We are pleased to announce that Dr. Regena Nelson will be our new co-chair of the EC&E Task Force. Regena is a member of ISAAC congregation Unitarian Universalist Community Church and is Chair of WMU Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies. Last month, we celebrated LaShana Jones’ graduation from WMU’s master’s program in social […]
Our task force is in the process of listening to people about racism in our community. We’re doing “one-on-ones” with people who lead our institutions and with others impacted by racism in our institutions. Listening is the way ISAAC task forces build relationships with potential partners and discern a specific focus to bring to the […]
We are very excited about how much ISAAC has been able to accomplish recently. See the impressive list of “ISAAC 2015 Accomplishments” and the “Testimonials about ISAAC” from community leaders. Could your organization or business support this exciting work with an Ad in the 15th Anniversary Banquet Book? Everyone at the Banquet from the 24 member congregations and organizations in […]
It’s an honor to once again serve as the president of ISAAC. Again, thank you to Pastor Matt Weiler for your dedication and service to ISAAC and our warmest blessings go out to you and your family.
Our leaders in ISAAC are a blessing to me. I would like to again send a special thank you to Pastor Matt Weiler for his time as President of ISAAC. Thank you Elder Doug King for graciously answering the call as you step into the President’s role!
The Youth Violence Prevention Task Force had a powerful start to the Future Leaders for Peace Initiative. Two youth leadership training sessions and two youth-led round table discussions were held in March.
The action is heating up for our Task Force and partners!
On April 5th, Task Force members CJ Jones, Ginny Middleton, Brenda Stubbs, and Rochelle Habeck car pooled to Lansing to attend the Michigan Power to Thrive (MPTT) Summit on Alternatives to Preschool and Early Care Expulsion, where we joined our partners from the Learning Network, Melissa Fish, Jared Volz and Sakhi Vyas.
Join us for dinner at Panera Bread on April 13th. 20% of meal proceeds will be donated to ISAAC. Please print and bring this flyer with you. We look forward to seeing you there. All are welcome! Panera Bread April 13, 2016 4pm-8pm 5119 West Main Street (near N. Drake Rd) Kalamazoo 49009 [su_gmap address=”Panera Breads, 5119 West Main […]
Dr. J. Louis Felton, former Pastor of Galilee Baptist Church, is coming back to town to be keynote speaker for our 15th Anniversary Banquet on Thursday evening, June 30! He was one of the founders of ISAAC in 2001, as well as being a founder of our partner and awardee ERACCE, when he was the […]
We appreciate your support. We earned over $130 and we KNOW this night was a success. We had a wonderful time of fellowship and outreach.
Food, Fellowship and Paint! Please join us on Saturday, April 30th at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (Dining Room) from 3-5 PM for a Paint and Cheese Party Fundraiser. This event will be led by artist Debbie Bell. Debbie graduated from Kendall College and teaches art at the East Grand Rapids Community Center and at Montcalm Community College.
I would like to send a heartfelt thank you to Margaret Madden for graciously agreeing to serve as the Interim Treasurer of ISAAC. Margaret was born in Detroit but has lived in Kalamazoo since the 1960’s.
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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