Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Wellness in Color (October 23, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68152 68152-17018327@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: National Center for Institutional Diversity

As students of color at the University of Michigan, some experiences can cause or worsen stress, anxiety, and isolation. Everyday experiences of racism, discrimination, or just subtly being made to feel “different” or like we don’t belong can cause our academics and social lives to suffer. This negatively impacts our mental wellbeing. Many students of color face the challenge of finding supportive and trusting resources that relate to their mental health experiences. Finding the solution to this lack of support has been a conversation that's been halted on campus for too long. At Wellness in Color, we aim to tackle this challenge by facilitating dialogues to initiate the mental health conversation in our community.

We invite you to join us to talk about how students of color have persevered despite difficult moments at Michigan and how faculty and staff can play a role in creating a learning environment where students of color can thrive.

This student pre-conference is designed and facilitated by U-M students of color as part of the national Young, Gifted, @Risk, and Resilient Conference which aims to promote the mental health and well being among students of color.

Sponsors:
The Steve Fund, National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID), Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR), Trotter Multicultural Center (TMC), and the Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (MESA) office.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 08 Oct 2019 11:52:08 -0400 2019-10-23T17:30:00-04:00 2019-10-23T20:30:00-04:00 Michigan League National Center for Institutional Diversity Lecture / Discussion Image says "Wellness in Color"
How to Flourish: Social (October 23, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67911 67911-16966884@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and Trotter Multicultural Center present 'How to Flourish' a series of workshops for both undergraduates and graduate students that focus on a variety of topics on well-being.

Appetizers will be provided!

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Well-being Thu, 03 Oct 2019 00:34:41 -0400 2019-10-23T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-23T20:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Well-being Image of flyer
Young, Gifted, @Risk & Resilient (October 24, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66398 66398-16734178@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 24, 2019 8:30am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: National Center for Institutional Diversity

Mark your calendars for the 2019 Young, Gifted, @Risk, & Resilient (YGARR) national conference at the University of Michigan! This day-long conference will bring together leading researchers, practitioners, administrators, faculty, and students to focus on campus climate and mental health among young adult/college students of color.

The current dialogue on mental health among college students has become a nationwide priority. Students of color in particular are tasked with navigating unique circumstances that can negatively influence their mental health, including racial/ethnic discrimination disparities in service utilization that can be exacerbated by discrimination experiences, treatment related to immigration status, and racialized sexual and gender marginalization. Yet, there is a relative dearth of scholarship specifically focused on the roles and impacts of campus climates characterized by these types of experiences on the mental health and well-being of college students of color. Such gaps in knowledge inhibit our ability to fully provide high quality, responsive, and equitable and inclusive supports and services.

This national conference is a collaboration between The Steve Fund, the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) at the University of Michigan. The conference curriculum is informed by the longstanding work of The Steve Fund and the latest research and insights from scholars and practitioners across the country. Conference participants will explore national and campus socio-political contexts and take away best practices in order to foster spaces and places that promote emotional well-being for students of color. We hope you will join us as we work towards advancing research and informing practice to better support students of color across the country.

We welcome you to visit the conference website to learn more. If you have any questions, please email Laura Sánchez-Parkinson at lasanche@umich.edu.

#YGARR2019 #SteveFundUmich #ResilientMichigan

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:00:18 -0400 2019-10-24T08:30:00-04:00 2019-10-24T17:00:00-04:00 Michigan League National Center for Institutional Diversity Conference / Symposium Image of group of students, with conference title superimposed
When Your Childhood Favorites are Problematic: Robinson Crusoe and Our Ongoing Relationship with Troubled Media (October 24, 2019 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68293 68293-17043862@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 24, 2019 9:00am
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: DEIA, University of Michigan Library

Daniel Defoe’s novel “The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe,” lives in the popular imagination as a heroic adventure story; but amid the adventure, the novel presents a worldview that is explicitly racist, imperialist, and hypermasculine. This is true for other items in popular culture like television, movies, and music.

Join the Library Diversity Counsel and the U-M Library DEIA team as we have a structured conversation around Robinson Crusoe and other forms of media that have popular or favorable legacies, but contain problematic messages and content.
For more information and questions, please contact Thomas Dickens, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Manager at dickenst@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Oct 2019 10:00:39 -0400 2019-10-24T09:00:00-04:00 2019-10-24T10:30:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library DEIA, University of Michigan Library Lecture / Discussion Robinson Crusoe
A/PIA Studies Fall Social (October 24, 2019 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67845 67845-16960477@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 24, 2019 4:30pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Join us for dinner, mingle with friends and faculty, and learn about the A/PIA Studies program!

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Reception / Open House Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:09:37 -0400 2019-10-24T16:30:00-04:00 2019-10-24T18:00:00-04:00 Haven Hall Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Reception / Open House Flyer
Building a Dialogic Community: Skills for Faculty and Staff (October 25, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67576 67576-16898619@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 25, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

A series of lunch and learn workshops led by the Program on Intergroup Relations as part of the U-M DEI Summit. Workshops will focus on dialogic skill-building for faculty and staff. This series is generously supported by the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

All sessions have a maximum capacity. Please click the Registration link below to reserve your spot.

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What Is Intergroup Dialogue: This Is How We Do It
October 18, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Introductory
Learn about the Program on Intergroup Relations' approach and pedagogical underpinnings to the work rooted in dialogue, power, privilege and oppression.

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Who I am and why it matters: Understanding your social group identities and how it impacts your work
October 25, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Donna Rich Kaplowitz & Cesar Vargas-Leon
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using tools for exploring social group identity and their relations to power and privilege, this workshop has participants examine and reflect on how their social group identities impact their work. Self reflection and sharing is expected.

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Successfully Navigating Power Dynamics with Generative Listening
November 1, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher & Hamida Bhagirathy
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using the tool of generative listening, participants will learn about their strengths, skills, and capacities to create change, while focused on surfacing the power dilemmas in the workplace and navigating those dynamics to productively move DEI agendas forward in their context. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect upon and answer questions such as “When have I had success in dealing with the power structure? Where have I experienced roadblocks, and what were they? How can collective and coalitional action fuel the power I need to remove roadblocks?”

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(Good) Sh*t Happens: Conflict, Identity and Power
November 8, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
This interactive session will provide participants with an opportunity to learn strategies for navigating conflict that specifically focus on balancing power, noticing and surfacing dynamics and attending to how social identities and positionality impact conflict and conflict resolution. Participants will also consider how to reframe conflict as positive, productive and natural.

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Dominant Narratives
November 15, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Stephanie Hicks
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In this workshop we will explore the influence of social power, hegemony and dominant (meta, grand or master) narratives in classrooms and other dialogic settings. Participants will learn about an approach called Multipartiality and the technique of counter narratives.

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Advanced Strategies and Techniques for Multipartial Facilitation
November 22, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher
Level: Advanced
This session is for participants already familiar with dominant narratives and multipartiality as a facilitation technique, to explore a deeper dive into the nuances of these skills.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:37:38 -0400 2019-10-25T12:00:00-04:00 2019-10-25T14:00:00-04:00 The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Building a Dialogic Community
Intersex Awareness 101 (October 25, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67121 67121-16803023@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 25, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Join the Spectrum Center in a workshop all about intersex identity and how society's idea of sex isn't as clear-cut as it's made out to be in honor of Intersex Awareness Day (October 26th). The workshop is based on the presentation available from intersex advocacy organization InterAct as a part of their 4intersex campaign. Snacks will be available, including vegan and gluten-free offerings.

Spectrum Center Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but 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 Sep 2019 10:50:05 -0400 2019-10-25T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-25T14:30:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar Date, time, and location of the Intersex Awareness 101 workshop. The themeing is based around the colors and shapes on an Australian-created Intersex flag, which is a deep purple ring on a golden yellow background.
Shifting the Lens in Today's Society: Leadership in Journalism - A Conversation with Peter Bhatia (October 25, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67905 67905-16966878@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 25, 2019 3:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join us for an afternoon discussion with Peter Bhatia, a multiple Pulitzer Prize winning editor. Peter has spearheaded meaningful journalism and digital advances at numerous news sites across the country. He is currently the Editor and Vice President of the Detroit Free Press.

RSVP: https://myumi.ch/VPl9z

Food will be provided.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 17 Oct 2019 17:05:25 -0400 2019-10-25T15:00:00-04:00 2019-10-25T17:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Image of event flyer
Interactive Workshop to create exhibition "Blood Underwater" (October 28, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68771 68771-17147158@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 28, 2019 5:00pm
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Join the Residential College Studio Art program for open studio time with visiting artist Elshafei Dafalla to assist in creating the exhibition "Blood Underwater".

Elshafei Dafalla will be working with RC and LSA students to realize new work for this exhibition, using the gallery as a studio space, and working primarily with pastels and canvas.

Statement about Blood Underwater
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Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.
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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at Sudan University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum, Sudan. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Elshafei has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Elshafei was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern. He's also created a series of short videos: Wagala, Unshackled Memory, Root Cause, Made By Survivors.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for the exhibition on November 1 from 6-8pm. The exhibition runs through November 22.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:24:36 -0400 2019-10-28T17:00:00-04:00 2019-10-28T19:00:00-04:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Workshop / Seminar Blood Underwater
INFORMATION SESSION: HEALTHCARE DELIVERY IN EMERGING MARKETS (October 28, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68480 68480-17088477@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 28, 2019 5:30pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: William Davidson Institute

This course provides students with the unique opportunity to examine business models for healthcare delivery in emerging markets. Join us at this information session to learn about the winter 2020 projects and travel locations!

For more information, please email BA685-Healthcare@umich.edu

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Meeting Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:25:29 -0400 2019-10-28T17:30:00-04:00 2019-10-28T18:30:00-04:00 Ross School of Business William Davidson Institute Meeting BA685 Students from the Kisii Eye Hospital Team in Kenya
CEW+ Advocacy Symposium: Redefining Leadership (October 29, 2019 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/67526 67526-16890095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 8:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: CEW+

Join CEW+ for its annual fall symposium focused on redefining leadership. The 2019 Symposium includes a diverse group of scholars, community practitioners and international activists who embody leadership in varied ways as they advocate for change. This year Shannon Cohen and Stephanie Land will kick off the Symposium during the Mullin Welch Lecture where they will discuss how nontraditional leadership strategies can enhance advocacy work with a focus on self-care, resilience, and systemic change.

This working symposium is free and open to all activists, advocates, and allies from all U-M campuses (students, staff, faculty) as well as the local community.

RSVP now: http://www.cew.umich.edu/events/cew-advocacy-symposium-redefining-leadership

The CEW+ Advocacy Symposium is organized in partnership with Barger Leadership Institute and Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan with funding from CEW+’s Frances & Sydney Lewis Visiting Leaders Fund and the CEW+ Mullin Welch Fund.

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Conference / Symposium Mon, 21 Oct 2019 11:25:50 -0400 2019-10-29T08:00:00-04:00 2019-10-29T19:00:00-04:00 Michigan League CEW+ Conference / Symposium blue hand holding megaphone with the CEW+ logo on it, with maize and blue ribbons coming out of it, text underneath that says CEW+ Advocacy Symposium: Redefining Leadership. October 29th, 2019
How To Create High-Performing Teams (October 29, 2019 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68028 68028-16986095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 8:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Shared Services Center

U-M Professor and Researcher Dr. Scott E. Page, a leading thinker, writer, and speaker whose guidance and consultation are sought after around the country, makes an evidence-based, compelling case for diversity and inclusion in the workplace. His research findings presents overwhelming evidence that teams that include different kinds of thinkers outperform homogenous groups on complex tasks, producing what he calls “diversity bonuses.” These bonuses include improved problem solving, increased innovation, and more accurate predictions―all of which lead to better performance and results.

Drawing on research in economics, psychology, computer science, Dr. Page will speak to the U-M Community about how we can change the way we think about diversity in the workplace, and tap its power to create excellence.

Register here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/4794

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:48:49 -0400 2019-10-29T08:30:00-04:00 2019-10-29T10:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Shared Services Center Lecture / Discussion Photo of Dr. Scott Page
How To Create High-Performing Teams (October 29, 2019 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68028 68028-16986103@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 10:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Shared Services Center

U-M Professor and Researcher Dr. Scott E. Page, a leading thinker, writer, and speaker whose guidance and consultation are sought after around the country, makes an evidence-based, compelling case for diversity and inclusion in the workplace. His research findings presents overwhelming evidence that teams that include different kinds of thinkers outperform homogenous groups on complex tasks, producing what he calls “diversity bonuses.” These bonuses include improved problem solving, increased innovation, and more accurate predictions―all of which lead to better performance and results.

Drawing on research in economics, psychology, computer science, Dr. Page will speak to the U-M Community about how we can change the way we think about diversity in the workplace, and tap its power to create excellence.

Register here: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/4794

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 15 Oct 2019 11:48:49 -0400 2019-10-29T10:30:00-04:00 2019-10-29T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Shared Services Center Lecture / Discussion Photo of Dr. Scott Page
The Living Library (October 29, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67775 67775-16949876@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Hatcher Graduate Library
Organized By: DEIA, University of Michigan Library

Behind every face is a story.

Students, staff, and faculty, please join us for our Living Library event. As a “Reader”, you will have a chance to speak with our Living Book Collection for interactive 15-minute conversations. These are people in our community who have volunteered to share their stories with others. Everyone has a unique story to tell and this is a chance to celebrate our differences that make us who we are! Food will also be provided during the event. A list of our Living Books can be found below:

. From UU to Practicing Jew

. Yes, I can wait to balance my checkbook: A story about mental health

. Living Disconnected: A story about being adopted

. Hooked on ACEs: On Trauma and Resilience

. Growing Up with the Berlin Wall

. Six Yards of Normal: A Sikh Woman's Experience in America

. Uniting the Witness With Her Divided Others:
A Black Jehovah's Witness Fights to Maintain Unity in a Divided World

. Polyamorous Parenting

LL '19 Schedule: https://tinyurl.com/LL19-schedule1

For questions and accommodations, please email Thomas Dickens, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Program Manager, at dickenst@umich.edu.

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Other Mon, 21 Oct 2019 12:16:35 -0400 2019-10-29T13:00:00-04:00 2019-10-29T16:00:00-04:00 Hatcher Graduate Library DEIA, University of Michigan Library Other N/A
Faculty Research for Impact: Addressing UN SDG #1 - Poverty Alleviation (October 29, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67604 67604-16900792@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Executive Residence (Ross Business School)
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

How are Michigan Ross faculty members advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals through business research? Each month, Business+Impact hosts an interactive design charette themed around one of these goals. During the month of October, we will address Goal 1: Poverty Alleviation. Four award-winning Ross faculty members will share their research in an informal setting and students will have the opportunity to brainstorm possible next steps for how the research can be applied to real-world applications that make a positive impact.
October's Faculty Experts: Bill Lovejoy, Aneel Karnani, Ted London, and Jerry Davis

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 24 Sep 2019 14:12:18 -0400 2019-10-29T17:00:00-04:00 2019-10-29T19:00:00-04:00 Executive Residence (Ross Business School) Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Workshop / Seminar Lovejoy, London, Karnani and Davis
Lenses of Leadership: Social Action and Transformation for Student Leaders (October 29, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67928 67928-16969020@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

Join student leaders across campus to reflect and develop your own social justice leadership skills with purpose and commitment to values of: empathy, critical consciousness, upholding justice, equity in purpose, collective action, and controversy with courage.

Please RSVP: https://umich.formstack.com/forms/2019_dei_student_leaders

Dinner will be provided

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:55:59 -0400 2019-10-29T18:00:00-04:00 2019-10-29T20:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Workshop / Seminar Image of event flyer
Interactive Workshop to create exhibition "Blood Underwater" (October 30, 2019 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68771 68771-17147159@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 11:30am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Join the Residential College Studio Art program for open studio time with visiting artist Elshafei Dafalla to assist in creating the exhibition "Blood Underwater".

Elshafei Dafalla will be working with RC and LSA students to realize new work for this exhibition, using the gallery as a studio space, and working primarily with pastels and canvas.

Statement about Blood Underwater
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Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.
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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at Sudan University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum, Sudan. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Elshafei has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Elshafei was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern. He's also created a series of short videos: Wagala, Unshackled Memory, Root Cause, Made By Survivors.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for the exhibition on November 1 from 6-8pm. The exhibition runs through November 22.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 25 Oct 2019 10:24:36 -0400 2019-10-30T11:30:00-04:00 2019-10-30T13:30:00-04:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Workshop / Seminar Blood Underwater
Building a Dialogic Community: Skills for Faculty and Staff (November 1, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67576 67576-16898620@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 1, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

A series of lunch and learn workshops led by the Program on Intergroup Relations as part of the U-M DEI Summit. Workshops will focus on dialogic skill-building for faculty and staff. This series is generously supported by the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

All sessions have a maximum capacity. Please click the Registration link below to reserve your spot.

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What Is Intergroup Dialogue: This Is How We Do It
October 18, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Introductory
Learn about the Program on Intergroup Relations' approach and pedagogical underpinnings to the work rooted in dialogue, power, privilege and oppression.

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Who I am and why it matters: Understanding your social group identities and how it impacts your work
October 25, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Donna Rich Kaplowitz & Cesar Vargas-Leon
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using tools for exploring social group identity and their relations to power and privilege, this workshop has participants examine and reflect on how their social group identities impact their work. Self reflection and sharing is expected.

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Successfully Navigating Power Dynamics with Generative Listening
November 1, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher & Hamida Bhagirathy
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using the tool of generative listening, participants will learn about their strengths, skills, and capacities to create change, while focused on surfacing the power dilemmas in the workplace and navigating those dynamics to productively move DEI agendas forward in their context. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect upon and answer questions such as “When have I had success in dealing with the power structure? Where have I experienced roadblocks, and what were they? How can collective and coalitional action fuel the power I need to remove roadblocks?”

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(Good) Sh*t Happens: Conflict, Identity and Power
November 8, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
This interactive session will provide participants with an opportunity to learn strategies for navigating conflict that specifically focus on balancing power, noticing and surfacing dynamics and attending to how social identities and positionality impact conflict and conflict resolution. Participants will also consider how to reframe conflict as positive, productive and natural.

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Dominant Narratives
November 15, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Stephanie Hicks
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In this workshop we will explore the influence of social power, hegemony and dominant (meta, grand or master) narratives in classrooms and other dialogic settings. Participants will learn about an approach called Multipartiality and the technique of counter narratives.

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Advanced Strategies and Techniques for Multipartial Facilitation
November 22, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher
Level: Advanced
This session is for participants already familiar with dominant narratives and multipartiality as a facilitation technique, to explore a deeper dive into the nuances of these skills.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:37:38 -0400 2019-11-01T12:00:00-04:00 2019-11-01T14:00:00-04:00 The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Building a Dialogic Community
Dia De La Muertos (November 1, 2019 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68327 68327-17046007@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 1, 2019 5:30pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: MENA ( Middle Eastern and North African) Public Health

You are cordially invited to this year’s “Dia de Los Muertos” event taking place on November 1st from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM in the School of Public Health’s Community Room 1680. MENA (Middle Eastern and North African) Public Health, La Salud, and PHSAD (Public Health Students of African Descent) have partnered to present a Dia de Los Muertos event which is meant to commemorate all the lives lost to any discrimination or racism in the U.S. and internationally.

Dia de Los Muertos stems from Mexican traditions and originates from Aztec practices. We use this day to celebrate, not mourn, the lives of our beloved departed and rejoice by sharing ofrendas that remember the individual as they were in life. Although this festive occasion is meant to welcome our loved ones, there are many lives that were forgotten both in life and death. These lives were victimized, racialized, and prosecuted during life as a result of structural racism and exclusion. This year, we hope to raise awareness for the lives that were silenced and empower future practitioners to advocate for these communities and prevent future injustices.
We celebrate in community to provide space for the living and dead, and invite you to join us for an evening of activities, dialogue, food and performances! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

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Reception / Open House Fri, 11 Oct 2019 16:17:19 -0400 2019-11-01T17:30:00-04:00 2019-11-01T19:30:00-04:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower MENA ( Middle Eastern and North African) Public Health Reception / Open House Dia De Los Muertos Event Flyer
MBLGTACC Conference Delegation Info Sessions (November 2, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68559 68559-17096958@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 2, 2019 3:00pm
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Interested in attending an LGBTQ+ conference but not sure what to expect? Attend one of our two info sessions! In one hour you'll learn all about the Midwest Bi, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, and Asexual College Conference (MBLGTACC) and what Spectrum hopes to achieve through its student delegation to the conference. No pre-registration necessary.

Session A: Tuesday, October 22nd, 6 to 7 PM, East Quad Room 1423
Session B: Saturday, November 2nd, 3 to 4 PM, East Quad Room B184

The application to apply to be in the delegation is bit.ly/SCatCC2020, in case you are already interested in attending. Application deadline is November 17th.

[Header ID: Invitation to join Spectrum Center's MBLGTACC delegation. MBLGTACC stands for Midwest Bi, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, and Asexual Conference. A picture of Western Michigan University, the hosting school, serves as a background.

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Presentation Thu, 17 Oct 2019 15:16:11 -0400 2019-11-02T15:00:00-04:00 2019-11-02T16:00:00-04:00 East Quadrangle Spectrum Center Presentation Invitation to join Spectrum Center's MBLGTACC delegation. MBLGTACC stands for Midwest Bi, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, and Asexual Conference. A picture of Western Michigan University, the hosting school, serves as a background.
Art Exhibition: Blood Underwater (November 4, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68772 68772-17147161@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 4, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.

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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at the University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Dafalla has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Dafalla was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for Blood Underwater with Elshafei Dafalla in attendance on November 1 from 6-8pm, and refreshments will be served.

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Exhibition Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:19:08 -0400 2019-11-04T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-04T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Blood Underwater
National Candy Day (November 4, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69021 69021-17213816@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 4, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Bursley Hall
Organized By: Michigan Dining

Stop by Bursley to see our celebration of National Candy Day with a wide variety of favorites.

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Well-being Thu, 31 Oct 2019 16:02:19 -0400 2019-11-04T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-04T22:00:00-05:00 Bursley Hall Michigan Dining Well-being National Candy Day
Art Exhibition: Blood Underwater (November 5, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68772 68772-17147162@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.

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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at the University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Dafalla has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Dafalla was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for Blood Underwater with Elshafei Dafalla in attendance on November 1 from 6-8pm, and refreshments will be served.

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Exhibition Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:19:08 -0400 2019-11-05T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-05T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Blood Underwater
Art Exhibition: Blood Underwater (November 6, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68772 68772-17147163@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.

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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at the University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Dafalla has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Dafalla was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for Blood Underwater with Elshafei Dafalla in attendance on November 1 from 6-8pm, and refreshments will be served.

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Exhibition Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:19:08 -0400 2019-11-06T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-06T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Blood Underwater
BLI Capstone: Build a Team (November 6, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68279 68279-17037506@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 12:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Barger Leadership Institute

What would you do with an idea and $10,000?

The Capstone Experience at the Barger Leadership Institute (BLI) supports undergraduate students in designing and implementing evidence-based, collaborative projects that seek to bring about small (and big) wins for the complex, ambiguous problems that exist in our deeply interconnected world.

