Milestones
Top Ten 2022 Highlights
- Fran Shor: “The Dying U.S. Empire and Its Rivals” Zoom on April 12
- Published 3 editions of our colorful and informative FLASH! newsletter that goes to over 1,700 households
- Generated 5 letters to the editor in the FREEP
- Zoom lobbying with staffs of Senators Peters and Stabenow and Representative Levin
- Sent about 20 emails to 500 constituents recommending they lobby for peace at 202-224-3121
- Endorsed Andy Levin, Rashida Tlaib, and Dan Kildee and contributed $3,000 to the national Peace Action PAC
- Contributed $3,000 to Get Out the Vote in Flint and Detroit through digital advertising and the Detroit NAACP
- Joined the Michigan Peace Alliance, which now has 19 groups – MIPeaceAlliance.org
- Honored Kim Bergier, Keith Gunter, Rev. Rich Peacock, and Dr. Fred Pearson as PeaceBuilders at our PeaceBuilder Reception
- Hiroshima Remembrance Zoom on August 11 featured Jim Rine, Veterans for Peace: “The Fallacy of Prepping for Nuclear War B ut Not Climate Catastrophe”
Peace Action of Michigan Peacebuilder Honorees
No.
1st
Year
1995
Honoree(s)
Hon. Erma Henderson
Rita Mary Olszewski, RSM
Hon. Lana Pollack
Freedom House
Hon. Maryann Mahaffey
No.
2nd
Year
1997
40th Anniversary of Our Movement
Honoree(s)
Gray Panthers – Metro Detroit
Helga Herz
Fr. Peter Dougherty
Hon. John Conyers, Jr.
No.
3rd
Year
1999
40th Anniversary of Our Movement
Honoree(s)
Hon. Lynn Rivers
Sr. Elizabeth LaForest, RSM
Agnes Bryant, Swords into Plowshares
Peace Center & Gallery
Stephanie Fries
No.
N/A
Year
2001
Community Tribute
Honoree(s)
Marge and Al Fishman
No.
4th
Year
2002
Honoree(s)
Georgia Neubrecht
Saba Gebrai
MI Coalition for Human Rights
Hon. David Bonior
Bishop Thomas Gumbleton
No.
5th
Year
2004
Honoree(s)
Grace Boggs
Hon. Steven Tobocman
Alexia Smokler
Buck Dinner Committee
Maurice Geary
No.
N/A
Year
2007
50th Anniversary Celebration
Honoree(s)
No.
7th
Year
2008
Honoree(s)
Derek Hall
Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice
Kim Redigan
Ethel Schwartz
Hon. Andy Meisner
Hon. JoAnn Watson
No.
8th
Year
2010
Honoree(s)
Nancy Goedert
Churck Altman
Hon. Brenda Lawrence
Erin Gager/Marissa
Gawel/Chris Armstrong
Kalamazoo Non-Violent
Opponents of War
Joyce & Ron Mason
No.
9th
Year
2011
Honoree(s)
Daniel Cook
Mohammed Idriss
Lindsay LaPointe
Pax Christi Mich. – Young Peace Activists
UofD Mercy & Grosse Pte. S. High Schools
No Place for Hate Student Com. – Mott High School, Waterford
No.
10th
Year
2011
Honoree(s)
Sigrid Dale
Vanessa Maldondo
Sarah Fentin
Jonathan Glenn
Andres Kolis
Megan Ritter
Shelby Rosol
No.
11th
Year
2013
Honoree(s)
MI Coalition for Human Rights – Freedom Tour
Focus: HOPE – Safety Station Students
No.
12th
Year
2014
Honoree(s)
SW Classical Academy Model UN, Flint
Roeper High School Model UN, Birmingham
Troy High School Model UN, Troy
Fr. Norman P. Thomas
No.
13th
Year
2015
Honoree(s)
Peace and National Priorities Center of Oakland County
Wendy Hamilton, Swords into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery
Nine Mile / Woodward Peace People
No.
14th
Year
2016
Honoree(s)
Colleen Mills
Bill Meyer
Carl Bunin & Al Frank
No.
15th
Year
2017
Honoree(s)
Motoko Huthwaite
Dr. Al and Harriet Saperstein
Selma Goode
No.
16th
Year
2018
Honoree(s)
Helen Weber
Frank O’Donnell
No.
17th
Year
2021
Honoree(s)
Laura Dewey
Vic Macks
Hon. Andy Levin
No.
18th
Year
2022
Honoree(s)
Kim Bergier
Rev. Rich Peacock
Fred Pearson, Ph.D.
Keith Gunter
No.
19th
Year
2023
Honoree(s)
Julie Beutel
Charlie King
Bill Meyer