Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. MCSP Virtual Open House (June 5, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108557 108557-21819954@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 5, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Community Scholars Program

Drop in during this time to chat with MCSP staff and get your questions answered about courses, MCSP programming, living in West Quad, and more! We'd love to meet you!

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Reception / Open House Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:53:31 -0400 2023-06-05T15:30:00-04:00 2023-06-05T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Community Scholars Program Reception / Open House The directors of MCSP--a middle aged white woman and a younger Black man--standing back-to-back with their arms crossed, smiling at the camera
Towards Solidarity: Allyship in Action Workshop (June 7, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107893 107893-21818363@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 10:00am
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Spectrum Center

Register: https://bit.ly/LGBTQ-UM-Events

Towards Solidarity: Allyship in Action is a 6-hour workshop developed by the University of Michigan Spectrum Center. This workshop aims to deepen our UM community's understanding of, and ability to engage with, LGBTQIA2S+ allyship. In Towards Solidarity, we move beyond basic conceptualizations of allyship and challenge participants to center liberation as they show up actively for LGBTQ+ communities. Learning outcomes include:

Through their participation in this program, participants will:

Develop their understanding of LGBTQIA2S+ allyship away from “ally” as an identity term and toward solidarity, a developmental, intersectional, and active set of practices;
Increase self-awareness to more effectively be in solidarity with LGBTQ+ communities;
Gain knowledge about how LGBTQ+ oppression operates on multiple levels
Identify inclusive practices, skills, and resources to support LGBTQ+ communities, particularly at U-M;
Commit to the practice of allyship and showing up in solidarity in their personal and professional lives


In this public offering of our workshop, lunch will be provided. We expect that all participants to complete our 1-hour webcourse prior to joining Towards Solidarity: Allyship in Action.


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, there is space to report that in the registration, or you can 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, 01 May 2023 14:50:08 -0400 2023-06-07T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-07T16:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union Spectrum Center Workshop / Seminar The Public Towards Solidarity: Allyship in Action will be held Wednesday, June 7th from 10 AM to 4 PM.
Social Change Incubator (June 7, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107543 107543-21816190@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

RSVP here by the end of the day on May 10th: https://myumi.ch/j7xPG

WEDNESDAYS ON 5/31, 6/7, 6/14, AND 6/21 FROM 3:00-5:00PM

Are you a student, staff, faculty, or community member interested in learning how your personal stories and passions can lead you into doing the work of social change? Join Dr. Liz DeBetta for a 4-part weekly workshop where you will learn:

- How to define your role(s) in the social change ecosystem
- What narrative power is and how it drives change
- What type of social change work you can do based on your skills, passions, and identity
- How to use your story as a catalyst for change

We will meet in person for two hours each Wednesday starting on 5/31 to develop a social change identity and learn how to become advocates, activists, and change-makers through storytelling.

Participants will be given short readings and other brief assignments to be completed in between sessions. The final session will invite each participant to share their story and how they plan to use it to drive change.

Registration closes May 10th.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 May 2023 14:52:42 -0400 2023-06-07T15:00:00-04:00 2023-06-07T17:00:00-04:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar Be the Change graffiti
MCSP Virtual Open House (June 12, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108557 108557-21819955@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 12, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Community Scholars Program

Drop in during this time to chat with MCSP staff and get your questions answered about courses, MCSP programming, living in West Quad, and more! We'd love to meet you!

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Reception / Open House Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:53:31 -0400 2023-06-12T15:30:00-04:00 2023-06-12T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Community Scholars Program Reception / Open House The directors of MCSP--a middle aged white woman and a younger Black man--standing back-to-back with their arms crossed, smiling at the camera
Social Change Incubator (June 14, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107543 107543-21816191@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

RSVP here by the end of the day on May 10th: https://myumi.ch/j7xPG

WEDNESDAYS ON 5/31, 6/7, 6/14, AND 6/21 FROM 3:00-5:00PM

Are you a student, staff, faculty, or community member interested in learning how your personal stories and passions can lead you into doing the work of social change? Join Dr. Liz DeBetta for a 4-part weekly workshop where you will learn:

- How to define your role(s) in the social change ecosystem
- What narrative power is and how it drives change
- What type of social change work you can do based on your skills, passions, and identity
- How to use your story as a catalyst for change

We will meet in person for two hours each Wednesday starting on 5/31 to develop a social change identity and learn how to become advocates, activists, and change-makers through storytelling.