Join us at one of the sessions to learn about Capstone and meet like-minded students with ideas and skills to collaborate with. Teams, individuals, BLI members or those just interested in learning more are all welcome! Each session is broken into two parts: first, learn about the Capstone Experience; second, engage in a speed-dating exercise to meet other undergraduates interested in building a team.

This event is perfect for: people who want to learn more about the Capstone Experience; people who have an idea or project but need partners; people who have a passion but not a project; people who have skills that would benefit a team but no team.

Question? Reach out to BLI Academic Program Manager Fatema Haque, haque@umich

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Presentation Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:16:16 -0400 2019-11-06T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-06T13:30:00-05:00 North Quad Barger Leadership Institute Presentation Capstone Build a Team Event
Liberty in North Korea l Creating LiNKs: Humanity Behind Another World (November 6, 2019 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68938 68938-17197040@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 7:00pm
Location: Angell Hall
Organized By: Liberty in North Korea

*****This event is FREE! *******
We want diverse perspectives to be available to all ♥

Liberty in North Korea at the University of Michigan is excited to invite two North Korean advocacy fellows from the LiNK HQ, Jeongyol Ri and Ilhyeok Kim, come to campus on November 6th, 2019!

Join us as they reflect on their first-hand experiences as North Korean escapees, and their adjustment after relocation.

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Jeongyol Ri was born in 1998, and spent his childhood in Pyongsong. Math was his most notable passion— by the time he was in elementary school, he had already in mastered a middle school math curriculum. He later went on to represent the the North Korean team for the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). Over the course of four competitions, he had obtained a four silver medals. His success led the North Korean government to offer him a job, but he did not want to work for the regime. The Hong Kong IMO was Jeongyol’s last chance to defect while abroad; he was only 18 years old. While the rest of his team was packing for the return home, he snuck out and sought asylum at the South Korean consulate. In 2016 Jeongyol resettled in South Korea and in 2019 started Seoul National University.

Ilhyeok Kim was born in 1995 in Saetbyeol when the famine had just begun. As a result of the famine, his father became a broker who helped defectors in South Korea send money to relatives still in North Korea. When Ilhyeok was 12, his father was caught and imprisoned, but was eventually released for owning a Chinese cell phone. From that day onward, the government kept a close eye on his family. Despite the repercussions they would face if they escaped, they bravely decided to flee. In 2011 they arrived in South Korea. Ilhyeok aspires to work for the United Nations one day.

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Presentation Tue, 29 Oct 2019 14:05:24 -0400 2019-11-06T19:00:00-05:00 2019-11-06T21:00:00-05:00 Angell Hall Liberty in North Korea Presentation Creating LiNKs: Humanity Behind Another World
Art Exhibition: Blood Underwater (November 7, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68772 68772-17147164@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 7, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.

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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at the University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Dafalla has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Dafalla was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for Blood Underwater with Elshafei Dafalla in attendance on November 1 from 6-8pm, and refreshments will be served.

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Exhibition Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:19:08 -0400 2019-11-07T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-07T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Blood Underwater
Leadership in an Era of Islamophobia (November 7, 2019 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68086 68086-17009815@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 7, 2019 3:00pm
Location: North Quad
Organized By: Muslim Students' Association

The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, a not-for-profit research organization focused on Muslim-American communities, is collaborating with several campus units to bring Dr. Debbie Almontaser, an internationally recognized, award-winning educator and speaker, to campus to discuss the challenges of leading while Muslim post-9/11, religious-based bullying, and the industry of Islamophobia.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 23 Oct 2019 11:17:28 -0400 2019-11-07T15:00:00-05:00 2019-11-07T16:30:00-05:00 North Quad Muslim Students' Association Lecture / Discussion picture of Dr. Debbie Almontaser smiling in a robin egg blue scarf with tortoiseshell glasses and event details.
A World Beyond (November 7, 2019 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67212 67212-16824681@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 7, 2019 7:30pm
Location: Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Organized By: Arts in Color

A World Beyond is a showcase of original choreography by current undergraduate dance majors. The theme of the evening is "world-making," a powerful tool used in arts activism that encourages people to imagine and hope for a better reality. Featured works address topics ranging from queer community-building to the visibility of labor.

The performance will include an intermission. RSVP at: https://www.facebook.com/events/540756900010921

This event is supported in part by the Meta Weiser EXCEL Fund, Center for World Performance Studies, the SMTD Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, and Arts at Michigan.

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Performance Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:32:12 -0400 2019-11-07T19:30:00-05:00 2019-11-07T21:00:00-05:00 Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre Arts in Color Performance Dancer poses in a backbend on the concrete steps of a sunny park.
Art Exhibition: Blood Underwater (November 8, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68772 68772-17147165@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 8, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.

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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at the University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Dafalla has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Dafalla was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for Blood Underwater with Elshafei Dafalla in attendance on November 1 from 6-8pm, and refreshments will be served.

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Exhibition Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:19:08 -0400 2019-11-08T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-08T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Blood Underwater
Building a Dialogic Community: Skills for Faculty and Staff (November 8, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67576 67576-16898621@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 8, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

A series of lunch and learn workshops led by the Program on Intergroup Relations as part of the U-M DEI Summit. Workshops will focus on dialogic skill-building for faculty and staff. This series is generously supported by the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

All sessions have a maximum capacity. Please click the Registration link below to reserve your spot.

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What Is Intergroup Dialogue: This Is How We Do It
October 18, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Introductory
Learn about the Program on Intergroup Relations' approach and pedagogical underpinnings to the work rooted in dialogue, power, privilege and oppression.

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Who I am and why it matters: Understanding your social group identities and how it impacts your work
October 25, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Donna Rich Kaplowitz & Cesar Vargas-Leon
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using tools for exploring social group identity and their relations to power and privilege, this workshop has participants examine and reflect on how their social group identities impact their work. Self reflection and sharing is expected.

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Successfully Navigating Power Dynamics with Generative Listening
November 1, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher & Hamida Bhagirathy
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using the tool of generative listening, participants will learn about their strengths, skills, and capacities to create change, while focused on surfacing the power dilemmas in the workplace and navigating those dynamics to productively move DEI agendas forward in their context. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect upon and answer questions such as “When have I had success in dealing with the power structure? Where have I experienced roadblocks, and what were they? How can collective and coalitional action fuel the power I need to remove roadblocks?”

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(Good) Sh*t Happens: Conflict, Identity and Power
November 8, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
This interactive session will provide participants with an opportunity to learn strategies for navigating conflict that specifically focus on balancing power, noticing and surfacing dynamics and attending to how social identities and positionality impact conflict and conflict resolution. Participants will also consider how to reframe conflict as positive, productive and natural.

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Dominant Narratives
November 15, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Stephanie Hicks
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In this workshop we will explore the influence of social power, hegemony and dominant (meta, grand or master) narratives in classrooms and other dialogic settings. Participants will learn about an approach called Multipartiality and the technique of counter narratives.

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Advanced Strategies and Techniques for Multipartial Facilitation
November 22, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher
Level: Advanced
This session is for participants already familiar with dominant narratives and multipartiality as a facilitation technique, to explore a deeper dive into the nuances of these skills.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:37:38 -0400 2019-11-08T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-08T14:00:00-05:00 The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Building a Dialogic Community
Art Exhibition: Blood Underwater (November 11, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68772 68772-17147168@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 11, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.

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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at the University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Dafalla has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Dafalla was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for Blood Underwater with Elshafei Dafalla in attendance on November 1 from 6-8pm, and refreshments will be served.

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Exhibition Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:19:08 -0400 2019-11-11T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-11T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Blood Underwater
Michigan Radio 'Same Same Different' Podcast Listening Event (November 11, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68014 68014-16983968@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 11, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The Trotter Multicultural Center is proud to be a partner and sponsor to the upcoming Michigan Radio podcast called 'Same Same Different'.

The Trotter Multicultural Center is hosting a student-centered Listening Event with the Michigan Radio team. Launching on October 7th, this five-part podcast series will explore questions such as “who are you to tell me that I’m an OTHER anyway?” It is being produced to not only offer skills for surviving “otherness” but also it will provide tools to be a better human. The series highlights voices from marginalized and misunderstood communities, including LGBTQ, African-American, Muslim, evangelical Christian, Latinx, people with disabilities, and the body-positive community.

Food will be provided. RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/51Arp

We look forward to see you there!

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 11 Oct 2019 11:21:49 -0400 2019-11-11T17:00:00-05:00 2019-11-11T19:00:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Same Same Different Podcast logo
Art Exhibition: Blood Underwater (November 12, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68772 68772-17147169@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.

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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at the University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Dafalla has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Dafalla was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for Blood Underwater with Elshafei Dafalla in attendance on November 1 from 6-8pm, and refreshments will be served.

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Exhibition Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:19:08 -0400 2019-11-12T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-12T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Blood Underwater
Art Exhibition: Blood Underwater (November 13, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68772 68772-17147170@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.

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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at the University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Dafalla has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Dafalla was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for Blood Underwater with Elshafei Dafalla in attendance on November 1 from 6-8pm, and refreshments will be served.

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Exhibition Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:19:08 -0400 2019-11-13T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-13T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Blood Underwater
Art Exhibition: Blood Underwater (November 14, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68772 68772-17147171@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.

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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at the University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Dafalla has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Dafalla was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for Blood Underwater with Elshafei Dafalla in attendance on November 1 from 6-8pm, and refreshments will be served.

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Exhibition Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:19:08 -0400 2019-11-14T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-14T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Blood Underwater
The Microaggression Session (November 14, 2019 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65130 65130-16539434@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 1:30pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the facility or the content of the presentation, please contact Britney Underwood (britneyu@umich.edu) as soon as possible.

Microaggressions are verbal, behavioral, or environmental slights. They can be overt, subtle or unintentional, have become a huge area of concern. Whether one believes this phenomenon is real, perceived, or a made up term for invalid experiences, you all will benefit from this session.

In this session, participants will:

-Learn about "microaggressions" and other concepts relevant to this topic
-Obtain an understanding of the social and psychological impacts of microaggressions
-Engage in activities and dialogue to unveil microaggressions within the workplace
-Validate experiences with microaggressions
-Identify and discuss techniques to combat microaggressions, as a bystander or as a recipient

Audience:
This session is open to all LSA Staff. It is recommended that participants complete a course on Implicit Bias before taking this session. Graduate and undergraduate student staff should contact Britney Underwood at britneyu@umich.edu to enroll.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 30 Aug 2019 10:07:44 -0400 2019-11-14T13:30:00-05:00 2019-11-14T15:30:00-05:00 LSA Building LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Workshop / Seminar LSA Building
Veterans Week - Lioness Documentary and Discussion (November 14, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68378 68378-17071651@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Veteran and Military Services

Lioness presents the untold story of the first group of women soldiers in US history to be sent into direct ground combat, in violation of official policy. Told through intimate accounts, journal excerpts, archive footage, as well as interviews with military commanders, the film follows five women who served together for a year in Iraq. With captivating detail, this probing documentary reveals the unexpected course of events that began with using US women soldiers to defuse tensions with local civilians, but resulted in the women's fighting in some of the bloodiest counter-insurgency battles of the war. Together the women's candid narratives and scenes from their lives back home form a portrait of the emotional and psychological effects of war from a female point of view. Lioness is the first film to bridge the gap between perception and reality of the role women in the military are playing in Iraq, capturing an historical turning point for American society.

Documentary followed by discussion by Cassie Michael: U-M student, Marine veteran and participant the Lioness program.

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Film Screening Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:01:05 -0400 2019-11-14T14:00:00-05:00 2019-11-14T16:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Veteran and Military Services Film Screening Lioness Poster
Rec Sports Job Fair (November 14, 2019 6:45pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/65066 65066-16509332@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 14, 2019 6:45pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

Looking for a fun part-time job? Come to a Rec Sports Job Fair to learn about positions within the department and talk to current employees. No experience in sports or fitness necessary!

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Careers / Jobs Thu, 08 Aug 2019 15:47:02 -0400 2019-11-14T18:45:00-05:00 2019-11-14T19:15:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Careers / Jobs Rec Sports Job Fair
Art Exhibition: Blood Underwater (November 15, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68772 68772-17147172@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.

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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at the University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Dafalla has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Dafalla was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for Blood Underwater with Elshafei Dafalla in attendance on November 1 from 6-8pm, and refreshments will be served.

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Exhibition Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:19:08 -0400 2019-11-15T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Blood Underwater
Building a Dialogic Community: Skills for Faculty and Staff (November 15, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67576 67576-16898622@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 15, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

A series of lunch and learn workshops led by the Program on Intergroup Relations as part of the U-M DEI Summit. Workshops will focus on dialogic skill-building for faculty and staff. This series is generously supported by the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

All sessions have a maximum capacity. Please click the Registration link below to reserve your spot.

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What Is Intergroup Dialogue: This Is How We Do It
October 18, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Introductory
Learn about the Program on Intergroup Relations' approach and pedagogical underpinnings to the work rooted in dialogue, power, privilege and oppression.

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Who I am and why it matters: Understanding your social group identities and how it impacts your work
October 25, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Donna Rich Kaplowitz & Cesar Vargas-Leon
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using tools for exploring social group identity and their relations to power and privilege, this workshop has participants examine and reflect on how their social group identities impact their work. Self reflection and sharing is expected.

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Successfully Navigating Power Dynamics with Generative Listening
November 1, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher & Hamida Bhagirathy
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using the tool of generative listening, participants will learn about their strengths, skills, and capacities to create change, while focused on surfacing the power dilemmas in the workplace and navigating those dynamics to productively move DEI agendas forward in their context. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect upon and answer questions such as “When have I had success in dealing with the power structure? Where have I experienced roadblocks, and what were they? How can collective and coalitional action fuel the power I need to remove roadblocks?”

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(Good) Sh*t Happens: Conflict, Identity and Power
November 8, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
This interactive session will provide participants with an opportunity to learn strategies for navigating conflict that specifically focus on balancing power, noticing and surfacing dynamics and attending to how social identities and positionality impact conflict and conflict resolution. Participants will also consider how to reframe conflict as positive, productive and natural.

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Dominant Narratives
November 15, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Stephanie Hicks
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In this workshop we will explore the influence of social power, hegemony and dominant (meta, grand or master) narratives in classrooms and other dialogic settings. Participants will learn about an approach called Multipartiality and the technique of counter narratives.

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Advanced Strategies and Techniques for Multipartial Facilitation
November 22, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher
Level: Advanced
This session is for participants already familiar with dominant narratives and multipartiality as a facilitation technique, to explore a deeper dive into the nuances of these skills.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:37:38 -0400 2019-11-15T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-15T14:00:00-05:00 The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Building a Dialogic Community
Trans Awareness Week Donation Drive for Coats (November 18, 2019 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69524 69524-17337521@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 12:00am
Location: 1443 Washtenaw Ave Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

The weather has turned cold quickly and there are many in the transgender community left without proper winter gear. As a part of Trans Awareness Week, the Spectrum Center is fundraising to supply some coats to the members of T-Time, a weekly hangout for transfeminine nonbinary individuals and trans women in the Ann Arbor area. Our goal is to raise $800 in this effort to secure high-quality coats that will protect against the cold and affirm each member's unique gender presentation.

Help out by donating what you can to our general gifts fund at http://bit.ly/CoatsForTAW or spreading the word. Thank you for helping us support local trans folks!

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Community Service Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:22:54 -0500 2019-11-18T00:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T23:00:00-05:00 1443 Washtenaw Ave Building Spectrum Center Community Service The Spectrum Center is hosting a donation drive to raise money to provide winter coats for the members of T-Time.Goal: $800. The graphic is winter-themed, with lineart of a winter coat in the corner and snowflakes in the background.
Art Exhibition: Blood Underwater (November 18, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68772 68772-17147175@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.

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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at the University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Dafalla has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Dafalla was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for Blood Underwater with Elshafei Dafalla in attendance on November 1 from 6-8pm, and refreshments will be served.

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Exhibition Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:19:08 -0400 2019-11-18T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Blood Underwater
Collectivity, Community, and Connections in the Pursuit of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (November 18, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68133 68133-17011974@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 4:00pm
Location: East Hall
Organized By: National Center for Institutional Diversity

The National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) are pleased to announce that Dr. Patricia Gurin — the Nancy Cantor Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Psychology and Women’s Studies — was selected as the 2019 recipient of the James S. Jackson Distinguished Career Award for Diversity Scholarship.

Please join us for Dr. Gurin's lecture in honor of her award.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 07 Oct 2019 14:56:23 -0400 2019-11-18T16:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T17:30:00-05:00 East Hall National Center for Institutional Diversity Lecture / Discussion Image of Patricia Gurin
MRPCW Public Reading (November 18, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69273 69273-17277412@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Come join the Prison Creative Art Project's (PCAP’s) Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing (MRPCW) and our wonderful hosts, 734 Brewing Company, for an evening of poetry and prose highlighting the best of our last 11 years of publication!

Open to the public (18+), this event will highlight current and past contributing writers of the MRPCW as well as Editorial Committee members reading their favorite pieces from our extraordinary authors!

With volumes available for purchase, you can be both moved in the moment and for years to come as you hear the words of our authors delivered through their own and our collective voices. We look forward to seeing you there!

Many thanks to our journal sponsors: Jackson Social Welfare Fund of First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor and the Department of English Language & Literature.

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Performance Fri, 08 Nov 2019 17:02:16 -0500 2019-11-18T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Performance Michigan Review of Prisoner Creative Writing
PCAP Community Workshop in Creative Arts (November 18, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69270 69270-17277405@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

All community members 18 and older, particularly those returning home from incarceration, are invited to participate in this free weekly workshop at Miller Manor. While based in theatre, we will also be exploring creative writing, music, and visual arts. No registration or previous art experience required. Join anytime!

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:04:20 -0500 2019-11-18T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-18T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Instagram - @PerryGrone
Trans Awareness Week Keynote (November 18, 2019 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68558 68558-17096956@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 18, 2019 6:30pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Please join this year's Transgender Awareness Week Keynote speaker, Kavi Ade, on Monday, November 18th, 6:30-7:30 pm at the School of Social Work, Room ECC (located on the first floor). To learn more about the event details, including directions to the event, please visit http://bit.ly/TAWkeynote19.

Kavi Ade is a Black Trans Queer speaker, arts educator and nationally recognized poet of Afro & Indigenous Caribbean descent. Speaking on race, gender, sexuality, mental health, domestic violence, and sexual assault Kavi’s work grapples with being set at the throne of violence, and exploring the ways a body can learn to survive. Using art as resistance they create transformative dialogue that aims to combat supremacist powers and heal communities that have been harmed. Kavi has given poetry readings and keynote speeches, led workshops and spoken on panels in numerous cities and communities, including over 100 colleges and universities domestically and internationally. Kavi received the Leeway Foundation’s Transformation Award that honors “women and trans* artists and cultural producers who create art for social change, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change work." More about Kavi can be found at kaviadepoetry.com.

If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but 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, 17 Oct 2019 14:55:44 -0400 2019-11-18T18:30:00-05:00 2019-11-18T19:30:00-05:00 School of Social Work Building Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion The Spectrum Center's Transgender Awareness Week Keynote speaker is Kavi Ade. The image includes date, time, and location, the logos of our co-sponsors, and a description of the artist, as well as a picture of Kavi Ade. Kavi has dark brown skin, a thin line of facial hair, and hair bunched up behind Kavi's head. Kavi is wearing large goggle-like sunglasses, a multicolored jacket, black shirt and pants, and is holding a black tote bag that says "Artist. Creator. Threat."
Trans Awareness Week Donation Drive for Coats (November 19, 2019 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69524 69524-17337522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 12:00am
Location: 1443 Washtenaw Ave Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

The weather has turned cold quickly and there are many in the transgender community left without proper winter gear. As a part of Trans Awareness Week, the Spectrum Center is fundraising to supply some coats to the members of T-Time, a weekly hangout for transfeminine nonbinary individuals and trans women in the Ann Arbor area. Our goal is to raise $800 in this effort to secure high-quality coats that will protect against the cold and affirm each member's unique gender presentation.

Help out by donating what you can to our general gifts fund at http://bit.ly/CoatsForTAW or spreading the word. Thank you for helping us support local trans folks!

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Community Service Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:22:54 -0500 2019-11-19T00:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T23:00:00-05:00 1443 Washtenaw Ave Building Spectrum Center Community Service The Spectrum Center is hosting a donation drive to raise money to provide winter coats for the members of T-Time.Goal: $800. The graphic is winter-themed, with lineart of a winter coat in the corner and snowflakes in the background.
Art Exhibition: Blood Underwater (November 19, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68772 68772-17147176@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.

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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at the University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Dafalla has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Dafalla was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for Blood Underwater with Elshafei Dafalla in attendance on November 1 from 6-8pm, and refreshments will be served.

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Exhibition Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:19:08 -0400 2019-11-19T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-19T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Blood Underwater
Trans Awareness Week Donation Drive for Coats (November 20, 2019 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69524 69524-17337523@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 12:00am
Location: 1443 Washtenaw Ave Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

The weather has turned cold quickly and there are many in the transgender community left without proper winter gear. As a part of Trans Awareness Week, the Spectrum Center is fundraising to supply some coats to the members of T-Time, a weekly hangout for transfeminine nonbinary individuals and trans women in the Ann Arbor area. Our goal is to raise $800 in this effort to secure high-quality coats that will protect against the cold and affirm each member's unique gender presentation.

Help out by donating what you can to our general gifts fund at http://bit.ly/CoatsForTAW or spreading the word. Thank you for helping us support local trans folks!

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Community Service Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:22:54 -0500 2019-11-20T00:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T23:00:00-05:00 1443 Washtenaw Ave Building Spectrum Center Community Service The Spectrum Center is hosting a donation drive to raise money to provide winter coats for the members of T-Time.Goal: $800. The graphic is winter-themed, with lineart of a winter coat in the corner and snowflakes in the background.
Art Exhibition: Blood Underwater (November 20, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68772 68772-17147177@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 20, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.

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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at the University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Dafalla has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Dafalla was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for Blood Underwater with Elshafei Dafalla in attendance on November 1 from 6-8pm, and refreshments will be served.

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Exhibition Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:19:08 -0400 2019-11-20T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-20T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Blood Underwater
Trans Awareness Week Donation Drive for Coats (November 21, 2019 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69524 69524-17337524@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 12:00am
Location: 1443 Washtenaw Ave Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

The weather has turned cold quickly and there are many in the transgender community left without proper winter gear. As a part of Trans Awareness Week, the Spectrum Center is fundraising to supply some coats to the members of T-Time, a weekly hangout for transfeminine nonbinary individuals and trans women in the Ann Arbor area. Our goal is to raise $800 in this effort to secure high-quality coats that will protect against the cold and affirm each member's unique gender presentation.

Help out by donating what you can to our general gifts fund at http://bit.ly/CoatsForTAW or spreading the word. Thank you for helping us support local trans folks!

