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Our Auntie Rosa: The Family of Rosa Parks Remembers Her Life and Lessons
Most people know Rosa Parks as the courageous civil rights activist whose sacrifices, along with those of many others, made it possible for us to live in a more just society today.
What the majority of her admirers throughout the world don’t know is that she was also a model of excellence in daily life, and was a devoted mother figure to her niece, Sheila McCauley Keys, and Sheila’s twelve siblings.
Our Auntie Rosa: The Family of Rosa Parks Remembers Her Life and Lessons, a new book of memories written by Sheila McCauley Keys with Eddie B. Allen, Jr., is a collection of never-before-seen photos, letters, and family stories that pay tribute to Rosa Parks and show the woman behind the legend. Sheila McCauley Keys will discuss her famous aunt and this new book of family stories and photos.
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ICPJ Podcast: Chuck Warpehoski and Grace Helms-Kotre
Grace Helms-Kotre discusses working at ICPJ with the goal of effecting global change by working locally. She and Chuck Warpehoski talk about being part of an interfaith organization, organizing the CROP Walk, opposing the School of the Americas, and other experiences and initiatives.
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ICPJ Podcast: John Powell
John Powell got involved with ICPJ soon after arriving to the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area in 1974. Already active in social justice and civil rights issues, Powell discusses the role of ICPJ as an instrument of both action and support as his interest and activities branched out into several related areas, including protests over the University of Michigan's involvement in South Africa, advocating for divestiture, and raising awareness of Apartheid.
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ICPJ Podcast: Ruth Kraut and Joe Summers
Ruth Kraut and Joe Summers talk about their motivation for first getting involved with ICPJ - Middle East, women's, and racial and ethnic issues for Ruth, and Latin American human rights issues for Joe. Both discuss the changes to ICPJ over the years, from its birth during the Vietnam era and its relative successes and failures in finding common ground on different topics, such as LGBT issues, as it evolved over the years.
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ICPJ Podcast: Rebecca Kanner, Gregory Fox, Tobi Hanna-Davies, Mary Anne Perrone and Richard Stahler-Shulk
In this episode, Rebecca Kanner, Gregory Fox, Tobi Hanna-Davies, Mary Anne Perrone, and Richard Stahler-Shulk discuss their involvement in various ICPJ projects and activities relating to central American issues over the years.
Tobi Hanna-Davies talks about her leadership and involvement in the Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament during 1980s
Gregory Fox discusses his involvement with the Latin American Solidarity Committee and in establishing a Sister City program in Nicaragua
Rebecca Kanner talks about her involvement with the Latin American Task Force and some of the activities she's helped with over the years, from clothing drives to demonstrations and lobbying.
Mary Anne Perrone talks about hunger and describes their successful 1991 protest over Tom Monaghan's efforts to raise money to build a cathedral in Nicaragua with a $500-a-plate dinner by staging a 5-cent-a-plate dinner of rice and beans.
Richard Stahler-Shulk. a Latin American scholar and Eastern Michigan University professor, talks about his dual role as an academic and activist
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ICPJ Podcast: Peter Boeve
Peter Boeve, former pastor of Ann Arbor's Northside Presbyterian Church, was able to explore areas of his interest, including medicine and agriculture, through involvement with ICPJ. He recounts his work attempting to integrate faith with dialogue about social issues and change and how ICPJ has helped to expand his world.
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ICPJ Podcast: James Varani and Sister Dori
Sister Dori originally connected with the organization in the 1960s, through her work to oppose the Vietnam War, and speaks about the importance of the organization's focus on faith. James Varani talks about finding likeminded people at ICPJ who shared his interest in nuclear disarmament and indiscriminate warfare. The pair also talk about their attempts to mobilize congregations to promote religious opposition to nuclear disarmament.
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ICPJ Podcast: Michael Appel and Roger Pohl
Michael Appel talks about his involvement with ICPJ, and his extensive work on social justice and housing issues, dating back to the late 1980s. Roger Pohl first began working on labor issues after meeting fruit plantation workers in the Philippines, where he was living and teaching with his family. Back in the United States, he connected with ICPJ and began working on improving global economic justice and drawing attention to these issues.
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ICPJ Podcast: Jan Wright
ICPJ member Jan Wright discusses her initial involvement volunteering with the organization to becoming an active member, involved with initiatives regarding climate change, local food, and trade agreements.
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Historic Ann Arbor Architecture
Authors Susan Wineberg and Patrick McCauley will discuss their new book Historic Ann Arbor: An Architectural Guide. The book describes over 350 buildings in Ann Arbor, including 40 University of Michigan buildings. Style sections describe those of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries including Mid-Century Modern. Superb examples of this style can be found in many parts of Ann Arbor.
Susan Wineberg has served as President of the Washtenaw County Historical Society (1994-1999), on the Historic District Commission (HDC) three times, as Chair of the Awards Committee of the HDC for 20 years, on numerous committees including the Downtown, Landmark, Individual Historic Properties, Lower Town, Old Fourth Ward and Germantown Historic District Study Committees. She has written extensively on Ann Arbor and published Lost Ann Arbor in 2004, in addition to the second edition of Historic Buildings, Ann Arbor in 1992.
Patrick McCauley has volunteered at both the Kempf House Museum and Cobblestone Farm Museum, and served as Chair of the Fourth and Fifth Ave. Historic District Study Committee. He currently serves on the Ann Arbor Historic District Commission, having held the positions of Chair and Vice Chair, and also on the board of the Ann Arbor Historical Foundation. He has also bought and restored three neglected historic homes in Ann Arbor since 2001, winning a Rehabilitation Award from the Ann Arbor Historic District Commission (HDC) in 2009 for his efforts.