Effort underway to involve underrepresented communities in redistricting

The Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA) is leading an effort alongside a coalition of partners to provide training and resources to help underrepresented communities give testimony and legislative maps to the new Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC).

The MNA is a statewide membership organization of 20 nonprofits representing diverse communities in Detroit, Flint and Grand Rapids, with a mission to promote “anti-racism and social justice.” The new effort is to promote involvement by communities in the state that have been historically underrepresented in Michigan’s political processes.

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