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Community Service Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:22:54 -0500 2019-11-21T00:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T23:00:00-05:00 1443 Washtenaw Ave Building Spectrum Center Community Service The Spectrum Center is hosting a donation drive to raise money to provide winter coats for the members of T-Time.Goal: $800. The graphic is winter-themed, with lineart of a winter coat in the corner and snowflakes in the background.
Art Exhibition: Blood Underwater (November 21, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68772 68772-17147178@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.

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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at the University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Dafalla has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Dafalla was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for Blood Underwater with Elshafei Dafalla in attendance on November 1 from 6-8pm, and refreshments will be served.

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Exhibition Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:19:08 -0400 2019-11-21T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Blood Underwater
Writing and Drawing Trans Women in Comics (November 21, 2019 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69069 69069-17222107@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 1:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Spectrum Center

We all want to see good representation in media, but how do we make sure the representation we make is, well, good? Join a local award-winning comic artist Emma Jayne - who just so happens to be trans - in learning about the do's and don't's of writing and drawing trans women! These tips will be about comics, but much of this artist's advice can be applied across a variety of mediums. Check out her work in advance at http://emma-jayne-comics.com!

Event navigation details: http://bit.ly/SCeventnav

If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but 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, 07 Nov 2019 13:11:01 -0500 2019-11-21T13:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T14:30:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar Transgender Awareness Week runs from November 18th to the 22nd in 2019. The week will include Transgender Day of Remembrance observance, a keynote speech by Kavi Ade, workshops, a community dinner, and more. A close-up of a rose can be seen in the background of the image.
Faculty Research for Impact: Addressing UN SDG #10 – Reduced Inequalities (November 21, 2019 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69392 69392-17316498@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 21, 2019 5:00pm
Location: Executive Residence (Ross Business School)
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

How are Ross faculty members advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals through business research? Each month, Business+Impact hosts an interactive design micro-charette themed around one of these goals. During the month of November, we will address Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities. Three award-winning Ross faculty members will share their research in an informal setting and students will have the opportunity to brainstorm possible next steps for how the research can be applied to real-world applications that make a positive impact.

Faculty and subjects of research include:

Jun Li: New Research Looks At Ways to Help Stop Airbnb Racial Discrimination

A. Yeşim Orhun: Why poor families are paying more for everyday items like toilet paper

Chris Rider: Career mobility and racial diversity in law firms

Due to high interest in these workshops, we must cap attendance at 25. We aim to keep the numbers of participants at a size that can accommodate the space capacity of the +Impact Studio and provide meaningful group discussion.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 13 Nov 2019 11:38:48 -0500 2019-11-21T17:00:00-05:00 2019-11-21T19:00:00-05:00 Executive Residence (Ross Business School) Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Workshop / Seminar Reduced Inequalities
Trans Awareness Week Donation Drive for Coats (November 22, 2019 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69524 69524-17337525@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 12:00am
Location: 1443 Washtenaw Ave Building
Organized By: Spectrum Center

The weather has turned cold quickly and there are many in the transgender community left without proper winter gear. As a part of Trans Awareness Week, the Spectrum Center is fundraising to supply some coats to the members of T-Time, a weekly hangout for transfeminine nonbinary individuals and trans women in the Ann Arbor area. Our goal is to raise $800 in this effort to secure high-quality coats that will protect against the cold and affirm each member's unique gender presentation.

Help out by donating what you can to our general gifts fund at http://bit.ly/CoatsForTAW or spreading the word. Thank you for helping us support local trans folks!

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Community Service Mon, 18 Nov 2019 11:22:54 -0500 2019-11-22T00:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T23:00:00-05:00 1443 Washtenaw Ave Building Spectrum Center Community Service The Spectrum Center is hosting a donation drive to raise money to provide winter coats for the members of T-Time.Goal: $800. The graphic is winter-themed, with lineart of a winter coat in the corner and snowflakes in the background.
Art Exhibition: Blood Underwater (November 22, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/68772 68772-17147179@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 10:00am
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Water, as a natural resource, has been weaponized or made treacherous against people seeking safety and security. Some have been tortured or killed through waterboarding, others have been forced into oceans to die or disappear. Refugees across world regions have drowned crossing bodies of water in hopes for a better life.

Millions of people all over the world are being tortured, disappeared, and forcibly displaced by repressive regimes and wars while governments of other countries are denying them a safe place to live. There are now as many as 1.3 million survivors of politically motivated torture survivors living in the U.S. And over 70 million refugees in the world according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, the highest number in the almost 70 years since the refugee agency was founded.

During this time of rapid political change worldwide, the Blood Underwater Workshop and Exhibition offers an opportunity for students, activists, members of civil society organizations, and NGOs to come together as change agents to protect human rights, freedom and dignity, and to spread peace, justice and love.

Blood Underwater is a collaborative work, which encourages deep thinking and creative expression. It provides a voice for community members and activists, especially from political, national, racial, religious and other minorities, to express their concerns about global suffering through art. Participants gather around a large canvas with paints and music and are guided through a series of artistic expressions by “artivist” Elshafei Dafalla. The purpose is to use art to protest against violence, torture, enforced disappearances and other forms of brutality.

Blood Underwater is a demand for “freedom, peace and justice” -- from San Salvador to Khartoum to Sindh -- and throughout the world. This visual narrative will recognize men and women who have been murdered because they wanted to live in freedom, political prisoners, people forced from their homes, and those who have been tortured for standing up to dictatorships.

The Blood Underwater artwork narrative will connect participants to one another, and to refugees, asylum seekers, political prisoners and others who have already died or are currently suffering in their own countries or in new lands. This collaboration and new knowledge will enable participants to reflect together about global suffering, and what can be done about it.

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Eishafei Dafalla received a Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture from the College of Fine and Applied Art at the University for Science and Technology in Khartoum, Sudan as well as a Diploma in Folklore from the Afro-Asian Institute at the University of Khartoum. He earned a Master of Fine Arts from the Stamps School of Art and Design at University of Michigan. Dafalla has participated in more than fifty exhibits worldwide, and his work is part of public and private collections in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the United States. He continues to lecture and to exhibit his work, holding artist residencies, participating in community building activities, and creating performative installation events around the U.S. and internationally. An extended interview with Dafalla was created by the Washington DC-based, nonprofit, Center for Concern.

The exhibition will be on display November 4-22, M-F, 10am-5pm, at the Residential College Art Gallery at 701 East University Ave., Ann Arbor MI 48109. Free and open to the public.

There will be an opening reception for Blood Underwater with Elshafei Dafalla in attendance on November 1 from 6-8pm, and refreshments will be served.

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Exhibition Wed, 23 Oct 2019 14:19:08 -0400 2019-11-22T10:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T17:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Exhibition Blood Underwater
#TransMatters in Law (November 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69080 69080-17242641@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Join us in listening to UM OutLaws and OUTreach, two organizations working with local law policies, to talk about current status of name changes, gender markers, and current law related to transgender rights.

Boxed lunches will be served, with gluten-free and vegetarian options.

Event navigation details: http://bit.ly/SCeventnav
More Trans Awareness Week events: http://bit.ly/TransAwareness19

Spectrum Center Event Accessibility Statement
If you have an accessibility need you feel may not be automatically met at this event, fill out our Event Accommodation Form, found at http://bit.ly/SCaccess. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary for some accommodations to be fully implemented, but 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, 07 Nov 2019 13:38:46 -0500 2019-11-22T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T13:00:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Spectrum Center Lecture / Discussion TransMatters in Law event taking place on Friday, Nov. 22nd, 12:00-1:00 pm in Trotter Multicultural Center, Large Meeting Room. Food will be served with gluten-free and vegetarian options. Event sponsored by UM OutLaws and OUTreach.
Building a Dialogic Community: Skills for Faculty and Staff (November 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/67576 67576-16898623@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR)

A series of lunch and learn workshops led by the Program on Intergroup Relations as part of the U-M DEI Summit. Workshops will focus on dialogic skill-building for faculty and staff. This series is generously supported by the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

All sessions have a maximum capacity. Please click the Registration link below to reserve your spot.

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What Is Intergroup Dialogue: This Is How We Do It
October 18, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Introductory
Learn about the Program on Intergroup Relations' approach and pedagogical underpinnings to the work rooted in dialogue, power, privilege and oppression.

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Who I am and why it matters: Understanding your social group identities and how it impacts your work
October 25, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Donna Rich Kaplowitz & Cesar Vargas-Leon
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using tools for exploring social group identity and their relations to power and privilege, this workshop has participants examine and reflect on how their social group identities impact their work. Self reflection and sharing is expected.

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Successfully Navigating Power Dynamics with Generative Listening
November 1, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher & Hamida Bhagirathy
Level: Introductory through Advanced
Using the tool of generative listening, participants will learn about their strengths, skills, and capacities to create change, while focused on surfacing the power dilemmas in the workplace and navigating those dynamics to productively move DEI agendas forward in their context. Participants will have an opportunity to reflect upon and answer questions such as “When have I had success in dealing with the power structure? Where have I experienced roadblocks, and what were they? How can collective and coalitional action fuel the power I need to remove roadblocks?”

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(Good) Sh*t Happens: Conflict, Identity and Power
November 8, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Monita Thompson & Shana Schoem
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
This interactive session will provide participants with an opportunity to learn strategies for navigating conflict that specifically focus on balancing power, noticing and surfacing dynamics and attending to how social identities and positionality impact conflict and conflict resolution. Participants will also consider how to reframe conflict as positive, productive and natural.

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Dominant Narratives
November 15, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Stephanie Hicks
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
In this workshop we will explore the influence of social power, hegemony and dominant (meta, grand or master) narratives in classrooms and other dialogic settings. Participants will learn about an approach called Multipartiality and the technique of counter narratives.

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Advanced Strategies and Techniques for Multipartial Facilitation
November 22, 2019 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Roger Fisher
Level: Advanced
This session is for participants already familiar with dominant narratives and multipartiality as a facilitation technique, to explore a deeper dive into the nuances of these skills.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:37:38 -0400 2019-11-22T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T14:00:00-05:00 The Program on Intergroup Relations (IGR) Workshop / Seminar Building a Dialogic Community
Decolonizing Sustainability Panel Discussion (November 22, 2019 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69366 69366-17310317@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 12:00pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: SNRE Diversity Equity & Inclusion

Please join us on Friday, November 22 from 12-2pm in Dana 1040 for a Panel Discussion on Decolonizing Sustainability. This panel aims to shed light on colonialism and how its perpetuated in the environmental movement. We are honored to have Eric Hemenway, Director of Archives and Records for the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Diana Seales, SEAS Environmental Justice Alum ('04) and current PhD student at Michigan State studying Indigenous response to Climate Change and Lee Sprague, water activist and former Ogema/ Leader of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians as part of this Panel. This event is sponsored by SEAS Student Government and the SEAS DEI Office.

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Presentation Tue, 12 Nov 2019 15:24:44 -0500 2019-11-22T12:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T14:00:00-05:00 Dana Natural Resources Building SNRE Diversity Equity & Inclusion Presentation Decolonizing Sustainability Panelists
MUSKET Presents: BARE (November 22, 2019 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69122 69122-17250852@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 22, 2019 8:00pm
Location: Power Center for the Performing Arts
Organized By: University Activities Center- Musket

MUSKET, the largest and oldest student-run musical theatre organization at the University, is proud to present our Fall production BARE. The show follows a group of high school seniors at a Catholic boarding school as they face issues of sexuality and personal identity. As they struggle to come to terms with who they are, and who the world thinks they should be, they seek answers from their Church, their friends, and ultimately, from within themselves.
(Mature content: recommended for ages 12+)

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Performance Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:00:29 -0500 2019-11-22T20:00:00-05:00 2019-11-22T22:30:00-05:00 Power Center for the Performing Arts University Activities Center- Musket Performance MUSKET Presents: BARE
MUSKET Presents: BARE (November 23, 2019 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69122 69122-17250853@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 23, 2019 8:00pm
Location: Power Center for the Performing Arts
Organized By: University Activities Center- Musket

MUSKET, the largest and oldest student-run musical theatre organization at the University, is proud to present our Fall production BARE. The show follows a group of high school seniors at a Catholic boarding school as they face issues of sexuality and personal identity. As they struggle to come to terms with who they are, and who the world thinks they should be, they seek answers from their Church, their friends, and ultimately, from within themselves.
(Mature content: recommended for ages 12+)

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Performance Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:00:29 -0500 2019-11-23T20:00:00-05:00 2019-11-23T22:30:00-05:00 Power Center for the Performing Arts University Activities Center- Musket Performance MUSKET Presents: BARE
MUSKET Presents: BARE (November 24, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69122 69122-17250854@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, November 24, 2019 2:00pm
Location: Power Center for the Performing Arts
Organized By: University Activities Center- Musket

MUSKET, the largest and oldest student-run musical theatre organization at the University, is proud to present our Fall production BARE. The show follows a group of high school seniors at a Catholic boarding school as they face issues of sexuality and personal identity. As they struggle to come to terms with who they are, and who the world thinks they should be, they seek answers from their Church, their friends, and ultimately, from within themselves.
(Mature content: recommended for ages 12+)

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Performance Tue, 05 Nov 2019 10:00:29 -0500 2019-11-24T14:00:00-05:00 2019-11-24T16:30:00-05:00 Power Center for the Performing Arts University Activities Center- Musket Performance MUSKET Presents: BARE
PCAP Community Workshop in Creative Arts (November 25, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69270 69270-17277406@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 25, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

All community members 18 and older, particularly those returning home from incarceration, are invited to participate in this free weekly workshop at Miller Manor. While based in theatre, we will also be exploring creative writing, music, and visual arts. No registration or previous art experience required. Join anytime!

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:04:20 -0500 2019-11-25T18:00:00-05:00 2019-11-25T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Instagram - @PerryGrone
PCAP Community Workshop in Creative Arts (December 2, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69270 69270-17277407@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 2, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

All community members 18 and older, particularly those returning home from incarceration, are invited to participate in this free weekly workshop at Miller Manor. While based in theatre, we will also be exploring creative writing, music, and visual arts. No registration or previous art experience required. Join anytime!

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:04:20 -0500 2019-12-02T18:00:00-05:00 2019-12-02T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Instagram - @PerryGrone
The Business of Becoming Citizens: Chinese Immigrants, Cuisine, and Restaurants from Exclusion to Inclusion in the United States, 1870-1919 (December 5, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/63436 63436-17307999@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 5, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Today there are more Chinese restaurants in the United States than the combined total of McDonald’s, Burger King’s, Wendy’s, and KFC chains. This talk tells the history of Chinese restaurants against the backdrop of intense racial discrimination and civic exclusion. Chinese immigrants held the unfortunate distinction of being the first—and for many years only—population of voluntary migrants restricted from entering the country and denied a pathway to citizenship. Between the end of Radical Reconstruction and World War II, Chinese immigrants seized political power and shifted their economic, legal, and cultural positions through food. The talks centers on a handful of Chinese immigrants who strategically and purposefully built bridges of understanding with the wider U.S. population, and leveraged this acceptance to negotiate an immense legal apparatus. This is a story of the resilience of racialized immigrants who managed to become tastemakers, despite the weight of state-sanctioned oppression.

Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP for food: https://forms.gle/jMh25aUFXCLbjUyc9

Heather Ruth Lee is an Assistant Professor of History at NYU Shanghai. As a scholar and educator, she wrestles with the importance of legal immigration status—the bright line separating citizens from both documented and undocumented migrants—to the history of race and ethnicity in the United States. Her first book, The Business of Becoming Citizens: Chinese Immigrants, Cuisine, and Restaurants from Exclusion to Inclusion in the United States, 1870-1943 tells the history of Chinese restaurants against the backdrop of intense racial discrimination and civic exclusion. Alongside the book, Professor Lee has been working on the “Chinese Restaurant Database Project” (www.eatingglobally.com), an original data source on historical Chinese business operations, migration strategies and demographic information. Her research has been featured in NPR’s All Things Considered, The Salt, The Atlantic, Chicago Tribune, and Gastropod, a podcast on food science and history. Professor Lee has advised and curated exhibitions at the New York Historical Society, the National Museum of American History, the Museum of Chinese in America, and elsewhere.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 02 Dec 2019 08:41:23 -0500 2019-12-05T18:00:00-05:00 2019-12-05T19:30:00-05:00 Haven Hall Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Lecture / Discussion Photo
Asian American and Pacific Islander Faculty and the Bamboo Ceiling: Barriers to Leadership and Implications for Leadership Development (December 6, 2019 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/68921 68921-17197021@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 6, 2019 2:30pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Racial stereotypes of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders limit their access to leadership positions in higher education. Using a national sample of college and university faculty at 2 and 4-year institutions, Dean Lee explores the reality and implications of the bamboo ceiling for Asian American faculty and staff.

Co-Sponsors: U-M Asian Pacific Islander Desi/American Staff Association and INDIGO, the LSA Asian/Asian American Faculty Alliance

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:46:33 -0500 2019-12-06T14:30:00-05:00 2019-12-06T16:00:00-05:00 Tisch Hall Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Lecture / Discussion Poster
Collage of Scenes and Original Writing on Themes of Racial Profiling, Affirmative Action, Interracial Relationships and Immigration (December 8, 2019 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69521 69521-17335468@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, December 8, 2019 2:00pm
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

A collage of scenes and original writing on themes of racial profiling, affirmative action, interracial relationships and immigration.

Directed by Kate Mendeloff.

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Performance Fri, 15 Nov 2019 14:57:42 -0500 2019-12-08T14:00:00-05:00 2019-12-08T15:30:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Performance RC Drama
PCAP Community Workshop in Creative Arts (December 9, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69270 69270-17277408@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 9, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

All community members 18 and older, particularly those returning home from incarceration, are invited to participate in this free weekly workshop at Miller Manor. While based in theatre, we will also be exploring creative writing, music, and visual arts. No registration or previous art experience required. Join anytime!

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:04:20 -0500 2019-12-09T18:00:00-05:00 2019-12-09T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Instagram - @PerryGrone
Our Compelling Interests Series: Leveraging Diversity (December 11, 2019 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64781 64781-16776795@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 4:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Center for Social Solutions

Please join us for a panel discussion on Leveraging Diversity as contributors to the Our Compelling Interests book series and initiative share their perspectives on what we gain from diversity. The panel will explore the diversity narratives as well as how we leverage diversity to create new forms of a healthy civic nation. Joining the moderator, U-M professor Angela Dillard, will be contributors to the first three volumes in the book series and the co-authors of the highly anticipated fourth publication.

Immediately following the book event, we invite you to a reception in the East Conference Room (4th Floor) from 5:30–6:30 p.m., where you will have an opportunity to speak to the panelists.

Livestream is available for the event; please access here, https://media.rackham.umich.edu/rossmedia/Play/42227c81203b464aa9749df4ee0e40831d

MODERATOR
Angela Dillard
Richard A. Meisler Collegiate Professor of Afroamerican & African Studies and in the Residential College, University of Michigan

PANELISTS
Tony Banout
Senior Vice President, Interfaith Youth Core

Nancy Cantor
Chancellor, Rutgers University-Newark

Gary Orfield
Distinguished Research Professor of Education, Law, Political Science and Urban Planning at the University of California, Los Angeles; Co-director of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA

Scott Page
John Seely Brown Distinguished University Professor of Complexity, Social Science, and Management at the University of Michigan

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 11 Dec 2019 09:26:04 -0500 2019-12-11T16:00:00-05:00 2019-12-11T17:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Center for Social Solutions Lecture / Discussion Our Compelling Interests Series: Leveraging Diversity; book cover artwork for the three volumes of the series; Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 4:00–5:30pm
CEW+ Study Day: End of Term Lunch & Recharge (December 12, 2019 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69101 69101-17244691@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, December 12, 2019 10:00am
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

It’s the end of the semester and CEW+ is providing space (and food!) to help you finish the year off strong.

On Thursday, December 12 from 10am-3pm, students are invited to drop in and take advantage of our study spaces, self-care activities, and healthy snacks. There will also be a social hour with lunch from 12:30-1:30 PM (RSVP requested for planning purposes: http://www.cew.umich.edu/events/cew-study-day-end-of-term-lunch-recharge). Feel free to drop in and socialize with other students or stay all day to get some work done. Either way, CEW+ is here to support you!

Bring friends to study together in our quiet spaces, or just hang out and meet other students from different departments in relaxing and welcoming spaces throughout the Center. Children are welcome with a designated child-friendly study space. To help you de-stress and focus, 15-minute guided mindful meditation sits will be held at 10:00am and 1:30pm.

If you would like to attend the lunch, please RSVP. No registration is otherwise needed to drop in.

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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 26 Nov 2019 08:49:00 -0500 2019-12-12T10:00:00-05:00 2019-12-12T15:00:00-05:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Social / Informal Gathering CEW+ Study Day
PCAP Community Workshop in Creative Arts (December 16, 2019 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69270 69270-17277409@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, December 16, 2019 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

All community members 18 and older, particularly those returning home from incarceration, are invited to participate in this free weekly workshop at Miller Manor. While based in theatre, we will also be exploring creative writing, music, and visual arts. No registration or previous art experience required. Join anytime!

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:04:20 -0500 2019-12-16T18:00:00-05:00 2019-12-16T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Workshop / Seminar Instagram - @PerryGrone
CEW+ Student Family Basketball Outing (January 5, 2020 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69640 69640-17374459@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, January 5, 2020 10:30am
Location: Crisler Arena
Organized By: CEW+

Please join us at the U-M vs. MSU women’s basketball game for a free community-building event for nontraditional students and their immediate family (kids, spouses/partners). All CEW+ guests will have reserved seats and brunch served in the beautiful, private Crisler Center Club with views of the court!

Event Schedule:
10:30am: Doors Open, Private Club
11:00am: Brunch, Private Club
11:30am: Welcome Remarks
12:00pm: Tip-Off, Group Seats
Half-Time: Sweet Treats & Prize Drawing, Private Club

RSVP by Friday, December 20, 2019, to secure your spot.
eventbrite.com/e/2020-cew-student-family-basketball-outing-tickets-82866627313

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Sporting Event Mon, 02 Dec 2019 15:24:32 -0500 2020-01-05T10:30:00-05:00 2020-01-05T14:00:00-05:00 Crisler Arena CEW+ Sporting Event CEW+ Basketball Outing Flyer
Brown v. Board of Education: The Legacy Continues (January 20, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69506 69506-17333396@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 20, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: University Library

Cheryl Brown Henderson talks about her personal experience with segregated schools and the story of how Brown v. Board of Education came to be.

The case was elevated to the U.S. Supreme Court, which in May of 1954 ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which prohibits states from denying equal protection of the laws to any person within their jurisdictions. The decision declared that separate educational facilities for white and African American students were inherently unequal.