Participants will be given short readings and other brief assignments to be completed in between sessions. The final session will invite each participant to share their story and how they plan to use it to drive change.

Registration closes May 10th.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 May 2023 14:52:42 -0400 2023-06-14T15:00:00-04:00 2023-06-14T17:00:00-04:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar Be the Change graffiti
2023 Juneteenth Symposium (June 15, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108025 108025-21818853@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 15, 2023 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The University of Michigan will celebrate the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Symposium. The theme of this year’s event is Systems Check: Exploring Structural Solutions to Systemic Racism.

Juneteenth events honor the progress of African Americans in the U.S. since the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 while continuing to recognize the ongoing efforts to overcome systemic injustices and inequities faced by Black communities. This year’s celebratory events include a community prayer breakfast, a black film festival, and the Kidz Zone tent at the Top of the Park. A host of panel discussions will highlight topics such as housing discrimination and voter suppression, to name a few.

Our hope is to enrich the University of Michigan and Ann Arbor communities by underscoring the importance of Juneteenth ensuring all students, staff, faculty, and residents feel a deep sense of belonging. We hope you can join us for our celebration while we advance our educational mission as a university and seek to empower the community in a longstanding annual tradition to promote Black liberation and excellence.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 10 May 2023 11:54:59 -0400 2023-06-15T08:00:00-04:00 2023-06-15T15:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Conference / Symposium Invitation to the 2023 Juneteenth Symposium. The event logo provides the date and event topic information over text from the U.S. Constitution.
2023 Juneteenth Symposium (June 16, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108025 108025-21818854@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 16, 2023 8:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The University of Michigan will celebrate the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Symposium. The theme of this year’s event is Systems Check: Exploring Structural Solutions to Systemic Racism.

Juneteenth events honor the progress of African Americans in the U.S. since the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 while continuing to recognize the ongoing efforts to overcome systemic injustices and inequities faced by Black communities. This year’s celebratory events include a community prayer breakfast, a black film festival, and the Kidz Zone tent at the Top of the Park. A host of panel discussions will highlight topics such as housing discrimination and voter suppression, to name a few.

Our hope is to enrich the University of Michigan and Ann Arbor communities by underscoring the importance of Juneteenth ensuring all students, staff, faculty, and residents feel a deep sense of belonging. We hope you can join us for our celebration while we advance our educational mission as a university and seek to empower the community in a longstanding annual tradition to promote Black liberation and excellence.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 10 May 2023 11:54:59 -0400 2023-06-16T08:00:00-04:00 2023-06-16T20:00:00-04:00 Michigan League Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Conference / Symposium Invitation to the 2023 Juneteenth Symposium. The event logo provides the date and event topic information over text from the U.S. Constitution.
MCSP Virtual Open House (June 19, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108557 108557-21819956@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 19, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Community Scholars Program

Drop in during this time to chat with MCSP staff and get your questions answered about courses, MCSP programming, living in West Quad, and more! We'd love to meet you!

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Reception / Open House Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:53:31 -0400 2023-06-19T15:30:00-04:00 2023-06-19T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Community Scholars Program Reception / Open House The directors of MCSP--a middle aged white woman and a younger Black man--standing back-to-back with their arms crossed, smiling at the camera
PCAP Coffee Hours (June 21, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107964 107964-21818639@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Purchase your favorite cup of Joe & join us for fun-filled mornings of creativity & conversation.

Coffee Hours Are:
Super casual.
All are invited.
PCAPers: Bring guests!
Kids welcome.
Always outside in public.
If it rains hard, we reschedule.

When: 10AM —12PM Wednesdays - May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16
Where: RoosRoast - 1155 Rosewood St b, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 04 May 2023 09:42:43 -0400 2023-06-21T10:00:00-04:00 2023-06-21T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Social / Informal Gathering PCAP Summer Coffee Hours
Social Change Incubator (June 21, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107543 107543-21816192@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, June 21, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Center for the Education of Women
Organized By: CEW+

RSVP here by the end of the day on May 10th: https://myumi.ch/j7xPG

WEDNESDAYS ON 5/31, 6/7, 6/14, AND 6/21 FROM 3:00-5:00PM

Are you a student, staff, faculty, or community member interested in learning how your personal stories and passions can lead you into doing the work of social change? Join Dr. Liz DeBetta for a 4-part weekly workshop where you will learn:

- How to define your role(s) in the social change ecosystem
- What narrative power is and how it drives change
- What type of social change work you can do based on your skills, passions, and identity
- How to use your story as a catalyst for change

We will meet in person for two hours each Wednesday starting on 5/31 to develop a social change identity and learn how to become advocates, activists, and change-makers through storytelling.

