Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Towards Humanity: A Conversation on Humanism and Antiracist Organizing (January 28, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70967 70967-17760240@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor

On behalf of the School of Social Work, CASC Undergraduate Minor Program, and Semester in Detroit, we invite your participation to the following MLK Symposium lecture and discussion.

The following session will explore themes presented in Tawana Petty’s book Towards Humanity: Shifting the Culture of Anti-Racism Organizing. Through a lecture and panel discussion, the presenter will explore pressing issues facing antiracist organizing and her vision and approach to a humanistic philosophy. Following the lecture, the speaker will host a conversation with community development organizer Lauren A. Hood to discuss how Detroit based organizers navigate questions, themes, and challenges in ant-racist organizing, applications of humanism, and other guiding philosophical principles toward change.

This event is co-sponsored by the Community Action and Social Change Minor Program, SSW Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the Semester in Detroit Program.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 07 Jan 2020 11:08:58 -0500 2020-01-28T12:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T14:00:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building School of Social Work, Community Action Social Change Undergraduate Minor Lecture / Discussion Towards Humanity
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Joy Saniyah (February 3, 2020 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71943 71943-17903278@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 3, 2020 6:30pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

We're kicking off Health and Wellness Week with a very special keynote speaker, Dr. Joy Saniyah! She will be presenting based on the question: "what is right with you?" and talking about what you can do to improve your overall wellness while focusing on your strengths. Register for this event and other HWW events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthReg

Joy Saniyah, Ph.D. (she/her) is the Founder & Director of Integrative Empowerment Group, PLLC (IEG). IEG is a multidisciplinary mental health and wellness group practice that aims to provide a safe space for clients to feel heard, understood, and empowered regardless of their identities, beliefs, and ways of living and loving. As a queer woman of color, Joy is passionate about working with those who are traditionally marginalized in society and underrepresented in help seeking environments. She has extensive experience working with people of color and clients who identify as LGBTQA. Joy is an advocate for those exploring gender identity including transition support. Finally, she is an experienced Kink and Poly Knowledgeable professional. Joy graduated with a Master's Degree in Organizational Psychology from Teacher's College at Columbia University and a Ph.D in Counseling Psychology from Fordham University in New York City. Joy has over 13 years of experience working with college students at several major universities including three years at Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Joy is passionate about integrative approaches to healing and as such is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200), a Certified Kemetic Yoga Teacher, and a Reiki Level II Practitioner.

See more Health & Wellness Week events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthWeek2020
Get event details at: http://bit.ly/SCeventnav

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:47:12 -0500 2020-02-03T18:30:00-05:00 2020-02-03T19:30:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion A photo of Dr. Joy Saniyah, a Black woman with red loc'd hair, glasses, and earrings. Date, time, and location is listed to the left of it.
Featured Speaker: Dr. Brett Kruzsch (February 5, 2020 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71939 71939-17903276@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 6:30pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Dr. Brett Krutzsch presents "Queer Martyrdom: The Religious and Sexual Politics of LGBTQ Inclusion." Register for this event and other HWW events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthReg

This talk will compare the LGBTQ murder that generated the most media attention in the country’s history—the killing of white, gay, college student Matthew Shepard in 1998—with a similar LGBTQ murder that received considerably less attention—the killing of Native American, two-spirit, high school student F.C. Martinez in 2001. We will explore how activists used both deaths for political purposes and why Shepard became a more popular political emblem. We will also consider how religion shaped the activism surrounding their deaths and how LGBTQ activists used religion to promote greater acceptance of queer Americans.

See more Health & Wellness Week events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthWeek2020
Get event details at: http://bit.ly/SCeventnav

About the speaker:
Dr. Brett Krutzsch is a scholar in the Center for Religion and Media at NYU. He is an expert on LGBTQ politics and religion in the United States. He is the author of the 2019 book Dying to Be Normal: Gay Martyrs and the Transformation of American Sexual Politics from Oxford University Press. His writing has appeared in several scholarly journals as well as The Washington Post, Newsday, The Advocate, and he has been featured on NPR.

