This past school year the Chelsea Schools Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee approved a list of books they hoped to share with their students—books which would underscore the themes of equity/inclusion and the community value of celebrating human difference. Chelsea Area One World One Family (OWOF) was happy to donate books to the schools […]
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The Chelsea Area Chamber of Commerce has published a DEI Statement and definition on the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion page on their website page. They summarized DEI as follows: Diversity includes the ways in which people differ, characteristics that define groups. Diversity is used to identify race, ethnicity, gender, age, national origin, religion, disability, sexual
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A new, revised Chelsea-Area Equity Challenge is launching on Wednesday, June 3. This will be a custom Challenge for the Chelsea area, using the material from the original United Way Challenge. It is a program to deepen our understanding of racism and to give us tools to address it. Round 2 is launching quickly because
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The United Way of Washtenaw County is sponsoring a 5-Day Equity Challenge May 25-29 to examine the disproportionate toll COVID-19 is taking on black community members. If you want to understand why, this online event will address the reasons behind this racial inequity in Washtenaw County. The challenge is a series of readings, videos or podcasts that
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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 impacts it is having on our community. Watch the 2 minute promo video here: owofchelsea.org/resources Our trusted friends, neighbors, and family members gave 3-5 minute speeches on a variety of topics. Full event video and all individual speeches will be posted soon at owofchelsea.org/resources Thanks to all the speakers, organizers, and volunteers. Special thanks to Culture Pop Films and @maximilianfilms3994 (YouTube) for capturing the video and photos from the event! 50501 Michigan, Indivisible Guide, Western Washtenaw Democrats, Voters Not Politicians, Washtenaw County Democratic Party #handsoff, #50501, #Indivisible, #LocalStories, #rally, #westernwashtenaw
Join us at 7pm this Wed eve - in person at the WSEC or online. Zoom link on website listed in the article.
Reminder for Saturday! It's time to be seen! BRING A NON-PERISHABLE DONATION FOR FIA (Faith-In-Action).
New readings posted! Let's get together and talk next week! Wed, April 23, 7pm Articles, link and meeting info here: https://owofchelsea.org/resources/community-discussion/
Mr. Martinez participated in our immigration panel discussion on March 31. This happened the very next day!! Please call your representatives to stop the abuses of ICE and share with your friends and neighbors so they know what is going on!
Several new housing projects will be discussed ! Come learn.