Participants will be given short readings and other brief assignments to be completed in between sessions. The final session will invite each participant to share their story and how they plan to use it to drive change.

Registration closes May 10th.

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 10 May 2023 14:52:42 -0400 2023-06-21T15:00:00-04:00 2023-06-21T17:00:00-04:00 Center for the Education of Women CEW+ Workshop / Seminar Be the Change graffiti
MCSP Virtual Open House (June 26, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108557 108557-21819957@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, June 26, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Community Scholars Program

Drop in during this time to chat with MCSP staff and get your questions answered about courses, MCSP programming, living in West Quad, and more! We'd love to meet you!

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Reception / Open House Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:53:31 -0400 2023-06-26T15:30:00-04:00 2023-06-26T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Community Scholars Program Reception / Open House The directors of MCSP--a middle aged white woman and a younger Black man--standing back-to-back with their arms crossed, smiling at the camera
GENDiR Seminar Series: Queer Voices for Gender Inclusion, Too (June 27, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108625 108625-21820223@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Ford Robotics Building
Organized By: Gender Diversity in Robotics

Talk Title
Queer Voices for Gender Inclusion, Too: Queer Realities Meet Harm Evaluation Frameworks for Generative AI

Abstract
Transgender and non-binary (TGNB) individuals disproportionately experience discrimination and exclusion from daily life. Given the recent popularity and adoption of generative AI and large language models (LLMs), the potential to further marginalize this population only grows. Assessing these systems for gender-inclusivity requires understanding how TGNB identities uniquely interact with dominant gender norms; crafting harm evaluations for TGNB persons must be guided by TGNB voices, different from gender binary-centric perspectives. Harm measurement frameworks inherently require centering TGNB voices to help guide the alignment between gender-inclusive Natural Language Generation (NLG) and whom they are intended to serve. In this talk, I discuss grounding LLM harm evaluation in the TGNB community and existing interdisciplinary literature to assess how the social reality surrounding experienced marginalization of TGNB persons contributes to and persists within Open Language Generation (OLG). This social knowledge serves as a guide for evaluating popular LLMs (ChatGPT, GPT-2, GPT-Neo, and OPT) on two key aspects: (1) misgendering and (2) gender disclosure. We discover a dominance of binary gender norms in the LLMs and consider what this means for understanding harms to users who don’t ascribe to the gender binary. Across the talk, I contextualize findings in commonly-used robotic manipulation datasets like OpenAI’s CLIP and explore what these insights mean for responsible robotics.
Paper: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3593013.3594078

Speaker Bio
Anaelia Ovalle (they/them) is an Afro-Carribean, queer, and non-binary PhD candidate in Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. Advised by Prof. Kai-Wei Chang, Anaelia’s research centers the interfacing of ML design with algorithmic fairness objectives and the broader socio-technical milieu. With particular emphasis on historically marginalized communities, their research synergizes across both algorithmic fairness and critical social theory to guide approaches in mitigating AI-driven sociotechnical harms. Their work operates at 2 resolutions: (1) inclusive natural language processing and representation learning (e.g. how do we center trans communities in NLG, what does nonbinary exclusion mean and look like in a language context?) and (2) expanding AI ethics praxis (in both research and broader institutional mechanization) through intersectionality and participatory design. They have previously interned across several Responsible AI teams including Meta, Amazon Prime Video, and Amazon Alexa. Their research with Alexa was just accepted to ACM FAccT 2023. Prior to their PhD, Elia received a BS magna cum laude in Data Science from the University of San Francisco.

