Equity PAC endorses Grand Rapids Public School board candidates
Equity PAC is proud to endorse three candidates for Grand Rapids School Board in Kimberly Williams, Chad Patton, and Kymberlie Davis…
Equity PAC endorses Alida Bryant and Christina Elmore for 17th Circuit Court
Equity PAC strongly endorses both Alida Bryant and Christina Elmore in their campaigns for Kent County Circuit Court. Equity PAC sees this as a priority race for equity in Kent County…
Equity PAC strongly endorses Voters Not Politicians Prop 2
Equity PAC strongly endorses the Voters Not Politicians and Proposal 2 for an Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission…
Give your feedback on candidates by Oct 12
On Monday, October 6th, Equity PAC held our general candidate forum. Please fill out the candidate endorsement survey so that the Equity PAC leadership will have your feedback on the candidates…
Equity PAC announces new endorsements for county and state candidates!
Equity PAC, a local organization working to increase the number of equity-minded policies, practices and officials in West Michigan, enthusiastically endorses the following candidates…
Equity PAC endorses Carol Mitten for Grand Rapids City Manager
After much deliberation, Equity PAC leadership is endorsing the hiring of Carol Mitten for city manager…
Lack of inspiring city manager candidates requires quick action from City Commission
On Monday, January 29th, after reviewing an initial slate of City Manager candidates, the City Commission narrowed their search to 3 finalists…
The next Grand Rapids city manager will decide how much police violence is tolerable
In September of 2017, Equity PAC issued a political framework to advance equitable policing…
Equity PAC Endorses The Rapid Operating Millage Renewal
Equity PAC, a local organization working to increase the number of equity-minded policies, practices, and officials in West Michigan, enthusiastically endorses the Rapid Millage renewal…
Equity PAC Endorses Wyoming Public School’s Bond Proposal
EquityPAC, a local organization working to increase the number of equity-minded policies, practices, and officials in West Michigan, endorsed Wyoming Public School’s Bond Proposal…
Equity PAC Endorses Love4GRPL: Library Operating Millage Renewal
EquityPAC, a local organization working to increase the number of equity-minded policies, practices, and officials in West Michigan, enthusiastically endorsed the Love4GRPL operating millage renewal…
Equity PAC Endorses GRPS Non-Homestead Millage Renewal
EquityPAC, a local organization working to increase the number of equity-minded policies, practices, and officials in West Michigan, enthusiastically endorsed Grand Rapids Public Schools’ millage renewal…
A political framework to advance equitable policing
Equity PAC was created in early 2016 as a response to an obscure city commission decision around policing…
Hires for New City Manager and County Administrator will shape the policy landscape for decades to come
Over the next several months, both the Kent County Commission and the Grand Rapids City Commission will replace their outgoing administrators…
Five reasons you need to be at Tuesday's Equity PAC endorsement meeting
Local politics is more important than ever for equity issues, and this Tuesday’s Equity PAC endorsement meeting is an excellent cross-section of candidates and millages on November's ballot that will impact our region...
Equity PAC Endorses Longtime Community Advocate Kurt Reppart for GR City Commission in Ward 1
EquityPAC, a political organization working to increase the number of equitable officials, policies, and practices in West Michigan, proudly announced their endorsement of Kurt Reppart…
Equity PAC Endorses Both Jones and VandenBerg in GR City Commission Race for Ward 2
Equity PAC, a political organization working to increase the number of equitable officials, policies, and practices in West Michigan, proudly announced their endorsement…
Equity PAC’s endorsement process is unapologetically about advancing equity
On Monday, June 26th at 6pm, Equity PAC members and the public will convene at Public Thread (906 South Division Ave) to hear from Grand Rapids’ 1st Ward candidates…
WZZM13: Group calls on city government to set realistic goals for diversifying workforce
"I don't think the timelines are clear... we hear a lot of things like, ‘It’s going to take time,’ and that we cannot find minority candidates," said Equity PAC Co-Chair, Jeremy Moore…
Where are our equitable, elected city leaders in the face of inequity?
On Tuesday evening at City Hall, 46 people lined up to give their 3 minutes on why they were drastically concerned with the latest incident by Grand Rapids Police…