Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. LACS Teacher Training Workshop (June 29, 2017 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40938 40938-8853104@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 29, 2017 8:30am
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

The Zika outbreak in Latin America, Indigenous healing practices in Mexico, public health in Cuba, and more.

This workshop will introduce teachers to the diverse communities of Latin America and some of their strategies and traditions for promoting health and wellbeing. We will explore the concepts of population, demography, public health, colonialism, worldview, Indigenous medicine, and biomedicine.

The second half of the workshop will focus on strategies for teaching and reinforcing these concepts using visual art. All participants will be eligible to receive/ apply for:

• 6 State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs)

• A curriculum development grant of up to $200 for books and materials. Applications for these grants will be made available to participants after the workshop.

This program is designed for middle and high school social studies, art, and health teachers, but all are welcome!

To register online: sites.lsa.umich.edu/ii-signup/

For questions, contact Laura M. Herbert at lmhmich@umich.edu

This event is funded in part by a Title VI Federal Grant from the US Department of Education. Cosponsored by the International Institute.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 31 May 2017 15:21:45 -0400 2017-06-29T08:30:00-04:00 2017-06-29T16:30:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Workshop / Seminar LACS workshop flier
Fulbright U.S Student Program Info Session (July 6, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41088 41088-8943095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 6, 2017 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: International Institute

Summer sessions will provide a brief overview of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, U-M campus application process, and application components for the study/research, ETA, and Arts grants. Advisors will address specific questions about awards and provide tips on applying and completing your application. This info session can be attended in-person or via webinar. To register via webinar: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/rv52051. Please use your UMICH email when registering.

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CASC Monthly Yoga (September 17, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44205 44205-9897582@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, September 17, 2017 11:00am
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor

Come join CASC in our monthly yoga session! CASC Student and certified yoga instructor, Carly Noah, will be leading a peaceful, beginner-level yoga session to clear your mind to take on the semester the best you can!

Please bring a towel or yoga mat if you have one available to you.

Please RSVP in the link below.

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Exercise / Fitness Tue, 03 Oct 2017 10:45:09 -0400 2017-09-17T11:00:00-04:00 2017-09-17T12:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor Exercise / Fitness Yoga
Language Interpretation in Social Work Practice (September 22, 2017 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/42100 42100-9550243@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 22, 2017 8:30am
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work

This professional development workshop will help students and professional social workers learn and appreciate the role of language in social work practice. All social workers, monolingual and multilingual alike, perform the role of language interpreter (and/or translator) in practice. Ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in practice calls for methods, philosophies, and tools that can allow us to build relationships across class, gender, immigration status, sexuality, language and race. Interpretation- facilitating communication across lines that might otherwise divide communities is essential to working towards our commitment to DE&I. Participants will learn methods and strategies for interpretation with special attention to the potential for power imbalances that influence the way in which communication is mediated through an interpreter.
Program
8:30 AM: Continental Breakfast
9 - 10:30 AM: Workshop I: Translation and Interpretation in Micro and Macro Social Work Practice
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Workshop II: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion through Language Interpretation in Social Work Practice
12 - 2: PM: Working Lunch - Small group Discussions and Large Group Conclusions and Recommendations

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 10 Aug 2017 07:58:20 -0400 2017-09-22T08:30:00-04:00 2017-09-22T14:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work Conference / Symposium School of Social Work Building
Nam Center for Korean Studies | Chuseok Dae Party (October 1, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43434 43434-9762898@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 1, 2017 2:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Nam Center for Korean Studies

The 2017 Chuseok Dae Party is the seventh annual celebration of Korean Thanksgiving.

Featuring an afternoon of Korean culture and arts with traditional games, crafts, performances, and holiday food, all members of the U-M community and area residents of all ages are welcomed to enjoy Korean hospitality and traditions at this festival.

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Reception / Open House Thu, 14 Sep 2017 16:04:40 -0400 2017-10-01T14:00:00-04:00 2017-10-01T16:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Nam Center for Korean Studies Reception / Open House Chuseok Dae Party
"Welcoming Sukkot" (October 4, 2017 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/43825 43825-9843900@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 4, 2017 4:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Jewish Communal Leadership Program

Please join students, faculty, and staff of the Jewish Communal Leadership Program in the School of Social Work's courtyard sukkah as we prepare to welcome Sukkot, celebrate our community, and share in meaningful dialogue.

