This newsletter extra is a quick update on some important items. REMINDER for the NO KINGS RALLY this Saturday! Our local part of the nationwide events. Event organizers want to stress that this is to be a joyful expression of community. There will be speakers, food, music and games. Peaceful protesting is a guaranteed […]
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One World One Family May 2025 Newsletter On Saturday, April 19, 2025, in Western Washtenaw County, Michigan, local experts were asked to share stories to help us connect what is happening on the national level to the impact it is having on our community. Our trusted friends, neighbors, and family members gave 3-5 minute speeches on
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One World One Family April 2025 Newsletter COMMUNITY DISCUSSION PART 2 Americans are witnessing a rapid transformation of government entities that now impact (and will impact further) our community. The articles we will discuss at this session include an article by Bonnie Honig that discusses the value of “public things” – namely the value beyond
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One World One Family March 2025 EXTRA REMINDER!!! The articles OWOF will be discussing on March 23 at the Chelsea District Library at 2:30 pm are on the OWOF website. The Zoom link is posted there as well. LINK IS HERE for articles and Zoom. Questions we’ll include in March: What is autocracy? Is it
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One World One Family March 2025 Newsletter IMPORTANT COMMUNITY DISCUSSION! For this read, we are taking a broader view of currents events and looking to see the parallels in history and other countries. This will give us some framework to form our actions. In March, we will discuss three recent articles. They are available at
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From Michigan Friends Center Event this Sunday April 19 Join us for an in-person screening of Refusing to Be Enemies: The Zeitouna Story, a documentary that follows a remarkable group of Palestinian and Jewish women in Ann Arbor, Michigan who have spent decades building relationships across one of the world's most painful divides. Through shared meals, personal storytelling, and a deep commitment to dialogue, the women of Zeitouna model what it looks like to hold space for both suffering and connection — and to refuse, together, to be enemies. RSVP BELOW. Sunday, April 19 2-4PM at Michigan Friends Center, Chelsea The screening will be followed by a discussion, joined by members of the Zeitouna group, who have been sharing this film and its message for years. To honor the spirit of the film and ensure that every voice in the room has space to be heard, we are intentionally keeping this gathering intimate — attendance is limited to 20 participants. This event is part of Michigan Friends Center's new film series, grounded in our shared values of peace, social justice, and human dignity. RSVP https://www.mfcenter.org/event-details/refusing-to-be-enemies-the-zeitouna-story-documentary-screening-discussion/form
Good job Chelsea!!! Thank you to the organizers, the speakers and all you who care!! Let’s get busy!!
Courtesy of Dexter Strong, Dexter Cares. See you Saturday! Pierce Park. Noon -2pm
Thank you to everyone who stopped by our table at EXPO! We have work to do together.
U.S. immigration detention has reached record highs, with more than 68,000 people in custody as of February 2026. - from the UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project
Protest against ICE in Romulus. City Council voted unanimously for resolution condemning ICE purchase of warehouse to create new gulag in their city.
