 11, 2021, in Troy. The event was held through Whenever We re Needed Detroit and Asian & Pacific Islander American Vote - Michigan. Asian Americans are tired of staying quiet and allies are stepping up to support them.  The event took place outside Troy City Hall, off of Big Beaver Road. About 100 people joined in from 2-5 p.m., said Ceena Vang, co-founder of WWN, and nearly 80 were still visible there, in the rain, as it drew to a close. 

Asian American organizers, allies hold anti-hate rally in Troy

Asian Americans are tired of staying quiet and allies are stepping up to support them.  The event took place outside Troy City Hall, off of Big Beaver Road. About 100 people joined in from 2-5 p.m., said Ceena Vang, co-founder of WWN, and nearly 80 were still visible there, in the rain, as it drew to a close.  Troy is the city I was born and raised in, Vang said.  It is predominantly Asian-occupied. But even though that is a fact, there s still a lot of discrimination that happens here where Asians feel like outsiders. Troy, Oakland County s largest city, has an Asian American population of 26%, according to 2019 census estimates.

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