Silhouette through the trees of #EastLansing, #Michigan.

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The Musical Tanner: Negotiating Work, Music, and Belief in Revolutionary Boston (MI & Virtual) - Events - Labor Heritage Foundation A lecture from David Stowe, MSU Religious Studies

TODAY at 12:00 PM Eastern in #EastLansing MI and online:

The Musical Tanner: Negotiating Work, Music, and Belief in Revolutionary Boston

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#LaborHistory #MSU #MichiganState #Michigan

Smooth as Silk: Working Women of the Belding, MI Silk Mills (1902-1908) (MI & Virtual) - Events - Labor Heritage Foundation A lecture from independent scholar Jenelle Thelen

TODAY at 12:00 PM Eastern in #EastLansing MI and online:

Smooth as Silk: Working Women of the Belding, MI Silk Mills (1902-1908)

Find out more: tinyurl.com/mrw6xph3

#MidMichigan #LaborHistory

TOMORROW at 12:00 PM Eastern in #EastLansing MI and online:

Smooth as Silk: Working Women of the Belding, MI Silk Mills (1902-1908)

Find out more: tinyurl.com/mrw6xph3

#MidMichigan #LaborHistory

💕 Early morning light 🌄 💕

#EastLansing #Lansing #Michigan #PureMichigan #Sunrise #Morning #Monday

Unannounced Immigration Arrests Prompt Safety Questions - East Lansing Info An East Lansing resident has advocated for the city to formalize a strategy to help local residents know an immigration raid is happening, and not criminal activity.

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#EastLansing #ICE #Michigan #MeridianTwp

On this day in queer history: 7 March 1972

East Lansing, Michigan, became the first U.S. city to pass a gay rights ordinance, banning discrimination in city hiring based on sexual orientation—an early milestone in LGBTQ civil rights.

#QueerHistory #LGBTQHistory #EastLansing #Michigan

Congressman Tom Barrett’s Campaign Seeks High School Students’ Emails After Anti-ICE Walkout - East Lansing Info Last week, Michigan Information and Research Services reported a staffer for Barrett filed a FOIA request seeking ELHS staff and students' emails related to an anti-ICE demonstration.

Big tough “military” congressmen Barrett? More like Big Brother Barrett 😳 Tom is SO TERRIFIED of @wewill2026.bsky.social he has resorted to digging thru our children’s emails with their teachers 🤦🏽‍♂️ #EastLansing #EastLansingHighSchool #Michigan #MI #MICD7 #politics
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#MSULatinXFilmFestival kick off!! #EastLansing #Michigan

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Trump's tariffs have reduced wheat exports in #Michigan by a staggering 89% & have put 800,000 #Farm jobs in jeopardy. Were the people of Michigan aware of Trump's #tariffs causing this much #devastation when he won the state in 2024?

