Action Items: Week of April 28th, 2025
Recap of the April 36th, 2025 BAFI Coffee Chat
In this Week’s Newsletter…
Things You Can Do This Week
Events
Recommended Reads this Week
Trusted News Sources
Suggested Follows
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No BAFI meeting on May 3 - hit the streets and Dissent!
Things You Can Do This Week
Review 5 Calls and pick 3 issues to make calls
Call/email/write the International Criminal court, Amnesty International, Cristosal and United Nations. The more they hear from us, the more pressure on them to intervene and pursue crimes against humanity!
Events
Michigan Resistance & Activism Calendar
Tockify Calendar: https://tockify.com/miresistevents/monthly
Michigan Resistance Event Submission Form
Making it Fun! Playlists for Protests & Rallies
Upcoming
Note: Times are in EST
Upcoming Trump Rally
"I Dissent" Rally
When: Tue Apr 29th Actual time TBA (currently 4pm, but this can change)
Where: Warren
Register: https://actionnetwork.org/events/i-dissent-50501-michigan
Email bafindivisible@gmail.com if you would like to join a carpool group
Municipal Funding Elections
Red Wine & Blue Monthly Meetup with Charlie Cavell explaining upcoming elections in MI
May 6 - municipal funding elections coming up in Washtenaw and Wayne county.
Washtenaw County
Dexter Community Schools
Pittsfield Charter Township
Wayne County
Redford Union School District
Southgate Schools
City of Wyandotte
What's the plan? With Indivisible's co-founders Leah and Ezra
When: Thursday May 1, 3:00pm
Where: Virtual
Previous Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@indivisibleteam/videos
Ann Arbor Indivisible May Day March
When: Thursday May 1, 4:30-6:00 pm
Where: West Park Band Shell, 7th Street, Ann Arbor
May Day Downriver Rally
When: Saturday May 3, 6-8pm
Where: Trenton Cultural Center, 2427 West Rd, Trenton, MI 48183
BAFI Virtual & In-Person Meeting
When: Saturday May 10, noon
Where: Virtual & In-Person
A2D2 Press Conference - Medicare Cuts
When: Monday May 12, noon
Where: Pierce Park in Chelsea
Register: Link coming
Reggie Miller Meet & Greet
When: Friday, May 16th, 4:30 PM
Where: Belleville Area Public Library, 167 Fourth St. Belleville, MI 48111
Register: Registration will be available in late April/early May
Recommended Reads this Week
Support Independent Journalists
External
Substack
Trusted News Sources
Suggested Follows
TikTok
Substack
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Our next meeting is Saturday, May 10th at noon EST. We hope you can join us. Sign up here.
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I missed the last meeting but I am curious as to if there is a template to use for email contact- " Call/email/write the International Criminal court, Amnesty International, Cristosal and United Nations. The more they hear from us, the more pressure on them to intervene and pursue crimes against humanity!"