Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Amy Goodman & Issa Rae: University of Michigan MLK Symposium Memorial Keynote Lecture (January 16, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/37228 37228-6457751@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 16, 2017 10:00am
Location: Hill Auditorium
Organized By: Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI)

The University community is especially pleased to welcome Golden Globe nominee Issa Rae, writer, producer, and star of the hit HBO series Insecure, and Amy Goodman, award winning investigative journalist, author, syndicated columnist, and host of Democracy Now!, as speakers for the 31st annual University of Michigan MLK Symposium keynote memorial lecture.

The staple event will be held on January 16, 2017, at Hill Auditorium, located at 825 N. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, starting at 10am. Doors will open at 9:30am.

The event is free and open to the public, and is not ticketed. This year’s keynote event will focus on a sit-down discussion between Amy Goodman and Issa Rae.

The month long symposium honoring the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. features guest speakers and artists from across the country. For a complete listing of events and activities visit mlksymposium.umich.edu

If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives, 734-936-1055 at least 7 days in advance of this event (by January 9th, 2017). Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the University to arrange.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:20:58 -0500 2017-01-16T10:00:00-05:00 2017-01-16T11:30:00-05:00 Hill Auditorium Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI) Lecture / Discussion MLK symp speaker flyer
Shaun King: A Talk on Activism and Movement Building (January 23, 2017 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/37368 37368-6508698@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 23, 2017 5:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI)

Shaun King is one of many voices—though an increasingly prominent voice—within the Black Lives Matter movement. By using social media to highlight, amplify, and discuss news of police brutality, racial discrimination, and other civil rights issues, King has become an indispensable source for extending crucial conversations about social justice and equality. Shaun King has written extensively about the Black Lives Matter movement, covering discrimination, police brutality, the prison industrial complex, and social justice in the wake of violence in New York, Baltimore, Cleveland, Ferguson, Missouri, Charleston, South Carolina, and other cities. He is Senior Justice Writer at the New York Daily News, a regular political commentator on the Tom Joyner Morning Show, and was Justice Writer for Daily Kos.

Shaun King will speak on his experiences and activism. The purpose of this event is to gather and unite individuals to dream about movement building, activism and what that means for the 21st century.

Tickets are free and required for entry.

MUTO Winter Business Hours:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Sunday: Closed

https://muto.umich.edu/events/37368-6508698

Tickets are free and required for entry.

Early bird student tickets available: January 6-14, pick up at Michigan Union Ticket Office only. Student ID required. Limit ONE ticket per person. Open to students from other institutions.

Tickets open to the public: Monday January 16-23 at MUTO counter and by phone:
734-763-8587

Sponsored by the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives
Questions: oami-uofm@umich.edu or 734-936-1055

#ShaunKingatUMich

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 23 Jan 2017 11:07:09 -0500 2017-01-23T17:30:00-05:00 2017-01-23T19:00:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI) Lecture / Discussion shaun king
Race, Gender & Identity in the Workplace featuring Jane Elliott and Roland S. Martin (March 3, 2017 8:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/38113 38113-6891407@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, March 3, 2017 8:30am
Location: Hill Auditorium
Organized By: CEW+

In honor of the 35th Annual Women of Color Task Force Career Conference, please join us for an engaging discussion on Race, Gender & Identity in the Workplace featuring Jane Elliott and Roland S. Martin, and moderated by Professor Robin Means Coleman.

This morning keynote address is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, however, registration is required for those who are not attending the 1-day paid WCTF conference.

Register to attend here: http://www.cew.umich.edu/events/2017WCTFKeynote

Jane Elliott has been teaching her groundbreaking anti-racist group social exercise “Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes” for over 36 years, working to make people more empathetic and sensitive to the problem of racism, prejudice, and privilege. Elliott started the exercise in her third-grade classroom immediately after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. recognizing that continuous education, introspection, and commitment to this issue should be taught at an early age.

Roland S. Martin is an award-winning journalist who has always maintained a clear sense of his calling and delivered a critical analysis of the news and politics from an explicitly African American perspective. The host of his own news show on BET, Martin also serves as senior analyst for the Tom Joyner Morning Show. Martin is the author of three books, including The First: President Barack Obama’s Road to the White House.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 08 Feb 2017 14:11:45 -0500 2017-03-03T08:30:00-05:00 2017-03-03T10:30:00-05:00 Hill Auditorium CEW+ Lecture / Discussion Headshots of Roland S. Martin & Jane Elliott
Tips and Tools for Hosting a U-M MLK Symposium Event (November 7, 2017 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/46404 46404-10478330@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 6:00pm
Location: Student Activities Building
Organized By: Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI)

We are writing to invite you to participate in furthering the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through your engagement in the 2018 U-M MLK Symposium.

The MLK Symposium coordinators and student interns are hosting a workshop to help you with your MLK Symposium event. The evening will consist of:

+Concrete tips and tools to help you succeed (locations for hosting events, what orgs you can collaborate with)
+Strategic marketing techniques and how to manage logistics
+List of grants across campus to apply for funding to support your program
+Examples of past events (both small and large)
+Connecting and networking with others dedicated to social justice across campus

If this interests you, RSVP here: https://goo.gl/forms/TXdAtiei57May23t2

Feel free to forward this invitation on to others.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 31 Oct 2017 16:58:37 -0400 2017-11-07T18:00:00-05:00 2017-11-07T19:30:00-05:00 Student Activities Building Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives (OAMI) Workshop / Seminar MLK Tips flyer