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EL Police Oversight Commissioners Bristle at New Speech Limits, Seek Transparency Around Pepper-Spray Incident Facebook Bluesky Twitter LinkedIn Months after the East Lansing City Council adopted ordinance changes that limit the powers of the East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission, commissioners are growing more and more frustrated about the new constraints put on their speech and the information that can be shared with the public. In October, the City Council voted to approve ordinance changes that some council members said are necessary to comply with a new collective bargaining agreement the city reached with a police union, though oversight commissioners have contested that the changes go beyond what is required in the bargaining agreement. Since the amendments were adopted, some changes have been apparent at meetings. For example, commissioners are no longer allowed to use ELPD employees’ names at meetings or in reports. At certain points during Wednesday’s meeting, commissioners would slip up and mistakenly say Police Chief Jen Brown’s name, instead of just saying her title of police chief. They would then be reminded of the rules by other commissioners or stop themselves. “Brown’s name is not in it,” Chair Ernest Conerly said when referencing a motion to file a complaint against the police chief. “Damn – I mean – the person that works for the [city] manager, who runs the department. [Her] name is not in here. [This is] utterly ridiculous.” East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission Chair Ernest Conerly speaks at the Oct. 14, 2025 City Council meeting. (Brian Wells for ELi) Commissioner Amanda Morgan said she thinks the new rules violate her first amendment rights. “The most conservative Supreme Court justice would strike this down,” Conerly said. Even though the changes were put in place in October and have been broadly discussed since the spring, members of the oversight commission are still unsure about some of the requirements under the revised ordinance. For example, during a discussion about the commission’s 2024 annual report, commissioners agreed they needed to redact officers’ names, but were unsure if officers’ titles need to be redacted as well. There is language in the agreement that says the commission cannot identify ELPD employees in reports, and commissioners disagreed about if a title is enough information to identify some ELPD employees. A paragraph in the Police Oversight Commission’s 2024 annual report draft. Commissioners are not allowed to name ELPD officers in reports, and are unsure if they can include the titles of ELPD employee, such as “deputy chief,” “lieutenant,” etc. When the City Council passed the _ordinance amendments on Oct. 21,_ it passed a version that had been amended days prior to the council meeting that had not been reviewed by the commission, leading a commissioner to tell an ELi reporter she had “no idea” what council had just passed shortly after the vote. Many questions commissioners still have about the ordinance changes – like if the commission has the ability to hire an investigator and if officer titles must be kept out of commission reports – remain unanswered. “Most of the questions we have are how do we use the ordinance. Not how did we get to this point? Not discussing what whatshername did or the city manager,” Vice Chair Kath Edsall said. “How do we work with this document and what limitations does it put on us?” Commissioner Chris Root said at yesterday’s meeting a city attorney told a group of commissioners that city attorneys would answer questions provided by commissioners, but if they have follow-up questions about those answers, they would need to be addressed in a closed-session meeting. Commissioners had concerns about talking about the amendments in a closed-door meeting, saying the public should understand the new rules and that discussing the amendments in closed-session could violate the Open Meetings Act. “It is clear that what the city attorney is allowed to discuss with a body that normally meets in open-session during the closed-session involves strictly legal advice,” Root said. “A number of questions we might have wouldn’t actually be about strictly legal advice.” Commissioner Michael McDaniel, who is an attorney, said City Attorney Carlito Young had unexpectedly called him that afternoon to tell him he was surprised the commission did not want to meet in closed-session. McDaniel said Young was concerned that the conversation would drift into questions about an incident where an ELPD officer deployed pepper spray on young men downtown in August. In that incident, an officer deployed pepper spray on two men downtown before arresting them. Brown defended the officer’s actions and helped write a press release that named the men arrested. However, the attorney for the men later released security footage that contradicted the police narrative and charges against both men were dropped. The incident and press release are now the subject of a lawsuit filed in a federal court. This is not the first rift the commission has had with the city’s attorneys. Last month, the commission opted to skirt a recommendation from Young when filing complaints against officers involved in the pepper spray incident. Young said filing the complaints could be against the city’s interests due to ongoing litigation, but members of the volunteer commission said their duty is to oversee the police department. **Commission asks that city investigation look into police chief’s actions, be made public.** The commission was initially slated to vote on a motion to file a complaint about Brown’s actions following the pepper spray incident. However, after a discussion the commission amended the motion to ask that an independent review of the police department that the City Council ordered in October look specifically into Brown’s actions following the pepper-spray incident. A photo of Police Chief Jen Brown. (From City of East Lansing website) The commission’s ability to have an investigation carried out is limited by the new ordinance and when the oversight commission files a complaint, it is investigated by ELPD. “I’m not comfortable with the police department investigating themselves,” Commissioner Kathy Swedlow said. “I think that anything that would come from that [investigation] in some eyes would be necessarily tainted because you’re investigating your boss.” As a way to get more information, Swedlow suggested the commission amend the complaint motion to instead request that the review into ELPD already ordered by City Council investigate Brown’s actions after the pepper spray incident. The motion also requests that the investigation be made public after it is completed. The commission has raised concerns about Brown’s actions during and after the pepper-spray incident because she did not intervene to ensure the men pepper sprayed received medical care when they asked for it. Additionally, Brown played a central role in writing the misleading press release about the incident. The amended motion passed unanimously. While commissioners are hoping the investigation shines more light on the controversial August incident that city officials have mostly stayed quiet about, some are already raising doubts about the prospect of the investigation being made public and the attorney, _Michelle Crockett_, council hired to conduct the review. “There’s no transparency in this investigation as far as we can tell,” Commissioner Simon Perazza said. “When we heard we had a civil rights lawyer who was chosen, we looked up the civil rights lawyer and saw they actually specialize in protecting corporations and municipalities from harassment and discrimination cases. I’m concerned about the lack of transparency and the choice.” **Commissioners are troubled by police force data.** For the first three years of the oversight commission’s existence, monthly reports would be attached to meeting agendas that give short narratives and demographic data around incidents where ELPD officers use force. Under the new bargaining agreement, those reports must be kept confidential by commissioners – though ELi did obtain a redacted version of the October report through a Freedom of Information Act request. Edsall said she is troubled by demographic data in recent reports, namely the racial and age breakdown of who ELPD is using force against. Edsall highlighted data in reports that cover August through October, over those three months ELPD used force in interactions with 108 individuals, of which 78 were Black and 17 were white. Additionally, the average age of individuals in the September report was 21.5, Edsall said. When you take out three middle-aged outliers, she added, the average age drops down to 19.5. “What we’re seeing here is what we’re seeing around the country,” Commissioner Sharon Hobbs said. “We’re getting an increase because that increase is being stimulated. That gives the powers that be the opportunity to say… ‘Look at what happened with all those people who came in there.’” Hobbs continued to say this could preempt the city and ELPD to “send in the troops” as a way to “Make East Lansing Great Again,” referencing President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan. “I am worried about that,” Morgan said. “I do worry that East Lansing is going to be a focal point for an increase in bias and prejudice and militarization of law enforcement.” _Correction 12/5 6:00 p.m.: This story initially stated the commission filed a complaint about Police Chief Jen Brown. The commission amended its motion to ask the city’s investigation be made public and look into Brown’s actions. The commission did not file a complaint against Brown._

