Call (586) 463-3675   Brief History of ICRJ For over four decades the Interfaith Center for Racial Justice (ICRJ) has been building bridges of understanding between people of different cultures and religious traditions. ICRJ’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration of Macomb County, as well as ICRJ programming like Green Circle, the Macomb Mosaic, Passport America, Kindness & Justice Challenge, and most recently Listen, Learn, & Live (LLL), Forums on Diversity, Interfaith Breakfast Seminar, and the LLL Summer Camp for Teenagers have educated and inspired thousands of adults and youth to work together for social and economic justice that respects all. Initiated by metropolitan Detroit religious leaders in 1968 in response to the Kerner Commission Report which followed a summer of racial disturbances—including the July 1967 civil disorder in the City Detroit—and which concluded that "our society is moving toward two societies, one Black and one White—separate and unequal," ICRJ has evolved to provide a consistent voice for unity. Partnering with local congregations, businesses, labor, other community organizations, and schools ICRJ aims to change hearts and minds through innovative programming and its annual MLK Holiday Celebration of Macomb County.  Read Full History             Current Organizational Structure   Rev. Michail T. Curro, ICRJ Executive Director   Rev. Curro joined the ICRJ in August 2006. With his leadership ICRJ’s annual MLK Holiday Celebration has grown to over 1,200 participants. During his tenure ICRJ has developed the innovative Listen, Learn, & Live (LLL) program, Interfaith Breakfast Seminar, launched the LLL Summer Camp for Teenagers, and initiated the resolution “Affirming the American Core Values of Freedom, Equality, and Justice” to build bridges of understanding among people of different cultures and faith traditions.  Rev. Curro is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. He began his professional career as a congregation based community organizer and has been involved in social justice and interfaith work for over two decades.               2012 ICRJ Board of Directors   Executive Director • Rev. Michail T. Curro ICRJ’s Support Staff • Deborah Holmes Officers • Imam Steve Elturk, President (Islamic Organization of North America, IONA, Warren) • Rev. Tyrone Martin, Vice-President (Greater Morning Star MBC, Mount Clemens) • Sarah Stovall, Treasurer (North Broadway Church of Christ, Mount Clemens) • Kay Schwarzberg, Secretary (Beth Tephilath Moses, Mt. Clemens) Board Members • Rev. Bart Beebe (Christ Lutheran Church, Sterling Heights) • Ed Bruley • Rev. Bill Davis (First Presbyterian Church of Mount Clemens) • Rev. Roger Facione (Mt. Calvary Lutheran, Warren) • J. David Ivers (Metropolitan AFL-CIO) • Eric Jackson, Treasurer (NAACP, Vinson Chapel C.M.E., Clinton Twp.) • Sue Kattula (Holy Martyr’s Chaldean Catholic Church, Sterling Heights) • Fr. Randall Phillips (St. Blase Catholic Church, Sterling Heights)                 2012 MLK Holiday Celebration Committee   Rev. Michail Curro, ICRJ Executive Director Bev Clark, Administrative Assistant Lynette Holmes, Committee Chair   Maureen Aman Denise Amenta Renee Arrington-Johnson Bernard Causey Adam Harris Della Jennings Louis Johnson Sean McBrady Redelia McLaurine Kirkanne Moseley Brittany O’Neal Fred Pantalleresco Jean Pantalleresco John Poma Karyn Rudzinski Katie Smith             ICRJ Home    About Us    Donate    News & Events    Contact Us MLK Holiday Celebration    Listen, Learn and Live    LLL Summer Camp for Teenagers    Forums on Diversity Donate to the ICRJ    Interfaith Seminar    Become a Member    Volunteer Top   Copyright 2008-2011. Interfaith Center for Racial Justice (ICRJ). All rights reserved.