Brown Henderson is the daughter of the late Reverend Oliver L. Brown who in 1950, along with 12 other parents in Topeka, Kansas, and led by attorneys for the NAACP, filed suit on behalf of their children against the local Board of Education. Their case joined with cases from other states on appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, and became known as the landmark decision, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 15 Nov 2019 11:30:50 -0500 2020-01-20T14:00:00-05:00 2020-01-20T16:00:00-05:00 Michigan League University Library Lecture / Discussion Cheryl Brown Henderson
Circle of Unity (January 20, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71336 71336-17817108@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 20, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Diag - Central Campus
Organized By: Sustainable Living Experience

Description:
The Michigan Community Scholars Program will celebrate MLK and his legacy with the community at the 14th Annual Circle of Unity. This year the Sustainable Living Experience will be partnering to ensure that the event is environmentally-friendly & zero waste! Join hundreds of University and community participants for this annual event celebrating the life of Dr. King and his legacy of racial justice, nonviolence, and unity. All are welcome: students, staff, faculty, families, and children, as the audience is encouraged to participate as we honor Martin Luther King Jr. through song, dance, and spoken word. We will be joined by local musician favorites, Joe Reilly and Julie Beutel, in addition to performances by the Michigan Gospel Chorale, Smile Bringer Singers, and spoken word artists.

Volunteer responsibilities:
Hot cocoa will be served at the event, which is usually held outside in the diag, so dress warm! Volunteers will be posted at waste stations to assist with composting of hot beverage cups and make ensure that the event is as zero waste as possible. Any non-compostable waste should be diverted to standard trash bins. Compost receptacles (cardboard boxes and green compostable liners) and any signage should be set up prior to the event at 1:45pm and taken to a compost area (there is one behind the Grad library) after the event at 3:05pm. Simply attend and enjoy the event, or sign up for a volunteer shift at bit.ly/SLEsignups

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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:31:41 -0500 2020-01-20T14:00:00-05:00 2020-01-20T15:00:00-05:00 Diag - Central Campus Sustainable Living Experience Social / Informal Gathering Circle of Unity Volunteer flyer
Mary Kamidoi: My journey from Stockton, through the WWII Rohwer Internment Camp, to Michigan (January 22, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/69832 69832-17433860@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 10:00am
Location: Haven Hall
Organized By: Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies

Mary Kamidoi recalls her childhood in Stockton, California, her memories of internment camp life in the Rohwer (Arkansas) internment camp, and enduring anti-Japanese and anti-Asian discrimination upon her arrival in Michigan.

Mary Kamidoi serves as Treasurer of Japanese American Citizens League-Detroit Chapter, as Treasurer of American Citizens for Justice, and is the trustee for the Japanese American Citizens League-Detroit Chapter's scholarship program.

This event is free and open to the public and organized in association with AMCULT 301-001: "A/PIA in the Civil Rights Movement"

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 27 Nov 2019 13:45:24 -0500 2020-01-22T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-22T11:20:00-05:00 Haven Hall Asian/Pacific Islander American Studies Lecture / Discussion Poster
Identity Way-Finding and Cultural Connections for an Inclusive Outdoors: SEAS MLK Keynote Presentation (January 22, 2020 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71337 71337-17817109@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 22, 2020 2:30pm
Location: Dana Natural Resources Building
Organized By: SNRE Diversity Equity & Inclusion

On Wednesday, January 22, the School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) DEI Office is honored to host Founder and Director Emeritus of Latino Outdoors, José González, as our MLK month Speaker. José will be presenting on cultural diversity in outdoor spaces. This presentation will take place in the Samuel T. Dana Building, room 1040 from 2:30-4pm.

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Presentation Mon, 13 Jan 2020 11:23:04 -0500 2020-01-22T14:30:00-05:00 2020-01-22T16:00:00-05:00 Dana Natural Resources Building SNRE Diversity Equity & Inclusion Presentation Jose Gonzalez_Diversity in the Outdoors_January 22 at 2:30pm
360 Wellness Festival (January 23, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71307 71307-17817066@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Central Campus Recreation Building (Bell Pool)
Organized By: Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports)

January marks the beginning of a new year and new semester. This presents an ideal time to focus attention on personal well-being and self-care.

We'll have 30+ booths of Student Life units, campus resources, and a number of businesses from the Ann Arbor community. There'll be therapy dogs, activities, food, giveaways and really cool water bottles you can earn!

This event will also include free educational workshops:

3:00pm: M|Dining presents on meal planning and nutrition
4:00pm: University of Michigan Credit Union presents on financial wellness
5:00pm: Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) presents on positive psychology, resilience and self-compassion

Wolverine Wellness will be offering 30-minute wellness coaching sessions. Sign up here for a slot:uhs.umich.edu/wellness-coaching

This event is free for UM students! You won't want to miss this!

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Fair / Festival Tue, 21 Jan 2020 09:09:48 -0500 2020-01-23T15:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T18:00:00-05:00 Central Campus Recreation Building (Bell Pool) Department of Recreational Sports (Rec Sports) Fair / Festival 360 Wellness Festival
Paani Culture Night 2020 (January 23, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71350 71350-17819208@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 23, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: PAANI

EVERYONE’S INVITED.

Culture. Music. Festivities. Tea. Food. Dance.

Grab your cultural clothes, grab your friends, and join cultural Bangladeshi, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Pakistani, Persian, Syrian, and Yemeni student organizations for a night of cultural celebration and empowerment. A chance for our diverse cultures - Desi, Non-Desi, Middle-Eastern, Non-Middle Eastern - to unite over a common struggle.

What all ten of these countries share are serious sanitation issues. Many have suffered as a result of these unsafe conditions, and unfortunately, media has portrayed them as victims from political warfare rather than human beings with rich, deep cultural ties and appreciation for their country. As a way to honor and showcase this love for the countries, Paani is bringing together everyone together to rediscover their cultural roots!

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Performance Mon, 13 Jan 2020 12:42:37 -0500 2020-01-23T19:00:00-05:00 2020-01-23T23:59:00-05:00 Museum of Art PAANI Performance Culture Night Flier
Peer-Led Anti-Racism Teach-In (January 25, 2020 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71878 71878-17896711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 25, 2020 1:30pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

Racial justice begins with anti-racism. Anti-racism is the active process of identifying and eliminating racism by changing systems, organizational structures, policies, practices, and attitudes so that power is redistributed and shared equitably. This peer-led teach-in will engage analytically framework for examining systemic cultural, social, economic, and political forces in the community along with individual reflection. Our hope is to raise critical consciousness, understand the opportunities for actions, and how our resources can be distributed, which all of these are closely relevant to the work, legacy, and dream of Dr. King. (Light refreshments will be provided)

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:46:39 -0500 2020-01-25T13:30:00-05:00 2020-01-25T15:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Workshop / Seminar Michigan Union
(Mis)Education of Religion (January 27, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71535 71535-17836351@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 27, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

This dialogue will engage misconceptions about religious/spiritual and secular groups and tackle how difficult conversations like this to help ignite the movement for social change.

Registration link: https://myumi.ch/mnAnk

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:51:57 -0500 2020-01-27T19:00:00-05:00 2020-01-27T21:00:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Image of event flyer
Igniting Impact: Enhancing Business Practice and Research Through Greater Collaboration (January 28, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66518 66518-17946488@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 10:00am
Location:
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

Focused on translating the UN Sustainable Development Goals into practical solutions to address global challenges, this conference will gather top thinkers from U-M and across the country to discuss and brainstorm ways for business and other disciplines to take responsibility for these goals.  

This event is co-sponsored by the Aspen Institute Business & Society program and Responsible Research in Business Management.
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Thursday, March 5th

2:00 – 3:00 pm: Welcome & Opening Keynote

Ach Adhvaryu and Anant Nyshadham, co-founders of Good Business Lab, and their corporate partners share their formula for using research to find a common ground between worker wellbeing and business interests

3:00 – 3:15 pm: Break

3:15 – 4:15 pm: Break Out Sessions

4:15 – 4:30 pm: Break

4:30 – 5:30 pm: Plenary

Andrew Hoffman, Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, and Neil Hawkins, President of the Erb Family Foundation and former Chief Sustainability Officer of Dow

5:30 – 6:30 pm: Cocktails

6:30 – 8:00 pm: Dinner & Keynote Panel

“What’s next in the gig economy: how Uberization is changing the way you will think about how you work”

Carl Camden, founder and president, IPSE.US



Friday, March 6

8:00 am: Breakfast

8:45 – 9:45 am: Plenary

“What’s next in talent: intrapreneurship, employee activism, and the new deal at work”

Kevin Thompson, General Manager, GOOD Worldwide

9:45 – 10:00 am: Break

10:00 – 11:00 am: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions

Sustainable Supply Chains
Precarious Labor
Finance for Good
11:00 – 11:30 am: Break

11:30 – 12:30 pm: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions

Lean Production and Labor
Gigs and Better Jobs
Reducing your Carbon Footprint
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch & Keynote

1:45 – 2:45 pm: Plenary

“What’s next in China: doing business in China during turbulent times”

Doug Guthrie, Apple; Christopher Marquis, SC Johnson Professor of Management, Cornell University; Xun (Brian) Wu, Professor of Strategy, Michigan Ross

2:45 – 3:00 pm: Final Reflections & Goodbyes

More details to follow as the conference date approaches!

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:58:38 -0500 2020-01-28T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T11:00:00-05:00 Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Conference / Symposium
Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series - Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha (January 28, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71531 71531-17836345@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series is designed to increase healthy discourse and learning throughout U-M by inviting speakers from the political and public service sectors of national and international note.

For this TDLS event, we are beyond thrilled to welcome to the University of Michigan, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha is a pediatrician whose research broke the news about the Flint water crisis and launched her into worldwide advocacy for clean water and better lives for children in Flint, Michigan. The event will be moderated by, Jacob Carah, an independent investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker. His recent film "Flints Deadly Water," for PBS FRONTLINE was focused on the water crisis and local development in the city of Flint, Michigan.

The event will take place in the Multipurpose Room at the Trotter Multicultural Center on Tuesday, January 28th. Lecture will be 3-4:30pm with a reception following the event 4:30-5:30 pm. We will have copies of Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha's latest copy "What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City" available for the first 30 students.

Registration link: https://myumi.ch/Boq2Z

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 20 Jan 2020 07:44:39 -0500 2020-01-28T15:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T17:30:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Image of event flyer with event information
Faculty Research for Impact: Addressing UN SDG #3 - Good Health and Well-Being (January 28, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70002 70002-17491347@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Executive Residence (Ross Business School)
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

How are Ross faculty members advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals through business research? Each month, Business+Impact hosts an interactive design micro-charette themed around one of these goals. During the month of January, we will address Goal 3: Good Health & Well-Being.  Several award-winning Ross faculty members (to be announced) will share their research in an informal setting, and students will have the opportunity to brainstorm possible next steps for how the research can be applied to real-world applications that make a positive impact.

This limited-size two-hour workshop will feature:

Faculty presentations on key research insights.
Discussion
Design micro-charrette using specific design tools for problem identification

Due to high interest in these workshops, we must cap attendance at 25. We aim to keep the numbers of participants at a size that can accommodate the space capacity of the +Impact Studio and provide meaningful group discussion.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:46:53 -0500 2020-01-28T17:00:00-05:00 2020-01-28T19:00:00-05:00 Executive Residence (Ross Business School) Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Workshop / Seminar Executive Residence (Ross Business School)
Continuing Korematsu: Our Fight in the Trump Era (January 30, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72117 72117-17939981@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 30, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Hutchins Hall
Organized By: Asian Pacific American Law Students Association

January 30th is the Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution. On February 19th, 1942, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, one of the most blatant forms of racial profiling in US history, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of over 120,000 American citizens and residents on the basis of being ethnically Japanese. Fred T. Korematsu was one of many who refused to be incarcerated, and was arrested. A national civil rights hero, Fred Korematsu appealed his case to the Supreme Court. Although the Supreme Court ruled against him in 1944, in 1983 his conviction was overturned in a coram nobis proceeding where Fred Korematsu addressed the court, saying, “I would like to see the government admit they were wrong, and do something about it so this will never happen again to any American citizen of any race, creed, or color.”

In 2014 and again in 2019, the US government attempted to reopen the Fort Sill camp to incarcerate migrant children from Latin America; Fort Sill was previously used as a concentration camp where Native Americans and Japanese Americans were detained. In June 2017, ICE agents raided and arrested Iraqi families in the Detroit area, leading to the ACLU’s lawsuit, Hamama v. Adducci. Raids on Iraqi families have continued into 2019.

On January 30th, APALSA's Political Action Committee, in partnership with the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission and Stop Repeating History would like to invite you to attend a screening of the documentary Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 by Jon Osaki, followed by a panel discussion and audience Q&A led by University of Michigan Law student Kevin Luong.

This event features incredible guest speakers: Dr. Karen Korematsu, Don Tamaki, Aamina Ahmed, Mary Kamidoi, and Michael Steinberg. Free and open to the public. Food from Curry On will be provided with RSVP: bit.ly/2tfDsnu

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 27 Jan 2020 12:49:48 -0500 2020-01-30T18:00:00-05:00 2020-01-30T20:00:00-05:00 Hutchins Hall Asian Pacific American Law Students Association Lecture / Discussion Korematsu Day Poster
CEW+ Open House Welcoming Transfer and Nontraditional Students (January 31, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71008 71008-17766515@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 10:00am
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

CEW+ hopes you had a restorative winter break and that your semester is off to a good start. We are having a special welcome event for all transfer and nontraditional students and hope that you can join us for the following activities. All students, faculty, staff, and community members are welcome to join us during the child-friendly open house.

Between 10 am – 2 pm feel free to drop-in anytime to learn about what CEW+ has to offer you while enjoying refreshments and viewing completed community art embedded throughout our warm and welcoming space. Be the first to see our most recently completed art project, a painted wall mural that extends down our counseling wing.

CEW+ space is intentionally designed to be a welcoming and supportive home away from home for students, staff, faculty, and community members. We hope you can join us!

RSVP online at: cew.umich.edu/events/cew-open-house-2

Open House Schedule:

10:00 am – 2:00 pm: Drop-in anytime

10:30 am – 11:30 am: Mindfulness Meditation Workshop – A Cognitive Skill to Enhance Daily Living
Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis. Evidence-based mindful meditation has been shown to reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns. This workshop will provide an overview of the basics of this powerful tool, introduce ways to incorporate both formal and informal mindful meditation practices into daily life, and a guided mindful meditation experience. In addition, every Wednesday from 12:15 – 12:45 pm, CEW+ holds guided mindful meditation sessions providing a weekly opportunity to practice in a supportive space.

12:00 – 1:00 pm: Lunch

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Reception / Open House Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:04:24 -0500 2020-01-31T10:00:00-05:00 2020-01-31T14:00:00-05:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Reception / Open House CEW+ logo with the words Open House under it
Mindfulness Meditation Workshop – A Cognitive Skill to Enhance Daily Living (January 31, 2020 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71009 71009-17768590@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, January 31, 2020 10:30am
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis. Evidence-based mindful meditation has been shown to reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns. This workshop will provide an overview of the basics of this powerful tool, introduce ways to incorporate both formal and informal mindful meditation practices into daily life, and a guided mindful meditation experience. In addition, every Wednesday from 12:15 – 12:45 pm, CEW+ holds guided mindful meditation sessions providing a weekly opportunity to practice in a supportive space.

RSVP online at: cew.umich.edu/events/mindfulness-meditation-workshop-a-cognitive-skill-to-enhance-daily-living

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Well-being Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:03:25 -0500 2020-01-31T10:30:00-05:00 2020-01-31T11:30:00-05:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Well-being “The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh
Malaysian Cultural Night 2020 (February 2, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71700 71700-17868607@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, February 2, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre
Organized By: Michigan Malaysian Students' Association (MiMSA)

For the past 10 years, the Michigan Malaysian Students' Association (MiMSA) has come together to prepare for one special night every year: the Malaysian Cultural Night.
Free for all, people of all ages are welcome to spend their evening with a musical that delves into Malaysian art, culture and racial dynamics. Guests are also invited for a free dinner with some good Malaysian company after the show. This year, we present Kita.

Kita (Us)

Malaysian Cultural Night 2020 will follow the story of 4 Malaysian students who transferred to the University of Michigan, each with their unique background stories. The light hearted play will showcase unity among ethnically diverse people, and most importantly, the significance of true friendship. The characters will embody individuals that struggle with family expectations, finding their identities away from home, making friends all whilst adapting to a new culture in a new country. This play is highly relatable to students who are studying abroad, and it aims to realize the experience as well as to educate the non-Malaysian audience on our identity. MCN 2020 will also showcase a variety of traditional dances from different ethnic groups in Malaysia.

To RSVP: https://www.universe.com/events/malaysian-cultural-night-2020-tickets-6TYBWL

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Performance Sun, 19 Jan 2020 10:53:10 -0500 2020-02-02T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-02T21:00:00-05:00 Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre Michigan Malaysian Students' Association (MiMSA) Performance Malaysian Cultural Night 2020
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.
Worthy Bodies: Trans and Nonbinary Body Positivity (February 4, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71969 71969-17905477@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 6:00pm
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Spectrum Center

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

Historically, transgender and non-binary identities have been viewed by the medical and mental health community as pathological. Although change has occurred, the cultural narratives around transgender and non-binary remain disparaging, disempowering, and marginalizing. Namely, that people with these identities are born in the wrong bodies. Transgender and non-binary people are not immune to internalizing these narratives which often lead to the development of shame and other mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety, to name a few. The goal of this workshop is to utilize countercultural, body positive, and resiliency focused interventions to empower transgender and non binary college students to view their bodies and identities.

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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Well-being Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:00:35 -0500 2020-02-04T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-04T19:30:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Spectrum Center Well-being Photo of a gender-diverse group of individuals taking a group selfie with a burgundy overlay. Also has date, time, and location of the event and the CAPS and Spectrum Center Block M logos. Photo credit to the Gender Spectrum Collection from Vice, found at https://genderphotos.vice.com/
Healthcare: A WeListen Staff Discussion (February 5, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/71610 71610-17844814@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 11:00am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: WeListen Staff

This WeListen session is open to all UM staff members. All voices and views are welcome and lunch will be provided!

RSVP here: http://bit.ly/WLFebruary

We will discuss Healthcare by learning about policies put forth by the Democratic and Republican parties, and examining systems in other countries. We'll also consider the impact of lobbyists on prescription drug costs, and discuss plans and terminology being used by 2020 presidential candidates.

Our aim is to bring liberals, conservatives, libertarians- everyone across the political spectrum- together for constructive conversation. The goal of WeListen discussions is not to debate or argue, but to understand the views and values of others and to learn from their perspectives. The session will begin with a brief content presentation to provide a basic understanding of the topic. No specific level of knowledge is required to participate in WeListen discussions.

By participating in WeListen sessions, staff members will:
- Expand understanding of a prominent political topic
- Practice discussing difficult topics with others,
- Gain openness to new ideas and perspectives,
- Learn to productively challenge an idea, and
- Form a sense of community among fellow staff members.

Questions? Email us at welistenstaff@umich.edu.

This event is supported by the WeListen Staff Series planning committee with members from the Ginsberg Center, the International Institute and LSA Psychology.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 16 Jan 2020 14:44:16 -0500 2020-02-05T11:00:00-05:00 2020-02-05T13:00:00-05:00 North Quad WeListen Staff Workshop / Seminar Healthcare Flyer
Startup Career Fair (February 7, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72206 72206-17957291@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: MPowered Entrepreneurship

Startup Career Fair provides students with the opportunity to pursue their passion and get paid for it. From Productiv in San Francisco to Choco from Berlin, world-renowned startups with mission-driven teams are waiting to hire you.

We invite you to join us on February 7 from 12-4pm at the Duderstadt Center on North Campus. Register by February 4th and you'll be entered into a lottery for an invitation to our exclusive networking breakfast with recruiters. Can’t wait to see you #Launch.

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Careers / Jobs Wed, 29 Jan 2020 13:06:39 -0500 2020-02-07T12:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T16:00:00-05:00 Duderstadt Center MPowered Entrepreneurship Careers / Jobs #Launch
Activist Love Letters (February 7, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71056 71056-17770759@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 7, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Activist Love Letters is a participatory performance & workshop with artist Syrus Marcus Ware that invites participants to think about their role in sustaining a movement and supporting their communities. If you could reach out to one person who moves you by what they do, who would it be? What would you say?

This event is presented in partnership with the U-M Trotter Multicultural Center and the Spectrum Center LGBTQ Health & Wellness Week. Activist Love Letters will be held in the Sankofa Lounge. Refreshments will be served.

Syrus Marcus Ware is a Vanier Scholar, visual artist, community activist, researcher, youth-advocate and educator. For 12 years, he was the Coordinator of the Art Gallery of Ontario Youth Program. Syrus is currently a facilitator/designer for the Cultural Leaders Lab (Toronto Arts Council & The Banff Centre) and is the inaugural artist-in-residence for Daniels Spectrum (2016/2017). He is a core-team member of Black Lives Matter Toronto.

As a visual artist, Syrus works within the mediums of painting, installation and performance to challenge systemic oppression. Syrus’ work explores the spaces between and around identities; acting as provocations to our understandings of gender, sexuality and race. His work has been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Art Gallery of Windsor, the University of Lethbridge Art Gallery, Art Gallery of York University (AGYU), Gladstone Hotel, ASpace Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, SPIN Gallery and other galleries across Canada. Syrus holds degrees in Art History, Visual Studies and a Masters in Sociology and Equity Studies, University of Toronto. He is currently a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University.

Image: Syrus Marcus Ware, installation view of Activist Love Letters, 2012 - ongoing. Courtesy the artist.

Please RSVP to reserve your place for this free event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/activist-love-letters-tickets-86153949783

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Workshop / Seminar Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:49:49 -0500 2020-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-07T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Workshop / Seminar https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/calendar/activist-love-letters.jpeg
Queer & Trans Artists of Color Book Read Event #2 w/Darryl Terrell (February 8, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71057 71057-17770760@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 8, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design

Join us for back-to-back talks by artists Noura Ballout, micha cardénas and Darryl DeAngelo Terrell. Following the presentations, Ballout and Terrell will lead a group discussion on the books Queer & Trans Artists of Color, Volumes 1 and 2. This program is part of the Spectrum Center LGBTQ Health & Wellness Week.

micha cárdenas, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Art & Design: Games + Playable Media at the University of California, Santa Cruz. micha cárdenas is writing a new algorithm for gender, race and technology. Her book in progress, Poetic Operations, proposes algorithmic analysis to develop a trans of color poetics. cárdenas’s co-authored books The Transreal: Political Aesthetics of Crossing Realities (2012) and Trans Desire / Affective Cyborgs (2010) were published by Atropos Press. Her artwork has been described as “a seminal milestone for artistic engagement in VR” by the Spike art journal in Berlin. She is a first generation Colombian American. Her articles have been published in Transgender Studies Quarterly, GLQ: Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies, AI & Society, Scholar & Feminist Online, the Ada Journal of Gender, New Media and Technology, among others.

cárdenas earned her Ph.D. in Media Arts + Practice in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. She is a member of the artist collective Electronic Disturbance Theater 2.0. Her solo and collaborative artworks have been presented in museums, galleries and biennials including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the ZKM in Karlrushe, the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, the Centro Cultural del Bosque in Mexico City, the Centro Cultural de Tijuana, the Zero1 Biennial and the California Biennial. cárdenas was the recipient of the first ever James Tiptree Jr. fellowship. cárdenas was named as one of “7 bio-artists who are transforming the fabric of life itself” by io9.com. She tweets at @michacardenas

Darryl DeAngelo Terrell is a BLK queer artist, digital curator, and writer, currently based in Detroit, MI. Darryl’s work is centered around the philosophy of F.U.B.U. (The Shit Is For Us) They think about how their work can aid to a larger conversation about blackness, and it many intersectionalities. Darryl’s work explores the displacement of black and brown people, femme identity, and strength, the black family structure, sexuality, gender, safe spaces, and personal stories, all while keeping in mind the accessibility of art. They received their MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Darryl is a 2019 Kresge Arts In Detroit Visual Arts Fellow, 2018 Luminarts Fellow in Visual Arts, a 2017/18 Hatch Project Artist in Resident at Chicago Artist Coalition and a 2017 Artist in Resident at ACRE. Darryl has exhibited work at The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts, Brooklyn, NYC , the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Il, Xpace Cultural Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Hunter Museum of American Art in Chattanooga, TN, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art in Scottsdale, AZ and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC.

