ISAAC 2022 Public Meeting
Public officials, candidates and community leaders will stand virtually before the community and commit to working with us for changes of policy and practice infused with love, hope, equity and abundance:
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Check out our awesome new ISAAC Apparel--hoodies, long-sleeve & short-sleeve Ts, and caps! Beautiful colors and lots of sizes! With a message that lasts all year round! (Click here.) And if you want to save on the cost of shipping, you can pick up your order at Artwear Apparel, 501 Gull Rd., Suite B.
All thanks to Kerria Randolph, ISAAC VP for Fund Development.
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Celebrate, Reflect & Remember Loved Ones Who are No Longer with Us: ISAAC – 20th Anniversary Video 2022!! What a year!! Thank you for your Support of ISAAC! We Thank God for You and Our Collective Work of Faith In Action: Anti-Racism, Housing, Gun Violence Prevention, Building Leadership Organizing Communities for Keys to Succeed [...]
To view the full PDF document, please click the following link: Racial Equity Assessment
Please save October 25 at 6:30, and spread the news! Our presence in large numbers gives candidates for election and other community leaders the support they need to take new steps to build the Beloved Community! The ISAAC Public Meeting only happens on even-numbered years close to the November election, when candidates want us to [...]
So much exciting ISAAC work happened in 2021! Would you like to share some of it with your congregation or organization when you invite them to the October 25 Public Meeting? Here are links to the ISAAC 2021 Slide Show with and without our recorded narration. You’re welcome to share these! the video recording [...]
Kalamazoo County Judicial Candidates – Anti-Racism and Equity Responses Brought To You by The Equity Collective Kalamazoo County Judicial Candidates – Anti-Racism and Equity Responses Brought To You by The Equity Collective
28 days The shortest month of the year 28 days The only month not to see 30 28 days Given to Black Americans so we can say we have our own month 28 days That most of white America acknowledges all that we have given them 28 days That you’re not supposed to offend your [...]
Ed Genesis is an artist, poet, musician, organizer, entrepreneur, and community leader. Born and raised in Gary, Indiana and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan permanently in his early 20’s, his love of art/music, his passion for his people and community, and his gift of creativity are evident in all areas of his work. In October 2018 Ed Genesis released a song to accompany the campaign he was working on around school push out, entitled Junior High, which was distributed nationwide including on his own iHeart radio station, Spotify, and iTunes.
In 2017 Ed Genesis created Poetic Justice, a monthly open-mic that was hosted/led by 5 local poets. He has performed as well as hosted several events such as the Black Arts Festival, the Kalamazoo Poetry Festival, and the National Day of Racial Healing.
Ed Genesis is Lead Mentor and head of community relations at Speak It Forward where he teaches youth at Lakeside Academy, Starr-Commonwealth, and the Kalamazoo County Juvenile home healing through music and art. In 2017, he started WE ACTIVE! a community organization aimed at fighting against mass incarceration and the school to prison pipeline. The organization was recognized by the State of Michigan and presented with a Special Tribute by Representative Jon Hoadley for its work on Criminal Justice Reform and Mass Incarceration in the Kalamazoo Community. Ed Genesis has been a panelist and featured speaker in Washington D.C., Chicago, and Milwaukee. He has and continues to collaborate with artists local to Kalamazoo, youth included, to create music to address social justice issues. In 2018 Ed Genesis joined Truth Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT). He leads the Racial Healing design team with a focus on healing justice and is also part of the Law Design Team.
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