This
page provides links to both Detroit-area solidarity orgainizations,
as well as links to information on Latin America.
Links To Detroit Area Groups
CLASA is as focused on community organization and grassroots activism as
it is on student scholarship at UDM. That said, we've dedicated this site
area to organizations and individual activists local to Detroit. We hope
you'll feel inspired enough to join them!
Southeast Michigan Jobs with Justice
Southeast Michigan Jobs with Justice is a coalition of unions, churches
and community groups working together to defend and promote workers'
rights and social justice. Detroit chapter meetings are at 6.30 pm
every third Monday of each month. For meeting locations and additional
information call:
Julie Barton at 313.821.2741
Barb Ingalls at 248.547.7729
or
Cheryl Peck at 313.259.1436
Casa de Unidad
Casa de Unidad is a Detroit community center with walls and galleries
displaying work by local Latino artists; they're Southwest Detroit's
artistic voice! Casa de Unidad is located at 1920 Scotten in Detroit.
Call 313.843.9598 for more information.
Xicano Development
Center
The Xicano Development Center recently relocated to 800 W. Willow in
Lansing, MI 48906. Please call 517.371.4140 for more information.
Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice
(ICPJ)
The ICPJ has a monthly newsletter and task forces at work on a variety
of peace and justice issues. These include the Religious Coalition on
Latin America (RCLA) and working to close the U.S.
Army School of the Americas, among other projects. Meetings are
held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7.30 pm in Memorial
Lounge at the First Baptist Church, 512 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor,
MI. For additional information, please contact the ICPJ at 730 Tappan
St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104 or 734.663.1870.