Image: Detail of Darryl DeAngelo Terrell, Documentation of Dion Being A Bad Bitch…, 2019. Courtesy of the artist.

About the Queer & Trans Artists of Color Book Read Event Series

The Queer & Trans Artists of Color Book Read Event Series is centered around queer, mixed-race writer, artist, filmmaker, and activist Nia King’s book series Queer & Trans Artists of Color Volumes 1, 2 & 3. In the books, King interviews fellow queer and trans artists of color about their work, their lives, and “making it” - both in terms of success and in terms of survival. Each event features a guest artist who will speak about their own practice and lead a group discussion on a topic from the book. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Queer & Trans Artists of Color Book Read Event Series is organized by Stamps Gallery and presented in partnership with the U-M Spectrum Center with support from the Ann Arbor District Library. It is sponsored by the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Purchase copies of the Queer & Trans Artists of Color books here.

For more information about this event or the Queer & Trans Artists of Color Book Read Event Series contact, Stamps Gallery Outreach and Public Engagement Coordinator Jennifer Junkermeier-Khan at jenjkhan@umich.edu or (734)615-5322.

Download printable PDF schedule of events for this series: Queer & Trans Artists of Color Book Read Series: January 18, February 8, and March 14

Please RSVP to reserve your place for this free event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-trans-artists-of-color-book-read-event-2-wdarryl-terrell-tickets-85767644333

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 26 Jan 2020 21:51:26 -0500 2020-02-08T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-08T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Penny W Stamps School of Art & Design Lecture / Discussion https://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/calendar/QTAOC2.jpeg
Togetherness: QTIPOC Dinners - February (February 11, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72127 72127-17940036@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Registration required! Please go to http://bit.ly/TogethernessDinners

Spectrum Center and the Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs Office (MESA) are proud to continue an initiative centering Queer and Transgender People of Color (QTPOC): Community Dinners for/by QTPOC. FREE DINNER will be provided to the first 15 students who sign up for the respective dinners. If there are more than 15 students signing up for a dinner session, they will be put on a waiting list. The host for this dinner is Mark Chung Kwan Fan.

Food TBA

Mark Chung Kwan Fan currently serves as the Assistant Director for Engagement at the Spectrum Center at the University of Michigan. His main responsibilities focus on events and partnerships, external/community relations, assessment, alumni and stewardship, and the Center's communications work. With a student-centered approach, he grounds his work with a racial and gender justice foci while centering the intersections of students' multiple complex identities and experiences. His past experience revolves in areas of housing and residence life, honors college, international student orientation and support, and various identity-based initiatives. He obtained his bachelor's degrees in Spanish and French from Adrian College followed by a master's degree from Michigan State University in Student Affairs Administration. ​Born and raised in Mauritius, Mark is a Taurus sun, world traveler, and an Asian food lover while being vegetarian for 346 days a year on a leap year. He currently is involved with ACPA-Michigan, a state division within ACPA: College Student Educators International; ACPA 2020 Nashville, TN Convention Planning Committee; and a regional representative for the Consortium of Higher Education LGBT Resource Professionals. Mark engages with the local community as a member of the Board of Directors of the Ann Arbor Street Art Fair and as a Community Advisory Board for the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center.

Spectrum Center 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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Social / Informal Gathering Mon, 27 Jan 2020 16:48:32 -0500 2020-02-11T17:30:00-05:00 2020-02-11T19:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering February's Togetherness: QTIPOC Dinner will be hosted by Mark Chung Kwan Fan. A casual photo of Mark is included. Mark is an Asian man with short black hair. He wears black-rimmed glasses and holds a coffee cup. Palm trees can be seen behind him. He is looking at the camera and smiling.]
Sarah Goddard Power Award and Rhetaugh G. Dumas Progress in Diversifying Award Ceremony (February 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/71014 71014-17768629@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: CEW+

February 12, 2020 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Koessler Room, Michigan League

Please join us for the annual Sarah Goddard Power & Rhetaugh G. Dumas Progress in Diversifying Awards Ceremony.

The Sarah Goddard Power & Rhetaugh G. Dumas Progress in Diversifying Awards are presented by the Academic Women’s Caucus, which was founded in its current form in 1975. Its initial charge was ” …to develop an inclusive organization of all women faculty members of the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses of the University of Michigan which will serve as a forum for the exchange of information about the status of faculty women at the University and as a focus for action necessary to the investigation and resolution of their special concerns.” To this end, the Caucus has met regularly during the academic year since 1976. It has responded to the concerns of its members by sponsoring informational and problem-solving sessions of various kinds and has provided support and a mechanism for exchange of ideas and action proposals.

2020 SARAH GODDARD POWER AWARD
Sarah Goddard Power was widely acclaimed as a major contributor to the advancement of higher education, an advocate for affirmative action and human rights, and a champion of freedom for the international press. As a Regent of the University of Michigan for more than 12 years, Sarah Goddard Power worked tirelessly to advance the position of women and minorities in faculty and administrative roles.

Regent Sarah Goddard Power originally suggested that the Academic Women’s Caucus present awards to such individuals. In 1984, an Awards Committee was established to select the first recipients of the Academic Women’s Caucus Awards. Thus, it seemed appropriate that the Academic Women’s Caucus Award be renamed to honor Regent Power. In 1988, Regent Philip H. Power graciously consented to allow the Caucus to rename its awards the Academic Women’s Caucus Sarah Goddard Power Award. In 1998, President Lee Bollinger enabled the Award to be offered with an accompanying stipend. Each year, nominations are selected for the Sarah Goddard Power Awards.

2020 Sarah Goddard Power Award Recipients:

Cathleen Connell, Professor, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, is being honored for her significant achievement in addressing current challenges faced by women through distinguished leadership at the University of Michigan. Dr. Connell began her academic career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan in 1989, and rose through the ranks to become Professor in 2003. She has served in many leadership roles in her tenure at the University, including associate and senior associate dean of academic affairs, department and associate chair, and directorships. “Cathleen brings true kindness, empathy and graciousness to her leadership roles. With her attitudes and actions, she has helped make the Department and School a place where female scholars feel comfortable and can thrive personally and professionally,” said Mary Janevic, Ph.D., MPH, in a nominating letter. “Cathleen embodies the characteristics of an inspired leader. A patient listener, she has an innate ability to motivate teams to institute changes, meet goals, and achieve success,” Angela Beck, Assistant Dean for Student Engagement and Practice, School of Public Health, wrote.

Allison Steiner, Professor, Department of Climate and Space Science and Engineering, has provided breakthrough contributions towards developing a diverse and inclusive workforce both at the University of Michigan and in her own scientific field at a national and international level. She receives the Sarah Goddard Power Award for her tireless advocacy towards the advancement of women in Earth Sciences worldwide, and her leadership role in promoting equality for female faculty in the College of Engineering. Allison co-founded the Earth Science Women’s Network (ESWN), an international peer-mentoring network of women in the Earth Sciences, whose mission is to promote career development, build community, provide opportunities for informal mentoring and support, and facilitate professional collaborations. At the University and within the College of Engineering Steiner plays active leadership roles in a variety of programs and efforts to develop and implement strategies and plans to support diversity, equity and inclusion. She chaired the Dean’s Advisory Committee on Female Faculty, is a member of the CoE ADVANCE Advisory Committee and Co-Chaired last year’s NextProf Committee. “Looking through the list of the last few years Sarah Goddard Power Award winners is inspirational… Prof. Allison Steiner’s significant achievements in contributing to the betterment of current challenges faced by women through her leadership and community building roles clearly place her in the same company,” wrote Mark Moldwin, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor and Professor of Space Sciences and Engineering, in a nominating letter.

2020 RHETAUGH G. DUMAS PROGRESS IN DIVERSIFYING AWARD
The Rhetaugh G. Dumas Progress in Diversifying Award supports a long-standing vision of increasing the number of diverse women in the academy. Named after late Vice Provost Rhetaugh Dumas, it recognizes outstanding institutional initiative in demonstrating notable progress by academic units in achieving ethnic, racial and gender diversity among those pursuing and achieving tenure as professors, clinical professors, research professors, and research scientists.

Rhetaugh Dumas was an esteemed leader with vision, insight, and wise counsel who had a major impact in the advancement of nursing, healthcare, and academic programs at U-M. Vice Provost Dumas was only the second African-American to hold the position of a Dean at the University of Michigan when she was appointed in 1981, and the first African-American to be named a Dean. She was reappointed Dean of Nursing in 1986 and 1991 to second and third terms. Prior to that appointment, she was the first woman and first nurse to serve as a deputy director of the National Institute of Mental Health. Dumas was Deputy Director, Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (1979-1981) and before that Chief, Psychiatric Nursing Education Branch of the Division of Manpower and Training Programs (1972-1976). She was also a founding member, a Charter Fellow, and a former president of the American Academy of Nursing. Dumas served the University of Michigan for over 20 years with vision and a commitment to excellence.

2020 Rhetaugh G. Dumas Progress in Diversifying Award Recipient:
The U-M Women’s Studies Department has been selected for the Rhetaugh Dumas Award for its continued commitment to hiring and promoting a diverse faculty. In the fall of 2019, 50% of Women’s Studies faculty were black and/or people of color. Over the past five years, leadership in Women’s Studies has embodied and practiced an “institutional commitment to change.” Two recent department chairs ­- Elizabeth Cole and Rosie Ceballo, African American and Latinx, respectively – during those five years have moved on to Assistant, Associate, and interim dean positions at the College of LSA. Beyond their own leadership positions, they also made the effort to hire black women and/or women of color.

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Ceremony / Service Mon, 20 Jan 2020 13:18:23 -0500 2020-02-12T16:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan League CEW+ Ceremony / Service Regent Sarah Goddard Power speaks in October 1980 during the 20th anniversary “rededication” ceremony for the Peace Corps on the steps of the Michigan Union
Financial Inclusion: A Conversation with Adrienne Harris (February 12, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69973 69973-17491318@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Jeff T. Blau Hall
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

Join the +Impact Studio at Ross and MBA Finance Club for a discussion on financial inclusion with U-M Ford School Professor and Gate Foundation Senior Research Fellow, Adrienne Harris. Adrienne also advises fintech companies, incumbent financial institutions, and large venture capital firms. Most recently, she was the Chief Business Officer and General Counsel at a San Francisco-based inter-tech start-up for which is is now an advisor.

As part of the school’s Business+Impact initiative, the +Impact Studio brings together students from Ross and other disciplines in applying design principles to translate insights from faculty research into practical solutions to societal challenges. Studio faculty Jeffrey Sanchez-Burks and Jerry Davis will be on hand to engage Ms. Harris in a lively discussion about her work in governmental and corporate strategy around financial inclusion and fintech availability to the underserved.

REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/financial-inclusion-in-the-age-of-fintech-tickets-92064733095

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 07 Feb 2020 14:07:58 -0500 2020-02-12T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-12T19:00:00-05:00 Jeff T. Blau Hall Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Adrienne Harris
Valentines Day Open-Mic (February 13, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72019 72019-17914206@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 13, 2020 7:00pm
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

New decade, new year, new semester, new OPEN-MIC! It is The RC Review's pleasure to welcome you back to EQ to perform at our VALENTINE'S DAY OPEN-MIC, 7-9PM 02/13 in East Quad's KEENE THEATER. Bring WHATEVER you want, WHENEVER you want - love poems or breakup songs encouraged (but not necessary).

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Performance Fri, 24 Jan 2020 14:47:55 -0500 2020-02-13T19:00:00-05:00 2020-02-13T21:00:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Performance Valentines Day Open-Mic Poster
Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series - Senator Chang (February 14, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72334 72334-17974685@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 14, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series is designed to increase healthy discourse and learning throughout U-M by inviting speakers from the political and public service sectors of national and international note.

For this TDLS event, we are beyond thrilled to welcome to the University of Michigan, Senator Chang. Senator Stephanie Chang was the first Asian American woman to be elected to the Michigan Legislature and worked as a community organizer in Detroit for nearly a decade before serving two terms in the Michigan House of Representatives. The event will be moderated by, Niala Boodhoo, is a Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan. Previously, she was the Founding Host/Executive Producer for the awarding-winning statewide public radio show “The 21st”.

The event will take place in the Multipurpose Room at the Trotter Multicultural Center on Friday, Feb 14th.

Registration link: https://myumi.ch/qg0Q0

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:22:06 -0500 2020-02-14T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-14T15:30:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Image of event flyer
Special Pop Up Performance with Mariachi Nuevo Santander (February 15, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72199 72199-17957207@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 15, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Join us for a special pop up performance of this award-winning youth Mariachi group from Texas’s Roma High School presented in collaboration with UMS. 

For 25 years, San Antonio has played host to the Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza, the largest, longest running and most competitive mariachi group competition in the world. Mariachi Nuevo Santander has placed at the top of the high school division throughout the competition’s history and has been named “grand champions” of the entire Extravaganza seven times, selected directly by members of the world’s preeminent Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán, which performs a UMS concert at Hill Auditorium on Friday, February 14.

Mariachi Nuevo Santander has appeared on national television and performed throughout the U.S., from Washington, DC to Ashland, OR. The group appeared on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” Season 12, recorded in Pasadena, California and at the Universal Studios in Los Angeles.

Mariachi Nuevo Santander will release its third album in March, following Corazón Orgullo y Tradición in 2018 and Heart, Pride & Passion in 2014. The new album, titled Sangre Mariachera, features 11 tracks, including the group’s award-winning performance from the December’s Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza in San Antonio. The album features traditional mariachi rhythms and songs with original arrangements by the group’s director, Eloy Garza. Garza’s background as a mariachi musician with Mariachi Nuevo Santander and Mariachi Sol de Mexico has served as the foundation for the group’s success. 

This performance is free and open to the public. No tickets required.

Mariachi Nuevo Santander’s performance is presented in partnership with the University Musical Society and supported by the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.  

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Performance Wed, 29 Jan 2020 12:17:43 -0500 2020-02-15T13:00:00-05:00 2020-02-15T14:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Performance Museum of Art
Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series - Representative Sarah Anthony (February 21, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72592 72592-18024695@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 21, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series is designed to increase healthy discourse and learning throughout U-M by inviting speakers from the political and public service sectors of national and international note.

For this TDLS event, we are beyond thrilled to welcome to the University of Michigan State Representative Sarah Anthony. State Representative Sarah Anthony is serving her first full term representing the 68th House District, parts of the city of Lansing and Lansing Township, as the youngest African American women to serve in this capacity in the United States. Throughout her time as commissioner, Anthony served in many leadership positions, including chating the Democtratic Caucus, FInance Committee, and Vice Chair of the board. Her fearless leadership to advocate for healthcare access, social justice, working families, and senior citizens, has made her a role model to many.

Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to hear from and meet Representative Sarah Anthony!

RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/51O1V

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 06 Feb 2020 10:06:31 -0500 2020-02-21T17:00:00-05:00 2020-02-21T19:00:00-05:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Image of event flyer
Black Excellence Gala (February 25, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73215 73215-18175239@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA

The Black Excellence celebration aims to honor the diversity of blackness within the UM campus and community. This event intends to have different black cultural organizations across campus come and showcase their cultural pride through art, performance, or any form of creative expression. The event will also include a buffet of food from different aspects of the African diaspora, such as soul food, different African dishes, and even dishes from Afro-Latino/Caribbean backgrounds.

At this event, participants and student groups will have an opportunity to celebrate and showcase their artistic talents in many ways, including spoken word, dance, singing, etc. We'll also have local Black vendors at the event.

We are also looking for black art, photographs, and creative pieces to showcase in an art gallery during this event that will take place at the very beginning. There will be an entire section of the union ballroom dedicated to displaying all sorts of black art, Afrocentric collective pieces for anyone who chooses to have art displayed.

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Performance Sun, 23 Feb 2020 23:20:37 -0500 2020-02-25T18:00:00-05:00 2020-02-25T20:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Multi Ethnic Student Affairs - MESA Performance Black Excellence Gala
CEW+Inspire Workshop: Who Speaks for Seeds? Respectful Listening – Meaningful Actions (February 27, 2020 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/69928 69928-17483065@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 27, 2020 2:00pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

The workshop is from 2-3:30, followed by a networking reception until 4:00.

The concept of Rematriation as Reconciliation is simple. It is the return of living seeds to their Community of Origin. But issues of trust soon emerge. Who is involved in conceptually framing and prioritizing critical thought and action? Who/what Community Members have both standing and agency to be engaged—ethically, spiritually, and legally? Who speaks for Indigenous Nation’s seeds in museum diaspora? What is “listening” when contributing parties’ paradigms of reality are not fully congruent?

This workshop, co-led by Tribal Partner Mede (Elder) Shannon Martin, will address deep listening skills as a key to trust-building. Shannon is the Director of the Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The Heritage Seeds Project and how it grew into the Indigenous Collaborative Garden will be one trust-building example. The challenges of deep listening from an academic perspective are real. Participants should become aware that Reconciliation is about fundamental change – in one’s self.

Dr. David C. Michener is the curator at the U-M Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum. Best known to the public for his co-authored book Peony, which made the New York Times 2018 Summer Reading List, his research addresses understanding the complex cross-cultural heritages of ornamental peonies and conserving key living specimens. He has an active program in molecular-evidence of peony relationships with colleagues and students here at U-M and in Belarus. His work with Indigenous Seeds in museum collections is an unanticipated intersection of deep engagement with U-M’s Museum Studies Program (Rackham Graduate School) and an ethical concern with the ‘Voice’ of Indigenous Communities in interpreting native plant collections and landscapes stewarded by the Botanical Gardens & Arboretum. Before coming to Michigan, David earned his BA in Botany (UNC-Chapel Hill), and his PhD (Claremont Graduate School) was followed by a NSF-funded postdoc at Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum.

RSVP requested at: cew.umich.edu/events/cewinspire-workshop-who-speaks-for-seeds-respectful-listening-meaningful-actions/

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 22 Jan 2020 10:58:42 -0500 2020-02-27T14:00:00-05:00 2020-02-27T15:30:00-05:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar White man with full beard wearing a brown hat, suit and tie
Igniting Impact: Enhancing Business Practice and Research Through Greater Collaboration (March 5, 2020 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66518 66518-16744953@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

Focused on translating the UN Sustainable Development Goals into practical solutions to address global challenges, this conference will gather top thinkers from U-M and across the country to discuss and brainstorm ways for business and other disciplines to take responsibility for these goals.  

This event is co-sponsored by the Aspen Institute Business & Society program and Responsible Research in Business Management.
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Thursday, March 5th

2:00 – 3:00 pm: Welcome & Opening Keynote

Ach Adhvaryu and Anant Nyshadham, co-founders of Good Business Lab, and their corporate partners share their formula for using research to find a common ground between worker wellbeing and business interests

3:00 – 3:15 pm: Break

3:15 – 4:15 pm: Break Out Sessions

4:15 – 4:30 pm: Break

4:30 – 5:30 pm: Plenary

Andrew Hoffman, Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, and Neil Hawkins, President of the Erb Family Foundation and former Chief Sustainability Officer of Dow

5:30 – 6:30 pm: Cocktails

6:30 – 8:00 pm: Dinner & Keynote Panel

“What’s next in the gig economy: how Uberization is changing the way you will think about how you work”

Carl Camden, founder and president, IPSE.US



Friday, March 6

8:00 am: Breakfast

8:45 – 9:45 am: Plenary

“What’s next in talent: intrapreneurship, employee activism, and the new deal at work”

Kevin Thompson, General Manager, GOOD Worldwide

9:45 – 10:00 am: Break

10:00 – 11:00 am: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions

Sustainable Supply Chains
Precarious Labor
Finance for Good
11:00 – 11:30 am: Break

11:30 – 12:30 pm: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions

Lean Production and Labor
Gigs and Better Jobs
Reducing your Carbon Footprint
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch & Keynote

1:45 – 2:45 pm: Plenary

“What’s next in China: doing business in China during turbulent times”

Doug Guthrie, Apple; Christopher Marquis, SC Johnson Professor of Management, Cornell University; Xun (Brian) Wu, Professor of Strategy, Michigan Ross

2:45 – 3:00 pm: Final Reflections & Goodbyes

More details to follow as the conference date approaches!

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:58:38 -0500 2020-03-05T08:00:00-05:00 2020-03-05T17:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Conference / Symposium Ross School of Business
Igniting Impact: Enhancing Business Practice and Research Through Greater Collaboration (March 6, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/66518 66518-16744954@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 6, 2020 10:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

Focused on translating the UN Sustainable Development Goals into practical solutions to address global challenges, this conference will gather top thinkers from U-M and across the country to discuss and brainstorm ways for business and other disciplines to take responsibility for these goals.  

This event is co-sponsored by the Aspen Institute Business & Society program and Responsible Research in Business Management.
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Thursday, March 5th

2:00 – 3:00 pm: Welcome & Opening Keynote

Ach Adhvaryu and Anant Nyshadham, co-founders of Good Business Lab, and their corporate partners share their formula for using research to find a common ground between worker wellbeing and business interests

3:00 – 3:15 pm: Break

3:15 – 4:15 pm: Break Out Sessions

4:15 – 4:30 pm: Break

4:30 – 5:30 pm: Plenary

Andrew Hoffman, Holcim Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, and Neil Hawkins, President of the Erb Family Foundation and former Chief Sustainability Officer of Dow

5:30 – 6:30 pm: Cocktails

6:30 – 8:00 pm: Dinner & Keynote Panel

“What’s next in the gig economy: how Uberization is changing the way you will think about how you work”

Carl Camden, founder and president, IPSE.US



Friday, March 6

8:00 am: Breakfast

8:45 – 9:45 am: Plenary

“What’s next in talent: intrapreneurship, employee activism, and the new deal at work”

Kevin Thompson, General Manager, GOOD Worldwide

9:45 – 10:00 am: Break

10:00 – 11:00 am: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions

Sustainable Supply Chains
Precarious Labor
Finance for Good
11:00 – 11:30 am: Break

11:30 – 12:30 pm: Choose Your Own Adventure Breakout Sessions

Lean Production and Labor
Gigs and Better Jobs
Reducing your Carbon Footprint
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch & Keynote

1:45 – 2:45 pm: Plenary

“What’s next in China: doing business in China during turbulent times”

Doug Guthrie, Apple; Christopher Marquis, SC Johnson Professor of Management, Cornell University; Xun (Brian) Wu, Professor of Strategy, Michigan Ross

2:45 – 3:00 pm: Final Reflections & Goodbyes

More details to follow as the conference date approaches!

