MACC Zooms In

MACC ZOOMS IN
"Zoom In" on the issues that matter to you!

MACC Zooms In: In our virtual "MACC Zooms In" sessions we bring our network together to connect, talk with each other, hear from experts, and discuss the issues and challenges they're facing. MACC Zooms In sessions are free and exclusively for MACC Members!

Upcoming Zoom In sessions:

New Upcoming sessions!

During our cross-network, virtual convenings MACC prohibits the use of any AI notetaking tools to ensure the confidentially, security, and safety of all participants. MACC will not admit AI notetakers into our virtual meeting spaces unless a prior accommodation has been requested. If you need an accommodation to this policy for any reason please contact: info@macc-mn.org and we'll be happy to partner with you! Note: Individual MACC teams may have their own, mutually-agreed upon policy regarding AI notetaking tools that differs from this policy.

MACC Zooms In On: 2026 Legislative Debrief

June 10th | 1 - 2 pm | Virtual | FREE

Spring is in full swing and that means the current legislative session is scheduled to wrap in less than a month! As we settle into new norms with an unpredictable government, it is time to look back at our recent volatile legislative session. Our friends and experts from Momentum Advocacy will join us to help us make sense of the chaos and unpack how it will impact our organizations and communities.

Get the download on:

Clarity through the chaos: get Amy’s behind the scenes breakdown!
2027 budget uncertainty: what’s done, what’s unfinished
Updates on potential cuts and funding changes
Federal impacts on local policies, funding, and our network
Then and now: the evolving oversight landscape
Plus: Extra Extra: system changes or scandals!
Storytelling and Coalition Success: MACC and Momentum’s work together to shift the story

About your Speakers:

Amy Frederiksen, Principal, Momentum Advocacy: Amy was the first woman to ever serve as Majority Leader in the Minnesota Senate. She served in the Minnesota Senate from 2005 to 2013 and led the caucus into the majority in 2010 when she flipped 16 seats as the Elections Chair. Amy has a deep background in clean energy and municipal affairs, as a member of the Senate Energy Committee and Senate Transportation. And, was the lead on the Senate Economic Development Committee for six years. Since her tenure in the Senate, Amy has worked in political consulting. She specializes in media relations and crisis communications. Learn more about Amy and Momentum Advocacy.

Nicholas Sandberg, Lobbyist, Momentum Advocacy: After graduating from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Political Science in 2022, Nick went straight into the Minnesota legislature, staffing committees on education, transportation, and capital investment. Next, he spent a session working for the Revisor’s office, where all bills and amendments are drafted before they are introduced by legislators. Nicholas is a lobbyist with Momentum Advocacy who is working closely with nonprofits this session to navigate the complex legislative landscape and protect community-based funding. Having staffed Minnesota’s legislative drafting office and several House committees, he has seen firsthand how the most impactful legislation is shaped behind the scenes. Learn more about Nick and Momentum Advocacy.

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Queerness and Art - a Conversation

June 25th | 10 - 11:30 am | Virtual | FREE

This Pride month at MACC we are centering art and creative expression. We are thrilled to invite you in to this conversation with a panel of incredible local artists celebrating the intersections of art + queerness. We’ll explore the essential nature of art and creativity in our lives and in creating a world where we all can thrive. We’ll also explore how to center creative expression if one does not already have an art practice. This luscious “MACC Zooms In” offering builds on the ideas of our Wellness Summit, recognizing that art is not a luxury but a necessary element of thriving within and beyond oppressive systems.

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About your Moderator:

	katie robinson, Writer, Facilitator, Educator, Scholar, Artist: We’re excited to welcome back katie robinson as our moderator! katie robinson (any pronouns) is a writer, facilitator, educator, scholar, and interdisciplinary artist devoted to the exploration of what is present and possible outside of the white supremacist colonial imagination. Their essay, “Here’s How I Let Them Come Close,” a meditation on encounters, extraterrestrials, and the creative process, was featured in “A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing from Soil to Stars” from Milkweed in 2023. They just finished their PhD at Pacifica Graduate Institute, where they completed a dissertation at the intersections of depth psychology, decoloniality, and police and prison abolition. Learn more about katie
About your Panelists:
	Denzel Belin, Host, Writer, Director, Actor, Producer, and Improvisor: Denzel Belin (he/him) is a Black bisexual Minneapolis-based host, writer, director, actor, producer, and improviser. Belin is a longstanding cast member and writer at Brave New Workshop. Belin has a passion for new work development and directed two world premieres in 2025. He has generated work as a writer for Mixed Precipitation, Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, Fearless Comedy, and more. Belin serves on the boards for Walking Shadow Theater Company and Queer Gaze. Denzel won the title of Mr. Twin Cities Leather 2026 and placed second runner up at the International Mister Leather competition. Learn more about Denzel

	A.P. Looze, Interdisciplinary Artist: A.P. Looze (they/them) is a white, transgender interdisciplinary artist working across writing, performance, music, visual art, installation, and contemplative practice. For over a decade, their work has explored healing from intergenerational trauma, celebrating trans identity, and creating experiences of embodied spirituality through deeply personal storytelling and multimedia expression. They approach art-making as a sacred technology: a way to generate revelation, tend wounds, and invite audiences into deeper relationships with themselves, others, and the living world. They have been an Akashic Record Practitioner since 2021, and incorporate this wisdom in their work. They were a 2016 Q-Stage Fellow with 20% Theatre, created a show for The Guthrie’s 2018 Emerging Artist Celebration, was a 2018 Naked Stages Fellow at Pillsbury House + Theatre, a 2019 Northern Lights Artist on the Verge Fellow, a 2024 Cedar Commissions Fellow, and a 2023–2025 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow in Combined Artistic Fields among other awards. Learn more about A.P.

	Announcing soon: New Panelist! Check back soon for an exciting new panelist announcement!

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MACC Zooms In Resources:


		MACC Zooms In Virtual Post-It Wall: We want to "Zoom In" on timely topics that matter to our network, but we don't want to send you endless surveys. So we've created a living, virtual post-it wall. Have an idea for a Zoom In? Stick it on a post it and add it to the wall! Click here to check it out!

		Zoom In: On Demand! Access Zoom In content whenever is convenient for you or easily share a session with your colleagues by visiting the "MACC Zooms In" YouTube Playlist! Watch past recordings of all our Zoom In sessions. Now you can "Zoom In" on your time! Click here to check it out!