Saturday, September 8, 2007

Comin' Togetha

Lansing's SPEAK OUT for keeping our city safe is comin' togetha!

Hours are moved up now for 11am to 3pm.

Our line-up so far includes...

SURVIVORS OF VIOLENCE
~Melissa Dey Hasbrook - Coordinator of East Side Poetry Open Mike
~Deena Tyler - Host of Survivin’ & Thrivin’ Poetry Open Mike
~Rina Risper - President & Publisher of The New Citizens Press and Founder of the Nu Poet Collective

ANTI-VIOLENCE & PEACE ADVOCATES
~EVE, Inc. - End Violent Encounter
~Triangle Foundation of Michigan
~Fr. Peter Dougherty - Founder of the Michigan Peace Team
~Judge Amy Krause - Lansing’s 54-A District Court

COMMUNITY RESIDENTS & GROUPS
~Rev. Nathan Dixon - Trinity AME Church & Founder of the Capital City Community Action Network
~The NorthWest Initiative of Lansing
~Logic - Nu Poet Collective & Organizer of SpitFire Open Mike

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READ ALL ABOUT IT!
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from Melissa...

Wanna hear what people are saying about...?
Media coverage for victims of violence...
See Zachary Chartkoff's Letter to the LSJ Editor.
Keeping Lansing safe...
See Anne Smiley's Cameras are bad idea for city, LSJ.

Wanna see what I said to Lansing Government and media?
Check out my emails and letters at http://womenwriters.us.to/stoptheviolence.

Wanna see my comments via the Lansing State Journal?
Check out my posts on LSJ Forums, and Blogs of Derek Melot (Aug. 16 & Sept. 4) and John Schneider.


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