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 28 Jan 2020 10:58:38 -0500 2020-03-06T10:00:00-05:00 2020-03-06T17:00:00-05:00 Ross School of Business Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Conference / Symposium Ross School of Business
Where Your Student Leadership Will Take You (March 10, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73224 73224-18179630@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 6:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

“Where your Student Leadership will Take you?” is an intergenerational panel of UM alumni on student leadership.

Panelists Roger Fisher, Elizabeth James, Marie Ting, Hamida Bhagirathy and Cesar Vargas-Leon, will discuss how their leadership during their time as students at the University of Michigan has set them up for success in their career and how it has shaped their time beyond the university.

This is the perfect opportunity to learn 'where your student leadership can take you' and how your network can support you.

To RSVP: myumi.ch/E3B38

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 05 Mar 2020 13:46:31 -0500 2020-03-10T18:00:00-04:00 2020-03-10T19:30:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Lecture / Discussion Image of event flyer
U-M Museum Studies Program Presents Listening to Object Witnesses: Decolonizing Research in Museum Collections (March 10, 2020 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73581 73581-18263272@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 6:30pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

How do Indigenous objects in museum collections speak to those who collect, curate, observe, and claim them?  The observable materials and patterns of construction obviously reflect particular ecosystems, cultures, and technologies, but do these objects also retain memories of the artisans who created them?  Do they wield more than just imagined meaning or distributed agency?  In this talk, Dr. Bruchac discusses strategies for recovering object histories through material analyses, consultation, and critical re-assessments of imposed museological categories (e.g., art, artifact, utilitarian, etc.) that may have distanced objects from their origins and isolated them from others like themselves.  Case histories will feature new research into iconic creations – such as a 17th century wooden war club embedded with re-purposed wampum beads, and a shell band wampum belt with a single glass bead – that function as "object witnesses" to entangled colonial settler/Indigenous encounters.  Through her practice of "reverse ethnography," Bruchac will reveal how, in many cases, memories can be reawakened when otherwise mysterious objects are reconnected with the stories, ecosystems, knowledges, and communities that created them.  Object histories can also be recovered by tracking the desires and actions of non-Indigenous curators and collectors who transported these objects and stories to physically and conceptually distant locales.   Dr. Margaret M. Bruchac is an Associate Professor of Anthropology, Coordinator of Native American and Indigenous Studies, and Associate Faculty in the Penn Cultural Heritage Center at the University of Pennsylvania.  Her new book, "Savage Kin: Indigenous Informants and American Anthropologists," was the winner of the 2018 Council for Museum Anthropology Book Award.

Co-sponsored by the Department of American Culture; Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies; LSA/Great Lakes Theme Semester; Native American and Indigenous Student Interest Group; Native American Studies Program; Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; Program in Science, Technology and Society (STS); U-M Museum of Anthropological Archaeology; U-M Office of Research; and the U-M Museum of Art.

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Other Tue, 10 Mar 2020 18:17:18 -0400 2020-03-10T18:30:00-04:00 2020-03-10T20:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Other Museum of Art
Togetherness: QTIPOC Dinners - March (March 11, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/72773 72773-18072773@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

NOTE: The original registration link was incorrect, the right one has been posted. Register at http://bit.ly/TogethernessDinner

Spectrum Center and the Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs Office (MESA) are proud to continue an initiative centering Queer and Transgender People of Color (QTPOC): Community Dinners for/by QTPOC. FREE DINNER will be provided to the first 15 students who sign up for the respective dinners. If there are more than 15 students signing up for a dinner session, they will be put on a waiting list. The host for this dinner is Leon Golson.

Food:
Gemelli with tomato basil
Green beans
Roasted redskin potatoes
Assorted drinks

For the last 13 years, Leon has worked as Director of Prevention Programs for Unified HIV Health and Beyond. His role as Director of Prevention Programs includes supervision of Unified's HIV Counseling and Testing Clinic, outreach, prevention and education efforts. His 30 years of HIV prevention work includes work with the agency formerly known as the Midwest AIDS Prevention Project as their Program Director and the American Red Cross in their AIDS Education Department. Leon has developed and/or facilitated various HIV/STI workshops, trainings and interventions such as, Peer/Opinion Leader Training, Cultural Sensitivity workshops for providers who work with LGBTQ+ clients, Many Men, Many Voices, Prevention Options for Positives and Healthy Relationships.


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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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 28 Feb 2020 15:56:57 -0500 2020-03-11T17:30:00-04:00 2020-03-11T19:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering March's Togetherness: QTIPOC Dinner will be hosted by Leon. A black-and-white headshot of Leon is included. Leon is a bald Black man with glasses. He is smiling widely.
Canceled | Hello, My Name Is: Name Change Clinic (March 12, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73813 73813-18330893@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 12, 2020 4:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Spectrum Center

This event has unfortunately been canceled with no immediate rescheduling planned.

Join Spectrum, JTCC's OUTreach with Outlaws at the University of Michigan for a free clinic dedicated to addressing the challenges of name changes for transgender and gender nonconforming people.

Event Location: The clinic will take place on Saturday, March 28 from 1-4pm in the basement multipurpose room at the Ann Arbor District Library's downtown location (343 S. Fifth Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104). A detailed wayfinding guide is available at http://bit.ly/SCeventnav

We will provide details on how to legally change your name and gender marker in the state of Michigan. Information on how to update your Social Security, Passport, Driver’s License, and Birth Certificate will also be available. Legal volunteers will be on-site after the presentation to answer questions and assist with forms.

Event timeline:
1:00-1:15: Arrival
1:15-2:30: Presentation and Q&A
2:30-4:00: Paperwork assistance with legal volunteers

How to Get There:

***A detailed wayfinding guide is available at bit.ly/SCeventnav***

Bus
The Downtown Ann Arbor District Library is located directly across the street from the Blake Transit Center. For details on bus schedules, check out http://theride.org.

Driving
Several options are available for Downtown parking. An underground parking structure is located next to the library between 5th Avenue and Division St. Metered street parking is available on 5th Avenue, William Street, and Library Lane.

Questions?
If you have any questions, please e-mail outlawslegal@gmail.com for more information.

http://www.jimtoycenter.org/know-your-rights

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:06:12 -0400 2020-03-12T16:00:00-04:00 2020-03-12T17:00:00-04:00 Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar Event information & sponsor logos on a transgender pride flag.
Wolverine Wellness Workshop (March 16, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73584 73584-18263275@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, March 16, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Herbert H. Dow Building
Organized By: Graduate Society of Black Engineers and Scientists

Join wellness coach Chidimma Ozor as she shares insights on wellness strategies to help navigate some of the challenges & stresses of (grad) school. Topics will include stress reduction/ rejuvenation & holistic wellbeing. Food provided. No registration needed.

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Well-being Wed, 04 Mar 2020 20:24:43 -0500 2020-03-16T18:00:00-04:00 2020-03-16T19:00:00-04:00 Herbert H. Dow Building Graduate Society of Black Engineers and Scientists Well-being You Know Me
CANCELLED - Parenting for Prison: Time for One is Time for All (March 17, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73203 73203-18377654@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, March 17, 2020 6:00pm
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Organized By: Prison Birth Project

This semester, Prison Birth Project is hosting its second annual symposium, Parenting from Prison: Time for One is Time for All.

We aim to raise awareness and foster a discussion about our state’s prison system and the negative effects it has on those that are incarcerated and their loved ones in order to work collaboratively towards systematic changes.

The symposium will feature keynote speaker Cindy Shank, a previously incarcerated activist and advocate for abolishing mandatory minimum sentences. There will be several breakout workshop options relating to birth in prison, criminal justice advocacy, and diversion programs. There will also be a presentation about a current bill related to criminal justice advocacy.

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Conference / Symposium Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:53:21 -0400 2020-03-17T18:00:00-04:00 2020-03-17T19:00:00-04:00 Prison Birth Project Conference / Symposium Parenting from Prison: Time for One is Time for All
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We Care Office Hours w/ DEI Director (March 19, 2020 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73525 73525-18252293@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, March 19, 2020 10:30am
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: Center for Engineering Diversity and Outreach (CEDO)

The Colleg of Engineering and DEI Director, Prof. Sara Pozzi, are pleased to offer DEI We Care Office Hours for students, faculty, and staff to voice their concerns about what's on their minds.

For questions or comments, please email wecareCOE@umich.edu

For more information about the diversity efforts at the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, please visit www.engin.umich.edu/about/diversity

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Other Tue, 03 Mar 2020 16:51:52 -0500 2020-03-19T10:30:00-04:00 2020-03-19T12:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center Center for Engineering Diversity and Outreach (CEDO) Other DEI We Care
CANCELED: A HISTORY OF RELIGION IN 5 1/2 OBJECTS: (March 20, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73091 73091-18140508@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 20, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Anthropology

THE ABRAHAMIC SENSORIUM
Learning about Judaism. Christianity, and Islam through the Senses

A HISTORY OF RELIGION IN 5 1/2 OBJECTS: Spirituality Meets Sensuality
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FRIDAY, MARCH 20
4:00-6:00pm
MICHIGAN LEAGUE
3rd Floor, Room D
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Professor Plate takes a fresh and much-needed approach to religion. He
suggests that religious life and practice be understood as deriving from basic sensual experiences. Putting aside questions of belief and abstract ideas, he instead challenges us to begin with the incomplete human body, as he guides our focus toward five ordinary types of objects—stones, incense, drums, crosses, and bread.

His talk is based on his book, A History of Religion in 5 ½ Objects, which is a celebration of the materiality of religious life. Plate moves our understanding of religion away from the current obsessions with God, fundamentalism, and science— and toward the rich depths of this world, this body, these things. Religion, it turns out, has as much to do with our bodies as our beliefs. Maybe more.

A Presentation by S. BRENT PLATE
S. Brent Plate is a writer, editor, public speaker, and is an associate professor of religious studies, by special appointment, at Hamilton College. He is author/editor of fourteen books, including Religion and Film, and Blasphemy: Art that Offends. He is co-founder and managing editor of Material Religion: The Journal of Objects, Art, and Belief, and President of the Association for Religion and Intellectual Life/CrossCurrents.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 12 Mar 2020 11:41:00 -0400 2020-03-20T16:00:00-04:00 2020-03-20T18:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Department of Anthropology Lecture / Discussion The Abrahamic Sensorium
[Postponed] CoE International Movie & Culture Nights (March 25, 2020 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73802 73802-18320193@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 6:30pm
Location: Cooley Building
Organized By: INFORMS Student Chapter

[This movie night series is postponed for the winter semester and will resume shortly after we're all able to gather on campus together again]

Let’s watch a movie together! A movie that tells a story that you have never heard…

We will watch two international movies from different countries
during the Winter term. The first movie is “Veteran”, a South Korean action movie.

Before watching, a brief background of the movie will be introduced. We will provide Korean food for the evening to enjoy while we watch! Please RSVP via the provided form to make sure we can accommodate everyone who wants food.

This event is sponsored by the 2020 College of Engineering Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Student Grants and organized by INFORMS at UM.

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Film Screening Thu, 19 Mar 2020 14:49:14 -0400 2020-03-25T18:30:00-04:00 2020-03-25T21:00:00-04:00 Cooley Building INFORMS Student Chapter Film Screening The first movie is “Veteran”, a South Korean action movie.
Canceled | Hello, My Name Is: Name Change Clinic (March 28, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73813 73813-18322364@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 28, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

This event has unfortunately been canceled with no immediate rescheduling planned.

Join Spectrum, JTCC's OUTreach with Outlaws at the University of Michigan for a free clinic dedicated to addressing the challenges of name changes for transgender and gender nonconforming people.

Event Location: The clinic will take place on Saturday, March 28 from 1-4pm in the basement multipurpose room at the Ann Arbor District Library's downtown location (343 S. Fifth Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104). A detailed wayfinding guide is available at http://bit.ly/SCeventnav

We will provide details on how to legally change your name and gender marker in the state of Michigan. Information on how to update your Social Security, Passport, Driver’s License, and Birth Certificate will also be available. Legal volunteers will be on-site after the presentation to answer questions and assist with forms.

Event timeline:
1:00-1:15: Arrival
1:15-2:30: Presentation and Q&A
2:30-4:00: Paperwork assistance with legal volunteers

How to Get There:

***A detailed wayfinding guide is available at bit.ly/SCeventnav***

Bus
The Downtown Ann Arbor District Library is located directly across the street from the Blake Transit Center. For details on bus schedules, check out http://theride.org.

Driving
Several options are available for Downtown parking. An underground parking structure is located next to the library between 5th Avenue and Division St. Metered street parking is available on 5th Avenue, William Street, and Library Lane.

Questions?
If you have any questions, please e-mail outlawslegal@gmail.com for more information.

http://www.jimtoycenter.org/know-your-rights

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 26 Mar 2020 11:06:12 -0400 2020-03-28T13:00:00-04:00 2020-03-28T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar Event information & sponsor logos on a transgender pride flag.
Army vs. Navy Wheelchair Basketball Game (March 28, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73640 73640-18276408@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, March 28, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Crisler Arena
Organized By: Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Join the fun! Come see a classic clash at Crisler as Army takes on Navy in wheelchair hoops. This event honors military veterans and promotes disability awareness.

Featuring:
- U-M Dance Team & Cheerleaders
- Music entertainment by DJ Ell and the 338th Army Rock Band
- Grand Marshal: Carol Ann Fausone, Brigadier General (ret.)
- Guest Speaker: Rich Luterman, Chief Meteorologist, Fox 2 Detroit

Music & doors at 2 p.m. | Tipoff 3 p.m. | 333 E. Stadium Blvd. Ann Arbor, MI 48104

The Crisler Center is accessible with greeters/helpers at the main entry.

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Sporting Event Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:00:38 -0500 2020-03-28T15:00:00-04:00 2020-03-28T18:00:00-04:00 Crisler Arena Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Sporting Event wheel
Virtual Open Mic (April 1, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74052 74052-18499988@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 9:00am
Location:
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Please join Center for Campus Involvement for our first annual Virtual Open Mic Night! The theme of this year's event is "Identity." Please submit an image or video (3 minutes maximum) to the submission form-any art form is encouraged including poetry, dance, songs, visual art, monologues, etc. To submit a video and be featured on our social media, please visit https://forms.gle/nmCbLh9ofTa63mPz9

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:27:41 -0400 2020-04-01T09:00:00-04:00 2020-04-01T23:00:00-04:00 Center for Campus Involvement Livestream / Virtual Image with microphone, boombox, headphones, and cassette tape with the words: VIRTUAL OPEN MIC, April 17, 2020; Submissions will be posted on Center for Campus Involvement Social Media!
Virtual Open Mic (April 1, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74052 74052-18499998@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 9:00am
Location:
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Please join Center for Campus Involvement for our first annual Virtual Open Mic Night! The theme of this year's event is "Identity." Please submit an image or video (3 minutes maximum) to the submission form-any art form is encouraged including poetry, dance, songs, visual art, monologues, etc. To submit a video and be featured on our social media, please visit https://forms.gle/nmCbLh9ofTa63mPz9

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:27:41 -0400 2020-04-01T09:00:00-04:00 2020-04-01T10:00:00-04:00 Center for Campus Involvement Livestream / Virtual Image with microphone, boombox, headphones, and cassette tape with the words: VIRTUAL OPEN MIC, April 17, 2020; Submissions will be posted on Center for Campus Involvement Social Media!
Virtual Open Mic (April 2, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74052 74052-18499989@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 2, 2020 9:00am
Location:
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Please join Center for Campus Involvement for our first annual Virtual Open Mic Night! The theme of this year's event is "Identity." Please submit an image or video (3 minutes maximum) to the submission form-any art form is encouraged including poetry, dance, songs, visual art, monologues, etc. To submit a video and be featured on our social media, please visit https://forms.gle/nmCbLh9ofTa63mPz9

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:27:41 -0400 2020-04-02T09:00:00-04:00 2020-04-02T23:00:00-04:00 Center for Campus Involvement Livestream / Virtual Image with microphone, boombox, headphones, and cassette tape with the words: VIRTUAL OPEN MIC, April 17, 2020; Submissions will be posted on Center for Campus Involvement Social Media!
CANCELED: 9th Annual Shirley Verrett Award Ceremony (April 2, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73598 73598-18267645@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 2, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Art and Architecture Building
Organized By: CEW+

The University of Michigan Women of Color in the Academy Project (WOCAP) will present its 9th Annual Shirley Verrett Award to Professor of Music (Voice), Daniel Washington, on April 2, 2020, at the Stamps Auditorium located in the Walgreen Drama Center on North campus.

Dr. Washington is being recognized for his significant support and advocacy on behalf of diverse students and faculty artists at U-M and innovative diversity and inclusion impact on U-M and beyond through his performances and service.

Please join us for an evening of celebration with special performances beginning at 6:00 P.M with a reception to follow.

The event is free and open to the public, however, registration is requested. Feel free to share with those who may be interested!

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Performance Thu, 19 Mar 2020 09:52:37 -0400 2020-04-02T18:00:00-04:00 2020-04-02T19:30:00-04:00 Art and Architecture Building CEW+ Performance Shirley Verrett Invite
Trans Visibility Passport Day (April 3, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/73459 73459-18241316@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 3, 2020 9:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

The Spectrum Center and the University of Michigan School of Social Work Office of Global Activities are collaborating to host Trans Visibility Passport Day on April 3rd from 9am - 12:00pm in the Spectrum Center, 3020 Michigan Union.

During Trans Visibility Passport Day, the Washtenaw County Clerk's office will assist students and community members to apply for, renew, or change their passport. Trans Visibility Passport Day is also open to students and community members who need to apply for a first time passport, without needing to update a gender marker or make a name change.

Please be aware that all fees required to obtain a passport must be made on the day of the event. Information about costs can be found through the registration link, http://bit.ly/TransPassport2020. Payments for the passport book or card must be payable to U.S. Department of State. Payments for the processing fee must be payable to Washtenaw County Clerk. All payments MUST be a check, cashiers check, or a money order. Counter checks are not allowed.

Financial support for passport applications is available! Please email spectrumcenter@umich.edu ahead of time if possible for us to secure your funding.

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 Mon, 02 Mar 2020 10:24:58 -0500 2020-04-03T09:00:00-04:00 2020-04-03T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar During Trans Visibility Passport Day, you can apply for or renew a passport, request a name change, and/or update your gender marker with the Washtenaw County Clerk's Office!
Virtual Open Mic (April 3, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74052 74052-18499990@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 3, 2020 9:00am
Location:
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Please join Center for Campus Involvement for our first annual Virtual Open Mic Night! The theme of this year's event is "Identity." Please submit an image or video (3 minutes maximum) to the submission form-any art form is encouraged including poetry, dance, songs, visual art, monologues, etc. To submit a video and be featured on our social media, please visit https://forms.gle/nmCbLh9ofTa63mPz9

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:27:41 -0400 2020-04-03T09:00:00-04:00 2020-04-03T23:00:00-04:00 Center for Campus Involvement Livestream / Virtual Image with microphone, boombox, headphones, and cassette tape with the words: VIRTUAL OPEN MIC, April 17, 2020; Submissions will be posted on Center for Campus Involvement Social Media!
Virtual Open Mic (April 4, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74052 74052-18499991@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, April 4, 2020 9:00am
Location:
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Please join Center for Campus Involvement for our first annual Virtual Open Mic Night! The theme of this year's event is "Identity." Please submit an image or video (3 minutes maximum) to the submission form-any art form is encouraged including poetry, dance, songs, visual art, monologues, etc. To submit a video and be featured on our social media, please visit https://forms.gle/nmCbLh9ofTa63mPz9

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:27:41 -0400 2020-04-04T09:00:00-04:00 2020-04-04T23:00:00-04:00 Center for Campus Involvement Livestream / Virtual Image with microphone, boombox, headphones, and cassette tape with the words: VIRTUAL OPEN MIC, April 17, 2020; Submissions will be posted on Center for Campus Involvement Social Media!
Virtual Open Mic (April 5, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74052 74052-18499992@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, April 5, 2020 9:00am
Location:
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Please join Center for Campus Involvement for our first annual Virtual Open Mic Night! The theme of this year's event is "Identity." Please submit an image or video (3 minutes maximum) to the submission form-any art form is encouraged including poetry, dance, songs, visual art, monologues, etc. To submit a video and be featured on our social media, please visit https://forms.gle/nmCbLh9ofTa63mPz9

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:27:41 -0400 2020-04-05T09:00:00-04:00 2020-04-05T23:00:00-04:00 Center for Campus Involvement Livestream / Virtual Image with microphone, boombox, headphones, and cassette tape with the words: VIRTUAL OPEN MIC, April 17, 2020; Submissions will be posted on Center for Campus Involvement Social Media!
Virtual Open Mic (April 6, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74052 74052-18499993@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 6, 2020 9:00am
Location:
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Please join Center for Campus Involvement for our first annual Virtual Open Mic Night! The theme of this year's event is "Identity." Please submit an image or video (3 minutes maximum) to the submission form-any art form is encouraged including poetry, dance, songs, visual art, monologues, etc. To submit a video and be featured on our social media, please visit https://forms.gle/nmCbLh9ofTa63mPz9

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:27:41 -0400 2020-04-06T09:00:00-04:00 2020-04-06T23:00:00-04:00 Center for Campus Involvement Livestream / Virtual Image with microphone, boombox, headphones, and cassette tape with the words: VIRTUAL OPEN MIC, April 17, 2020; Submissions will be posted on Center for Campus Involvement Social Media!
Virtual Open Mic (April 7, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74052 74052-18499994@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 9:00am
Location:
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Please join Center for Campus Involvement for our first annual Virtual Open Mic Night! The theme of this year's event is "Identity." Please submit an image or video (3 minutes maximum) to the submission form-any art form is encouraged including poetry, dance, songs, visual art, monologues, etc. To submit a video and be featured on our social media, please visit https://forms.gle/nmCbLh9ofTa63mPz9

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:27:41 -0400 2020-04-07T09:00:00-04:00 2020-04-07T23:00:00-04:00 Center for Campus Involvement Livestream / Virtual Image with microphone, boombox, headphones, and cassette tape with the words: VIRTUAL OPEN MIC, April 17, 2020; Submissions will be posted on Center for Campus Involvement Social Media!
[POSTPONED] Contemporary Issues Discussion: Death and Grief (April 7, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/73814 73814-18322365@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

* Update 3-12-20: This event has been postponed. It will be rescheduled at a later date.*


In the spring of 1846, Nancy Dorsey of Piqua, Ohio, sent a letter to her sister vividly describing the death of her infant daughter and her struggle to come to terms with her loss. (See links to download and read the letter.)

All are welcome to a discussion of this emotional letter and the human experience of death and loss across time. Join in the conversation by sharing your own history and personal reflections with grief counselors, historians, and local community members over a complimentary lunch.

