Racism
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...
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...
Catalyst Radio: Interview with Lyonel LaGrone on working towards a local human rights ordinance
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 08-27-2018 under NONPROFITS
On today’s Catalyst Radio hour, Lyonel LaGrone, Policy Liaison at Linc Up, will talk about his efforts to strengthen Grand Rapids’s civil rights ordinance in an effort to stop discrimination in our city. To learn more or get involved,...
Meeting with Kent County officials ends with Movimiento Cosecha GR members walking out
by (jproth1)
Submitted 08-07-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
Members of Movimiento Cosecha GR and GR Rapid Response to ICE met with representatives from Kent County on Monday, August 6, 2018 to discuss ending the County's contract with ICE. The meeting, facilitated by Assistant County Administrator...
Commissioner Womack leads way in signing commitment to discontinue ICE contract in Kent County
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 07-27-2018 under NEWS
The immigrant rights group Movimiento Cosecha GR came out in numbers again to the Kent County Commissioners meeting on Thursday, July 26, 2018 to protest Kent County's contract with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)....
Negotiations for white space: Quest to enact robust human rights ordinance in Grand Rapids
by (Lyonel LaGrone II)
Submitted 07-17-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
The fungible nature of basic citizen rights afforded to minorities in Grand Rapids has been the impetus for the racial tension for quite some time now. Discrimination is clearly a national problem and not unique to Grand Rapids. Nevertheless, one of...
Grand Rapids needs to address racism in lifeguarding
by (annadebraber)
Submitted 06-19-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
At Briggs Park a group of black neighborhood children gathers outside of the pool’s fence. It’s just days before they can jump into the refreshing blue and currently the staff is in the middle of a training session. At one point someone...
Finding my role in the fight for equity
by (Urban Core Coll...)
Submitted 05-22-2018 under PLACE-MATTERS
This article has been written by Kendra Avila. Kendra Avila, originally from Soddy Daisy, Tennessee moved to Grand Rapids in 2015 for an internship, with no intentions of staying more than a few months. Three years later, she now...
Local immigrant rights groups hold press conference over ICE detentions
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 04-25-2018 under NEWS
On Wednesday, April 25, Cosecha GR and GR Rapid Response to ICE cohosted what they called an emergency press conference at the corner of Hastings and Ottawa on Grand Rapids' northwest side. About 20 people, both speakers and supportive...
LINC holds town hall discussing civil rights ordinance proposal
by (Elizabeth Roger...)
Submitted 04-19-2018 under NEWS
On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, more than 50 people attended a town hall at LINC UP to discuss a Civil Rights ordinance proposal for the City of Grand Rapids. Jeremy DeRoo, Executive Director of LINC UP opened the meeting and welcomed attendees....