RSVP Here: http://archive.ssw.umich.edu/forms/rsvp/?eventID=E2835
Questions? Email Paige Walker (vpwalker@umich.edu)

Seasonal hors d'oeuvre catered by Hillel.

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Reception / Open House Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:56:48 -0400 2017-10-04T16:00:00-04:00 2017-10-04T18:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Jewish Communal Leadership Program Reception / Open House Fall Leaves and paper chains in sukkah
CASC Talk: Food and Social Justice (October 19, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45332 45332-10161392@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 19, 2017 6:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor

Join us in a panel discussion on race, food sovereignty, and sustainability within the food justice movement. Panelist engaged in food justice efforts including organizers, activists, and advocates, will share their experiences, challenges, and strategies toward action, namely in urban neighborhoods. Light refreshments will be provided.

Panelists:

Jack Griffin is a graduate from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business with a Community Action and Social Change minor. He is the founded of Food Finders, a web-based app that helps users find free food resources that are closest to their home, school, or current location.

Food Gatherers, an organization that works to alleviate hunger in the Ann Arbor community. They distribute more than 1,000,000 pounds of food to 150 non-profits in the Ann Arbor area.

Annie Grech is a University of Michigan student pursuing a BS in Biochemistry. She is the President of the University of Michigan chapter of the Food Recovery Network, an organization that works to fight food waste and hunger by recovering perishable food that would otherwise go to waste.

Naim Edwards works in the city of Detroit as an Evnironmental Specialist. Along many other forms of environmental activism, Naim works with Voices for Earth Justice to engage the local community at an urban garden.

Please RSVP to the link below. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:15:52 -0400 2017-10-19T18:00:00-04:00 2017-10-19T20:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor Lecture / Discussion Food Justice
CASC Monthly Yoga (October 22, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44205 44205-9897583@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 22, 2017 11:00am
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor

Come join CASC in our monthly yoga session! CASC Student and certified yoga instructor, Carly Noah, will be leading a peaceful, beginner-level yoga session to clear your mind to take on the semester the best you can!

Please bring a towel or yoga mat if you have one available to you.

Please RSVP in the link below.

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Exercise / Fitness Tue, 03 Oct 2017 10:45:09 -0400 2017-10-22T11:00:00-04:00 2017-10-22T12:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor Exercise / Fitness Yoga
Through the Fire: The History Behind the 1967 Rebellion (November 6, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45995 45995-10344533@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 6, 2017 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Join Jamon Jordan of the Black Scroll Network who will give a talk that focuses on the decades-long turbulent racial history that led to the 1967 Rebellion. He will detail what happened during the 1967 Rebellion, and the legacy of those five days and what has happened in Detroit as a result. http://archive.ssw.umich.edu/forms/rsvp/index.html?eventID=E2912

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:37:46 -0400 2017-11-06T12:00:00-05:00 2017-11-06T13:30:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lecture / Discussion School of Social Work Building
Workshop: Entering, Engaging, and Exiting Communities (November 7, 2017 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41708 41708-9720918@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 6:30pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

Introduces principles and practices for thoughtfully engaging with communities, including motivations, impact of social identities, and strategies for engaging in reciprocal, ethical, and respectful ways.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:54:06 -0400 2017-11-07T18:30:00-05:00 2017-11-07T20:00:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Ginsberg Center Workshop / Seminar Learning in Community Workshops Logo
Interrogating and Applying Critical Intersectionality: Cross-Disciplinary Conversations on History, Epistemology, Methodology, and Application (November 8, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46382 46382-10475464@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 8, 2017 1:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender

Please register: https://goo.gl/SLbbk2

PANELISTS:
- Beth Glover Reed, Associate Professor of Social Work & Women's Studies
- Charlotte Karem Abrecht, Assistant Professor in American Culture
- Elizabeth Armstrong, Professor of Sociology & Organizational Studies
- Elizabeth Cole, Associate Dean for Social Sciences and Professor of Women's
Studies, Psychology, & Afroamerican and African Studies
- Larry Gant, Professor of Social Work & Art and Design
- Margo M. Mahan, Postdoctoral Fellow in Sociology
- Maria Cotera, Associate Professor of American Culture & Director of Latina/o
Studies
- Nesha Haniff, Lecturer in Women's Studies & Afroamerican and African Studies
- Patricia Garcia, Assistant Professor of Information
- Petra Kuppers, Professor of English

SCHEDULE:
1:00-2:15pm: Faculty panel on the history and epistemology of intersectionality theories
2:30-3:30pm: Faculty-led lightning talks and discussion on questions and tensions on methodology and conducting research within a critical intersectional framework
3:45-5:00pm: Brief lightning talks with faculty and graduate students on research and practice application of intersectionality theories

Organized by the Critical Intersectionality Rackham Interdisciplinary Workshop
Sponsored by the School of Social Work Critical Intersectionality Learning Community (CILC), Rackham Graduate School, and Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG).

