Tag: events

  • MI-CEMI Communications Roundtable

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    Jen Szenay

    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…

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  • MI-CEMI Prison Programming Providers Table

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    Jen Szenay

    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…

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  • Incarceration Prevention and Public Safety Learning Community

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    Jen Szenay

    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,…

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  • MI-CEMI Communications Roundtable: Short Form Video

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    Jen Szenay

    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. September 17th, 2026 12:00 – 1:30 PM ET Each roundtable explores a different communications topic, providing opportunities to learn from experienced practitioners, share ideas,…

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  • Prison Programming Providers Table

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    Jen Szenay

    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…

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  • MI-CEMI Quarterly Programming Providers Table

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    Jen Szenay

    What Does Supporting Programming Look Like? Providers across Michigan spend enormous time navigating barriers to meaningful prison programming: staffing shortages, inconsistent access, communication gaps, policy limitations, volunteer burnout, funding instability, and uneven opportunities between facilities. But what if we stepped back from the day-to-day barriers and asked a larger question? If Michigan truly prioritized rehabilitation,…

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  • MI-CEMI Prison Programming Providers’ Table: Culture Change Through Programming

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    Jen Szenay

    Join MI-CEMI on Thursday, June 18 from 12:00–1:30 PM EST for the next Prison Programming Providers Table, “Culture Change Through Programming.” This virtual conversation will bring together organizations and advocates working to expand meaningful programming, strengthen reentry support, and explore how culture change inside correctional settings can improve outcomes for incarcerated individuals and communities.  

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  • Citizen’s for Prison Reform’s 15th Annual Legislative Education Day

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    Jen Szenay

    CPR’s 15th Annual Legislative Education Day Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | 10:00 AM–4:00 PM Capitol Lawn | 100 N. Capitol Ave., Lansing, MI 48933 Join Citizens for Prison Reform for its 15th Annual Legislative Education Day, “Building Bridges to a Safer Michigan: Advancing Justice, Supporting Families, and Strengthening Communities.” This annual advocacy event brings together…

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  • MI-CEMI Reentry Table: Employment Opportunities & Pathways to Work

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    Jen Szenay

    Employment can shape every part of a person’s reentry journey, and too often, access to meaningful work is limited by stigma, policy barriers, and a lack of support. This quarter’s Reentry Table will focus on employment opportunities, workforce development, and the systems that help or hinder returning citizens as they rebuild their lives. We are…

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