*Registration is required.* Please register by April 3.

Coordinated by the William L. Clements Library with generous support from Frank & Judy Wilhelme. Presented in collaboration with the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies and GrieveWell of Ann Arbor.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 12 Mar 2020 16:30:26 -0400 2020-04-07T12:00:00-04:00 2020-04-07T13:30:00-04:00 Tisch Hall William L. Clements Library Lecture / Discussion William L. Clements Library Graphics Division
A Virtual Interfaith Dialogue: Coping with COVID-19 (April 7, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74103 74103-18518846@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 5:00pm
Location:
Organized By: Trotter Multicultural Center

The Interfaith Program at Trotter Multicultural Center is hosting a virtual space for students to come together to share about their experiences during this unprecedented time. We will have a virtual dialogue about how your faith and worldview impacts your holistic health. Our discussion will center around how our experiences shape where we seek comfort during this time and how we may lean on faith and spirituality.

RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/K4w7b

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 03 Apr 2020 17:42:35 -0400 2020-04-07T17:00:00-04:00 2020-04-07T18:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Livestream / Virtual Image of event flyer
Virtual Open Mic (April 8, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74052 74052-18499995@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 9:00am
Location:
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Please join Center for Campus Involvement for our first annual Virtual Open Mic Night! The theme of this year's event is "Identity." Please submit an image or video (3 minutes maximum) to the submission form-any art form is encouraged including poetry, dance, songs, visual art, monologues, etc. To submit a video and be featured on our social media, please visit https://forms.gle/nmCbLh9ofTa63mPz9

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:27:41 -0400 2020-04-08T09:00:00-04:00 2020-04-08T23:00:00-04:00 Center for Campus Involvement Livestream / Virtual Image with microphone, boombox, headphones, and cassette tape with the words: VIRTUAL OPEN MIC, April 17, 2020; Submissions will be posted on Center for Campus Involvement Social Media!
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (April 8, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18512514@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 8, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-04-08T12:15:00-04:00 2020-04-08T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
Virtual Open Mic (April 9, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74052 74052-18499996@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 9, 2020 9:00am
Location:
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Please join Center for Campus Involvement for our first annual Virtual Open Mic Night! The theme of this year's event is "Identity." Please submit an image or video (3 minutes maximum) to the submission form-any art form is encouraged including poetry, dance, songs, visual art, monologues, etc. To submit a video and be featured on our social media, please visit https://forms.gle/nmCbLh9ofTa63mPz9

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:27:41 -0400 2020-04-09T09:00:00-04:00 2020-04-09T23:00:00-04:00 Center for Campus Involvement Livestream / Virtual Image with microphone, boombox, headphones, and cassette tape with the words: VIRTUAL OPEN MIC, April 17, 2020; Submissions will be posted on Center for Campus Involvement Social Media!
Virtual Open Mic (April 10, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74052 74052-18499997@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 10, 2020 9:00am
Location:
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Please join Center for Campus Involvement for our first annual Virtual Open Mic Night! The theme of this year's event is "Identity." Please submit an image or video (3 minutes maximum) to the submission form-any art form is encouraged including poetry, dance, songs, visual art, monologues, etc. To submit a video and be featured on our social media, please visit https://forms.gle/nmCbLh9ofTa63mPz9

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:27:41 -0400 2020-04-10T09:00:00-04:00 2020-04-10T23:00:00-04:00 Center for Campus Involvement Livestream / Virtual Image with microphone, boombox, headphones, and cassette tape with the words: VIRTUAL OPEN MIC, April 17, 2020; Submissions will be posted on Center for Campus Involvement Social Media!
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (April 15, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18512515@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 15, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-04-15T12:15:00-04:00 2020-04-15T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (April 22, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18512516@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-04-22T12:15:00-04:00 2020-04-22T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
Day of Silence Monologues (Virtual Event) (April 24, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74295 74295-18625684@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 24, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Allyhood Action Committee

Blog post with monologues on the intersectionalities between STEM and LGBTQA+ identities from members of the College of Engineering community.

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:59:07 -0400 2020-04-24T12:00:00-04:00 2020-04-24T22:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Allyhood Action Committee Livestream / Virtual Pride flag in the George G. Brown Building to support the LGBTQA+ community
GLSEN Virtual Break the Silence Rallies (April 24, 2020 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74297 74297-18625686@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 24, 2020 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Allyhood Action Committee

Join GLSEN’s National Breaking the Silence Rallies across the Country! Register on the GLSEN website for the instructions on their rallies throughout different time zones! They will have special guests throughout the afternoon that you won’t want to miss! Just follow @GLSEN and tune in April 24th at 3:00PM EST where we will Break the Silence together!

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:58:01 -0400 2020-04-24T15:00:00-04:00 2020-04-24T23:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Allyhood Action Committee Livestream / Virtual
Virtual Screenplays to Break the Silence (April 24, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74296 74296-18625685@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, April 24, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Allyhood Action Committee

To commemorate the Day of Silence, we will host two Netflix Parties, with movies relevant to LGBTQA+ issues:

- Moonlight (from 5 p.m to 7:30 p.m. EST), and
- Dear Ex (from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. EST)

Please fill the corresponding Google Form, and you will receive a link on the day of the event to join the Netflix Party. You can choose either one or both movies!

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Livestream / Virtual Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:50:16 -0400 2020-04-24T17:00:00-04:00 2020-04-24T22:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Allyhood Action Committee Livestream / Virtual
[Remote] Ramadan 2020 (April 27, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74234 74234-18601133@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, April 27, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Please visit this website for programming details and to sign up for the Ramadan 2020 listserv: http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich

The International Institute's Islamophobia Working Group and the Muslim Students' Association have transformed our planned in-person Ramadan iftars into completely remote events and resources! Our website (http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich) contains information, activities, and programming, including “Zoom Into Ramadan” gatherings every Monday and Thursday from 7-7:30pm during the month of Ramadan (approximately April 23 to May 23, 2020). As with our in-person iftars, the programming is open to all, both Muslims and non-Muslims. We hope that our iftars and allyship initiatives will establish an enduring tradition of community and inclusion, creating a model for other universities and inspiring similar community educational initiatives during the holidays of other U-M religious minorities.

Please contact Jumanah Saadeh (jumanahs@umich.edu) with any event questions or to share accommodation needs.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:49:46 -0400 2020-04-27T19:00:00-04:00 2020-04-27T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual [Remote] Ramadan 2020
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (April 29, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18512517@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, April 29, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-04-29T12:15:00-04:00 2020-04-29T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
[Remote] Ramadan 2020 (April 30, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74234 74234-18601143@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, April 30, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Please visit this website for programming details and to sign up for the Ramadan 2020 listserv: http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich

The International Institute's Islamophobia Working Group and the Muslim Students' Association have transformed our planned in-person Ramadan iftars into completely remote events and resources! Our website (http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich) contains information, activities, and programming, including “Zoom Into Ramadan” gatherings every Monday and Thursday from 7-7:30pm during the month of Ramadan (approximately April 23 to May 23, 2020). As with our in-person iftars, the programming is open to all, both Muslims and non-Muslims. We hope that our iftars and allyship initiatives will establish an enduring tradition of community and inclusion, creating a model for other universities and inspiring similar community educational initiatives during the holidays of other U-M religious minorities.

Please contact Jumanah Saadeh (jumanahs@umich.edu) with any event questions or to share accommodation needs.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:49:46 -0400 2020-04-30T19:00:00-04:00 2020-04-30T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual [Remote] Ramadan 2020
[Remote] Ramadan 2020 (May 4, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74234 74234-18601140@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 4, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Please visit this website for programming details and to sign up for the Ramadan 2020 listserv: http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich

The International Institute's Islamophobia Working Group and the Muslim Students' Association have transformed our planned in-person Ramadan iftars into completely remote events and resources! Our website (http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich) contains information, activities, and programming, including “Zoom Into Ramadan” gatherings every Monday and Thursday from 7-7:30pm during the month of Ramadan (approximately April 23 to May 23, 2020). As with our in-person iftars, the programming is open to all, both Muslims and non-Muslims. We hope that our iftars and allyship initiatives will establish an enduring tradition of community and inclusion, creating a model for other universities and inspiring similar community educational initiatives during the holidays of other U-M religious minorities.

Please contact Jumanah Saadeh (jumanahs@umich.edu) with any event questions or to share accommodation needs.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:49:46 -0400 2020-05-04T19:00:00-04:00 2020-05-04T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual [Remote] Ramadan 2020
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (May 6, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18512518@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-05-06T12:15:00-04:00 2020-05-06T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
[Remote] Ramadan 2020 (May 7, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74234 74234-18601144@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 7, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Please visit this website for programming details and to sign up for the Ramadan 2020 listserv: http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich

The International Institute's Islamophobia Working Group and the Muslim Students' Association have transformed our planned in-person Ramadan iftars into completely remote events and resources! Our website (http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich) contains information, activities, and programming, including “Zoom Into Ramadan” gatherings every Monday and Thursday from 7-7:30pm during the month of Ramadan (approximately April 23 to May 23, 2020). As with our in-person iftars, the programming is open to all, both Muslims and non-Muslims. We hope that our iftars and allyship initiatives will establish an enduring tradition of community and inclusion, creating a model for other universities and inspiring similar community educational initiatives during the holidays of other U-M religious minorities.

Please contact Jumanah Saadeh (jumanahs@umich.edu) with any event questions or to share accommodation needs.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:49:46 -0400 2020-05-07T19:00:00-04:00 2020-05-07T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual [Remote] Ramadan 2020
[Remote] Ramadan 2020 (May 11, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74234 74234-18601141@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 11, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Please visit this website for programming details and to sign up for the Ramadan 2020 listserv: http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich

The International Institute's Islamophobia Working Group and the Muslim Students' Association have transformed our planned in-person Ramadan iftars into completely remote events and resources! Our website (http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich) contains information, activities, and programming, including “Zoom Into Ramadan” gatherings every Monday and Thursday from 7-7:30pm during the month of Ramadan (approximately April 23 to May 23, 2020). As with our in-person iftars, the programming is open to all, both Muslims and non-Muslims. We hope that our iftars and allyship initiatives will establish an enduring tradition of community and inclusion, creating a model for other universities and inspiring similar community educational initiatives during the holidays of other U-M religious minorities.

Please contact Jumanah Saadeh (jumanahs@umich.edu) with any event questions or to share accommodation needs.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:49:46 -0400 2020-05-11T19:00:00-04:00 2020-05-11T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual [Remote] Ramadan 2020
Implicit Bias (May 12, 2020 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74360 74360-18666223@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

This program has been modified to deliver in a remote setting and updated to include content directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the content of the presentation, please contact Mikalia Dennis (mikaliad@umich.edu) as soon as possible.



In this session, participants will learn to:
Examine your own background and identities and how these identities shape our experiences and perspectives
Discuss how the brain functions, and relate how unconscious bias is a natural function of the human mind
Identify patterns of unconscious bias that influence decision-making processes
Confront internal biases and practice conscious awareness
Review strategies to create transformational change in the workplace

You will benefit by:
Raising self-awareness, sparking conversation with others and initiating new actions
Enhancing your professional and personal effectiveness on and off the job
Positively influencing personal and organizational decisions
Creating stronger and more positive work relationships with others


Audience:
*This session is open to all LSA Staff. It is recommended that participants complete this course before enrolling in the Microaggression Session.*

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Other Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:19:46 -0400 2020-05-12T09:30:00-04:00 2020-05-12T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Other Light in the Law Quad
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (May 13, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18512519@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-05-13T12:15:00-04:00 2020-05-13T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
[Remote] Ramadan 2020 (May 14, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74234 74234-18601145@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 14, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Please visit this website for programming details and to sign up for the Ramadan 2020 listserv: http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich

The International Institute's Islamophobia Working Group and the Muslim Students' Association have transformed our planned in-person Ramadan iftars into completely remote events and resources! Our website (http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich) contains information, activities, and programming, including “Zoom Into Ramadan” gatherings every Monday and Thursday from 7-7:30pm during the month of Ramadan (approximately April 23 to May 23, 2020). As with our in-person iftars, the programming is open to all, both Muslims and non-Muslims. We hope that our iftars and allyship initiatives will establish an enduring tradition of community and inclusion, creating a model for other universities and inspiring similar community educational initiatives during the holidays of other U-M religious minorities.

Please contact Jumanah Saadeh (jumanahs@umich.edu) with any event questions or to share accommodation needs.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:49:46 -0400 2020-05-14T19:00:00-04:00 2020-05-14T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual [Remote] Ramadan 2020
[Remote] Ramadan 2020 (May 18, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74234 74234-18601142@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, May 18, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Please visit this website for programming details and to sign up for the Ramadan 2020 listserv: http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich

The International Institute's Islamophobia Working Group and the Muslim Students' Association have transformed our planned in-person Ramadan iftars into completely remote events and resources! Our website (http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich) contains information, activities, and programming, including “Zoom Into Ramadan” gatherings every Monday and Thursday from 7-7:30pm during the month of Ramadan (approximately April 23 to May 23, 2020). As with our in-person iftars, the programming is open to all, both Muslims and non-Muslims. We hope that our iftars and allyship initiatives will establish an enduring tradition of community and inclusion, creating a model for other universities and inspiring similar community educational initiatives during the holidays of other U-M religious minorities.

Please contact Jumanah Saadeh (jumanahs@umich.edu) with any event questions or to share accommodation needs.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:49:46 -0400 2020-05-18T19:00:00-04:00 2020-05-18T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual [Remote] Ramadan 2020
The Kids are Not All Right: Educational Inequalities in the Time of COVID-19 (May 20, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74605 74605-18851154@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

ISR Insights Speaker Series:
The Kids are Not All Right: Educational Inequalities in the Time of COVID-19

Presenter: Pamela Davis-Kean, Professor of Psychology and Research Professor at ISR

Wednesday, May 20
11am
https://umich.zoom.us/j/97584475822

With schools closed due to the COVID19 virus, the teaching and learning environments for children have now merged into one place--the home. With schools being the "great equalizer" for education opportunities, what does it mean for families to provide assistance and much of the teaching during the quarantine and what challenges will schools face if they are able to open in the fall? Dr. Davis-Kean will discuss her research on the inequalities in educational opportunities and what that means for families, schools, and children as this unprecedented crisis is potentially increasing achievement gaps across the country.

This webinar is the first in a continuing series focusing on the research happening at ISR. If there is a topic you would like to see featured or have an idea for a future presentation, please email abeattie@umich.edu.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 14 May 2020 14:42:52 -0400 2020-05-20T11:00:00-04:00 2020-05-20T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Institute for Social Research Lecture / Discussion flyer
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (May 20, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18512520@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-05-20T12:15:00-04:00 2020-05-20T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
[Remote] Ramadan 2020 (May 21, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74234 74234-18601146@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, May 21, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: International Institute

Please visit this website for programming details and to sign up for the Ramadan 2020 listserv: http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich

The International Institute's Islamophobia Working Group and the Muslim Students' Association have transformed our planned in-person Ramadan iftars into completely remote events and resources! Our website (http://bit.ly/ramadan-umich) contains information, activities, and programming, including “Zoom Into Ramadan” gatherings every Monday and Thursday from 7-7:30pm during the month of Ramadan (approximately April 23 to May 23, 2020). As with our in-person iftars, the programming is open to all, both Muslims and non-Muslims. We hope that our iftars and allyship initiatives will establish an enduring tradition of community and inclusion, creating a model for other universities and inspiring similar community educational initiatives during the holidays of other U-M religious minorities.

Please contact Jumanah Saadeh (jumanahs@umich.edu) with any event questions or to share accommodation needs.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:49:46 -0400 2020-05-21T19:00:00-04:00 2020-05-21T19:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location International Institute Livestream / Virtual [Remote] Ramadan 2020
The Microaggression Session (May 26, 2020 9:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74364 74364-18672240@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 9:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

This program has been modified to deliver in a remote setting and updated to include content directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please direct any questions or accommodation requests to Mikalia Dennis (mikaliad@umich.edu) as soon as possible.



Microaggressions are verbal, behavioral, or environmental slights. They can be overt, subtle or unintentional, and lead to significant consequences.

In this session, participants will:
Learn about "microaggressions" and other concepts relevant to this topic
Obtain an understanding of the social and psychological impacts of microaggressions
Engage in activities and dialogue to unveil microaggressions within the workplace
Validate experiences with microaggressions
Identify and discuss techniques to combat microaggressions, as a bystander or as a recipient

Audience:
*This session is open to all LSA Staff. It is recommended that participants complete a course on Implicit Bias before taking this session.*

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Other Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:19:19 -0400 2020-05-26T09:30:00-04:00 2020-05-26T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Other Light in the Law Quad
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (May 27, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18512521@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-05-27T12:15:00-04:00 2020-05-27T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (June 3, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18992299@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-06-03T12:15:00-04:00 2020-06-03T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
Career Coffee Chat: Jobs, Internships, & COVID-19 (June 9, 2020 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74795 74795-18996303@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 9, 2020 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Join Spectrum Center and the University Career Center for our collaborative Coffee Chat!

Talk with a career coach to discuss how to job and internship search amid all of this uncertainty. We will start with a brief presentation and then jump into an AMA and Q+A.

This is for students that are...
1. Searching for a job or internships
2. Questioning if they are doing it the right way
3. Interested in asking questions about what to do now or unsure on how to proceed


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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Careers / Jobs Mon, 01 Jun 2020 21:16:30 -0400 2020-06-09T11:00:00-04:00 2020-06-09T11:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Careers / Jobs Event details in the style of a browser window and computer desktop, no additional information.
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (June 10, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18992300@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-06-10T12:15:00-04:00 2020-06-10T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
UPRISING NATION (June 10, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74872 74872-19047772@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 10, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Residential College

A teach-in for U-M students, faculty, and staff on the historical precedents and contemporary contexts of urban uprisings, challenges to police violence, and black protest movements.

Featuring:

- Stephen Ward, Faculty Director of Semester in Detroit and Associate Professor in Social Theory and Practice in the Residential College and in Afroamerican and African Studies

- Heather Ann Thompson, Pulitzer Prize-winning Collegiate Professor of History and African American Studies and in the Residential College

- Dr. Harvey Slaughter, RC/LSA alum '72 English, PhD in in Leadership and Change Management, who as an activist in the early Black Action Movement I at U-M in the early 1970s

Open to all U-M students, faculty, and staff. Please make sure you are logged into your umich account to access the zoom meeting link here: http://myumi.ch/qgqEw

This event is part of the RC Summer Forum: a series of virtual events to keep the RC Community connected during COVID-19.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 08 Jun 2020 13:39:30 -0400 2020-06-10T16:00:00-04:00 2020-06-10T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Residential College Livestream / Virtual Uprising Nation
Race, Justice, and Equity in the Workplace and Beyond: A Call to Action (June 16, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/74900 74900-19065442@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations

In the horrifying wake of continued violence against Black and African American people, who are also disproportionately suffering and dying from COVID-19, there is much work to be done across all sectors of work and society if we are to ever see a more equitable and racially just world.

Join us for a hard, powerful, and action-oriented conversation with thought leaders on issues of race, justice, and equity. Learn about racial justice and equity issues in the workplace and beyond, how we got here, what strategies have worked and have not worked, and what you can do as individuals and leaders. Leave with concrete, actionable, “how to” strategies for moving forward issues of racial justice and equity productively and toward a more equitable future for all.

Free registration required: http://myumi.ch/4prxX

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 10 Jun 2020 17:27:04 -0400 2020-06-16T10:00:00-04:00 2020-06-16T11:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Ross Center for Positive Organizations Livestream / Virtual Race, Justice, and Equity in the Workplace and Beyond: A Call to Action
Diversity 101 (June 16, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74850 74850-19010232@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

This program has been modified to deliver in a remote setting. If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the facility or the content of the presentation, please contact Mikalia Dennis (mikaliad) as soon as possible.

In order to have meaningful, productive conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion, we must start with a common language. This session will provide an introduction to key terminology as well as the categories and labels we use to describe others and ourselves. We will also examine how our identities shape the way we enter the world and our interactions with each other. Emphasis will be placed on using our identities to help us understand the identities and experiences of others.

In this session, participants will:
Identify the benefits of inclusive environments
Review key terminology related to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Reflect on the origin of identities, their intersectionality, and their meanings
Use our own identities as a window to understanding the identities of others to build more authentic, empathic relationships

Audience:
This session is open to all LSA Staff.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:20:08 -0400 2020-06-16T13:00:00-04:00 2020-06-16T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Livestream / Virtual Light in the Law Quad
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (June 17, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18992301@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-06-17T12:15:00-04:00 2020-06-17T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
"Kiki" Watch Party (June 18, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74831 74831-19002293@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 18, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Considered a spiritual successor to "Paris is Burning," this film documents the ballroom scene and the lives of queer youth of color in New York during the early years of Black Lives Matter and transgender rights activism appearing in the mainstream. This virtual film screening will be held over Zoom. It is recommended that you watch from a laptop or desktop computer, as phones or tablets may not have the ability to stream smoothly.

Sign up at: bit.ly/2BoeW7B

Trigger warnings:
Street harassment
Homophobic slurs
Trans murder (mentioned)
Family abuse (described)
Police abuse (mentioned)
Surgery scars
Sexual abuse (mentioned)
Death
Drug use/abuse (mentioned)

Captions are available but are not entirely accurate.

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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Film Screening Tue, 02 Jun 2020 16:50:15 -0400 2020-06-18T18:00:00-04:00 2020-06-18T19:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Film Screening Event details overlaid a portion of the movie poster for "Kiki." No additional information.
Implicit Bias (June 23, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74851 74851-19010234@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

This program has been modified to deliver in a remote setting and updated to include content directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please direct any questions or accommodation requests to Mikalia Dennis (mikaliad@umich.edu) as soon as possible.

In this session, participants will learn to:

Examine your own background and identities and how these identities shape our experiences and perspectives
Discuss how the brain functions, and relate how unconscious bias is a natural function of the human mind
Identify patterns of unconscious bias that influence decision-making processes
Confront internal biases and practice conscious awareness
Review strategies to create transformational change in the workplace

You will benefit by:

Raising self-awareness, sparking conversation with others and initiating new actions
Enhancing your professional and personal effectiveness on and off the job
Positively influencing personal and organizational decisions
Creating stronger and more positive work relationships with others

Audience:

This session is open to all LSA Staff. It is recommended that participants complete this course before enrolling in the Microaggression Session.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:24:31 -0400 2020-06-23T13:00:00-04:00 2020-06-23T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Livestream / Virtual Law library at U. Michigan.
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (June 24, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18992302@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-06-24T12:15:00-04:00 2020-06-24T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (July 1, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18992303@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 1, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-07-01T12:15:00-04:00 2020-07-01T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
The Microaggression Session (July 7, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74852 74852-19010235@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 7, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

This program has been modified to deliver in a remote setting and updated to include content directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please direct any questions or accommodation requests to Mikalia Dennis (mikaliad@umich.edu) as soon as possible.

