Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Webinar: Teaching Social Action – An Introduction (January 13, 2022 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/90686 90686-21672281@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 13, 2022 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

Campus Compact’s National Webinar series returns for 2021-2022 with more to support and inspire you.

In social action courses, students develop and enact campaigns to change a policy, which provides them with first-hand experience with power and democracy. There is no better response by Higher Education to the growing anti-democratic forces than social action since it is designed to do democracy.

Join Bobby Hackett of the Bonner Foundation and Scott Myers-Lipton of San Jose State University for information, tools, and resources to help you in your work.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 07 Jan 2022 16:05:32 -0500 2022-01-13T15:00:00-05:00 2022-01-13T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Ginsberg Center Livestream / Virtual Campus Compact logo
Democracy: What it takes (March 9, 2022 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92673 92673-21694332@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 4:30pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

In-person attendance at this event is limited to current University of Michigan students, faculty, and staff. All attendees will be required to complete the ResponsiBlue screening before entering the building, and masks are required. Registration is required to attend.
https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2022/molly-ball-democracy-crisis

The event will also be available virtually for those outside of the University, or University members who choose not to attend in-person. The link to join will be provided on registration.
https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2022/molly-ball-democracy-crisis

The 2020 election, conducted in the shadow of an unprecedented pandemic and a president determined to sabotage the vote, laid bare how fragile America's democratic institutions are. What did we learn from the weaknesses 2020 exposed? What efforts are underway to sabotage—and protect—the next national election? And how can we strengthen democracy going forward?
A prominent voice on U.S. politics, Molly Ball serves as national political correspondent for Time and is a frequent television and radio commentator. She is the author of Pelosi, the first biography written with the House Speaker’s cooperation. Join us to hear from TIME National Political Correspondent Molly Ball in conversation with longtime political writer Craig Gilbert to kick off the Spring 2022 Democracy in Crisis series.

For bios and more information visit https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2022/molly-ball-democracy-crisis

Hosted by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Co-sponsored by Democracy & Debate, Wallace House, Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum, and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:02:42 -0500 2022-03-09T16:30:00-05:00 2022-03-09T17:30:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Molly Ball
Barton Gellman, “Democracy in Crisis” (March 23, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92676 92676-21694335@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Barton Gellman, a staff writer at The Atlantic, is the author most recently of Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State and the bestselling Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency. He has held positions as senior fellow at The Century Foundation, Lecturer at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School and visiting research collaborator at Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy.

Join us for Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Barton Gellman in conversation with Michigan Law Professor from Practice Barbara McQuade, as part of the spring 2022 Democracy in Crisis series.

For more info and viewing details visit https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2022/barton-gellman-democracy-crisis

Hosted by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Co-sponsored by Democracy & Debate, Wallace House, Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum, and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:41:21 -0500 2022-03-23T16:00:00-04:00 2022-03-23T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Barton Gellman
AA&PI HM: Burmese Americans: Weaving a Liberated Life Through Coups, Narratives, & Organizing (March 24, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93876 93876-21709214@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 24, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

"Burmese Americans: Weaving a liberated life through coups, narratives, & organizing” is a panel and conversation with Michigan-based organizers Dim Mang and Tha Par. This event will discuss the history of Burmese-Americans in Michigan, and related political organizing such as the founding of the Burma Center in Battle Creek, MI. This conversation will also center ethnic and religious minorities in Burma, and how these identities play into Burmese American organizing. We will end by asking how community members and activists can integrate the identities and histories of Burmese ethnic minorities in our efforts for collective liberation.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 23 Mar 2022 16:00:00 -0400 2022-03-24T18:00:00-04:00 2022-03-24T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Livestream / Virtual The graphic includes a light blue solid background. At the top in orange text it reads, "Burmese Americans." Below is the text, "Weaving a liberated life through coups, narratives, & organizing" followed by, "Join the Burma Center and AA&PI Heritage Month for a panel and conversation with Michigan-based organizers Tha Par & Dim Mang." Two photos of Par and Mang in circular frames are shown next to their respective names. The date, time, and location are listed at the bottom as "Thursday, March 24th from 6-7PM over Zoom."
Sarah Kendzior: Hiding in plain sight (March 31, 2022 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/92677 92677-21694336@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 31, 2022 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

This virtual event will have a live watch party in Weill Hall, Room 1110.
Attendance at this watch party is limited to current University of Michigan students, faculty, and staff. All attendees will be required to complete the ResponsiBlue screening before entering the building, and masks are required. Registration is required to attend.
https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2022/sarah-kendzior-hiding-plain-sight

Sarah Kendzior, author of Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America, will be in conversation with Jonathan Hanson, political scientist and lecturer in statistics at the Ford School as part of the spring 2022 Democracy in Crisis series.

For bios and more information visit https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2022/sarah-kendzior-hiding-plain-sight

Hosted by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Co-sponsored by Democracy & Debate, Wallace House, Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum, and Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 22 Feb 2022 16:37:16 -0500 2022-03-31T16:00:00-04:00 2022-03-31T17:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America
Mike Ellison with Special Guest D-Love: Song for Democracy (April 1, 2022 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/93855 93855-21709055@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 1, 2022 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Democracy and Debate

FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 6:00 PM
Rackham Auditorium

Democracy & Debate presents Emmy® award winning producer and multi-faceted artist, Mike Ellison with Detroit percussionist and producer D-Love for a live performance and interactive discussion: Song for Democracy.

Born in Ethiopia and raised in Reston, Virginia, Ellison fully realized himself as an interdisciplinary artist in Detroit. His music and spoken word draw from myriad life and cultural influences - and are imbued with the musical landscape and traditions of his birth country. His song “Ethiopia: Everything Will be Alright” became a national hit in Ethiopia in 2004 and his most recent music video “WEY FIKIR (Alleh)” addresses the war in Ethiopia raging for over a year through the lens of love and a romance.

Mike’s artistic expression moves beyond the realm of music. His acting credits span film, theater and television with recent appearances on 50 Cent’s STARZ series BMF and NBC’s Chicago Fire.

Driven by the power of art to inspire, inform and provoke dialogue, Mike’s music and words address a range of issues from social justice and civil rights, to the importance of community and collaboration. Join us for an exciting evening as Mike Ellison uses live performance, music and multimedia with Detroit percussionist and producer D-Love to engage with Song For Democracy.

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Performance Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:27:42 -0400 2022-04-01T18:00:00-04:00 2022-04-01T19:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Democracy and Debate Performance Mike Ellison with Special Guest D-Love: Song for Democracy