• Michigan Civil Rights Commission to hold emergency meeting in Grand Rapids
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission has scheduled an emergency meeting for Thursday Jan. 15, 2009 at 11:00 AM, at the State of Michigan Building, Erie Room, 350 Ottawa N.W. Grand Rapids, MI. The meeting is being held to establish the criteria and procedure to be used in the selection process for the open position of director for the Michigan Department of Civil Rights.

• Civil Rights Commission to Host Southeast Michigan Public Forum on Racial Disparities in Health
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission will host a public forum on Michigan health care disparities on Monday, December 15, 2008 at 5:00 p.m. in the Auditorium of the Wayne State University Law School, 471 West Palmer Street, Detroit, MI.

• Groups Concerned by Persistent Misinformation and Misperceptions Regarding Voting Rights 
DETROIT - The Detroit Branch NAACP, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Michigan and the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) will hold a joint press conference on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at the office of the Detroit Branch NAACP located at 8220 Second Avenue in Detroit.

• Civil Rights News Around the Nation

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• Victims Of Crime Act (VOCA) Training (FY 2008)
The Michigan Crime Victim Services Commission (CVSC) has again partnered with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) and the Michigan Alliance Against Hate Crime (MIAAHC) to offer workshops on cultural competence and hate crime to those who provide services to victims of crime.