Category: Events
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VAAC Friday Community Meetings Return September 11 With a Ballot Proposal Deep Dive
VAAC Friday Community Meetings return in September with a conversation focused on Michigan ballot initiatives and what voters need to understand about proposals that could make significant changes to the Michigan Constitution. Our next statewide community meeting will take place Friday, September 11, from 12:30 to 1:30 PM ET on Zoom. For Ballot Proposal Deep…
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Where to Find VAAC in the Community: August 21–28
VAAC ambassadors will be out in the community over the next week, bringing voter and civic education into spaces focused on expungement, families and young people, community art, Black leadership, and neighborhood resources. At these events, VAAC will share accurate information about voting rights in Michigan, answer questions, and offer voter registration support. We will…
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Black Voters Matter Brings GOTV Events and Free Documentary Screening to Detroit This Saturday
Black Voters Matter will be in Detroit this Saturday, August 22, for a full day of voter outreach, community organizing, and a free documentary screening. The day begins with phone banking and canvassing at two Detroit locations, followed by a motorcade and an evening screening of Love, Joy & Power: Tools for Liberation. GOTV Phone…
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Upcoming Events: Connect with VAAC in Detroit, Highland Park, Allendale, and Roseville
VAAC ambassadors will be out in communities across Michigan over the next week, providing civic and voter education, answering questions about voting rights, and offering voter registration support. You can find us at an ID clinic and back-to-school market, a statewide reentry conference, community block parties and resource events, a career fair, and an expungement…
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ID Clinics Bring Services: Today in Detroit, Coming Up in Ypsilanti and Royal Oak
VAAC and community partners are continuing to bring ID services, voter registration, and community resources directly into Michigan communities. Having current identification can help people secure housing, find employment, receive public benefits, open a bank account, travel, and access other essential services. It can also support civic participation. Three upcoming clinics will connect residents with…
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All You Need to Know About Upcoming Expungement Clinics & Road to Restoration Events in August and September
Free clinics and resource events are coming to communities across Michigan to help people address barriers connected to a criminal record or suspended driver’s license. Road to Restoration clinics and expungement events provide different services. Road to Restoration clinics focus on driver’s license restoration and are not expungement events. Expungement fairs and intake clinics help…
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What Michigan’s 2026-2027 State Budget Means for Kids and Families
Michigan’s 2026-2027 state budget has been finalized after another contentious budget cycle, despite bipartisan support for the final budget in both chambers of the Legislature. Now that the budget is complete, the Michigan League for Public Policy has reviewed the details to identify what the final spending plan means for Michigan children and families. On…
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Upcoming Events: Find VAAC in Detroit, Oak Park, Ann Arbor, and Ferndale
Over the next several days, VAAC will provide voter education at the Brightmoor Free Store, join a community rally honoring John Lewis, lead a discussion marking the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and co-host an ID clinic offering Michigan Secretary of State services. Brightmoor Free Store VAAC will continue its regular Saturday…
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Upcoming ID Clinics in Ferndale and Detroit
Claim your ID. Claim your vote. Claim your power. VAAC and community partners will host two ID clinics in August to help Michigan residents access identification, voter registration, and other essential services. An ID can help someone secure housing, find employment, receive public benefits, open a bank account, travel, and access other services. Having current…
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Next VAAC Friday Meeting on July 31: Official Launch of the Michigan Jail Voting Guide
Voting access in local jails depends on clear information, coordination, and a shared understanding of the voting process for eligible voters who are detained. On Friday, July 31, Voting Access For All Coalition (VAAC) will host a special statewide community meeting to officially launch the Michigan Jail Voting Guide, a new resource developed to help…