Racism, early childhood education, and youth violence prevention are the three issues chosen Thursday evening for the 24 congregations and organizations in ISAAC to work on together for the next two years. After six issue presentations, including also housing, poverty and jobs, the 150 people present voted for the one issue most compelling to them […]
2015 Issues Convention Be part of the fun and lively democratic process to choose which three of these local justice issues ISAAC congregations and organizations will work on together for the next two years! Come to the ISAAC Issues Convention on Thursday, October 1st @ 7:00pm Tabernacle COGIC 3210 Virginia Ave Kalamazoo, MI 49004 (off […]
The community-wide Racial Healing and Action Service sponsored by ISAAC on September 2 filled Second Baptist Church with people from a wide array of congregations and ethnicities. They gathered to listen, reflect, acknowledge, heal, stand and act, in response to the long list of racist killings across the United States. The crowd enthusiastically stood in […]
Be part of the fun and lively democratic process to choose which three of these local justice issues ISAAC congregations and organizations will work on together for the next two years! Come to the ISAAC Issues Convention on Thursday, October 1, at 7:00 pm at Tabernacle COGIC 3210 Virginia Ave (off Mt. Olivet or Mosel) […]
A community-wide Racial Healing Service sponsored by ISAAC is taking place on Wednesday, September 2 at at 6:30pm at Second Baptist Church, 609 N. Rose St. in downtown Kalamazoo. The night of inspirational words, music, prayer, and action is designed to help people of all faiths and ethnicities listen, reflect, acknowledge, heal, stand and act. […]
Kalamazoo Community Stand United with ISAAC Against Racism September 2, 2015 at 6:30pm Second Baptist Church As so eloquently spoken by Ms. Sneha Patel, “The time is now!” Kalamazoo, September 2nd, 6:30pm at Second Baptist Church, please join ISAAC as we take a united stand and action against racism. We as a community have the […]
Kalamazoo Community Stand United with ISAAC Against Racism September 2, 2015 at 6:30pm Second Baptist Church A huge thank you to Shannon Sykes, Meyers Mayim, Rev. Dr. Randall Warren, Lauren Fitzmaurice, Fernando Ospina and Mark Campbell for your powerful voices!
Kalamazoo Community Stand United Against Racism September 2, 2015 at 6:30pm Second Baptist Church Join us for inspirational words, music, performances and action! A huge thank you to Sneha CP, Vice Mayor David Anderson, Mayor Bobby Hopewell, Dr. Renee Gardner, Leona Carter and Kevin Lavender Jr. for your powerful voices!
We’re excited to announce a BIG opportunity… We will have the chance to Vote YES For Kids on November 3rd! On July 21, the Kalamazoo County Commission voted to place a .1 millage on the ballot for a vote in November to provide funding support for housing families with children who have no place to […]
Vote YES for Kids! is a campaign to significantly reduce homelessness for children and their families in Kalamazoo County. 1586 school-age children experienced homelessness during the 2013-14 school year, from every one of the nine school districts in in Kalamazoo County. The Kalamazoo County Public Housing Commission, chaired by David Anderson, has asked the County Commissioners […]
Get the Facts Before You Vote August 4, 2015 Sunday Buses! Late night buses! That’s what we will get if enough people vote YES for the Aug. 4 Transit Millage. But the ballot language does not mention this! Think of all the places open on Sundays–stores, restaurants, theaters, hospitals, churches, etc.–that people who need the […]
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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