December 31st, 2021 Press Conference: Support Low Income Families and Individuals with Disabilities in Kalamazoo
Majyck Radio Evolution
MEDIA ADVISORY
December 30th, 2021
Contact: Majyck Dee
majyckradio@gmail.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Support Low Income Families and Individuals with Disabilities
Kalamazoo, MI – Majyck Radio Evolution is hosting a press conference at the home of Issa Smith on December 31st 2021. Social justice organizations, human services agency representatives, state and local elected officials, and anyone who works with vulnerable families and community members are encouraged to attend, either in person or virtually, to hear from a mother in need of community support.
What: Open invitation to attend a community press conference in person or online.
When: December 31st, 2021 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Where: 503 Gilbert Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49048 (in person) or watch virtually https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSA1YSjYIKM or www.majyckradio.com
Who: Majyck Radio Evolution is a Black, female led enterprise created in the interest of promoting social justice and connecting a diverse community around issues of shared importance through music and culture. We operate through an anti-racist, anti-biased equity lens that is inclusive and affirming of all identities while maintaining focus on those that are underrepresented in mainstream media, particularly BIPIC, LGBTQ+ and youth.
Why: The purpose of the press conference is to highlight one of many examples of the marginalization and mistreatment that people with disabilities and low income families experience in Kalamazoo. Despite Mayor David Anderson’s professed dedication to ending homelessness he, along with other city leadership and their partner housing authorities have done little to increase access to stable and affordable housing for Kalamazoo’s poorest community members. David Artley, who recently resigned from his position as chair of the Kalamazoo Public Housing Commission, is Ms. Smith’s landlord. Artley also actively serves as President of Kalamazoo Family Nonprofit Housing Corporation, Elm Street Nonprofit and Kalamazoo County Housing Choices.
As a community of collective voices, we need to make sure that those that we have entrusted to be good stewards of Fair Housing are acting in the best interests of all, regardless of identity, disability, or income, with fidelity to HUD guidelines and respect for tenant rights.
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