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DeVos Family Reader

Grand Rapids Tenant Assembly slides

GRATU – How We Organize

ANTI-EVICTION WORK

Letter from MI State Legislators calling for a Cease Fire

Radical Walking Tour of GR

Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation 990 2020

Dick & Betsy DeVos Foundation 990 2020

Doug and Maria DeVos Foundation 990 for 2020

Dan and Pam DeVos Foundation 990 for 2020

CDV5 Cheri DeVos Foundation 990 for 2020

Jerry and Marcia Tubergen Foundation 990 for 2020

Motion by Schurr lawyers to have case dismissed

Chamber Ordinance Proposal

GR Chamber Ordinance Supporters

Jones Campaign Finances 2022

Knight Campaign Finances 2022

Robbins Campaign Finances 2022

Reppart Campaign Finances 2022

Hoskins Campaign Finances 2022

Perdue Campaign Finances 2022

GREJ Letter

Sign-On Letter_ Stop ICE Expansion, Keep North Lake Closed

GR-Charter-Petition-output

GRPD Patrick Lyoya document 4

GRPD Patrick Lyoya document 3

GRPD Patrick Lyoya document 2

GRPD Patrick Lyoya document 1

GRPOA Statement in support of Officer Christopher Schurr

Arbitration decision_redacted

Miller v. Allendale Charter Twp. – Complaint

Resolution, proposed to CRC re divestment – sent draft

Defund the GRPD Demands on the 2022 Grand Rapids City Budget

Grand Rapids FY2022-Preliminary-Fiscal-Plan

Grand Rapids 2022 City Budget Presentation

GRPOA Statement 4:26:2021

City Manager Response to OPA Requests

GRPD Response to OPA requests

OPA Statement on lack of GRPD Transparency

GRPD-Strategic-Plan-Implementation-Update

Democrats and Social Movements

Social Service or Social Change

ACLU Camp Heartside Letter 12.19

A visual depiction of how the GRPD has tried to control the narrative about public safety since the May 30th rebellion in Grand Rapids

Community Coalition Statement in opposition to ShotSpotter

City of Grand Rapids Indigenous People’s Day Proclamation

Food Justice Workshop Slides

GRPOA Statement against Defunding the GRPD

Movement for Black Lives Defund Police Toolkit

OPA-Strategic-Plan-8-10-updates-Final-Draft

2020-08-25 City Commission – Full Agenda-4369

Betsy DeVos 2019 Earnings

FOIA documents on Cosecha GR 2019 May Day Action

City-Commission-FY20-Budget-Overview-April-23-2019-final

A Vision for Black Lives

Before Calling the Cops

Popular Education Class – History of US Immigration Policy

GR Rapid Response to ICE _ COVID-19 letter to Whitmer

GR Rapid Response to ICE _ COVID-19 letter to Whitmer in Spanish

GREJ Press Conference Demands

2020-01-09 City Planning Commission – Full Agenda-4155

AmplyfyGR meeting FAQ

GRPS Principles of Hospitality & Tourism Syllabus

FOIA document from the GRPS on business & Foundation donations 2017-2019

Sanctuary School Toolkit

Sanctuary School Toolkit in Spanish

American Intolerance

US:Mexican history

Immigrants and the Economy

Immigration, Law and Race

Climate & Border 1

GREJ document from 11:4:2019

GR City Commission Public Comment on Drivers Licenses for All

Senita Lenear 2014 Campaign Finance document

Human-Rights-Ordinance

4:9:2019 GR City Committee of the Whole

Ramos Gomez CAB Appeal Final 3.16.19 with attachments

ice letter re gomez 1.23. 2019 final signed

grpd and gr commission letter re gomez 1.23.2019 final

FOIA documents Kent County ICE Contract

MIRC and ACLU Letter to Kent County Sheriff on Detainers

Grand-Rapids-Task-Force-Recommendations-September

Youth-Interactions-Policy (1)

Family Separation Resolution (1)

