Happy New Year! Lots of good things happening in our community and so many ways to engage! Hope to see you soon! JOIN US @ WSEC for this important town hall on Wed, Jan 24 to hear more about the county wide Public Safety and Mental Health Preservation millage – what it supports now and […]
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The 2023 Chelsea’s Martin Luther King Jr. Days of Service and Social Action are scheduled for January 9-21, 2023. Many community groups in Chelsea, Michigan have organized activities and events for these two weeks to recall the spirit of Dr. King toward service and community involvement. Community members are encouraged to participate in as many
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Four Chelsea organizations are cooperating to provide a range of activities this year to commemorate and honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on his birthday, a national holiday. It is celebrated on Jan. 17 this year. The First United Methodist Church will offer a multi-cultural concert on Jan 16. The Chelsea District Library will feature
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Chelsea’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day Commemoration – Community Discussion and Days of Service/Social Action Events Brought to you by One World One Family Chelsea and the Chelsea Human Rights Commission UM KEYNOTE MEMORIAL LECTURE: MON, JAN 18 @ 10:00 AM CHELSEA COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: MON, JAN 18 @ 7:00 PM Livestream the UM lecture (featuring
VERY important opportunity - to learn and to help. Monday, March 31 6-7.30 McKune Room CDL
Reminder for the Community Discussion. Zoom link is now posted with the articles on the OWOF web page. https://owofchelsea.org/resources/community-discussion/ NOTE: Updated with info for Session II
A chance to interact with our regional elected officials. The County is responsible for a significant budget in our area. And it's in Chelsea!
NEW COMMUNITY DISCUSSION: Let's try to put the current national scene into historical and international context-especially now. Read the (3) current articles available on our website and join us in person or on zoom. https://owofchelsea.org/resources/community-discussion/ Questions we'll cover: What is autocracy? Is it happening in the US? How have Putin in Russia and Orban in Hungary transformed their systems? Do we have any safeguards or weaknesses in our society re autocracy. Sunday, March 23 in the McKune Room. Zoom link to be posted on our web page with the articles here. (Be sure to sign up for the OWOF Newsletter to keep up with ways to plug in. Send your email to owofchelsea@gmail.com)
Learn what’s happening and where you can plug in!
Check out these local events! #BlackHistoryMonth
A good vigil for immigrant rights. City of Chelses passed the ordinance that police and staff cannot ask about immigration status for routine stops or interactions. Sheriff Alycia Dyer declared that the Washtenaw County Sheriffs Dept will not help or house ICE detainees.
ORDINANCE REGARDING IMMIGRATION STATUS! Tuesday, January 21, 2025, the Chelsea City Council meeting will consider a second reading of the City of Chelsea Solicitation of Immigration Status Ordinance. Below is an excerpt from the ordinance language. The whole document is posted in the council package online. (See below pg 78). Please consider attending the meeting and speaking at public comment to support the ordinance. Public comment is at the very beginning of the 7:00 pm meeting or send emails to the council members directly. https://cms3.revize.com/revize/chelseami/Complete%20Packet%2001.21.25.pdf
