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  • Immigration and Criminal Justice

    Zip tying children. Deportations without due process. Inhumane detention conditions. Local law enforcement engaging in federal immigration enforcement.

    These abusive practices are scary on their own. Even ore troubling is the risk that they will spill over to non-immigration law enforcement, jail, and prison practices.

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  • Listen to ALL Survivors this Domestic Violence Awareness Month

    When Shameka Layton was fourteen, she left a dysfunctional household and never returned. She met a fellow runaway named Walter who had left a group home in search of his parents and siblings. Walter soon began drinking and selling drugs, which resulted in him becoming abusive towards Shameka.

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  • Leveraging Podcasts Without Starting Your Own 

    Top tier podcasts spend bit on equipment, sound engineers and editors, and marketing to grow their platform.

    But you don’t need to do all that to use podcasts to get the word out.

    MI-CEMI Program Coordinator Michael Taylor (AKA Brother Mike X of the 17 Winters Podcast) hosts a dynamic and informative conversation with

    • Ms. Marjon Parham (Michigan Liberation Respect the Roots Podcast)
    • Josh Hoe (Dream.org and Decarceration Nation podcast)
    • Adam Grant (Executive Director of A Brighter Way and frequent podcast guest)
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  • Political Writing Workshop

    You will leave this training with the basic tools you need to put your group’s goals and demands into an editorial for digital and print media outlets. We’ll cover how to stay on message, the necessity of being clear about goals and demands, who has the power to deliver them, and moving the public to support your campaign.

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  • Compromise Budget Compromises Public Safety 

    Advocates give budget deal mixed reviews for investing in prevention, rehabilitation, and reentry for folks impacted by the criminal legal system

    MICHIGAN – Groups working to make Michigan safer and more just for everyone gave the recent budget mixed reviews for promoting public safety through violence prevention, rehabilitation, and reentry. 

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