This talk is supported by an LGBTQ+ Project Grant from the Spectrum Center.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 20 Jun 2023 14:16:01 -0400 2023-06-27T14:00:00-04:00 2023-06-27T15:00:00-04:00 Ford Robotics Building Gender Diversity in Robotics Workshop / Seminar Poster with blue background and abstract shapes. Picture of Anaelia Ovalle with a QR code to this event page, the talk title, and talk date.
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (June 29, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820555@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, June 29, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-06-29T11:00:00-04:00 2023-06-29T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (June 30, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820556@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, June 30, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-06-30T11:00:00-04:00 2023-06-30T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 1, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820557@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 1, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-01T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-01T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 2, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820558@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 2, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-02T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-02T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 3, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820559@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 3, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-03T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-03T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 4, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820560@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 4, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-04T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-04T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 5, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820561@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 5, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-05T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-05T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 6, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820562@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 6, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-06T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-06T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 7, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820563@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 7, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-07T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-07T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 8, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820564@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 8, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 9, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820565@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 9, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 10, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820566@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 10, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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MCSP Virtual Open House (July 10, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108557 108557-21819959@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 10, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Community Scholars Program

Drop in during this time to chat with MCSP staff and get your questions answered about courses, MCSP programming, living in West Quad, and more! We'd love to meet you!

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Reception / Open House Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:53:31 -0400 2023-07-10T15:30:00-04:00 2023-07-10T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Community Scholars Program Reception / Open House The directors of MCSP--a middle aged white woman and a younger Black man--standing back-to-back with their arms crossed, smiling at the camera
Black Voices of Dignity (July 11, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108876 108876-21820504@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

This exhibit represents events in the "Black Experience" through 3-D recreations, historical photographs, art, and sculptures. The exhibit acknowledges the struggle, resilience, and spirit of a maligned group of people, then celebrates their many contributions and numerous achievements.

July 11-12, 2023 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Institute for Social Research
426 Thompson Street, Room 1430

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:16:06 -0400 2023-07-11T09:00:00-04:00 2023-07-11T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Exhibition Black Voices of Dignity. Exhibit on display July 11-12, 2023 1430 ISR-Thompson. This exhibit represents events in the "Black Experience" through 3-D recreations, historical photographs, art, and sculptures. The exhibit acknowledges the struggle, resilience, and spirit of a maligned group of people, then celebrates their many contributions and numerous achievements.
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 11, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820567@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 11, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Black Voices of Dignity (July 12, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108876 108876-21820505@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 9:00am
Location: Institute For Social Research
Organized By: Institute for Social Research

This exhibit represents events in the "Black Experience" through 3-D recreations, historical photographs, art, and sculptures. The exhibit acknowledges the struggle, resilience, and spirit of a maligned group of people, then celebrates their many contributions and numerous achievements.

July 11-12, 2023 | 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Institute for Social Research
426 Thompson Street, Room 1430

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:16:06 -0400 2023-07-12T09:00:00-04:00 2023-07-12T17:00:00-04:00 Institute For Social Research Institute for Social Research Exhibition Black Voices of Dignity. Exhibit on display July 11-12, 2023 1430 ISR-Thompson. This exhibit represents events in the "Black Experience" through 3-D recreations, historical photographs, art, and sculptures. The exhibit acknowledges the struggle, resilience, and spirit of a maligned group of people, then celebrates their many contributions and numerous achievements.
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 12, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820568@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-12T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-12T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 13, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820569@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 13, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-13T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-13T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 14, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820570@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 14, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-14T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-14T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 15, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820571@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 15, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-15T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-15T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 16, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820572@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 16, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-16T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-16T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 17, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820573@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 17, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-17T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-17T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
MCSP Virtual Open House (July 17, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108557 108557-21819960@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 17, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Community Scholars Program

Drop in during this time to chat with MCSP staff and get your questions answered about courses, MCSP programming, living in West Quad, and more! We'd love to meet you!

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Reception / Open House Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:53:31 -0400 2023-07-17T15:30:00-04:00 2023-07-17T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Community Scholars Program Reception / Open House The directors of MCSP--a middle aged white woman and a younger Black man--standing back-to-back with their arms crossed, smiling at the camera
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 18, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820574@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-18T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-18T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
PCAP Coffee Hours (July 19, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107964 107964-21818640@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Purchase your favorite cup of Joe & join us for fun-filled mornings of creativity & conversation.

Coffee Hours Are:
Super casual.
All are invited.
PCAPers: Bring guests!
Kids welcome.
Always outside in public.
If it rains hard, we reschedule.

When: 10AM —12PM Wednesdays - May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16
Where: RoosRoast - 1155 Rosewood St b, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 04 May 2023 09:42:43 -0400 2023-07-19T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-19T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Social / Informal Gathering PCAP Summer Coffee Hours
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 19, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820575@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-19T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-19T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Humanize the Numbers (July 20, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108924 108924-21820594@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 20, 2023 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

*Humanize the Numbers* presents the perspectives of men in Michigan prisons.

