The Building Michigan Communities Conference (BMCC) starts today!  Re-energize, refresh, and restore as the BMCC returns in person for the first time in four years.

• Two inspirational, memorable days
• Two outstanding keynote plenaries
• Steal My Idea MC'd by Horace H.B. Sanders from Detroit
• 40+ compelling educational sessions
• BMCC Book Club with Angeline Boulley, member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Author Firekeeper's Daughter
• Complimentary Professional Headshots for all BMCC attendees!

Group Discounts Available:
Register your group of five or more together online to receive a discount of $25 per registration. Discount code: GROUP23

Professor Angela Davis Keynote

Rarely do we get an opportunity to be in the presence of icons, our heroes, and sheroes. BMCC 2023 proudly provides attendees with one of these rare moments. Join us as we end our two-day conference with the incomparable world-renowned activist, philosopher, feminist, scholar, and author, Professor Angela Davis.

Born in Birmingham, Alabama in the 1940s, Professor Davis knew of and experienced racial prejudice.  As a teenager, she started organizing interracial study groups that were broken up by the police, only the beginning of a life written about in books, nsong lyrics, movies, and so much more.

Professor Davis is a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and writes extensively on class, gender, race, and the prison industrial complex, with her latest book, Abolition.Feminism.Now. written in collaboration with Beth Richie, Erica Meiners, and Gina Dent.

Also, be in the room and a witness to an interview of a lifetime by Kimberly Trent, Deputy Director of Prosperity, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, as she revisits some pivotal moments for Professor Davis and explores her thoughts on current events, the state of equitable housing, and what most needs our attention.

• Two inspirational, memorable days
• Two outstanding keynote plenaries
• Steal My Idea MC'd by Horace H.B. Sanders from Detroit
• 40+ compelling educational sessions
• BMCC Book Club with Angeline Boulley, member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Author Firekeeper's Daughter

*New for 2023* Group Discount:
Register your group of five or more together online to receive a discount of $25 per registration. Discount code: GROUP23

Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians is a storyteller who writes about her Ojibwe community in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She is a former Director of the Office of Indian Education at the U.S. Department of Education. She lives in southwest Michigan, but her home will always be on Sugar Island. Firekeeper’s Daughter is her debut award-winning novel and was an instant #1 NYT Bestseller being made into a Netflix series by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, Higher Ground. Her second novel, Warrior Girl Unearthed, will be available May 2nd.

Ms. Boulley will share her author journey – “There simply are too few stories told by and about Indigenous girls and women, especially from a contemporary viewpoint.” She will then join Melissa Kiesewetter for a conversation about Firekeeper's Daughter, and current projects. Ms. Kiesewetter is a Tribal Liaison with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and has worked for and with Tribal Nations, currently administering the statewide Michigan Indian Tuition Waiver program, and is a dedicated and trusted key resource for both State of Michigan Tribal Liaisons and Tribal Leaders.

Mission Statement
Provide Michigan with inspiring and relevant education across the affordable housing continuum with an emphasis on equity, advocacy, and networking opportunities.

Objectives
Bring together the stakeholders involved with the affordable housing industry in Michigan for:

• Focused training sessions on a variety of topics (professional and personal growth);
• Invaluable opportunities for networking and deal-making;
• Building collaborative relationships and advocacy that endure beyond the conference; and
• Promoting equitable programs and policies.

Who should attend the Building Michigan Communities Conference (BMCC)?  Because housing is a cornerstone of thriving communities, the BMCC attracts a wide range of attendees from elected officials and staff to housing-service providers – for those across the housing continuum. 

We offer sessions, keynotes, exhibits, and networking opportunities for homeless service providers, service organizations,  housing counseling, landlords, management companies, nonprofit/for-profit developers, architects, construction, engineering, realtors, financiers, advocacy groups, legislators, attorneys, accountants, property dealings, zoning, municipalities, townships, villages, Downtown Development Associations, Main Streets, government agencies, universities, and Redevelopment Ready Communities.
Registration for the 2023 Building Michigan Communities Conference remains open. Re-energize, refresh, and restore as the BMCC returns in person for the first time in four years!

• Two inspirational, memorable days
• Two outstanding keynote plenaries
• Steal My Idea MC'd by Michigan's own Horace H.B. Sanders
• 40+ compelling educational sessions
• BMCC Book Club with Michigan's own Angeline Boulley discussing Firekeeper's Daughter 

Registration:
Register by Friday, April 14th to receive the early bird discounted rate of $350! Scholarships are also available.

Register today as we aim to Transform: Be the Spark!