For any questions please contact Marisol Fila: mafila@umich.edu

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 31 Oct 2017 10:35:44 -0400 2017-11-08T13:00:00-05:00 2017-11-08T17:00:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Institute for Research on Women and Gender Conference / Symposium poster image with event title
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Organizations (November 9, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45968 45968-10341700@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 9, 2017 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Yodit Mesfin-Johnson is Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Strategy for NEW | Solutions for Nonprofits. Yodit will discuss her work in championing causes that promote equity, access and opportunity for all within organizations. As the chief program officer she provides leadership to NEW’s strategic planning process and implements new programmatic strategic initiatives. She is a nationally recognized leader in business development, nonprofit management and social entrepreneurship. RSVP HERE: http://archive.ssw.umich.edu/forms/rsvp/index.html?eventID=E2826

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 19 Oct 2017 09:52:23 -0400 2017-11-09T12:00:00-05:00 2017-11-09T14:00:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lecture / Discussion School of Social Work Building
Trans* In College: Personal Pathways To and Through The Research Process (November 13, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45818 45818-10310366@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 13, 2017 12:30pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Join us in welcoming Z Nicolazzo (pronouns: ze/hir) to campus. Ze is an
assistant professor and faculty associate at Northern Illinois University. Hir
research focuses on mapping gender across college contexts, with a
particular emphasis on affirmative and resilience-based research alongside
trans* students. Ze recently published a book titled Trans* in College:
Transgender Students’ Strategies for Navigating Campus Life and the
Institutional Politics of Inclusion.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 16 Oct 2017 12:49:21 -0400 2017-11-13T12:30:00-05:00 2017-11-13T13:30:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar A flyer describing the event, with a picture of ze smiling.
Trans Awareness Week Keynote Speech (November 13, 2017 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45077 45077-10081479@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 13, 2017 6:30pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Join us in welcoming Z Nicolazzo (pronouns: ze/hir) to campus. Ze will join us for Transgender Awareness Week on Monday, November 13th. Ze is an assistant professor in the Adult and Higher Education program, and a faculty associate in the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, both at Northern Illinois University. Hir research focuses on mapping gender across college contexts, with a particular emphasis on affirmative and resilience-based research alongside trans* students. Ze recently published a book titled Trans* in College: Transgender Students’ Strategies for Navigating Campus Life and the Institutional Politics of Inclusion.

Co-sponsored with Women's Studies, U-M Libraries, Counseling and Psychological Services, Center for the Education of Women, the Residential College, Center for the Study of Higher and Post-secondary Education, Michigan Community Scholars Program, Institute for Research on Gender and Women, Institute for the Humanities, School of Social Work TBLG Matters and Housing Diversity and Inclusion.




Registration Link: http://bit.ly/2yCaNqx

Free and open to the public.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:46:44 -0400 2017-11-13T18:30:00-05:00 2017-11-13T20:00:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion A photo of Dr. Z Nicolazzo. Ze is smiling and standing in front of a building.
Trans Awareness Week Keynote Speech - Dr. Z Nicolazzo (November 13, 2017 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45988 45988-10344525@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 13, 2017 6:30pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Join us in welcoming Z Nicolazzo (pronouns: ze/hir) to campus. Z is an assistant professor in the Adult and Higher Education program, and a faculty associate in the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, both at Northern Illinois University. Hir research focuses on mapping gender across college contexts, with a particular emphasis on affirmative and resilience-based research alongside trans* students.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 23 Oct 2017 14:54:14 -0400 2017-11-13T18:30:00-05:00 2017-11-13T20:00:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lecture / Discussion School of Social Work Building
CASC Monthly Yoga (November 19, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/44205 44205-9897584@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 19, 2017 11:00am
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor

Come join CASC in our monthly yoga session! CASC Student and certified yoga instructor, Carly Noah, will be leading a peaceful, beginner-level yoga session to clear your mind to take on the semester the best you can!

