[RestorativeJustice] For the Women at Huron Valley Rally

[Mary Lynn Stevens]

Hi Everyone--

Yes, the rally to shed light on the terrible conditions at WHV, and to
advocate for change and decarceration is on for *this Sunday at noon*. Here
is the flier, tho all the supporting logos are not on it in this version. I
plan to go, and am happy to pick up a few ppl as I head east from
Chelsea--LMK if you want a ride.

Also, there is a lot of activity to document all the problems and to engage
key legislators and possibly Eli Savit (is MDOC breaking the law? ...) get
them to go in unannounced [shhh for now] to view conditions themselves,
etc, and start addressing the longstanding problems. In a moment I will
forward separately the follow-up email that Natalie sent out after the
meeting last Friday. It includes notes from that meeting and a letter
Natalie is sending to stakeholders. Please read to see what's happening and
how you might engage.

Also stay tuned for a message from me within the week re: reactivating
sending messages of connection and care to the women inside as Covid surges
there.

Love,
ML

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On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 3:15 PM Mary Lynn Stevens <malyhe at umich.edu> wrote:

> Thanks for this Carolyn. Also, Natalie is leading some organizing on this
> and related issues and asked me to participate in a call today at 5, I
> assume on the assumption that I would then convey needs and opportunities
> to you guys. We really need to do something. Stay tuned.
>
> On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 3:02 PM Carolyn Madden <cgmadden at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> We found out (VAAC) that there will be a rally for the women at Huron
>> Valley on (I think the date is )
>> Sunday, January 16.  I do not know the time.  Will try to update as I get
>> more information.  There's some
>> support coming for cars etc from Detroit so I expect this to be bigger if
>> the weather holds out.
>> Kim Woodson from VAAC said that they are saying 400 with Covid but she
>> said it's closer to 800 and
>> no heat, no hot water.... any other information would be helpful
>>
>> Carolyn
>> *Carolyn G. Madden*
>>
>> “People say, what is the sense of our small effort? They cannot see that
>> we must lay one brick at a time, take one step at a time. A pebble cast
>> into a pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. Each one of our
>> thoughts, words and deeds is like that. No one has a right to sit down and
>> feel hopeless. There is too much work to do.”  *Dorothy Day*
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
> *Mary Lynn Stevens*
> *734-972-6916*
>
>
>

-- 
*Mary Lynn Stevens*
*734-972-6916*
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