I say give them nicknames like “Pepper Spray Pete” or “Ethics Challenged Emma”. How about “Press Release Patty”?
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"Teen movie matinee: Ticket $0. Free popcorn and crafts! December 15, 3-5pm. Attendees will vote on what to watch! East Lansing Public Library." Red and black movie graphics.

Stop by after school on December 15 for a teen movie matinee! We'll provide free popcorn and crafts, and attendees will vote on which movie to watch! #LibSky #Movies #EastLansing

Sam appreciates a plowed path on a snowy Sunday morning

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Food Donations Accepted. The food bank especially needs: Cooking oil Peanut butter Kid-friendly snacks Boxed dinners Baby food/formula Canned fruit/vegetables Canned soups/stews Pasta Rice Beans Canned meat Greater Lansing Food Bank, East Lansing Public Library, and Friends of ELPL logos.

We’re partnering with the Friends of the East Lansing Public Library to host a food drive! Throughout the month of November, drop off items in the donation bin near the Friends Shop inside the library. All items will be donated to the Greater Lansing Food Bank. #LibSky #EastLansing #FoodDrive

"Karma Kloth presents: East Lansing Clothing Drive. Nov 1-Nov 8. All donations will be going to Cristo Rey Community Center. Accepting all clothing: summer, winter, packaged, shoes, all sizes! (Will not accept any uncleaned clothes, unpackaged undergarments, or anything with rips or stains.) Where? East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Rd, East Lansing, MI, 48823. Hours: Monday-Thursday, 10am-9pm. Friday-Saturday, 10am-6pm. Sunday, 1-5pm. For any inquiries, please contact Krishna Shastri @ 586-295-5774.

We’re partnering with Karma Kloth East Lansing to host a clothing drive at the library! The clothing drive will take place November 1–8, and all items collected will go to Cristo Rey Community Center. #LibSky #EastLansing #ClothingDrive

💕 Happy Halloween 👻 💕

#KillerClown #Costume #DIY #ThriftStore #Fashion #EastLansing #Halloween #Fall #Ivy

💕 Come visit us at the last East Lansing Farmer's Market of the season!

We have #CakePops, #BananaBread, #MonsterCookies, #Preserves, #PopcornBalls & more 🍪 🍭 🍞 💕

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💕 MSU Tailgate GO GREEN!! 💚 🤍 💕

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💕 Come visit us at the #EastLansing #FarmersMarket for #bananabread #cookies #cakepops #jam & good vibes

💕 I'm not sure what functions Baxter provides but he is a tad intimidating LoL 😆 🤖 💕

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Misinformation spreads faster than truth in moments like this. Families deserve facts, not rumors. Communities deserve truth, not twisted narratives.

Let us stand with the victims, the survivors, and every family shattered by this violence.

#MichiganChurchAttack
#EastLansing
#StandWithMichigan

Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs) Ranking of Michigan Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Non-Hispanic White Alone Ethnicity Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

In 2021, the following #Michigan cities had the highest #poverty rate among their Non-Hispanic #White population:

#Hamtramck: 46%
#Inkster: 39%
#MuskegonHeights: 36%
#MountPleasant: 36%
#EastLansing: 35%
#Detroit: 31%
#Allendale: 30%

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This month is the first meet-up! #msu #eastlansingmeetups #eastlansing #lansing #lansingmeetups #msumeetups

Yo. New to the area and also on a journey of rediscovering my faith. I’m sure I’m not the only one. If you’re a young adult in the surrounding areas and looking for community in your journey of discovering or re-discovering Christ, let’s be in community! #lansing #eastlansing #okemos #msu