Please bring a towel or yoga mat if you have one available to you.

Please RSVP in the link below.

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Exercise / Fitness Tue, 03 Oct 2017 10:45:09 -0400 2017-11-19T11:00:00-05:00 2017-11-19T12:00:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor Exercise / Fitness Yoga
CASC Yoga (January 21, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48724 48724-11297641@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 21, 2018 1:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor

Our monthly yoga sessions are back! Join us for the first yoga lesson of the year with certified yoga instructor and CASC student, Carly Noah.

Start the year right by taking care of your mental and physical health with CASC. Never done yoga? No worries the lessons are designed for beginners too. Come and try something new. #NewYearNewMe

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Well-being Tue, 16 Jan 2018 17:55:41 -0500 2018-01-21T13:00:00-05:00 2018-01-21T14:00:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor Well-being CASC Yoga January
How Place Matters: Perspectives on the Future of Urban Development in Detroit & Flint (January 23, 2018 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48558 48558-11251656@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 23, 2018 5:30pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work

Democratic Congressman Dan Kildee (Flint) and John Gallagher, a Detroit Free Press business writer, are scheduled to discuss the future of urban development in Flint and Detroit.

Born and raised in Flint, Kildee is in his third term in Congress. He has focused on various issues, including protecting the Great Lakes, fighting blight throughout Michigan, and getting aid to Flint families in response to the city’s water crisis. He recently launched a new initiative, “The Future of America’s Cities and Towns,” to change the way Congress thinks about and invests in older, industrial communities across the nation.

Gallagher is a veteran journalist and author who covers urban and economic development efforts in Detroit and Michigan. His book, Reimagining Detroit: Opportunities for Redefining an American City,” was chosen by the Huffington Post as among the best social and political books in 2010.
RSVP - http://archive.ssw.umich.edu/forms/rsvp/index.html?eventID=E3025

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 12 Jan 2018 12:38:13 -0500 2018-01-23T17:30:00-05:00 2018-01-23T19:00:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work Lecture / Discussion How Place Matters
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds: School of Social Work MLK Symposium Lecture (January 24, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48840 48840-11308955@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 24, 2018 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor

The School of Social Work invites the community to a lecture by adrienne maree brown, inspired by her most recent publication, “Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds”.

Emergent Strategy presents a visionary tapestry of grassroots organizing practices, principles, and tools that advance transformational growth through interdependent human interactions. Inspired by the collaborative possibilities evident in diverse and complex environmental ecosystems, her lecture will explore ways in which social justice advocates, organizers, activists and facilitators can embrace iterative pathways toward liberation, that are harnessed by intentional adaptations, and relational models of change.

adrienne maree brown is the author of Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds and the co-editor of Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction from Social Justice Movements. She is a writer, social justice facilitator, pleasure activist, healer and doula living in Detroit. She attended the Clarion Sci Fi Writers Workshop and the Hedgebrook Writers Residency in 2015, and Voices of Our Nation in 2014 as part of the inaugural Speculative Fiction Workshop. She was a 2013 Kresge Literary Arts Fellow and a 2013 and 2015 Knights Arts Challenge winner, writing and generating science fiction in and about Detroit. She was the Ursula Le Guin Feminist Sci Fi Fellow, and a Sundance/Time Warner 2016 Artist Grant Recipient.

**Please RSVP Below**

Book signing will be hosted 1:30 - 2:00PM.
Book purchase will be available from 12:00 - 2:00PM

Co-sponored by: The School of Social Work Community Action Research Learning Community, The Community Action and Social Change Undergraduate Minor, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Allied Media Projects, and Literati Bookstore

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 16 Jan 2018 16:27:45 -0500 2018-01-24T12:00:00-05:00 2018-01-24T14:00:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor Lecture / Discussion adrienne marie brown
White Fragility-The New Racism, and More Effective Steps to Undoing Racism (January 25, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48868 48868-11317272@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 25, 2018 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work

Andy Horning, MSW ‘97 will speak about how a focus on our own process can lead to better more effective steps to undoing racism. Horning is a therapist in private practice in Boulder, Colorado. He is on the faculty of the Hoffman Institute, a personal growth retreat site in California and is also the
founder and host of Elephant Talk, a podcast on courageous conversation in relationships.
RSVP - http://archive.ssw.umich.edu/forms/rsvp/index.html?eventID=E3046

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 17 Jan 2018 11:57:26 -0500 2018-01-25T12:00:00-05:00 2018-01-25T14:00:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work Lecture / Discussion Andy Horning,
I Am Not Your Negro Movie Showing (January 29, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49167 49167-11386604@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 29, 2018 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: SSW Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The School of Social Work's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will be hosting a movie showing to celebrate the upcoming Black History Month. We will be showing the documentary, I Am Not Your Negro, which explores the history of racism in the United States through James Baldwin's recollections of civil rights leaders and his personal observations of American history.

RSVP Here: https://ssw.umich.edu/events/list/2018/01/29/54201-dei-movie-event-i-am-not-your-negro

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Film Screening Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:24:31 -0500 2018-01-29T12:00:00-05:00 2018-01-29T14:00:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building SSW Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Film Screening School of Social Work Building
LGBTQ Health and Wellness Week Keynote Speech: Pidgeon Pagonis (February 5, 2018 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49098 49098-11375481@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2018 6:30pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Please join us in welcoming Pidgeon Pagonis (pronouns: they/them) to campus. Pidgeon will be opening the 3rd Annual LGBTQ Health and Wellness Week on Monday, February 5th in the Educational Conference Center in the School of Social Work Building.

Pidgeon (Chicago, IL) is an intersex activist, educator, and filmmaker. They are a leader in the intersex movement’s fight for bodily autonomy and justice. Their goal is to deconstruct the dangerous myths that lead to violations of intersex people’s human rights, including common, irreversible medical procedures performed without consent to make bodies conform to binary sex stereotypes.

Pidgeon has a decade’s worth of experience giving talks and facilitating intersex workshops around the globe. In 2015, they received the LGBT Champion of Change Award from the White House. They can be seen on the cover of National Geographic’s January 2017 issue titled, "Gender Revolution". This past fall, they co-led the #LurieEndSurgery protest outside of Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago on Intersex Awareness Day.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:19:06 -0500 2018-02-05T18:30:00-05:00 2018-02-05T20:00:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion Pidgeon Pagonis
LGBTQ Health and Wellness Week Resource Fair (February 7, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49105 49105-11375488@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 7, 2018 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

The LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness Week Resource Fair is free and open to the public and will feature several organizations at the University of Michigan and in the Ann Arbor/Southeast Michigan area working to improve and support LGBTQ+ folx with regards to health and/or wellness.

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Fair / Festival Mon, 22 Jan 2018 13:34:58 -0500 2018-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 2018-02-07T13:30:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Spectrum Center Fair / Festival 20140829-Canon40D-00375.jpg
How Hitting Children Hurts Black Families and Communities (February 9, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/49453 49453-11462125@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 9, 2018 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work

Dr. Stacy Patton, Assistant Professor School of Global Journalist & Communication, Morgan State University, is building a movement to change the culture of black family violence in the United States. Her goal is to provide parents, teachers, foster care providers, social workers, law enforcement officials, judges, adoption agencies, child advocates, ministers, and young people from all backgrounds with the tools to better understand the historical roots of corporal punishment against children. She is making the case for transforming this outdated vestige of slavery into healthier, more appropriate 21st-century parenting practices.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 02 Feb 2018 11:49:44 -0500 2018-02-09T12:00:00-05:00 2018-02-09T13:30:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work Lecture / Discussion Dr. Stacy Patton
CASC Info Session (February 13, 2018 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/48725 48725-11297738@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 13, 2018 1:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor

Interested in learning more about the Community Action and Social Change minor? Come to our second session pf the year to learn more about the CASC community, what CASC is and what it can offer you in your undergraduate program, the types of courses you'll take, and the available opportunities for CASC students after graduation!

