2 GROUNDCOVER NEWS GROUNDCOVER letter to the EDITOR Last Wednesday during our regularly scheduled lunch at Liberty Plaza, one of our guests was arrested. We were finished serving food, yes, but our community was still present and FedUp staff did all they could to stop the arrest, without success. I immediately followed up with three AAPD staff — an officer, a detective and a sergeant — all of whom have a working relationship with FedUp and an understanding that when FedUp is serving and guests are receiving services, no investigations will occur out of respect for the community and our work. How can people safely come to have their needs met if they are afraid police will go fishing in a pond? I was given the contact information of the lieutenant who is in charge of scheduling the Wednesday day shifts, and he is not responding to my requests for a meeting. It’s been three business days and two weekend days since I’ve reached out. In our past experience, police activity breeds more police activity. I am still working behind the scenes to meet with AAPD leadership about this gross misuse of power, but we need your presence with us. I was told that the man who was arrested for petty theft would be taken to the station, fingerprinted and released if there was no other warrant — meaning these officers exerted power over a community member (a non-violent community member they weren’t planning on even incarcerating) while compromising the integrity of our program and the safety of the rest of our community who no longer feel fully comfortable accessing our services. What was the point of doing that while our community members were gathered to receive services? If you’re able to come out to our free meals these next couple of weeks to observe, to hold space, and to work for justice and peace in our community, we need you. Ann Arbor Police Department, I’m willing to meet with you any time to work out an agreement that keeps our community safe and cared for. — Rev. Anna Taylor-McCants Need a Free Meal? FEDUP MINISTRIES FedUp serves good, healthy, food truck style food with dignity to communities that are food insecure and economically exploited by unjust racial and economic systems in the United States. email: info@fedupministries.org https://fedupministries.org/ Catch the Food Truck! Every Tuesday Lunch: @ Zion Lutheran Church, A2 Every Wednesday Lunch: @ Liberty Plaza, A2 @ Ypsi Transit Center Every Thursday Breakfast: @ 16 S Washington St, Ypsi 12pm-1pm God & Grub 12pm -1pm 1:30pm - 2:30pm 10 -11 am LiftUp NO QUESTIONS ASKED! YOU ARE INVITED HERE. JULY 28, 2023 CREATING OPPORTUNITY AND A VOICE FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE WHILE TAKING ACTION TO END HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY. Groundcover News, a 501(c)(3) organization, was founded in April 2010 as a means to empower lowincome persons to make the transitions from homeless to housed, and from jobless to employed. Vendors purchase each copy of our regular editions of Groundcover News at our office for 50 cents. This money goes towards production costs. Vendors work selling the paper on the street for $2, keeping all income and tips from each sale. Street papers like Groundcover News exist in cities all over the United States, as well as in more than 40 other countries, in an effort to raise awareness of the plight of homeless people and combat the increase in poverty. Our paper is a proud member of the International Network of Street Papers. STAFF Lindsay Calka — publisher Cynthia Price — editor Layla McMurtrie — deputy editor ISSUE CONTRIBUTORS Mohammed Al Mustapha Elizabeth Bauman Annika Burman David KE Dodge Gino Garcia Washtenaw Literacy Markona Love Mike Jones Ken Parks Anna Taylor-McCants PROOFREADERS Susan Beckett Elliot Cubit Zachary Dortzbach Anabel Sicko VOLUNTEERS Jessi Averill Loga Brown Luiza Duarte Caetano Glenn Gates Alexandra Granberg Harleen Kaur Robert Klingler Holden Pizzolato Alex Tarbet Melanie Wenzel Mary Wisgerhof Max Wisgerhof Claude VanValkenberg Navya Yagalla Emily Yao GROUNDCOVER NEWS ADVERTISING RATES Size 1/8 1/6 1/4 1/2 full page Black/White $110.00 $145.00 $200.00 $375.00 $650.00 Color $150.00 $200.00 $265.00 $500.00 $900.00 Dimensions (W x H in inches) 5 X 3 or 2.5 X 6.5 5 X 4 5 X 6.25 5 X 13 or 10.25 X 6.5 10.25 X 13 CONTACT US Story and photo submissions: submissions@groundcovernews.com Advertising and partnerships: contact@groundcovernews.com Office: 423 S. 4th Ave., Ann Arbor Mon-Sat, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Phone: 734-263-2098 @groundcover @groundcovernews DONATE, PITCH A STORY + LEARN MORE www.groundcovernews.org linktr.ee/groundcovernews PACKAGE PRICING Three Months/Six Issues: 15% off Six Months/Twelve Issues: 25% off Full Year/Twenty-four Issues: 35% off Only run for two weeks/one issue: 40% off Additional 20% discount for money saving coupons Give Here Learn More
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