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Until We Eat Equally Well: An Interview with Teresa Hendricks from Migrant Legal Aid

by (Kent County Foo...)

Submitted 11-11-2021 under NONPROFITS

As part of the Everybody Eats project, the Kent County Food Policy Council is highlighting food experiences in Kent County, inviting community members to share their experiences. In this series, we aim to highlight the good...

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Food Without Barriers: An Interview with Lisa Oliver King from Our Kitchen Table

by (Kent County Foo...)

Submitted 10-28-2021 under NONPROFITS

Earlier this year, the Kent County Food Policy Council launched to strengthen and grow the food system in Kent County. As we build momentum, discuss, and prioritize issues, we are gathering information and engaging with our...

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The Time is Ripe for a Food Policy Council in Kent County

by (Kent County Foo...)

Submitted 02-16-2021 under NONPROFITS

As the pandemic descended upon us last year, I remember the eerily silent grocery shopping trips and the urge to stock up on comfort items (pasta!) for my family. I frantically scoured the internet for bean seeds and potting soil, suspiciously sold...

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Ethics and Religion Talk - Defund Police

by (Rabbi David J.B...)

Submitted 12-07-2020 under OPINION

The Rev. Steven Manskar, pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church in Grand Rapids, responds: “To protect all persons from encroachment upon their personal and property rights, governments have established mechanisms of law enforcement and...

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John Lewis joined other religious leaders in the call for justice

by (Kaufman Interfa...)

Submitted 07-24-2020 under NONPROFITS

Written by Doug Kindschi, Director In the midst of so much negative news, the sad news of the death of John Lewis does remind us of this very positive and effective voice for social and racial justice. It also takes us back to that tragic event some...

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Amid racism and protests, can we find hope?

by (Kaufman Interfa...)

Submitted 06-12-2020 under NONPROFITS

Racial justice is certainly the critical issue we face today.  The pandemic of racial injustice has even pushed aside the coronavirus pandemic. The murder of George Floyd and the worldwide response has brought this issue again to our...

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Ethics and Religion Talk: Can we have both Justice and Peace?

by (Rabbi David J.B...)

Submitted 06-01-2020 under OPINION

My tradition teaches, Tzedek, Tzedek, Tirdof, “Justice, justice, shall you pursue!” Police officers who violate the boundaries of their training when using deadly force and cause injury or death should be prosecuted. Former police...

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Grand Rapids to observe International Day of Peace

by (Mary Patricia Beatty)

Submitted 09-18-2018 under NONPROFITS

The annual observance of the UN International Day of Peace, September 21, 2018, will once again be greeted by a Proclamation from the Mayor’s Office to “commemorate and strengthen the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and...

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Screening of 'Nor Any Drop to Drink: The Flint Water Crisis' in Grand Rapids

by (Cedric Taylor)

Submitted 04-17-2018 under NONPROFITS

The water crisis in Flint, Michigan is without question one of the most serious man-made disasters in recent memory. Most of us undoubtedly have seen news reports of brown, brackish tap water, bags of hair, skin rashes, marches and protests, crowded...

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Regulating begging is still bad solution to poverty, public safety concerns

by (Elizabeth Roger...)

Submitted 12-12-2017 under OPINION

I work at The Rapidian now and have for about three years, but before I was a staff member, I was a community journalist. The second article I wrote on The Rapidian was an opinion piece detailing why I thought banning panhandling was a terrible idea...

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