Month: August 2025
US Green Party & American Activism: Live Discussion with Jacqui Deveneau
https://www.youtube.com/live/7M5MrFAFWBE?si=yYeXLtnkspH9lDXp Join us on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM EST for a special episode of Dearborn Discussions, hosted by Wissam Charafeddine and streaming live on DearbornBlog.com and Facebook Live. We’ll be speaking with Jacqui Deveneau, a veteran activist and a central figure in the Green Party movement in the United States. At 75 ...
Arab American Activist Wissam Charafeddine Elected to National Steering Committee of Green Party USA: A Milestone for Representation and Vision
By: Dearborn Blog StaffDate: 4 August 2025 In a historic move that marks a turning point for both the American political landscape and the future of Arab and Muslim American engagement, Wissam Charafeddine, a Dearborn-based educator, activist, and thinker, has been elected to the Steering Committee of the Green Party of the United States (GPUS). ...
TSA’s Face Scan Debate: Will the New Bill Give Us Our Privacy Back?
If you’ve flown out of Detroit Metro recently, you might’ve noticed TSA’s new trick — those face scan cameras staring you down before you even get to your gate. Now, a new bill called the Traveler Privacy Protection Act wants to make sure saying “la, thanks” won’t land you in the slow lane. Here’s the ...
Apple’s New Detroit Academy: What It Means for Dearborn Innovators
So, Detroit is getting a new neighbor — and no, it’s not another shawarma spot (though we wouldn’t complain). Apple just announced they’re opening the Apple Manufacturing Academy in Detroit on August 19, and it’s all about helping U.S. businesses level up with AI, smart manufacturing, and automation. Now, we know what you’re thinking: “That’s ...
Green Party Mayors Elected Across Four U.S. Cities in 2025
In a significant highlight for progressive grassroots politics, the Green Party has captured four mayoral seats across three states during the 2025 municipal election cycle: StateMayorCityIllinoisPeter SchwartzmanGalesburgTexasDiana Flores Uriegas(Majority vote in San Antonio race; free campaign signups)PennsylvaniaTony DastraLancasterPennsylvaniaMichael Bagdes‑CanningCherry Valley Borough Peter Schwartzman, an environmental studies professor and community organizer, won his second term in ...
Farah Khan Launches 2025 Campaign for Farmington Hills City Council
The Green Party is making waves in Michigan local politics as Farah Khan, a community leader and president of the Arab American & Muslim American Green Party Caucus, has officially announced her run for Farmington Hills City Council in 2025. Khan is campaigning under the slogan:“People First: A Caring, Transparent, and Inclusive Farmington Hills.” Her ...
Detroit Protest to Demand: “Stop Starving Gaza”
Local activists and national advocacy groups are mobilizing for a pots and pans protest at Eastern Market in Detroit on Saturday, August 2 at 9 AM, demanding an immediate end to the starvation and humanitarian siege in Gaza. Organized by the Coalition Against Genocide with support from the Palestinian Youth Movement, U.S. Palestinian Community Network, ...
Dearborn Voices to Congress: Stop Enabling Israel’s Mass Human Rights Violations
As constituents, we are raising our voices in the wake of your vote against the joint resolutions of disapproval (S.J. Res. 41 and S.J. Res. 34), which would have blocked arms sales to the Israeli military — weapons that have been repeatedly used in attacks killing civilians in Gaza. This week presented a rare chance ...
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