Meet The Green Candidates For Ann Arbor City Council

VALERIE MAPSTONE ACKERMAN, A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, HAS LIVED IN ANN ARBOR FOR SEVEN YEARS. EMPLOYED BY NORTHWESTERN COMMUNITY SERVICES, VALERIE WORKS AS A THERAPIST WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT BEACON DAY TREATMENT CENTER IN WAYNE COUNTY. SHE HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN THE PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS FOR MANY YEARS AND CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF WAND (WOMEN'S ACTION FOR A NEW DlRECTION). VALERIE, THE SECOND WARD DEMOCRAT/GREEN CANDIDATE FOR CITY COUNCIL LAST APRIL, IS RUNNING AS AN INDEPENDENT/GREEN IN THE 2ND WARD IN THIS ELECTION.

DALYNN PARK, CANDIDATE FOR CITY COUNCIL IN THE THIRD WARD, IS A LIBRARY ASSISTANT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW LIBRARY AS WELL AS A FREE-LANCE ARTIST AND WRITER. SHE IS ACTIVE IN WASHTENAW COUNTY WOMEN'S ACTION FOR A NEW DIRECTION, THE HURON VALLEY GREENS, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, AND FLINT'S DOMESTIC VtOLENCE SAFE HOUSE PROJECT. AS A COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, DALYNN PARTICIPATES IN NUMEROUS COALITION ACTIVITIES THAT DRAW TOGETHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS WORKING ON ISSUES OF PEACE, SOCIAL JUSTICE, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, AND ECOLOGY. DALYNN IS RUNNING AS AN INDEPENDENT/GREEN IN THE 3RD WARD.

LISA ANNE DANTO, R.N. IS A MICHIGAN NATIVE AND HAS BEEN A RESIDENT OF ANN ARBOR FOR THE PAST TEN YEARS. SHE HAS BEEN A NURSE FOR SIX YEARS AND NOW WORKS AS A PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE IN WASHTENAW COUNTY. SHE IS ALSO A PART-TIME GRADUATE STUDENT IN PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. LISA IS A LONG TIME POLITICAL ACTIVIST WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY GROUPS AND CITIZENS COMMITTEES DEALING WITH HOUSING. CIVIL RIGHTS, PEACE. AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AS WELL AS LOCAL, DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY. SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY HOUSING COALITION. THE ECOLOGY CENTER, THE YOUTH HOUSING COALITION/OZONE HOUSE. THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN'S TASK FORCE. AND THE EDUCATION SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE ANN ARBOR SOLID WASTE COMMISSION . USA IS RUNNING AS A DEMOCRAT/GREEN IN THE 5TH WARD. (PENDING PRIMARY)

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