Join us for Bridge Michigan’s virtual 10-year anniversary celebration
Bridge Michigan invites readers to join us Wednesday, September 29 for a very special Lunch Break event: a birthday party! Bridge Michigan is kicking off our 10th birthday celebration with a virtual event to mark the occasion, honor the people who have made the last 10 years of journalism possible and look forward to the future. Please join us for this exciting event!
We’ll be joined by the Center for Michigan’s (Bridge’s nonprofit publisher) president and CEO John Bebow, founder and chairman Phil Power, project editor and senior writer Ron French, environmental reporter Kelly House, Capitol reporter Sergio Martinez-Beltran and membership director Amber DeLind. This hour-long discussion will be moderated by BridgeDetroit executive editor Stephen Henderson from 12 to 1 p.m.
Please fill out our Lunch Break registration form to be sent a calendar invitation to the event, including the Zoom link. This registration form also includes an opportunity to submit questions for our participants. Pull up a chair, grab your party snacks and join us for this kickoff to a year of celebration.
Bridge’s Lunch Break monthly series focuses on timely topics facing our state. Previous discussions have centered on racial equity in Michigan, the impact of COVID-19 on K-12 education, high water levels in the Great Lakes, the November election, readers’ COVID-19-related questions, Bridge’s coverage plans for 2021, coronavirus vaccine distribution, openness in Michigan government, COVID-19’s impact on higher education, the status of Michigan’s redistricting process, Michigan’s recent labor pipeline struggles, the impact of climate change in our state and youth mental health.
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- Watch Bridge's Lunch Break discussion on youth mental health in Michigan
- Watch Bridge's Lunch Break discussion on impact of climate change in Michigan
- Watch Bridge's Lunch Break discussion on Michigan labor pipeline struggles
- Watch Bridge's Lunch Break discussion on Michigan redistricting process
- Watch Bridge's Lunch Break discussion on COVID's higher education impact
How to join this live Zoom discussion
To be invited to participate in this discussion, please complete this form and we’ll send you the link via a Google Calendar invitation to your email inbox. You can also pre-submit your questions to our team on this form.
To learn more about how to join a Zoom meeting, watch this short video below. Zoom is free to use, and you can use the video call function on your computer, tablet or phone, or you can call into the meeting using the conference line function.
To regularly receive advance notification of what our nonprofit newsroom is planning and receive member-exclusive benefits — such as free Bridge event tickets, copies of our bimonthly Bridge Book Club selections and more — become a Bridge Club member today. Member support allows us to offer engagement opportunities like this Lunch Break series.
We look forward to partying with you September 29!
See what new members are saying about why they donated to Bridge Michigan:
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- “Not many other media sources report on the topics Bridge does.” - Susan B.
- “Your journalism is outstanding and rare these days.” - Mark S.
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