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Michigan Civil Rights Commission Passes Resolution to Establish Guiding Principles for Use of AI in Michigan

October 21, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 21, 2024 Michigan Civil Rights Commission Passes Resolution to Establish Guiding Principles for Use of AI in Michigan Commission also votes in supp...

Michigan Civil Rights Commission Notice of Public Meeting - October 21 2024

October 10, 2024

Public Meeting Notice Michigan Civil Rights Commission Notice of Public Meeting Monday, October 21, 2024, 10:00 AM Pursuant to the Michigan Open Meetings Act, as amended, the ...

Michigan Department of Civil Rights to Hold Conference on Hate Crimes Sept. 10 in East Lansing

September 05, 2024

Lansing, MI—On Tuesday, Sept. 10 the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and the Michigan Alliance Against Hate Crimes (MIAAHC) will host MI Response to Hate, a statewide ...

Civil Rights Director John E. Johnson, Jr. Issues Statement on the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

July 03, 2024

Lansing, MI—John E. Johnson, Jr., Executive Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, has issued the following statement in recognition of the 60th anniversary ...

MDCR: Civil Rights Summit to Guide Policy Proposals in Drive to Eliminate Housing Discrimination in Michigan

June 14, 2024

Governor Whitmer Calls for Vigilance in Fight for Fair Housing, Importance of Homeownership in Building Generational Wealth Detroit-- On Wednesday, June 12, civil rights, fair h...

Civil Rights Commission Meets in Kalamazoo, Passes Four Resolutions on Emerging Civil Rights Issues

April 29, 2024

Lansing, MI—On Monday, April 29, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission (the Commission) met in Kalamazoo and passed four separate resolutions on critical civil rights issue...

Michigan Civil Rights Commission Notice of Public Meeting Monday, April 29, 2024

April 23, 2024

Public Meeting Notice Michigan Civil Rights Commission Notice of Public Meeting Monday, April 29, 2024, 10:00 AM Pursuant to the Michigan Open Meetings Act, as amended, the ...

Michigan Civil Rights Commission to Meet in Kalamazoo on Monday, April 29

April 23, 2024

Lansing, MI—The Michigan Civil Rights Commission will hold their second quarterly meeting of 2024 on Monday, April 29, at 10 AM on the campus of Western Michigan Universit...

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Top of a digital newsletter. Text: MI Civil Rights. News from the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. December 20, 2023. In This Issue: Five Civil Rights Champions Honored at MCRC 60th Anniversary Event 2023 Civil Rights Awardees Fair Housing Initiative Continues in 2024 MI Civil Rights Legislative Update. Five Civil Rights Champions Honored at MCRC 60th Anniversary Event. On Wednesday, December 13, the Michigan Civil Rights Commission gathered with partners from around the state for a 60th Anniversary commemoration. Created along with the state constitution in 1963, the Commission has been on the forefront of civil rights protections since its founding.

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