Events listed below are organized by MI-CEMI or MI-CEMI member organizations. To submit an event for this listing become a member (it’s free) and send your event to mail@mi-cemi.org.
August 21st, 2025: “Unraveling Harm, Cultivating Safety” Book Launch | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | LOVE Building Community Room, 4731 Grand River Ave., Detroit, MI 48208 | Celebrate the book published by the Metro Detroit Restorative Justice Network, discussing what harm and safety look like after interviewing and surveying Detroiters. | Please RSVP.
August 25, 2025: Debtors in Prison: How fines and fees capture justice-impacted Michigan families in debt | A Safe & Just Michigan livestream | Noon | Register here.
September 20, 2025: Michigan Power & Purpose Training: ACLU & Rise for Freedom | 9 AM | Exact address sent after registration.| Free, one-day workshop to teach organizing skills, persuasive conversations, and network-building. Space is limited, commit to the full day and bring a friend
September 25, 2025: Seeds of Change | Annual Evening Gala Event | Hosted by Nation Outside.
September 25, 2025: Humanity for Prisoners‘s Voices of Humanity | 5:30pm | Annual Fall Event | Central Park Place, Grand Haven | Sponsorship and tickets available.
October 1, 2025: Youth-based Restorative Justice Circles | 9:00 AM | Belinda Dulin, Executive Director, The Dispute Resolution Centerwill discuss Youth-based Restorative Justice Circles with the Juvenile Justice Advocacy Team and League of Women Voters of Washtenaw County.
October 6, 2025: A Brighter Way’s 4th Annual Convening — “From Building to Belonging: Deepening Community Roots.” | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Morris Lawrence Building, Ann Arbor.
October 30-31, 2025: The Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) is hosting statewide 2025 Michigan Restorative Justice Summit, as an opportunity to invite, meet, and collaborate with practitioners, partners, and stakeholders of restorative practice in all its forms.
November 1, 2025: Citizens for Prison Reform Annual Celebration and PCAP Art Auction & Dinner | 4:30 – 8:00 PM | 500 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Lansing, MI | An evening of connection, community, and creative expression. Art auction presented in partnership with the Prison Creative Arts Project. Registration coming soon.