Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates
Bringing stability to West Michigan families and communities through legal services, advocacy, and community-wide education.
On Friday, July 22nd, LIA hosted a letter-writing campaign to promote reproductive rights in Michigan. After a successful day full of letter writing stations, sample letters, postcards, kids’ advocacy activities and presentations, LIA mailed out 74 letters and 60 postcards to local, state, and federal representatives.
We aim to educate and advocate while keeping cultural differences in mind.
We seek justice when legislation makes our community more vulnerable.
We aim to educate and advocate while keeping cultural differences in mind.
We seek justice when legislation makes our community more vulnerable.
Empowering community members to contact their representatives, and encourage them to make their voices heard
Blogs, flyers, and presentations sharable online by social media and email:
Sample Letter #1 – Sample Letter #2
Take advantage of letter writing stations with sample letters, postcards, and address labels
Coloring stations to encourage young advocates to share their voices
Pet friendly. accessible office location with ample parking
With your help, we’ll send 10 letters to legislators at every level of government – city, county, state, and federal
Short on time? Pick up a To-Go packets with sample letters, address labels, postcards, and resources
Learn how and where to vote, including support for non-English speakers
Vote YES on the amendment to add Section 28 to Article 1 of the Michigan State Constitution this November!
Utilize these resources so you and your family can advocate from home.
Fill out this letter and mail it to your State Representative (using the list of addresses below) as a trackable item in favor of ensuring reproductive rights through the Michigan State Constitution.
Print out these coloring sheets and word searches for any younger advocates wishing to participate in the campaign.
These two articles elaborate on the intersection between immigrant rights and reproductive rights and how the Supreme Courts’ decision on June 24th, 2022 impacts the work of Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates.
Article 1, Section 28 Right to Reproductive Freedom
(1) Every individual has a fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which entails the right to make and effectuate decisions about all matters relating to pregnancy, including but not limited to prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, miscarriage management, and infertility care. An individual’s right to reproductive freedom shall not be denied, burdened, nor infringed upon unless justified by a compelling state interest achieved by the least restrictive means. Notwithstanding the above, the state may regulate the provision of abortion care after fetal viability, provided that in no circumstance shall the state prohibit an abortion that, in the professional judgment of an attending health care professional, is medically indicated to protect the life or physical or mental health of the pregnant individual.
(2) The state shall not discriminate in the protection or enforcement of this fundamental right.
(3) The state shall not penalize, prosecute, or otherwise take adverse action against an individual based on their actual, potential, perceived, or alleged pregnancy outcomes, including but not limited to miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion, nor shall the state penalize, prosecute, or otherwise take adverse action against someone for aiding or assisting a pregnant individual in exercising their right to reproductive freedom with their voluntary consent.
(4) For the purposes of this section:
(5)This section shall be self-executing. Any provision of this section held invalid shall be severable from the remaining portions of this section.
Source: Ballotpedia
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