Michiana Voices hosts free, monthly events that range from film screenings to workshops led by local organizers to kid centered crafts to amazing speakers from around the world. Almost all of our events are open to the public and are held in the Southern Michigan, Northern Indiana area otherwise known as Michiana. Events are free unless otherwise stated and donations are welcome. Join us for one of our upcoming events!
Upcoming Events
8:00am – 10:00pm
An all day event!
$75 Suggested Donation
Join us in exploring the Arab American “capital”! This trip will start with a bus trip to Inkster, MI where we will learn about, tour, and have lunch at Zaman International: Hope for Humanity. This amazing organization has an incredible history and has grown to a global scale, providing basic needs and programs to communities all across the world.
From there we will make stops at the Arab American Museum, the only one of its kind in the United States, and Fatme’s Bakery, which was started by a woman who went through programs at Zaman.
This trip will be filled with learning, connection, community, and hope. All things our world very much needs.
In order to cover lunch, honorariums, and fuel, we are asking for a $75 donation. However, we do not want money to be a barrier to participate in this trip and scholarships of all sizes are available. Reach out to Ana at the email below to find out more. (Dinner and souvenirs not included in cost.)
Please REGISTER for this wonderful opportunity. Capped at 20 people.
Email ana@michianavoices.org with any questions or concerns.
Past Events
3:00-6:00pm
Goshen Printmakers Guild
213 S Main Street, Back Alley Entrance
Join us for a hands-on workshop to contribute to No Single Thread, a community zine weaving together stories of peace, resilience, and joy across Michiana and Palestine by Michiana Voices.
We’ll use LEGO printmaking to create quilt-and tatreez-inspired designs, transforming simple blocks into symbols of connection, repair, and resistance.
No experience needed, just bring your curiosity, care, and creativity. Open house style event, drop-in anytime.
Your prints can become part of the zine and go home with you as a reminder that we are all threads in a shared fabric of justice and hope.
All materials and snacks provided!
This event is for folks young of age, as well as folks young of heart. ☺️
In collaboration with Goshen Printmakers Guild, Short Stack Press, and Emma Brooks Creative.
7:00pm
Brief reception to follow.
College Mennonite Church
1900 S Main St, Goshen
Please join us for an evening of classical guitar to benefit Magenta Mind featuring Ayman Jarjour. Ayman is a classical guitarist who plays music with Spanish, Latin American, and Middle Eastern flavors. Bachelor’s degree from Madrid’s Royal Conservatory of Music, Master’s at The Juilliard School, Ayman has played throughout Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and received a standing ovation at Carnegie Hall as winner of Artists International’s Special Presentation Award. Magenta Mind offers specialist-led mental health training in underserved Arabic-speaking communities across the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond.
Free, open to the public. Donations to Magenta Mind will be gratefully accepted.
Visit Palestine through stories, sights, and sounds.
1:00pm-3:30pm
727 New York St, Goshen
Get a glimpse into Palestinian life as Ana (co-Director of Michiana Voices) and Nancy (Steering Committee Member) share experiences from their recent two week long trip as part of a solidarity tour in the West Bank and parts of Israel. Grow connections between Goshen and Palestine, as well as relationships with our neighbors in the Michiana area. We look forward to seeing you there!
The presentation will begin at 1:00pm followed by Q&A time with a potluck of snacks and refreshments. If you are able, please bring a snack to share. Refrigerators are available if needed.
2:00-5:00pm
Goshen Printmakers Guild
213 S Main St, Alley Entrance
This event is put on by the Goshen Printmakers Guild.
More about this event…
Come to the Goshen Printmakers Guild to make signs to foster a welcoming city environment. You’ll also have an option to contribute to our Who is Goshen Collaborative Print Project. This event is free and family friendly!
7:30pm
Goshen Theater
216 S Main St, Goshen, IN
Doors open at 7:00pm – $5 Suggested Donation
More about No Other Land…
Basel Adra, a young Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta, has been fighting his community’s mass expulsion by the Israeli occupation since childhood. Basel documents the gradual erasure of Masafer Yatta, as soldiers destroy the homes of families – the largest single act of forced transfer ever carried out in the occupied West Bank. He crosses paths with Yuval, an Israeli journalist who joins his struggle, and for over half a decade they fight against the expulsion while growing closer. Their complex bond is haunted by the extreme inequality between them: Basel, living under a brutal military occupation, and Yuval, unrestricted and free. This film, by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists, was co-created during the darkest, most terrifying times in the region, as an act of creative resistance to Apartheid and a search for a path towards equality and justice.
A film by Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor.