Craft Libations for Collective Liberation

$17,550 / $25,000 GOAL

When we hit the $25,000 goal we will host FREE Community Conversation events in Metro Detroit, South West Michigan, Central/West Michigan, Northern Lower Michigan, and the UP. All attendees of the community conversations will leave with resources and tools to continue to engage the work of Racial Justice.

Donations will be earmarked for Title Track’s work for Racial Equity, including training programs for BIPOC facilitators, scholarships for the “Understanding Racial Justice” program and support for our partnership with Northern Michigan E3, which focuses its efforts on how to educate, elevate and engage the community around anti-racism.

Michigan’s Craft Beverage Industry is known for its imagination, vision, and commitment to community. This is a group of creative problem-solvers who have historically provided leadership and offered community spaces for building local culture that is vibrant and resilient.

Many thanks to Short’s Brewing Company, Eastern Market Brewing Company, Black Rocks Brewery, Beards Brewery, Chelsea Alehouse, Founders Brewing Co. and the Michigan Brewers Guild for their support of this anti-oppression programming!!

All donations are tax-deductible and appreciated as we pursue the $25,000 goal! If you are able to donate a minimum of $50, please see below for what you will receive for your donation.

Donate a minimum of $50 now and get thanked in Title Track’s newsletter and social media.

You, and anyone who works for your organization are invited to join the Community Conversations Programming on our 5 city tour.

Donate $100 or more and become a member of Title Track’s Racial Equity Team

You, and anyone who works for your organization are invited to join the Community Conversations Programming on our 5 city tour.
This will support Title Track’s ongoing work:
- Facilitating educational programs for schools, businesses, non-profit orgs and individuals
- Working in solidarity with frontline Environmental Justice leaders in communities of color
- Supporting Native Justice through Indigenous Mutual Aid and Support for Native Elders
- Developing new curriculum to offer to the many new people interested in taking action
- Growing our organization’s capacity to scale up our ongoing efforts
You will be recognized on our website and social media, and you will receive a membership card and a quarterly newsletter with updates on our work as well as links to articles, podcasts, and videos to support your commitment to continued learning and action.

In addition to our industry goal of $25,000 to host five Community Conversation Programs across the state of Michigan, Title Track has two separate program offerings that allow for your organization to dig deeper into anti-oppression training. If you are interested in the $1000 or $5000 dollar level please contact us for more information.

Donate $1000 or more and Title Track will bring a Community Conversation on Racial Justice to your pub or establishment hosted by Seth Bernard (bio below) with special guests rotating regionally.

You, and anyone who works for your organization are invited to join the Community Conversations Programming on our 5 city tour.
These community conversations are open to the general public and will help folks understand the basics of Racial Justice by:
- addressing FAQs
- defining common terms and concepts
- dissecting the five faces of oppression and
- offering critical tools and analysis toward action in resistance and solidarity.
These conversations will consist of two 50 minute “sets” with a break in between and Q&A at the end of each set.
These conversations will include creative prompts for groups to explore together, and a song at the beginning of each set.
Title Track will provide printed materials for folks to take home.

Donate $5000 or more and Title Track will facilitate a staff training that will take place for a full day, 9am-5pm, and will serve a full staff of up to 75 people.

You, and anyone who works for your organization are invited to join the Community Conversations Programming on our 5 city tour.
Before the training, Title Track will provide support in the form of:
- A one hour zoom call between one of the facilitators and brewery leadership.
- An outline of the training and what folks can expect,
- A PDF packet offering guidance and tools to leadership in handling potential fears and reservations from staff, based on previous experience.
During the training, two Title Track facilitators will set a container of trust with community agreements, and help the staff enter brave space using art, music, and team-building techniques throughout the day. The training itself will cover:
- Historical context for the racial construct in the U.S.
- Unpacking and understanding power, privilege, identity, and oppression.
- Resistance, solidarity, and collective liberation.
- Case studies of frontline community leaders and organizations.
The training will conclude with support for meaningful next-steps, including:
- DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) practices.
- Forming accountability partnerships within the staff.
- Forming supportive partnerships with frontline organizations in communities of color.
- Continued community learning.
- Organizing and lobbying for antiracist policies at the local, state, and federal level.
After the training, Title Track will provide support in the form of:
- A one-hour zoom call with the full staff, checking in.
- Reading list for continued community learning.
- Custom media bundle w/ podcasts, films, and music.
- Self-guided exercises and activities for the team.

Seth Bernard is the Founder and Co-Executive Director of Title Track. He has curated, facilitated and participated in workshops and panels related to Racial Justice through the Anishinaabe Racial Justice Conference, the Michigan Music Alliance, the Earthwork Harvest Gathering, the Deep Winter Men’s Retreat, the Youth Empowerment and Sustainability Summit (YESS), the Earthwork Songwriters Retreat, and SXSW.

In 2019, Seth was awarded a Rotary Charities Changemaker Fellowship to support Anti-Oppression work in Northern Michigan and his ongoing project “Collaborative Songwriting for Collective Liberation”, in which Seth guides groups in the creation of original songs built around anti-oppression themes.

As a result of his years of work in collaboration and solidarity with community leaders in Detroit and Flint, Seth was invited to member of PolicyLink’s Water Equity and Climate Resilience Caucus, a national network of Environmental Justice leaders working to address water equity and climate resilience, centering frontline communities of color and low-income communities.

Seth is also the host of “State of Water”, a podcast on clean water issues and their relationship to policy, equity, community, and climate, featuring in-depth conversations with some of Seth’s mentors at the forefront of Michigan’s Environmental Justice movement.

Born and raised in rural Northern Michigan, Seth is also a musician and arts educator, bringing a unique orientation to place and creativity into the work to build antiracist community in our region. Over the past several years, Seth has guided many entry-level conversations about Racial Justice with fellow white folks, cultivating spaces that nurture compassion, courage, and community building.