Come meet the Detroit Justice Center’s 2025-26 Artist in Residence, Jenin Yaseen, and hear from some of her collaborators about putting together a tapestry depicting a world without the state surveillance used in Palestine and Detroit. August 19th, 2026 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm The LOVE Building For more information please visit here: https://detroitjustice.org/event/jenin-yaseens-artist-in-residence-showcase/
Join the Solitary Justice Project for a community event centered on the voices and experiences of people directly impacted by solitary confinement. Attendees will hear from solitary confinement survivors, learn about current efforts to reform solitary confinement in Michigan, and explore what meaningful alternatives can look like. Special guest Joel Carter will share his lived […]
Join us for our next MI-CEMI Prison Programming Providers Table September 1st, 2026 12:00 – 1:30 PM ET At MI-CEMI, we know that robust peer-led and volunteer programming inside Michigan prisons is essential for meaningful rehabilitation and successful community reentry. To continue strengthening and expanding these critical programs, we’re bringing together providers, advocates, and individuals […]
Join Safe & Just Michigan for its 2026 Signature Event: Five Years of Fresh Starts on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 6 p.m. in Lansing, featuring Sheena Meade, CEO of the Clean Slate Initiative, for an evening celebrating advocates and champions of justice. Please arrive between 6:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. as the event program starts promptly at 6:30 […]
Join us September 10 on Zoom for our next MI-CEMI General Member Convening focused on the year-end electoral push. Hear from Angela Davenport of the Voting Access for All Coalition (VAAC) on voter access and turnout, and Lynna Kaucheck of Michigan Voices on Protect the Vote. Stay tuned for additional speakers and details to be […]
Responding To & Healing From Harm in Community MI-CEMI’s Incarceration Prevention & Public Safety Learning Community Annual In-Person Gathering Join MI-CEMI for a special in-person Learning Community gathering on August 9, 2026 at the Mama Akua Community House’s Big Mama’s Cookout as we break bread, build community, and learn from each other on how we can […]
Tik Tok. Instagram Reels. YouTube Shorts. More people are getting their news and commentary from short-form video today. If you aren’t getting your message out through these channels you are missing out. You don’t need fancy film-making and editing to use short form video. In fact, they reward quick, authentic content. Jade Gray, Digital Content […]
Nation Outside is honored to help host this stop alongside Center for Transformation, Citizens for Prison Reform, and the Presbyterian Committee on the Self-Development of People. This powerful exhibition centers the perspectives, emotions, and visual narratives of people who have survived prison isolation…giving our community an opportunity to better understand the human impact of solitary confinement directly through […]
Join Nation Outside for Seeds of Change 2026: Detroit Premiere & Benefit, an unforgettable evening where film, community, and purpose come together to inspire conversation and action. Through intimate storytelling, What Grace Leaves Behind explores what happens after incarceration. It does so not through statistics or headlines, but through the lived experiences of women rebuilding […]
Join the Michigan Center for Youth Justice at our 2026 gala celebrating our 70th year on Friday, September 25, 2026 at the Ann Arbor City Club in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Attendees will enjoy delicious food, fellowship, keynote speaker, along with a silent auction. There will also be an award ceremony honoring individuals and their dedicated […]