GR Rapid Response to ICE
Concert Benefit for GR Rapid Response to ICE showcases Hamell on Trial, Cabildo, and more
by (arcarpenter)
Submitted 07-16-2019 under LOCAL LIFE
Whether your musical tastes lie with hip hop, funk, Latin folk rock or acoustic punk, Tony Jacobs is sure you'll find something to love this Thursday, July 18, at The Golden Age (upstairs at Creston Brewery 1504 Plainfield NE, elevator...
City of Grand Rapids has failed to respond to demands for police accountability and cutting ties to ICE
by (Movimiento Cose...)
Submitted 05-14-2019 under NONPROFITS
On the evening of Tuesday, May 14, as the Grand Rapids City Commission meeting was approaching, attendees may have noticed a blue banner hanging over the railing of the Calder Plaza, facing the Monroe Street traffic. The banner read, in white...
Cosecha GR at Sheriff's retirement party: Protesters believe Stelma leaves legacy of shame with ICE contract new Sheriff must repair
by (Movimiento Cose...)
Submitted 10-15-2018 under NONPROFITS
Last Friday, during a chilly October evening, 12 to 15 members of Movimiento Cosecha GR and GR Rapid Response to ICE gathered outside of Noto's Old World Italian Dining in Cascade on the public sidewalk. They held signs that said "Stelma...
Concerned community members speak at Kent County Commission Public Comment
by (Movimiento Cose...)
Submitted 10-12-2018 under NONPROFITS
After over three months of appeals to the Sheriff and the Kent County Commissioners, there has been no action by Kent County’s elected officials to end the unnecessary and violent contract with ICE. GR Rapid Response to ICE receives...
In board chair's absence, public allowed back into Kent County board chambers
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 10-12-2018 under NEWS
The public was allowed into the Kent County chambers again on Thursday, October 12, 2018 for the monthly Board of Commission meeting. It was the quarterly evening meeting held at 6 p.m., instead of the usual 8:30 a.m. Board Chair, Commissioner Jim...
Backlash to Cosecha disruption at ArtPrize showcases problem with typical 'West Michigan nice'
by (Movimiento Cose...)
Submitted 09-25-2018 under NONPROFITS
Complicity with ICE by Kent CountyIn the last three months, organizers from Movimiento Cosecha GR and Grand Rapid Rapid Response to ICE have worked in partnership on a campaign to #EndTheContract between Kent County and Immigration and Customs...
People's Commission to end the ICE contract takes over Kent County Commission
by (arcarpenter)
Submitted 09-14-2018 under NEWS
Concerned residents again demanded that the Kent County Commission end the contract with ICE to, as they put it, "stop taking money to hold our immigrant neighbors for their deportation." The Kent County contract with ICE was first signed...