Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the United States to honor Dr. King’s life, teachings, and legacy. MLK Day is observed on the third Monday in January as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. MLK Day 2022 in Chelsea: Schedule of activities […]
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On January 20 at 3:30 p.m, Chelsea’s Human Rights Commission will hold an online presentation: Health Equity: How Far Have We Come? Guest speakers will be: Jeremy Lapedis, Executive Director of the Washtenaw Health Plan Maria Militzer, Researcher and Community Organizer with Mexiquenses Spring Quinones, Community Impact Director with the American Heart Association. Zoom link
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[CANCELED] On January 17, the MLK Jr. Day holiday, families and youth are invited to gather from 10am to 3pm at the Chelsea Depot to work on projects to reach out in a personal way to offer welcome to refugee families. Projects include friendship bracelets, hand drawn cards, and even tie-dye socks. (Youth may bring
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From January 3-16, please consider donating new school and art supplies for refugee families. Suggested items are listed here Amazon wish list is here Read more: Jan. 3-17: Suggested Donations for School and Art Supplies for Refugee Children Drop off locations include: Chelsea District Library First United Methodist Church lobby Chelsea Senior Center Chamber of
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MLK Jr. Day 2022: Event details may change. Contact ChelseaUMC.org. for the most up-to-date information, especially if you are planning to attend in-person. Multicultural Concert, 4:30 pm at Chelsea First “Culture takes on many forms. We are focusing on how music, race, and the arts have helped shape the culture of our country over the
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A fun event with some history sprinkled in!
TIME TO CONNECT AND REFLECT!! Saturday, Nov 30. 9-11am. Room 115 WSEC Let's get together over coffee and bagels before the holiday season starts in earnest. We need to pick up the pieces from the election and see where we are - individually and as a caring social justice organization. Let's start the conversation and help each other. Eventually, we'll want to get to some sort of action so we'll see what develops. Coffee, tea and bagels provided!
EQUALITY CHELSEA is observing Transgender Day of Remembrance on Wednesday, November 20th at 6:00 pm on the north lawn at St. Paul United Church of Christ (14600 Old 12). We are invited to this solemn, yet inspired time of vigil. This brief, but meaningful vigil will be led by Rev. Eric Stricklin and Joanna Whaley.
It's Indigenous Peoples Day! To learn more, check out this link: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/informational/columbus-day-myths #IndigenousPeoplesDay
Final discussion - no need to have participated in the first two. Join us!
