Calendar of Events

The Virtual Annual Membership Meeting will provide our members and allies the opportunity to learn more about the strategic work MAC staff and board are currently engaged in and provide direct feedback that will shape MAC’s initiatives moving forward. Members will also ratify changes to MAC’s bylaws and vote on the presented slate of candidates […]

Discussion of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.   Book chosen by members at last year’s member meeting The Body Keeps the Score is a cutting-edge offering for the general reader to comprehend the complex effects of trauma, and a guide to a […]

A presentation of the documentary Paper Tigers (2014) followed by a facilitated discussion of the film     “Stressed brains can’t learn.” That was the nugget of neuroscience that Jim Sporleder, principal of a high school riddled with violence, drugs and truancy, took away from an educational conference in 2010. Three years later, the number of fights […]

Empowering Survivors to Understand the Impact of Trauma:  Getting Through, Not Over Presented by Jane Straub Experiences matter.  Numerous research studies have shown how childhood stress and trauma can impact adult health.  The Ace Study is the largest study investigating the health and social effects of negative childhood experiences.  Now that we have the research, […]

  The Minnesota Alliance on Crime hosts Transforming Generations, an advocacy organization that aims to organize, educate, and transform cultural and power dynamics to end gender-based violence with services that are culturally relevant to the Hmong community. Presenter Seng Xiong will discuss resources, dos and don'ts, and provide a framework for working with LGBTQ+ survivors […]