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:36:01 -0500 2020-02-05T18:30:00-05:00 2020-02-05T19:30:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion A photo of Brett Krutzsch, a white man with brown hair, next to a shortened version of his bio.
Tension & Trauma Releasing Exercises Workshop (February 6, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71982 71982-17905521@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 6, 2020 6:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register for this event and other HWW events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthReg

Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (or TRE) is a simple yet innovative series of exercises that assist the body in releasing deep muscular patterns of stress, tension and trauma. Created by Dr. David Berceli, PhD, TRE safely activates a natural reflex mechanism of shaking or vibrating that releases muscular tension, calming down the nervous system. When this muscular shaking/vibrating mechanism is activated in a safe and controlled environment, the body is encouraged to return back to a state of balance. We have some yoga mats available, please bring your own if possible.

Lovella Calica is certified by TRE Global Certification Training Program and has liability insurance through Hands-On-Trade.

She started her practice in April of 2014 and finished my training in August of 2015. She has been providing TRE sessions to veterans, civilians, children, women, artists and various other people since that time. Practicing TRE drastically and rapidly improved her life tenfold. She felt that she jumped ahead in therapy about 5 years, without all the talking! As a survivor of childhood trauma she had been weighed down with guilt, anger and anxiety for much of her life. After doing TRE every other day for just one month, she felt great relief from these symptoms, which was even noticeable to peers. She had a new and healthier relationship with her body and felt that the space anxiety was taking in her body had been physically removed.

If you want more information on TRE, visit www.traumaprevention.com

See more Health & Wellness Week events at: http://bit.ly/LGBTQHealthWeek2020
Get event details at: http://bit.ly/SCeventnav

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement:
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 17:40:13 -0500 2020-02-06T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-06T19:30:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar Tension & Trauma Release Exercises Workshop will be held on Thursday, February 6th from 6-7:30pm in the School of Social Work's EEC room. It is suggested to wear comfortable clothes to the event.
Truth in Sentencing Townhall (March 28, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73586 73586-18267633@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 28, 2020 1:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Learn about and discuss ways to bring back a sentencing credit system in Michigan prisons with state legislators.

Featured panelists: Senator Jeff Irwin, Senator Sylvia Santana, and more!

Please RSVP: http://bit.ly/2IlshO3

Questions? Email ashrenbu@umich.edu

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 05 Mar 2020 08:48:43 -0500 2020-03-28T13:00:00-04:00 2020-03-28T15:15:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Poverty Solutions Lecture / Discussion Truth in Sentencing Townhall
SUSPENDED | Worthy Bodies: Celebrating Transgender & Nonbinary Presentations (March 31, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73812 73812-18322363@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 6:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

The in-person piece of this event has been cancelled and online options are being considered. This page will be updated as soon as decisions are made.

This Trans Day of Visibility, come celebrate the varied ways transgender and nonbinary people show up! In this workshop, we'll be talking about things like makeup, clothes, and accessories and how those can affirm one's identity, while acknowledging the barriers that prevent some in the community from presenting their most authentic self.

If you can, wear an article of clothing, accessory, or outfit that validates your identity and get a chance to tell its story! This will be an affirming and celebratory space for however you present, no matter your identity. We, CAPS, and QAC are all eager to see you!

This event is free and open to all. There will be an intentional focus on the experiences of transfemminine, AMAB nonbinary, and People of Color and those who identify as such are strongly encouraged to come and to speak if desired.

Sign up for this event and other Spectrum events at http://bit.ly/19-20signup
For event navigation and details, go to http://bit.ly/Sceventnav

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement
The Spectrum Center is dedicated to working towards offering equitable access to all of the events we organize. If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accessibility Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. You do not need to have a registered disability with the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) or identify as disabled to submit. Advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, and we will always attempt to dismantle barriers as they are brought up to us. Any questions about accessibility at Spectrum Center events can be directed to spectrumcenter@umich.edu.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:44:02 -0400 2020-03-31T18:00:00-04:00 2020-03-31T20:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar The Worthy Bodies: Celebrating Transgender & Nonbinary Presentations is cancelled until further notice.