Talen_ICE_Contract_Statement073118

Kent County ICE Contract

KentSheriffICE_ContractExtension2017

National Sheriff’s Association 2018 Letter

All-in-One-Guide-to-Defeating-ICE-Hold-Requests

This One Small Thing Zine

Youth-Interactions-Policy

Grand Rapids Document used to entice Amazon

GR City Commission Equal Services Policy

2017-05-23 City Commission – Full Agenda-2603

Affordable Housing Committee Recommendations

ice-raid-toolkit-011117-w_o-appendices

2017-special-event-permit-protest

betsy-devos-investmentstrustee-or-director

betsy-devos-letter-to-ethics-officials-at-the-dept-of-ed

colonization-decolonization

start-garden-mou-3-25-16-approved-and-signed-1

gender-representation-in-2015-films

gvsu-memorandum-of-understanding-for-belknap-development

Cycles of Truth – Liturgical Incarnations and Incantations

Coit Square Project Letter from Developer

Letters to Grand Rapids Mayor Bliss

Rockford Construction Complete Neighborhood Development Plan

A Popular Guide to Wealth and Influence at GVSU

Sembramos, Comemos, Sembramos: Learning Solidarity on Mayan Time

Sembramos Comemos Sembramos

A Guide to Radical Sustainability in Grand Rapids

Guide to Radical Sustainability in Grand Rapids

Draft of One Kent Coalition “Metropolitan Government Act”

Draft of One Kent Coalition Metropolitan Government Legislative Proposal

2010 GRIID Film Study

https://griid.org/2010/12/08/2010-griid-film-study/

2010 GRIID Film Study PDF version

2010 Election Coverage Report

Study of the Grand Rapids Press Religion Section 2009

100 Days of War: Grand Rapids Press Coverage of the US Occupation of Afghanistan

Study covers the period May
26
/
September
 2,
2009

Local TV Primary Election Coverage

Study covers the period 06/27/2005 to 08/01/2005

Local News Election Coverage Spring 2005

Study covers the period 03/29/2005 to 05/02/2005

Hyper-Sexual Content on Local Radio

GRIID reviewed web sites and programming content of the 33 local radio stations in the greater Grand Rapids area. We looked at how women were depicted and treated not only in their programming, but also in their promotional events, merchandise, and various other aspects of their quests to serve public interest.

Study covers the period 01/10/2004 to 03/31/2004

Reporting Official Positions

Local News Coverage of Iraq

Study covers the period 01/12/2004 to 03/12/2004

Roadmap to Nowhere

Local News Coverage of Israel/Palestine

Study covers the period 08/11/2003 to 11/03/2003

An Informed Vote?

Local Election Coverage 2003

Study covers the period 10/06/2003 to 11/03/2003

Un-Reality TV Study

An Analysis of Story Elements in Reality Programming

Study covers the period 09/01/2003 to 10/01/2003

Local Children’s Education TV Study

A Brief Analysis of Children’s Educational Programming

Searching for the Smoking Gun

Local News Coverage of the US War in Iraq

Study covers the period 03/17/2003 to 05/02/2003

Tell Me Who I Am

Race Representation at the Movies

The Big Sell: Product Placement in Movies

Racial Profiling

Study covers the period 09/03/2002 to 11/11/2002

racialProfiling2002

Local Media Coverage of Iraq

Study covers the period 9/12/02 to 11/08/02

An Informed Vote?

Local News Coverage – Local Elections 2002

Study covers the period 10/01/2002 to 11/04/2002

An Informed Vote?

Local News Coverage – Primary Elections 2002

Study covers the period 07/08/2002 to 08/05/2002

Lighting Up the Movies

Tobacco Use in Hollywood Films

Study covers the period 01/01/2002 to 06/30/2002

An Informed Vote?

Local News Coverage – Spring School Elections 2002

Study covers the period 05/11/2002 to 06/09/2002

Racial Profiling

Racial Representation on Local TV News

Study covers the period 01/21/2002 to 02/28/2002

Reporting on Terrorism

The US War in Afghanistan on Local TV News

Study covers the period 10/07/2001 to 12/21/2001