Community Resources

Workshops and Training

The Midland County Inclusion Alliance regularly offers workshops and opportunities for learning and conversation on a variety of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access topics.

FREE EVENTS & VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS

MIDLAND PANEL ON INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE: VIRTUAL LUNCH CONVERSATION

In this hour-long session in November 2023, we explored different types of microaggressions and how best to respond to them, then heard from three members of our community.  Kip Gilbert, Smallwood Holoman, and Bart Maxon shared their own experiences with language and inclusivity from a variety of vantage points.  This workshop was hosted by the Midland County Inclusion Alliance and moderated by Mike Vagnini.

WOMEN IN SPORTS: IN CONVERSATION WITH SUZANN PETTERSEN

Watch our interview with retired LPGA golfer Suzann Pettersen, who appeared at the 2021 Dow Great Lakes Bay Golf Invitational as Dow Sustainability Ambassador. We talked about pay equity in sports, balancing being an elite athlete and mom, and the importance of representation of women in sports and roles models for young people.

Local and National Resources

Great Lakes Bay Pride
Great Lakes Bay Pride is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization on a mission to provide inclusive sexual orientation and gender identity/expression (SOGIE) education, advocacy, networking, and resources to individuals and organizations in the Great Lakes Bay Region. Great Lakes Bay Pride is the region’s LGBTQ+ resource group with a coverage area spanning the counties of Saginaw, Bay, Midland, Clare, Isabella, Tuscola, and beyond.

Disability Network of Mid Michigan

Leading the charge to change societal attitudes about people with disabilities and providing assistance to people with disabilities, their families, and the community

Association of Performing Arts Professionals
Toolkit of a broad range of information from diverse groups, organizations, authors and sources who may be studying and addressing -racial equity, decolonization, cultural justice, gender and other critical issues; useful for variety of industries.

How to Talk Honestly With Children About Racism
Suggestions and resources from PBS Kids

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125 Black-Owned Bookstores in America
A state-by-state list from Oprah Magazine

MCIC K-12 Book List
A children’s book list compiled by Midland Public School teachers of books supporting diversity equity, and inclusion. Download the PDF.