The prison system regulates every part of an inmate's identity. Instead of using their name, they are given an ID number. Visiting room photos and mug shots are tightly regulated. Personal info is recorded: height, weight, etc. In the process, their humanity is denied.

This exhibit reveals the faces and stories of those in prison. It lifts up the voices of those who have been silenced by the criminal legal system. The Humanize the Numbers project gives them a freedom not normally allowed in prison. They share their stories with the world outside. By doing so, those in prison reclaim their humanity.

Proudly presented by Prison Creative Arts Project, MI Radio, and The Guild of Artists & Artisans

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Exhibition Thu, 29 Jun 2023 10:25:03 -0400 2023-07-20T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-20T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Exhibition Buckles, 2017
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 20, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820576@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 20, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-20T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-20T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Humanize the Numbers (July 21, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108924 108924-21820595@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 21, 2023 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

*Humanize the Numbers* presents the perspectives of men in Michigan prisons.

The prison system regulates every part of an inmate's identity. Instead of using their name, they are given an ID number. Visiting room photos and mug shots are tightly regulated. Personal info is recorded: height, weight, etc. In the process, their humanity is denied.

This exhibit reveals the faces and stories of those in prison. It lifts up the voices of those who have been silenced by the criminal legal system. The Humanize the Numbers project gives them a freedom not normally allowed in prison. They share their stories with the world outside. By doing so, those in prison reclaim their humanity.

Proudly presented by Prison Creative Arts Project, MI Radio, and The Guild of Artists & Artisans

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Exhibition Thu, 29 Jun 2023 10:25:03 -0400 2023-07-21T10:00:00-04:00 2023-07-21T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Exhibition Buckles, 2017
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 21, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820577@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 21, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-21T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-21T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
ELEVATE THE MIC (July 21, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108841 108841-21820463@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 21, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Event Date: July 21, 2023 @ Ann Arbor Art Fair
Event Time: 11AM – 5PM
Venue: Stage on Main – Corner of Main and Williams, Ann Arbor
Presenting Sponsors: DTE & the Ark

Join us for an inspiring day at *ELEVATE THE MIC: Performers Uniting for Social Progress.* Experience powerful spoken word, captivating music, and heartfelt performances that advocate for positive change and social justice in our community.

Be moved by passionate artists as they use their voices and talents to shed light on pressing social issues, challenge prevailing narratives, and promote inclusivity, equality, and unity.

This event is more than just a performance. Connect with like-minded individuals, engage in meaningful conversations, and learn about organizations dedicated to social progress.

*Note: Leave your mark on the collaborative healing-centered art project at the event. Designed for creators of ANY age & ALL skill levels in the community! All materials provided.*

Event Schedule:
11 AM Youth Arts Alliance
12 PM Voices of the Underheard w/ LAITR
1 PM MI Citizens for Prison Reform
2 PM American Friends & Service Committee Band
3 PM In & On Our Own Terms, by the Linkage Community/Shakespeare in Prison Alumni

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Performance Mon, 10 Jul 2023 10:14:40 -0400 2023-07-21T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-21T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Performance Jocelyn, a spoken word performer on stage
In & On Our Own Terms (July 21, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108930 108930-21820606@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 21, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

The goal of *In And On Our Own Terms* is for each artist to tell a story from their own experience that would not typically be part of the broader narrative about mass incarceration.

The goal is not to define any artist by the experience of having been incarcerated, but rather to amplify a story that only that artist can tell—a story that is important to the artist to tell, and an opportunity to use the medium of theatre to share it with the community.

Performance Schedule:
July 21 – 3 PM
Ann Arbor Stage on Main (353 S. Main St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104)

August 19 – 7 PM
Detroit Public Theatre (3960 3rd Ave, Detroit, MI 48201)

August 20 – 3 PM
Detroit Public Theatre (3960 3rd Ave, Detroit, MI 48201)

Doors open one hour before the performance.
Pop-up art exhibit in Detroit Public Theatre lobby.
Free & open to the public, donations welcomed.

Interested? Give us a heads-up with the link provided. (https://myumi.ch/QqpJ7)

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Performance Fri, 30 Jun 2023 15:37:56 -0400 2023-07-21T15:00:00-04:00 2023-07-21T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Performance Artist & storyteller, Marjani, performing on stage
Humanize the Numbers (July 22, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108924 108924-21820596@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 22, 2023 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

*Humanize the Numbers* presents the perspectives of men in Michigan prisons.