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Presentation Tue, 16 Jan 2018 17:58:10 -0500 2018-02-13T13:00:00-05:00 2018-02-13T14:00:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor Presentation CASC Info
Bending the Arc (March 16, 2018 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50786 50786-11870483@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 9:00am
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work

Dr. Akhtar Badshah will discuss the rise of social enterprise and mission-based businesses and their impact on society. A new generation of funders are looking at new models of social investments; they also have a different approach to measuring social return on investments; they are utilizing technology extensively; and view at the role of public policy and scale with a new lens. In his talk, Dr. Badshah will cover these issues and provide innovative approaches that are bending the arc of humanity for good.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 07 Mar 2018 08:59:01 -0500 2018-03-16T09:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T10:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work Lecture / Discussion Akhtar Badshah, PhD
Identities Abroad: Queer Student Panel (March 16, 2018 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50103 50103-11642057@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 16, 2018 3:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Please join the Spectrum Center, International Center, and office of Multi Ethnic Student Affairs to learn more about what it means to be LGBTQ abroad. Our student panelists will also provide anecdotal stories of how their identities influenced and shaped their study abroad experiences. Snacks will be provided.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 15 Feb 2018 10:09:23 -0500 2018-03-16T15:00:00-04:00 2018-03-16T16:30:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion 20140710-Canon6D-00042.jpg
Self-Care: Transcend the Slogan (March 28, 2018 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50949 50949-11930583@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 28, 2018 6:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor

Audre Lorde stated, "Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation," yet manifesting this intention can be challenging, especially if you're in a helping profession or work in social change! This workshop will help you identify what caring for yourself looks like and provide tools for doing so, including yoga, mindfulness, and wellness planning. Please bring a journal and anything else you need to feel grounded and cozy.

Hosted by UM Social Work Alum, Raina LaGrand., MPH, MSW
Raina is a certified yoga teacher, wellness educator, and clinical social worker. She is passionate about holding space for folks to safely and courageously (re)connect with themselves and actualize their dreams and desires. Her approach is intersectional and trauma-informed in that she works to support integration of experiences into a narrative that exposes meaning and resiliency.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 12 Mar 2018 12:20:56 -0400 2018-03-28T18:00:00-04:00 2018-03-28T20:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor Workshop / Seminar Raina LaGrand
Building Power: Organizing Effectively Against White Supremacy (March 31, 2018 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/50732 50732-11859077@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 31, 2018 10:30am
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: SSW Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Join the University of Michigan School of Social for Building Power: Organizing Effectively Against White Supremacy. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn from action-driven leaders in social justice, participate in small and large group discussions, and develop action plans for adopting social justice lifestyles. There will be two tracks for conference workshops. The Community Organizing Track will be for individuals who want to develop a deeper understanding of privilege, oppression, and intercultural issues and leave with tangible skills, including skills surrounding direct action strategies. The Individual Leadership Track will be for people who do not identify as community organizers, but want foundational skills and information to combat white supremacy every day and within their chosen professions. More information about the day’s schedule and speakers, form may be found at: https://umsswconference.wixsite.com/buildingpower (website will continue to be updated).

Accessibility: The conference will be in the basement and first floor in the School of Social Work. The building is wheelchair accessible, and includes an elevator. There are options for gendered and non-gendered bathrooms. For any other questions re: accessibility, please feel free to email krisagb@umich.edu.

This event is free and open to all members of the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti community, along with students from across the University of Michigan campus. RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWdDuhPmPvcJns-Ola0zY1LHZwtFAN8mI-zaPqXq1dIAhkDw/viewform

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 06 Mar 2018 13:26:21 -0500 2018-03-31T10:30:00-04:00 2018-03-31T16:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building SSW Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Conference / Symposium School of Social Work Building
Community Action and Research Symposium (April 5, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51396 51396-12098128@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 5, 2018 2:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work

The Community Action and Research Learning Community invite three activists engaged scholars from different fields who will provide their perspectives on Community Action and Research in their work. Here are some details about the speakers:

Sharon Egretta Sutton is professor emerita of architecture, urban design and planning, and social work at the University of Washington, where she served on the faculty 1998-2016. She became an architecture educator in 1975, having taught at Pratt Institute, Columbia University, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of Michigan where she became the first African American woman to become a full professor in an accredited architectural degree program.
Monica White is Professor of Environmental Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Her research engages communities of color and grassroots organizations that are involved in the development of sustainable community food systems as a strategy to respond to issues of hunger and food inaccessibility. Her publications include, "Sisters of the Soil: Urban Gardening as Resistance Among Black Women in Detroit" and "D-Town Farm: African American Resistance to Food Insecurity and the Transformation of Detroit."
Kevin Nadal is Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center (CUNY). His main areas of research have been Microaggressions, Gender & Sexuality Issues, Filipino American issues and Systemic Oppression in Criminal Justice. Nadal has served in many other leadership roles in the greater psychology community, as well as in organizations committed to uplifting communities of color and LGBTQ people.
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Conference / Symposium Tue, 27 Mar 2018 07:49:49 -0400 2018-04-05T14:00:00-04:00 2018-04-05T17:30:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work Conference / Symposium Community Action and Research
The Inaugural Community Action and Research Symposium (April 5, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/50761 50761-11861944@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 5, 2018 2:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work Community Action and Research Learning Community (CARLC @ SSW)

