• Big Mama’s Cookout: MI-CEMI Learning Community Gathering

    Mama Akua Community House 2431 Ferry Park St, Detroit, Michigan

    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 […]

  • Prison Programming Providers Table

    Virtual Event on Zoom

    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 […]

  • MI-CEMI Communications Roundtable: Short Form Video

    Virtual Event on Zoom

    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 filmmaking and editing to use short form video. In fact, they reward quick, authentic content. Jade Gray, Digital Content […]

  • Incarceration Prevention and Public Safety Learning Community

    Virtual Event on Zoom

    The Incarceration Prevention and Public Safety Learning Community is a statewide network of advocates, organizers, service providers, researchers, practitioners, and community leaders working to reduce reliance on incarceration and advance community-based approaches to public safety. Meeting quarterly, the Learning Community provides a space for those actively engaged in public safety, diversion, restorative justice, violence prevention, […]

  • MI-CEMI Reentry Table: Housing

    Virtual Event on Zoom

    The Reentry Table is a space for connection, collaboration, and action among people and organizations working to support successful reentry in Michigan. Bringing together reentry service providers, formerly incarcerated individuals, advocates, and other stakeholders, the table provides opportunities to build connections across the reentry field, share insights on successes and challenges, highlight resources, and explore […]

  • MI-CEMI Prison Programming Providers Table

    Virtual Event on Zoom

    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 with direct programming experience for our quarterly Prison Programming Providers Table. To receive updates, resources, meeting notices, and […]

  • MI-CEMI Communications Roundtable

    Virtual Event on Zoom

    MI-CEMI’s Communications Roundtable is a quarterly gathering designed to help advocates, communications professionals, storytellers, organizers, and community members strengthen their communications skills and build connections across Michigan’s criminal legal reform movement. Each roundtable explores a different communications topic, providing opportunities to learn from experienced practitioners, share ideas, discover new tools and strategies, and discuss effective […]