The prison system regulates every part of an inmate's identity. Instead of using their name, they are given an ID number. Visiting room photos and mug shots are tightly regulated. Personal info is recorded: height, weight, etc. In the process, their humanity is denied.

This exhibit reveals the faces and stories of those in prison. It lifts up the voices of those who have been silenced by the criminal legal system. The Humanize the Numbers project gives them a freedom not normally allowed in prison. They share their stories with the world outside. By doing so, those in prison reclaim their humanity.

Proudly presented by Prison Creative Arts Project, MI Radio, and The Guild of Artists & Artisans

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Exhibition Thu, 29 Jun 2023 10:25:03 -0400 2023-07-22T09:00:00-04:00 2023-07-22T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Exhibition Buckles, 2017
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 22, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820578@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 22, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-22T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-22T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 23, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820579@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 23, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-23T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-23T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
Become a UROP Symposium Judge (July 24, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108917 108917-21820580@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2023 11:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

Become a judge at our Research Symposium this upcoming spring on April 19th 2023. The Spring Symposium will host around 980 presenters across the U-M campus. Support this event by helping award blue ribbons to students who give outstanding research presentations.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 28 Jun 2023 11:39:33 -0400 2023-07-24T11:00:00-04:00 2023-07-24T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan League UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium Symposium Judge Graphic
MCSP Virtual Open House (July 24, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108557 108557-21819961@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Community Scholars Program

Drop in during this time to chat with MCSP staff and get your questions answered about courses, MCSP programming, living in West Quad, and more! We'd love to meet you!

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Reception / Open House Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:53:31 -0400 2023-07-24T15:30:00-04:00 2023-07-24T16:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Community Scholars Program Reception / Open House The directors of MCSP--a middle aged white woman and a younger Black man--standing back-to-back with their arms crossed, smiling at the camera
DCERP Showcase (August 3, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108984 108984-21820683@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2023 5:30pm
Location:
Organized By: UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

DCERP Summer Showcase is the culminating event for the DCERP Fellows where students present about their projects and the insights they have gained.

Through the Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program (DCERP), undergraduate students from the U-M spend the summer working with a wide variety of Detroit non-profits on research and creative projects led by the organizations themselves. DCERP fellows attend program meetings and form small collaborative learning groups that delve into topics of mutual interest, such as getting to know the city, its culture and history through a social justice lens, community engagement, personal growth and professional development.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 05 Jul 2023 10:48:47 -0400 2023-08-03T17:30:00-04:00 2023-08-03T19:00:00-04:00 UROP - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program Conference / Symposium DCERP Showcase
PCAP Coffee Hours (August 16, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/107964 107964-21818641@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Purchase your favorite cup of Joe & join us for fun-filled mornings of creativity & conversation.

Coffee Hours Are:
Super casual.
All are invited.
PCAPers: Bring guests!
Kids welcome.
Always outside in public.
If it rains hard, we reschedule.

When: 10AM —12PM Wednesdays - May 17, June 21, July 19, August 16
Where: RoosRoast - 1155 Rosewood St b, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

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Social / Informal Gathering Thu, 04 May 2023 09:42:43 -0400 2023-08-16T10:00:00-04:00 2023-08-16T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Social / Informal Gathering PCAP Summer Coffee Hours
In & On Our Own Terms (August 19, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108930 108930-21820607@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 19, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

The goal of *In And On Our Own Terms* is for each artist to tell a story from their own experience that would not typically be part of the broader narrative about mass incarceration.

The goal is not to define any artist by the experience of having been incarcerated, but rather to amplify a story that only that artist can tell—a story that is important to the artist to tell, and an opportunity to use the medium of theatre to share it with the community.

Performance Schedule:
July 21 – 3 PM
Ann Arbor Stage on Main (353 S. Main St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104)

August 19 – 7 PM
Detroit Public Theatre (3960 3rd Ave, Detroit, MI 48201)

August 20 – 3 PM
Detroit Public Theatre (3960 3rd Ave, Detroit, MI 48201)

Doors open one hour before the performance.
Pop-up art exhibit in Detroit Public Theatre lobby.
Free & open to the public, donations welcomed.

