Author: Voting Access for All Coalition
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Making Legislative Change
Take a look at this video featuring our friends Josh Hoe and Kandia Milton, and produced by Dream.Org, providing a peak into how legislative change actually happens. Meeting with legislators is a key way to influence policy. If you are interested in getting more involved with advocating for legislation for your community, and you want…
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This Week: VAAC Friday Community Meeting Focuses on Jail Voting
Join us for a powerful conversation about voting rights behind bars and what’s being done to protect them We bring together directly impacted people, organizers, advocates, and community members across Michigan to talk about voting access, the criminal legal system, and the issues shaping our lives and communities. Each week, we focus on timely topics…
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Dial for Democracy: A Phone Banking Party You Don’t Want to Miss!
Join VAAC, MUUSJN, and JFASD on July 1 for an evening of food, friends, and civic power This July, join us for Dial for Democracy, a fun, in-person phone banking party hosted by VAAC, the Michigan UU Social Justice Network (MUUSJN), and Jews for a Secular Democracy (JFASD). Tuesday, July 1, 20255:30 PM – 8:30…
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Vote Early, Vote Informed: What You Need to Know for Michigan’s August 5 Primary
Early voting starts June 26—make your plan now! At Voting Access for All Coalition (VAAC), we believe in breaking down barriers to the ballot and making sure every eligible voter knows their rights. The August 5, 2025 Primary Election is coming up fast, and you don’t have to wait until Election Day to cast your…
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VAAC Celebrates Juneteenth at the Womb Liberation Festival
Connecting community power with voting rights and reentry justice in Detroit VAAC showed up strong at this year’s Juneteenth Celebration hosted by Wisdom Institute at the Tindal Activity Center in Detroit! As part of the Womb Liberation Festival, our team spent the day connecting with community members about voting rights, civic engagement, and the importance…
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Why Should I Vote? Join the Collective Voices Panel on June 24
A powerful community conversation on voting, justice, and reclaiming our voice. At VAAC, we believe every voice matters—and every vote counts. But for too many people impacted by the criminal legal system, the question isn’t just how to vote—it’s why to believe their voice still matters at all. That’s exactly what we’ll be unpacking at…
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A Massive ICE Detention Center Just Opened in Michigan. Here’s Why That Matters for All of Us.
This week, the North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, Michigan, officially reopened—not as a prison, but as one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country, with 1,800 beds. This is a huge expansion of Michigan’s immigration detention system, and it’s happening in a facility run by GEO Group—a private prison corporation with a…
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Honor our History and Demand a Future Rooted in Equity and Justice
Juneteenth marks a delayed freedom and a reminder that access, dignity, and full participation are still not guaranteed for many. Building power through voting is one way we honor our history and demand a future rooted in equity and justice. The post Honor our History and Demand a Future Rooted in Equity and Justice appeared first on…
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Unlocking the Vote: Jail Voting and the Power of Civic Engagement
Join VAAC and Michigan Roundtable for a Critical Conversation on Expanding Access Behind Bars Voting is a fundamental right—and no one should be denied participation in democracy simply because they’re incarcerated pretrial or serving a misdemeanor sentence. Yet, across Michigan, access to the ballot is still blocked by logistical barriers, misinformation, and systemic neglect. At…
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We Remember, We Resist: Scenes from Silence the Violence Detroit
VAAC stands in solidarity with those impacted by gun violence and the communities fighting for healing and change This past Saturday, VAAC joined Detroiters at the annual Silence the Violence march and press conference, hosted by Church of the Messiah and B.L.V.D. Harambee. For 18 years, this community space has honored lives stolen by gun…