Microaggressions are verbal, behavioral, or environmental slights. They can be overt, subtle or unintentional, and lead to significant consequences.

In this session, participants will:

Learn about "microaggressions" and other concepts relevant to this topic
Obtain an understanding of the social and psychological impacts of microaggressions
Engage in activities and dialogue to unveil microaggressions within the workplace
Validate experiences with microaggressions
Identify and discuss techniques to combat microaggressions, as a bystander or as a recipient

Audience:

This session is open to all LSA Staff. It is recommended that participants complete a course on Implicit Bias before taking this session.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:27:12 -0400 2020-07-07T13:00:00-04:00 2020-07-07T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Livestream / Virtual Light in the Law Quad
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (July 8, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18992304@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-07-08T12:15:00-04:00 2020-07-08T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
Diversity 101 (July 14, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/74850 74850-19010233@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 14, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

This program has been modified to deliver in a remote setting. If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the facility or the content of the presentation, please contact Mikalia Dennis (mikaliad) as soon as possible.

In order to have meaningful, productive conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion, we must start with a common language. This session will provide an introduction to key terminology as well as the categories and labels we use to describe others and ourselves. We will also examine how our identities shape the way we enter the world and our interactions with each other. Emphasis will be placed on using our identities to help us understand the identities and experiences of others.

In this session, participants will:
Identify the benefits of inclusive environments
Review key terminology related to diversity, equity, and inclusion
Reflect on the origin of identities, their intersectionality, and their meanings
Use our own identities as a window to understanding the identities of others to build more authentic, empathic relationships

Audience:
This session is open to all LSA Staff.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:20:08 -0400 2020-07-14T13:00:00-04:00 2020-07-14T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Livestream / Virtual Light in the Law Quad
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (July 15, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18992305@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-07-15T12:15:00-04:00 2020-07-15T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (July 22, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18992306@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-07-22T12:15:00-04:00 2020-07-22T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
Policing and Protest 2020 (July 28, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75046 75046-19183194@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 28, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies

Note: The webinar has a Q&A format. We welcome your questions before via email (eihswebinar@umich.edu) and during the webinar via Zoom Q&A. This event will be recorded and available for future viewing online.

***Please register in advance here: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qVR5E3VGRG2x_xJ4AK47AA

The killing of George Floyd, in the wake of the horrific and obscene history of the killings of unarmed black people by the police, has focused attention like never before on the systemic anti-black racism of the criminal-legal system in the United States. To be sure, the massive expansion and militarization of policing and incarceration are in some ways of comparatively recent origin. Yet they also have a much deeper origin in, and are inextricably connected to, a longer history of the judicial and extra-judicial violence against black people in the continent. The racist inequities of the criminal-legal system, indeed, are not a bug, but a feature.

Our panel of experts, scholars of the United States at the University of Michigan, will help us explore, beyond the headlines, the reach of the long arm of the carceral state in society as well as the challenges and opportunities that have been thrown up by the contemporary protests against the systemic violence of the state. The stakes for understanding the working of the carceral state are documented by the Documenting Criminalization and Confinement project of the University of Michigan’s Carceral State Project. However, the momentous protests against anti-Black racism as well as the broad public support they have received both within the United States and across the world—the clamor heard round the world—have also created a novel opportunity for implementing and imagining futures beyond a blatantly rigged carceral framework.

Panelists:
• Melissa Burch, Anthropology, University of Michigan
• Matthew Countryman, Afroamerican and African History, American Culture, History, University of Michigan
• Matthew Lassiter, History, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Michigan
• William D. Lopez, Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan

Moderator:
• Mrinalini Sinha, History, University of Michigan

This event is part of the Thursday Series of the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. It is made possible by a generous contribution from Kenneth and Frances Aftel Eisenberg.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Jul 2020 13:07:31 -0400 2020-07-28T16:00:00-04:00 2020-07-28T17:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies Lecture / Discussion Daniel Lobo, "Brionna Taylor" (public domain)
IT4U Webinar--Accessibility in Action: Inclusivity of Videoconferences (July 29, 2020 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/75123 75123-19275434@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

How can we meet U-M accessibility requirements in a videoconferencing world? Assistive Technology Manager Jane Berliss-Vincent walks you through practical steps for easily improving the accessibility of any online meeting. Wednesday, 7/29/20, 9-9:45 am. Register in Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/ycudo278

IT4U is a regular series of 30- and 45-minute interactive webinars brought to you by Information & Technology Services. Learn and apply tips and techniques for working with ITS tools, products, and services. See our MiVideo page to view webinar recordings.

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Presentation Wed, 15 Jul 2020 09:43:00 -0400 2020-07-29T09:00:00-04:00 2020-07-29T09:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Presentation video conference screenshot
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (July 29, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18992307@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-07-29T12:15:00-04:00 2020-07-29T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (August 5, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18992308@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-08-05T12:15:00-04:00 2020-08-05T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (August 12, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18992309@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-08-12T12:15:00-04:00 2020-08-12T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (August 19, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18992310@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-08-19T12:15:00-04:00 2020-08-19T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
(VIRTUAL): CEW+Inspire Midweek Mindfulness-Guided Sits (August 26, 2020 12:15pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/64874 64874-18992311@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 26, 2020 12:15pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: CEW+

As part of the CEW+Inspire initiative, CEW+ holds mindful meditation sits virtually on Wednesdays at 12:15.

Being present in the moment is a skill that can be learned when practiced on a regular basis and is especially important during these trying times. Psychological stress can damper your overall health, affecting your ability to remain resilient in the face of challenges. Evidence-based meditation has been shown to also reduce implicit age and race bias, reduce the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and pain, improve cognitive functioning, and assist in ending ruminating thought patterns.

Free and open to all levels of practice.

After registering, please check your email confirmation for the Zoom link!

Click here to RSVP and receive the Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcumtpzIoHNdRoCz-lPKz9X7fb-Jp844o

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:55:12 -0400 2020-08-26T12:15:00-04:00 2020-08-26T12:45:00-04:00 Off Campus Location CEW+ Livestream / Virtual Piece of paper that says mindfulness
Virtual Drag Bingo (August 28, 2020 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75554 75554-19521128@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 28, 2020 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Wrap up move-in week with our new Welcome event - Virtual Drag Bingo! Hosted by drag performers from the local Heads Over Heels drag troupe and Spectrum Center staff, we'll be playing a few rounds of virtual bingo while also sharing community resources and giving out some great rainbow prizes. Registration is free and everyone can participate in the game.

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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Social / Informal Gathering Tue, 18 Aug 2020 20:34:49 -0400 2020-08-28T18:30:00-04:00 2020-08-28T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering Virtual Drag Bingo, presented by the Spectrum Center and the Heads Over Heels drag troupe, will be held on Friday, August 28th from 6:30 to 8PM.
Virtual RC New Student Convocation (September 2, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75665 75665-19558812@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 2, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Residential College

*We are excited to welcome the #Victors2024 to the RC*
Returning students, join us to welcome the incoming class!

Join us for the Virtual RC New Student Convocation
Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Welcome presentation from 7-7:30pm
Afterglow with other students, faculty and staff from 7:30-8pm

Location: Virtual Keene Theatervia Zoom

Open to all RC students, faculty and staff!

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Rally / Mass Meeting Wed, 12 Aug 2020 11:59:25 -0400 2020-09-02T19:00:00-04:00 2020-09-02T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Residential College Rally / Mass Meeting Convocation flyer
West Quad Joint Council Information (September 3, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76496 76496-19719151@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 3, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Housing

West Quad's Residential Coordinators and Diversity Peer Educator invite residents to attend an information session pertaining to this years Hall Council and Multicultural Council. It is a great student leadership opportunity for residents of West Quad.

You can log into the event here: https://umich.zoom.us/j/96550477880

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 01 Sep 2020 13:46:37 -0400 2020-09-03T19:00:00-04:00 2020-09-03T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Housing Livestream / Virtual Michigan Housing You Belong Here Slogan
DREAMS- Multicultural Council Informational Session (September 7, 2020 8:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76585 76585-19727095@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, September 7, 2020 8:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

This informational session will be especially helpful for all residents living in Mosher-Jordan, who would like to get more information on what being on the hall's multicultural council entails. Details on running for the executive board, the overall purpose of the multicultural council, and a sign-up sheet will be shared during this meeting.

Zoom Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98849618290

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 02 Sep 2020 16:50:55 -0400 2020-09-07T20:30:00-04:00 2020-09-07T21:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Livestream / Virtual Michigan Housing You Belong Here Slogan
[POSTPONED] Virtual LGBTQ+ Graduate Student Mixer (September 8, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75636 75636-19552847@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Our annual LGBTQ+ graduate student mixer, now virtual! Come hang out with other graduate and professional students in the community and start making connections! Plus, get a chance to learn more and ask questions about opportunities available to you via the Spectrum Center or Rackham, such as mentorship programs, upcoming events, and funding!

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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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 08 Sep 2020 15:19:28 -0400 2020-09-08T17:30:00-04:00 2020-09-08T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Livestream / Virtual The Spectrum Center and Rackham Graduate School present these LGBTQ+ graduate student events for September 2020: Welcome Back Virtual Mixer which has been postponed, Meet the Leaders: LGBTQ+ Student Orgs on the 16th, and Mentoring the Mentor: Being a Good Influence. All event registration can be found at https://bit.ly/SCGradWelcome.
Michigan in Washington Information Drop-In (September 9, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76359 76359-19709157@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

Drop in via Zoom for an informal Q & A about Michigan in Washington.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:04:51 -0400 2020-09-09T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-09T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan in Washington Program Livestream / Virtual
Michigan in Washington Information Drop-In (September 15, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76359 76359-19709158@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

Drop in via Zoom for an informal Q & A about Michigan in Washington.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:04:51 -0400 2020-09-15T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-15T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan in Washington Program Livestream / Virtual
Hired-In (September 15, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75312 75312-19432418@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 15, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Hiring Involvement in Recruiting For Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the Zoom Meeting or the content of the presentation, please contact Mikalia Dennis (mikaliad@umich.edu) as soon as possible.

In this session, participants will:

- Increase awareness of how implicit bias can show up during the hiring process
- Gain an awareness of the importance of consistent guidelines, evaluation and candidate experience
- Discuss equitable hiring conventions
- Increase knowledge regarding affirmative action goals
- Learn about resources that exist in LSA and on campus

Audience:

This course is required for all staff who are involved in the staff recruiting and selection process for LSA.


Upcoming LSA DEI events sponsored by the DEI Office are listed here:
https://lsa.umich.edu/lsa/about/diversity--equity-and-inclusion/dei-events.html

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:59:54 -0400 2020-09-15T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-15T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Livestream / Virtual University of Michigan Law Library.
Michigan in Washington Information Session (September 16, 2020 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76360 76360-19709163@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

Join us for an information session on the Michigan in Washington Program. We will be joined by MIW alumni from various disciplines. If possible, please email your questions in advance to miwdc@umich.edu.
The Winter 2021 semester will be virtual. Applications will be accepted September 28th for Winter 2021, early admission Fall 2021 and Winter 2022.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:16:40 -0400 2020-09-16T17:00:00-04:00 2020-09-16T18:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan in Washington Program Livestream / Virtual
Meet the Leaders: LGBTQ+ Student Orgs Panel (September 16, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75635 75635-19552846@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 16, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

*Note: This event is also listed in the graduate student welcome calendar. Both listings are the same event and the inclusion in the graduate student calendar was to explicitly encourage non-undergrad students to come as we will be featuring some orgs solely for grad / professional students.*

Did you know there's nearly 20 different LGBTQ+ organizations active at the University of Michigan? Now, we can't have a panel with all of them, but we can introduce you to a few of them! Join representatives from five of these orgs to talk about their purpose, vision, and goals, and also to learn about what it's like to lead as an LGBTQ+ person at this university. We'll share how to connect with all the other orgs as well, so you can easily find your people. Come meet your community with us!

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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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 11 Aug 2020 15:06:56 -0400 2020-09-16T17:30:00-04:00 2020-09-16T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Livestream / Virtual The Spectrum Center's LGBTQ+ Welcome Events includes Virtual Drag Bingo on August 8th, Queering Class Panel on September 3rd, Queering Campus Panel on September 8th, and Meet the Leaders: LGBTQ+ Student Org Panel on September 16th. All event registration can be found at bit.ly/LGBTQWelcome
Michigan in Washington Information Drop-In (September 17, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76359 76359-19709159@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

Drop in via Zoom for an informal Q & A about Michigan in Washington.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:04:51 -0400 2020-09-17T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-17T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan in Washington Program Livestream / Virtual
Diversity 101 (September 17, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75311 75311-19432416@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 17, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

If you have any questions or if accommodations are needed to access the Zoom Meeting or the content of the presentation, please contact Mikalia Dennis (mikaliad@umich.edu) as soon as possible.

In order to have meaningful, productive conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion, we must start with a common language. This session will provide an introduction to key terminology as well as the categories and labels we use to describe others and ourselves. We will also examine how our identities shape the way we enter the world and our interactions with each other. Emphasis will be placed on using our identities to help us understand the identities and experiences of others.

In this session, participants will:

- Identify the benefits of inclusive environments
- Review key terminology related to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Reflect on the origin of identities, their intersectionality, and their meanings
- Use our own identities as a window to understanding the identities of others to build more authentic, empathic relationships

Audience:

This session is open to all LSA Staff.

Upcoming LSA DEI events sponsored by the DEI Office are listed here:
https://lsa.umich.edu/lsa/about/diversity--equity-and-inclusion/dei-events

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:50:04 -0400 2020-09-17T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-17T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Livestream / Virtual Light in the Law Quad
Michigan in Washington Information Drop-In (September 22, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76359 76359-19709160@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

Drop in via Zoom for an informal Q & A about Michigan in Washington.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:04:51 -0400 2020-09-22T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-22T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan in Washington Program Livestream / Virtual
Virtual Bi-runch (September 23, 2020 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/77175 77175-19806424@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Registration: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

Celebrate Bi Visibility Day with Bi-runch, hosted by student organization Bilateral! Join in with your favorite brunchy foods to meet folks within the bi+ community and learn about people and organizations that identify like us!

For the purposes of this event, "the bi+ community" is defined as anyone who holds attraction to two or more genders and desires to be considered part of "the bi+ community." Common identities within the bi+ community include but are not limited to: bisexual, pansexual, polysexual, romantic versions of these identities, and queer.
You can also submit info to have yourself featured in a social media takeover in the days leading up to the event! Fill out the form by September 15th to be included: https://bit.ly/bvd-submit

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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Social / Informal Gathering Sat, 12 Sep 2020 14:00:28 -0400 2020-09-23T11:30:00-04:00 2020-09-23T12:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Social / Informal Gathering Join us for this virtual bi+ social to celebrate Bi Visibility Day! Hosted by the Spectrum Center and Bilateral.
In Plain Sight: Looking for Women’s History in the Archives (September 23, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76570 76570-19727081@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Join us for an online presentation with Assistant Curator of Manuscripts Jayne Ptolemy as she explores some of the ways to uncover women’s stories within the rich collections of the Clements Library. Inspired by the centennial of the 19th Amendment, this lecture muses on the power of including the quieter histories of everyday women in our celebrations of the anniversary of women gaining the right to vote.

The Clements Library's Virtual Discover Series: Women's History in the Archives consists of three sessions on consecutive Wednesdays (Sept. 23, Sept. 30, Oct. 7). Please register at myumi.ch/wlnQw

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 02 Sep 2020 14:26:47 -0400 2020-09-23T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-23T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Livestream / Virtual The life & age of woman: Stages of woman’s life from the cradle to the grave (ca.1848)
Michigan in Washington Information Drop-In (September 24, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76359 76359-19709161@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 24, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

Drop in via Zoom for an informal Q & A about Michigan in Washington.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:04:51 -0400 2020-09-24T12:00:00-04:00 2020-09-24T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan in Washington Program Livestream / Virtual
Implicit Bias (September 24, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75310 75310-19432414@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 24, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

This program has been modified to deliver in a remote setting and updated to include content directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please direct any questions or accommodation requests to Mikalia Dennis (mikaliad@umich.edu) as soon as possible.


In this session, participants will learn to:

- Examine your own background and identities and how these identities shape our experiences and perspectives
- Discuss how the brain functions, and relate how unconscious bias is a natural function of the human mind
- Identify patterns of unconscious bias that influence decision-making processes
- Confront internal biases and practice conscious awareness
- Review strategies to create transformational change in the workplace

You will benefit by:

- Raising self-awareness, sparking conversation with others and initiating new actions
- Enhancing your professional and personal effectiveness on and off the job
- Positively influencing personal and organizational decisions
- Creating stronger and more positive work relationships with others

Audience:

This session is open to all LSA Staff. It is recommended that participants complete this course before enrolling in the Microaggression Session.


Upcoming LSA DEI events sponsored by the DEI Office are listed here:
https://lsa.umich.edu/lsa/about/diversity--equity-and-inclusion/dei-events.html

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:44:55 -0400 2020-09-24T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-24T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Livestream / Virtual University of Michigan Law Quad
Allies At Work (September 29, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76957 76957-19780556@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

This program has been modified to deliver in a remote setting and updated to include content directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please direct any questions or accommodation requests to Mikalia Dennis (mikaliad@umich.edu) as soon as possible.


*In this session, participants will learn:*

- The role of allies in creating inclusive environments and creating change
- The best practices for being an ally
- How to apply these best practices in a work environment
- To identify unique obstacles towards being an ally in a remote working environment
- To challenge their own practices to be more intentional and effective allies


*You will benefit by:*

- Raising self-awareness and initiating new actions
- Enhancing your professional and personal effectiveness on and off the job
- Positively influencing personal and organizational decisions
- Creating stronger and more positive work relationships with others


*Audience:*

This session is open to all LSA Staff.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:18:04 -0400 2020-09-29T13:00:00-04:00 2020-09-29T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Livestream / Virtual We're better when we're united
A Taste of History: Cookbooks in the Archives (September 30, 2020 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76573 76573-19727084@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

Cookbooks, recipes, and the kitchen can reveal a great deal about women's experiences in the past. Listen to a conversation between curators and historians about what you can find in these oft-overlooked sources, including hints about women’s political engagement.

The Clements Library's Virtual Discover Series: Women's History in the Archives consists of three sessions on consecutive Wednesdays (Sept. 23, Sept. 30, Oct. 7). Please register at myumi.ch/wlnQw

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 02 Sep 2020 14:27:03 -0400 2020-09-30T16:00:00-04:00 2020-09-30T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location William L. Clements Library Livestream / Virtual “Cucina – Cuisine – Küche – Kichen – Keuken,” color lithograph, 19th century
OUTx | Ross Coming Out Week 2020 (October 1, 2020 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/76908 76908-19774608@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 1, 2020 5:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Out for Business MBA

OUTx is an experience where Ross students and other LGBTQ+ individuals share their coming out stories and engage in exciting performances.

OUTx is presented by Out for Business co-sponsored by Black Business Students Association, Michigan Business Women, and the Central Student Government. Ross Coming Out Week is also sponsored by Bain Consulting, S.C. Johnson, and Zillow.

Learn more about OUTx here: https://ofbcomingoutweek.com/index.php/outx/

A Zoom link will be provided for those who register via the Eventbrite page here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/outx-ross-coming-out-week-2020-tickets-119113171703

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 14 Sep 2020 12:58:58 -0400 2020-10-01T17:30:00-04:00 2020-10-01T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Out for Business MBA Livestream / Virtual OUTx
LGBTQ+ Wikithon 2020 (October 5, 2020 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/78002 78002-19951596@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 5, 2020 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Registration (for both the challenge and the Zoom events): https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events
All National Coming Out Week events: https://bit.ly/SC-NCOW

Wikipedia is the largest, most popular online reference work, covering all areas of history and contemporary life. However, both the topics it covers and the people who edit its articles don’t reflect the diversity of the LGBTQ community - most editors and article subjects are straight, cis, white men. Let's change that. In honor of LGBTQ History Month and National Coming Out Week, join us for LGBTQ+ Wikithon 2020! This year, we'll be challenging folks to edit throughout the week, and then join us on Friday, October 8th from 2 - 3 PM for a debrief. There will also be two hours of co-working on Monday and an hour of co-working leading up to the debrief, where you can join a call and chat with other editors!

Learn how to edit a Wikipedia article with this video tutorial: https://bit.ly/36iB3tu

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 Wed, 30 Sep 2020 22:22:51 -0400 2020-10-05T10:00:00-04:00 2020-10-05T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar Editing can be done at any point in the week, and attendance to synchronous events is optional. There are co-working hours on Monday from 10 AM to 12 PM and on Friday from 1 PM to 2 PM. There is a debrief on Friday from 2 PM to 3 PM.
The Microaggression Session (October 6, 2020 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/75305 75305-19432412@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

This program has been modified to deliver in a remote setting and updated to include content directly related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please direct any questions or accommodation requests to Mikalia Dennis (mikaliad@umich.edu) as soon as possible.


Microaggressions are verbal, behavioral, or environmental slights. They can be overt, subtle or unintentional, and lead to significant consequences.

In this session, participants will:

- Learn about "microaggressions" and other concepts relevant to this topic
- Obtain an understanding of the social and psychological impacts of microaggressions
- Engage in activities and dialogue to unveil microaggressions within the workplace
- Validate experiences with microaggressions
- Identify and discuss techniques to combat microaggressions, as a bystander or as a recipient

Audience:

This session is open to all LSA Staff. It is recommended that participants complete a course on Implicit Bias before taking this session.


Upcoming LSA DEI events sponsored by the DEI Office are listed here:
https://lsa.umich.edu/lsa/about/diversity--equity-and-inclusion/dei-events.html

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 17 Aug 2020 09:43:33 -0400 2020-10-06T13:00:00-04:00 2020-10-06T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Livestream / Virtual Law library at U. Michigan.
Inclusion & Social Justice Efforts for Student Orgs (October 6, 2020 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77930 77930-19941594@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Campus Involvement

Join the Center for Campus Involvement in exploring sustainable ways to advance inclusion and social justice efforts in your student organization.

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJI4-DhGS3pIjDWhnBmth8akS3Xm5UJi3niP4z31ydu3pLFA/viewform

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 29 Sep 2020 17:30:41 -0400 2020-10-06T18:00:00-04:00 2020-10-06T19:15:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Center for Campus Involvement Livestream / Virtual hands typing on laptop
LSA Book Talks: Just Mercy (October 7, 2020 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/77890 77890-19939590@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 7, 2020 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Please join us for our group discussions on the title, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, facilitated by LSA DEI Manager, Jessica Garcia. You may contact Mikalia Dennis, LSA DEI Administrative Coordinator, with any special accommodation requests that you may have.

Discussions will run from 12pm to 1:30pm on the following dates:

- Wednesday, October 7: Introduction to Chapter 4
- Thursday, October 15: Chapters 5-10
- Wednesday, October 28: Chapters 11-16

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 29 Sep 2020 11:36:07 -0400 2020-10-07T12:00:00-04:00 2020-10-07T13:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location LSA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lecture / Discussion Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson