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We are the network that supports MI survivors: with legal and policy advocacy, expert training, and someone always on the other end of the phone.

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Survivors have already carried the cost of silence. We should not have to spend our lives fighting for the chance to be heard.

At Interlochen, an investigation documented approximately 70 firsthand accounts of physical sexual misconduct involving 47 accused adults, spanning seven decades.

Behind every account is a person whose safety, trust, and future mattered then, and still matter now.

Michigan lawmakers have two opportunities to act:

🔹 JUSTICE FOR SURVIVORS PACKAGE — SB 257–261
Expand the legal deadlines for survivors to bring civil lawsuits over sexual abuse. Finding the safety to disclose can take years. Access to justice should reflect that reality.

🔹 HOUSE RESOLUTION 284
Create a legislative committee to investigate Interlochen Center for the Arts and its relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Survivors and the public deserve answers.

Both priorities remain in the House Government Operations Committee, chaired by Brian BeGole.

BRIAN BEGOLE AND MATT HALL: SURVIVORS ARE ASKING YOU TO ACT.

Chairman BeGole, bring these measures before your committee. Speaker Hall, use your leadership to move them forward.

We’re organizing a protest at your Lansing offices with a clear demand:

HOLD HEARINGS. ADVANCE BOTH MEASURES.

Expressions of concern are not enough. Survivors deserve action.

SURVIVOR GROUPS, ADVOCATES & ALLIES: WE NEED YOU.

Help us plan, reach your communities, and bring people together. Whether you represent an organization or are one person ready to stand with survivors, there is a place for you.

Message @misurvivorjustice to help organize or receive updates. Share this post so it reaches people who want to help.

Date and meeting details will be announced. You do not have to tell your story publicly to participate.

We have different stories. We can make this demand together.

Justice shouldn’t expire.

#MichiganSurvivorJustice #JusticeForSurvivors #JusticeShouldntExpire #Interlochen #SurvivorAdvocacy

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The first round of LEAD 2026 breakout sessions is looking fantastic!💥 Following our morning keynote, attendees will choose from three sessions:⁠
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– Coalition Building That Works⁠
Emme Zanotti (Equality MI), Chris DeBoer (MMHCA), Alyssa Moore & Sarah Prout Rennie (MCAH)⁠
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– Supporting Survivors, Changing Systems⁠
Heath Lowry (MCEDSV)⁠

– Democracy in Practice: Civic Engagement as Social Workers⁠
Reid Garnett (Vot-ER)⁠
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All three sessions will take place from 10:40 AM–12:00 PM and offer 1.5 CEs.⁠

And that’s only the first round of breakout sessions. Check out the full LEAD 2026 schedule at bit.ly/NASWMILEAD2026 and register by October 9th!⁠
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#LEAD2026 #NASWMI #PoliticalSocialWork #SocialWorkIsPolitical

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A title does not erase a report of abuse. Community connections do not replace accountability. Silence is not due diligence.

David McNeilly is president of Mid-Michigan Business Partners, an organization whose credibility depends on trust, referrals and professional reputation.

David is also my brother and my abuser. The person I reported to police for sexually abusing me throughout my childhood.

I have repeatedly offered documentation. I have warned institutions where David later occupied roles involving children, including Heritage Baptist Church and Lansing Christian School. I have now contacted people connected to MMBP’s public Facebook presence.

I am not asking MMBP to decide criminal guilt. I am asking the organization to uphold meaningful standards for the person representing it.

MMBP’s governing leadership should:

1. Formally disclose my abuse and supporting documentation to its governing officers.
2. Arrange an impartial review rather than relying on David, my family or rumors about my mental health and past.
3. Require David to recuse himself and suspend his presidential authority while that review occurs.
4. Tell members and the public what leadership standard it applied and what action it decided to take.

There were years when I was doing everything I could to stay alive. I coped in ways I regret and made choices I would not make today. I have taken responsibility, pursued healing and changed my life.

I can take responsibility for how I survived without accepting responsibility for what was done to me.

My past does not cancel my police report. My trauma does not make documentation disappear. Portraying me as mentally unwell does not relieve anyone of the responsibility to examine the evidence.

This is not an accusation against every MMBP member. It is direct notice to the people responsible for the organization’s leadership, credibility and response.

MMBP now has a choice: conduct a legitimate review or explain publicly why it refused to do so.

You have been informed. What you choose to examine and what you choose to protect will define your organization.

#MISurvivorJustice #MMBPGroup
#institutionalaccountability

They meet at the David

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Connecting and sharing knowledge is one of our favorite things about #NSAC2026! We've chatted with so many of you, here's a highlight of some of our conversations.
See you all tomorrow!

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📣The doula profession is evolving and awareness alone isn't enough. The 2026 Virtual DONA Summit is where that evolution happens and awareness becomes action.📣

A message from DONA International President Erica Lane, CD/PCD(DONA) ahead of our early bird deadline July 31st!⬇️ @labor_of_love_doulacare

This year's theme is From Awareness to Action, From Insight to Practice, and the sessions reflect exactly that. Our keynote speakers include:

🟣 Dr. Phindile Chowa MD on the postpartum gap in medicine @drchowa

🟣 Amy Chen Esq. on national trends in expanding access to doula care

🟣 Dr. Kimarie Bugg DNP, MPH, IBCLC, FAAN on lactation support across the perinatal journey @doctor_mama_bugg

🟣 Dr. Kaveri Mayra PhD, MPH, BScN on obstetric violence through arts-based research @kaveri_mayra

🟣 Jessica Edel PhD and Chéree Thomas M.L.S., C.D.M. on doulas' role in supporting survivors of intimate partner violence @mcedsv

Plus sessions covering holistic postpartum planning, trauma-aware mentorship, doula support in surrogacy, microaggressions in the birth room, sustainable Medicaid workflows, supporting neurodivergent and chronically ill clients, and much more.

The Summit takes place October 26-27, 2026 virtually, so anyone anywhere in the world can attend - with 60 days of on-demand access afterwards!

Early bird tickets are available now at donasummit.com 🎟️

Organizations interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at this year's Summit can find all the details there too.

#DONAInternational #Doula #DONASummit2026

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This past week First Step was excited to share in the celebrations for the culmination of @laurakillingbeck's ride across Michigan for domestic and economic abuse survivors! We congratulate Laura on her incredible journey and for bringing awareness to the realities of economic abuse.

#ChoosetheBearTour #firststepcares #supportsurvivors #helpline 24-hours: 734-722-6800

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Look at these smiles! We enjoyed printing cookies for @mcedsv annual conference this week @kensingtononstatemi

The Sweet Shot is an experience marketing activation where we print cookies live at your event. We promise your guests will not stop talking (and sharing)! Book for your next event at TootsSweets.com

#tootssweetscookies #experiencemarketing #corporatecookies #sugarcookies #metrodetroit

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I’m so proud to ride in solidarity with survivors of domestic violence and economic abuse.

To ride in partnership with orsa credit union, led by the indomitable Tansley Stearns.

And to ride in gratitude with the Michigan Coalition To End Domestic and Sexual Violence, with co-directors Chéree Thomas and Merkeb Yohannes.

Survivors: we believe you, we respect you, and we are here for you. ❤️

🚴‍♂️Choose The Bear Tour is a cross-Michigan bike ride and movement to end gender-based violence and economic abuse. Ignited by Orsa Credit Union.✨

🐻Link in bio to the Choose The Bear Tour to learn more and donate to a fund for survivors.

❤️Michiganders: Link in bio to support survivors with everyday debit card purchases through Grow And Give. It takes five minutes to sign up.

#choosethebeartour #orsacreditunion #shewentwild #sheexplores

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Hot takes from my tent with the one and only Priya Mann. Thank you Priya for elevating our message to end gender-based violence and domestic abuse!

Thank you JoJo Dries from @onthewingsofangelsnonprofit for connecting us, and for being a forever badass.

Thank you Orsa Credit Union for envisioning, creating, and supporting the Choose The Bear Tour. Orsa is leading the way for financial institutions to show up for women in tangible ways. I’m proud to work with them.

Thank you to the extraordinary network of survivors, frontline workers, and systems workers across Michigan who are doing the gritty, powerful, beautiful work to end gender-based violence and domestic abuse. You are my heroes.

Thank you to Uniting Three Fires Against Violence and the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence for your work with survivors across the state.
Domestic violence is systemic: it affects people from every background and walk of life. It’s also intertwined with racism, colonialism, homophobia, and the many systems of hierarchy that bind and enforce patriarchal norms. Breaking the cycle means building genuine relationships of care and mutuality. @utfav1 and @mcedsv do this brilliantly.

The bike journey ends today in Detroit. Tomorrow (Tuesday July 21) from 5:30 to 7:30 we’re hosting a public meet and greet at the Kensington Hotel in Ann Arbor. If you’re in the area, please come by and say hi!

🚴‍♂️Choose The Bear Tour is a cross-Michigan bike ride and movement to end gender-based violence and economic abuse. Ignited by Orsa Credit Union.✨

🐻Link in bio to the Choose The Bear Tour to learn more and donate to a fund for survivors.

❤️Michiganders: Link in bio to support survivors with everyday debit card purchases through Grow And Give. It takes five minutes to sign up.

#choosethebeartour #orsacreditunion #shewentwild #sheexplores

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I got to meet the extraordinary team at the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence in Lansing, Michigan. This brilliant group is doing vital work to heal communities across Michigan.

Special thanks to Chéree Thomas, Merkeb Yohannes, Peter Namukowa, and Bailey Harrington for the roundtable discussion. I was riveted by each person’s passion and ability to articulate tangled complexities. I am probably going to spend months, if not years, digesting the nuances of this conversation.

I’ll have a lot more to share about this as time goes on. For now, I’m heading to Detroit for the final miles of this winding ride. The smoke is quite a bit lighter today, so it’s a good time for me to be moving.

🚴‍♂️Choose The Bear Tour is a cross-Michigan bike ride and movement to end gender-based violence and economic abuse. Ignited by Orsa Credit Union.✨

🐻Link in bio to the Choose The Bear Tour to learn more and donate to a fund for survivors.

❤️Michiganders: Link in bio to support survivors with everyday debit card purchases through Grow And Give. It takes five minutes to sign up.

#choosethebeartour #orsacreditunion #shewentwild #sheexplores

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Come see me July 21st through 23rd at the annual conference for the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCEDSV).

I’ll have a table for my book, Primitive, so stop by and say hello!

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