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Watkins Lake is up against a gravel mine proposal! Attend the informational meeting this Sat to learn how you can help fight it.
107 Chicago St. Brooklyn
Sat Jan 24
10–11:30 AM
Doors at 9:30
RSVP/learn more: ihccinfo.org
Voice Concern for Watkins Lake State Park and County Preserve - Manchester Voices Indivisible www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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Manchester Talks about Free Expression! with Teresa Killeen: A nonpartisan discussion on the state of free speech. First Amendment roots, historic interpretations, and current challenges.
Wed Nov 19 | 6:30–8 PM
KJ House or on Zoom: tinyurl.com/manchestertalks
Hosted by MVI. Bring your questions!
Gratitude joining us for Spilling the Tea with Breeda Kelly Miller!
Special thanks to Manchester area home nurse, Brooke Doyle, for joining us, and all who brought delicious food and drink.
Join us for Manchester Talks about Free Expression! with Teresa Killeen
Wed, Nov 19
6:30-8:00 PM
KJ House
Tomorrow!
Wed, Nov 5th | 6:00–8:30 PM
KJ House | 312 E. Main St
Manchester home nurse Brooke Doyle, RN, joins us for tea along with Breeda Kelly Miller. Brooke will share her experiences and ideas for supporting and advocating for home care nurses.
Come share stories, enjoy tea and pie. All welcome!
What a successful CROP Hunger Walk! MVI raised a total of $1,161 to fight hunger in our community. Ginormous "Thank You!!"s to all who donated, walked, and rocked with us!
And, of course, a gigantic "Thank You!!" to Paula D and the Troublemakers for providing us with tunes to rock to! 🎶
Oct. 5th, 2025!
Celebrating Manchester's 30th annual CROP Hunger Walk, MVI has launched a team to help amplify the community effort to alleviate hunger.
CROP Hunger Walk: events.crophungerwalk.org/crophungerwa...
To join or donate: events.crophungerwalk.org/crophungerwa...
What a wonderful day to celebrate 🇺🇸 over meaningful conversations and delicious treats!
Special thanks to Carrie Amber Rheingans and Rep. Debbie Dingell for participating in today's activities, and to all who attended the festivities and engaged in the dialogue.
📣 Join us at our next town hall, this time in our district! Please register in advance, and seating is limited, so arrive early the day of. We want to hear from you!
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
What's on your mind? Grab a 🍩 Duffin 🧁and a coffee, and sit for a bit with your neighbors and representatives from Manchester area community organizations.
Stay tuned for updates on participating representatives and discussion topics!
Contact info@manchester-voices-indivisible.org for more info!
WATCH as Governor Josh Green lays out EXACTLY what's at stake.
#HealthCareCutsKill
we can do more than follow Harvard’s brave example. We can carry the torch for public institutions across the nation. I hope you will resolutely seek a victor for president.
I am a resident of CITY and a member of YOUR INDIVISIBLE GROUP. Thank you for your public service.
Sincerely,
YOUR NAME
search process occur in genuine partnership with the campus community and for there to be transparency with respect to the process, timeline, and outcomes.
This is the moment to truly shine as the leaders and best. Because the University of Michigan belongs to taxpayers, not kings,
will prioritize “rebuilding trust,” and that she hopes “we will pledge to respect one another, listen to one another, and to care for one another.” Trust, of course, requires transparency, inclusivity, and shared governance with stakeholders. In that spirit, we would like to see the presidential
13.05.2025 18:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0to values that were crafted by the community over decades:
The University of Michigan refers repeatedly to the importance of values such as transparency, inclusion, community, shared governance, and public engagement. Most recently, President Mary Sue Coleman stated that she and the Regents
unwarranted detention.
Establish a hiring process that adheres to detailed recommendations that were offered to the regents in 2022 by the American Association of University Professors (Flint and Ann Arbor) and the Senate Advisory Committee on University Affairs. It begins with a reference
the call to fight for democracy and embrace the faculty senate’s resolutions:
Establish a mutual defense contract with Big Ten Alliance universities
Support the core mission and values of higher education
Restore DEI initiatives
Protect international students, faculty and staff from
UM CONNECTION IF ANY I ask you to act in accordance with the views expressed by students, faculty and staff members who are, collectively, world class experts in every aspect of higher education. They have spelled out your next two steps.
Seek a candidate who will accept
by re-asserting the critical value of evidence-based DEI programs.
Because all Michiganders benefit tremendously when U-M flourishes, the regents’ next choice for university president matters to us all. As a concerned resident, taxpayer AND OTHER
mission,” as reported in the Record, is welcomed news. I hope this signals that the Board and U-M leaders will soon address the most fracturing missteps of Ono’s tenure by acknowledging peaceful civil disobedience as a legitimate tool of American democracy; and
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Subject: Please Select a Victor
Dear Regent NAME ,
I wish to congratulate you and the Board of Regents for naming Domenico Grasso Interim University President. His promise to the community “to meet this opportunity with energy, integrity and dedication to our shared
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Email U-M Regents:
Jordan B Acker (jbacker@umich.edu)
Michael J Behm (mjbehm@umich.edu)
Mark J Berstein (mjbern@umich.edu)
Paul W Brown (pwb@umich.edu)
Sarah Hubbard (regenthubbard@umich.edu)
Denise Ilitch (dilitch@umich.edu)
Carl J Meyers (cjmeyers@umich.edu)
Katherine E. White (kewhite@umich.edu)
On May 20, the U-M Regents will meet, and likely will set details for the search for the new president.
Tell the Regents to stand against a Trump takeover that would limit academic freedom, halt critical research and tank Michigan’s second largest employer.
Santa Ono is stepping down as U-M President. Domenico Grasso, as Interim President, promises to “meet this opportunity with energy, integrity and dedication to our shared mission.”
On May 20, the U-M Regents will meet, and likely will set details for the search for the new president.
Happening now!
Come join us and Manchester 4 Corners at the intersection of Main St and M52 for May Day Strong!
!Action Alert!
4-7pm Today!
at the intersection of Main St and M52 (near Chi Bro Park)
Join in for May Day Strong - a rally for people over profits!
Organized by Manchester 4 Corners - see full details pictured here, or email Join@Manchester-Voices-Indivisible.org for more information.
The sun was out. The wind was high. Manchester Voices joined the thousands lining the streets in peaceful dissent. 100 days of chaos and destruction. Long live democracy!
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You could say “100s” attended, if by that you mean “100x20+”. Or you could just say “thousands” or, as some have estimated, “as many as 3000”…joined in protest of Trump’s 100 days of chaos and destruction. And here are some of us, from one end to the other.
