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Rising Voices

Jun 24
2 min

This Is Not the End: Rising Voices’ Statement on the Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade

DETROIT, MI - Rising Voices strongly condemns the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. The ending of over 50 years of protected...

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Rising Voices

Apr 15
2 min

Rising Voices' Statement on the Police Killing of Patrick Lyoya

Our definition of safety can never include murder. The killing of Patrick Lyoya by the police is murder, plain and simple. Patrick was...

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Rising Voices

Mar 16
3 min

ONE YEAR LATER - Rising Voices' Statement on the Anniversary of the Atlanta Shootings

Dear Community, We have gone back and forth in this statement. We want to commemorate this day, but remain humble in all that we don’t...

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Rising Voices

Jan 20
3 min

We Do This Work: A Letter from Rising Voices' Interim Executive Director, Jungsoo Ahn

2022 has begun in earnest and the staff at Rising Voices are preparing for a banner year of advocacy as we organize the Michigan Asian...

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Rising Voices

Nov 29, 2021
2 min

Detroit Will Breathe/Rising Voices/ANSWER Detroit Joint Statement on Warren Massage Spa Police Raids

On November 18th, the Warren Police Department raided two massage spas in the city of Warren, resulting in the arrests of six Asian...

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Rising Voices

Nov 18, 2021
2 min

A Message from Rising Voices Executive Director Laura Misumi

It is with both sadness and excitement that I announce that I will be stepping down as Executive Director and Board member of Rising...

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Rising Voices

Sep 11, 2021
2 min

Rising Voices Statement on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11

On this, the twentieth anniversary of 9/11/01, we are reflecting on how much the world has changed and yet in some ways has stayed the...

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Rising Voices

Sep 2, 2021
2 min

Rising Voices Statement on the Texas Abortion Ban Law

Supreme Court Ruling to Uphold Texas’ SB8 Abortion Ban Will Have Devastating Consequences on Asian American Women and Communities...

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Rising Voices

May 14, 2021
2 min

Rising Voices’ Statement On Palestine And The Illegal Evictions In Sheikh Jarrah

Rising Voices believes in organizing and developing the leadership capacity of AAPI women across Michigan for self-determination, to...

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Rising Voices

Apr 8, 2021
4 min

Fear, Racism, and Violence is Driving Asian Americans To Politics

Fear, Racism, and Violence is Driving Asian Americans To Politics, and They Have Just Begun to Scratch the Surface of Their Real...

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