The U of M Labor Studies Center held the “2005 Michigan-Midwest Summer School For Women Workers” labor school at MSU

Left: Co-Coordinator Pat Fowler from UAW Local 1248, U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, Co-Coordinator Willie Paulsen from Michigan State University’s Clerical Technical Union and Coordinator Maurice "Skip" Turner from the University of Michigan Labor Studies Center.




Born and raised in the city of angels, Mark Machado AKA Mr. Cartoon has become the most sought after tattoo artist by those in the music industry. Everyone in Mr. Cartoon’s neighborhood had a nickname so he was dubbed Cartoon as it both matched his personality and the fact that he lived and breathed art. Mr. Cartoon had been drawing his whole life. As a kid he was paid for his art and at the age of 16 he was known in all of Southern California for his work on low-rider murals.
Top Left: A custom-designed necklace by Recomira-Ray (Philippines) introduced at the 2001 Hong Kong Jewelry and Watch Fair; blending gold, rubies and Moissanite jewels created by Charles & Colvard into a piece that is truly enchanting.