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The Power is in Us Michigan Voices MV an affiliate of State Voices was established in 2005 as the statewide civic engagement collaborative table to educate engage activate and protect underrepresented and disenfranchised communities and to ensure their full and equitable access to the democratic process. We seek to ensure full and equitable access to the democratic process by helping to build capacity in progressive nonprofit groups that are led by and engage Black Brown and Indigenous people. We provide resources to help these organizations become selfsustaining in their mission to bring social justice to their communities. We champion a democracy where all Michiganders can and do exercise their power to impact the decisions that shape our local state and federal government.