As Michigan Elders, we are deeply connected to our natural environment, from our beautiful lakes and forests and our rich farmland and orchards to our urban parks and neighborhoods. Our peninsulas are surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes, making us guardians and protectors of one of Earth’s greatest fresh water systems. Our group launched in early 2025.
Ending our dependence on fossil fuels and implementing a green economy has immediate as well as long-term benefits for public health and well-being. We have a skilled industrial workforce ready to build on a deep history of innovation in our state and devise workable, energy-efficient modes of transportation. We gain strength from our diverse population, who regularly show up with grit and determination to protect our democracy. We are eager to draw upon the people power we have demonstrated in recent years for the sake of our beloved home and all the beings within it.
Our work across the state brings us into partnership with many like-minded groups. Some of those groups are:
- Michigan Climate Action Network
- Voters, Not Politicians
- Statewide Indivisible Michigan
- Clean Water Action
- League of Women Voters
- League of Conservation Voters
We aim to act as an adjunct to these groups, supporting their programs with elder volunteers and counting on their networks to amplify our messages.
Third Act Michigan acknowledges that our state encompasses ancestral, traditional, and contemporary land and territories of Indigenous peoples, primarily the Anishinaabeg—Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwa, Odawa, and Potawatomi peoples. We honor the expertise and leadership of the 12 federally-recognized Indian nations in their historical and present-day defense of the land and water around us; we support the principle of Indigenous sovereignty; and we commit to respectful collaboration in the rebuilding of a sustainable system that nurtures us all.