April 5, 2018 - 2:00pm to 5:30pm

The Community Action and Research Learning Community invites three activist engaged scholars from different fields who will provide their perspectives on Community Action and Research in their work. Here are some details about the speakers:

Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton is professor emerita of architecture, urban design and planning, and social work at the University of Washington, where she served on the faculty 1998-2016. She became an architecture educator in 1975, having taught at Pratt Institute, Columbia University, the University of Cincinnati, and the University of Michigan where she became the first African American woman to become a full professor in an accredited architectural degree program.

Prof. Monica White is Professor of Environmental Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Her research engages communities of color and grassroots organizations that are involved in the development of sustainable community food systems as a strategy to respond to issues of hunger and food inaccessibility. Her publications include, "Sisters of the Soil: Urban Gardening as Resistance Among Black Women in Detroit" and "D-Town Farm: African American Resistance to Food Insecurity and the Transformation of Detroit."

Prof. Kevin Nadal is Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center (CUNY). His main areas of research have been Microaggressions, Gender & Sexuality Issues, Filipino American issues and Systemic Oppression in Criminal Justice. ​Nadal has served in many other leadership roles in the greater psychology community, as well as in organizations committed to uplifting communities of color and LGBTQ people.


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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Mar 2018 21:31:44 -0400 2018-04-05T14:00:00-04:00 2018-04-05T17:30:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work Community Action and Research Learning Community (CARLC @ SSW) Conference / Symposium Event Flyer
Cooperatives and Community-Based Asset Building in Black Communities (April 6, 2018 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51360 51360-12086784@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 6, 2018 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work

Jessica Gordon Nembhard, PhD, Professor, Department of Africana Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice briefly traces the racial wealth inequality movement since 1999 and her frustrations with realistically addressing wealth inequality and racial wealth gaps. She outlines the journey from understanding the importance of wealth in African American and other communities to addressing collective structures for accumulating assets and wealth for low-income people.

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:23:21 -0400 2018-04-06T12:00:00-04:00 2018-04-06T13:30:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work Conference / Symposium Jessica Gordon-Nembhard
Art for Change Poetry Reading (April 7, 2018 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51172 51172-12010126@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 7, 2018 2:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Art for Change Poets

Come to the Art for Change Poetry Reading to read and/or listen to original poetry about social justice issues and social identities. Sign up to read by contacting Amy Ransom (acransom@umich.edu) or Bre Hernandez (bhern@umich.edu). We are students in the SSW’s Community Action and Social Change class. Walk-in poets are welcome, however spots for unscheduled readers are limited and not guaranteed. Free pizza will be served. This event is a fundraiser for local nonprofit, Ozone House. Ozone House serves young people in crisis or experiencing housing instability, ages 10-20, in Washtenaw County.

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Performance Mon, 19 Mar 2018 14:15:06 -0400 2018-04-07T14:00:00-04:00 2018-04-07T16:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Art for Change Poets Performance Ozone House Logo
A Twenty-first Century Approach to Community Change (April 19, 2018 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/51421 51421-12101060@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 19, 2018 4:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Partnering to Improve Life Outcomes for Youth and Families in Under-Served Neighborhoods

Join Authors Paula Allen-Meares, Trina R. Shanks, Larry M. Gant, Leslie Hollingsworth, and Patricia L. Miller as they discuss the their work evaluating six neighborhood projects in Detroit.

A Twenty-first Century Approach to Community Change provides an inside view of the intricacies of a community-change initiative committed to balancing multiple and diverse perspectives and contributions.

The panel will discuss case vignettes, case-based discussion questions, and web-based resources for community change.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:02:10 -0400 2018-04-19T16:00:00-04:00 2018-04-19T17:30:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Poverty Solutions Lecture / Discussion School of Social Work Building