Interested? Give us a heads-up with the link provided. (https://myumi.ch/QqpJ7)

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Performance Fri, 30 Jun 2023 15:37:56 -0400 2023-08-19T19:00:00-04:00 2023-08-19T20:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Performance Artist & storyteller, Marjani, performing on stage
In & On Our Own Terms (August 20, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108930 108930-21820608@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 20, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

The goal of *In And On Our Own Terms* is for each artist to tell a story from their own experience that would not typically be part of the broader narrative about mass incarceration.

The goal is not to define any artist by the experience of having been incarcerated, but rather to amplify a story that only that artist can tell—a story that is important to the artist to tell, and an opportunity to use the medium of theatre to share it with the community.

Performance Schedule:
July 21 – 3 PM
Ann Arbor Stage on Main (353 S. Main St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104)

August 19 – 7 PM
Detroit Public Theatre (3960 3rd Ave, Detroit, MI 48201)

August 20 – 3 PM
Detroit Public Theatre (3960 3rd Ave, Detroit, MI 48201)

Doors open one hour before the performance.
Pop-up art exhibit in Detroit Public Theatre lobby.
Free & open to the public, donations welcomed.

Interested? Give us a heads-up with the link provided. (https://myumi.ch/QqpJ7)

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Performance Fri, 30 Jun 2023 15:37:56 -0400 2023-08-20T15:00:00-04:00 2023-08-20T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Performance Artist & storyteller, Marjani, performing on stage
Master of Light (August 31, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/108923 108923-21820593@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 31, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Join us for a screening of *Master of Light* and discussion with artists and staff from the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP).

Master of Light is a beautiful documentary about George Anthony Morton, an artist who studied classical painting while incarcerated and returned to his hometown to reconnect with his family, painting their portraits to bond and heal. It’s a powerful, raw, hopeful film you don't want to miss!

The screening will be followed by a discussion about the transformative power of arts in prisons with artist Flint Kougar, Program Coordinator - Mary Heinen, and Arts Programming Coordinator - Emily Chase. This event is part of the *Shared Humanity* traveling art sale & exhibition.

Presented by the Greater Flint Arts Council

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Film Screening Wed, 28 Jun 2023 21:03:54 -0400 2023-08-31T19:00:00-04:00 2023-08-31T21:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Prison Creative Arts Project, The Film Screening Artist, George Anthony Morton, painting a self portrait
The Andalus of the Possible (September 7, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110958 110958-21825916@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 7, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Modern Languages Building
Organized By: Romance Languages & Literatures

In an interview with the French newspaper Le Monde in 1983, Palestinian poet Mamud Darwish called Palestine “the Andalus of the possible.” Taking inspiration from Darwish’s words, this talk asks: what has the memory of al-Andalus (Muslim Iberia) made possible for Palestinian writers and thinkers? Since the early twentieth century, several prominent Palestinian writers have turned to the memory of al-Andalus to reflect on the political plight of their homeland, to decry occupation and cultural erasure, and to imagine a future for Palestine. Drawing on examples from this long tradition of Palestinian writing about al-Andalus, this talk maps the intersection of two diasporic imaginaries that have crisscrossed the Mediterranean: the Andalusi imaginary and the Palestinian one.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 06 Sep 2023 08:17:21 -0400 2023-09-07T16:00:00-04:00 2023-09-07T18:00:00-04:00 Modern Languages Building Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture / Discussion Andalus Image
GREAT COMET AUDITIONS (September 10, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/110196 110196-21824478@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, September 10, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: In the Round Productions at U-M

Submit a virtual audition for "NATASHA, PIERRE, & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812"! Join us as we put on this modern classic! Help us to transform this piece and amplify LGBTQIA+ stories and storytellers as we highlight the Queer themes of this masterpiece!

Audition forms and videos are due by Sunday, September 10. Callbacks will be held Tuesday, September 12 and Wednesday, September 13. Our performances will be December 1-3 in the Arthur Miller Theatre!

For more information, check out our LinkTree!

From the celebrated and award-winning composer Dave Malloy comes Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, an electropop opera based on a scandalous slice of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace. Young and impulsive, Natasha Rostova arrives in Moscow to await the return of her fiancé from the front lines. When she falls under the spell of the roguish Anatole, it is up to Pierre, a family friend in the middle of an existential crisis, to pick up the pieces of her shattered reputation. Following a critically exalted premiere at Ars Nova in New York City, a subsequent Off-Broadway transfer, and an acclaimed run on Broadway, this award-winning musical expands the possibilities for the genre with its daring score and bold storytelling.

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Auditions Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:54:56 -0400 2023-09-10T00:00:00-04:00 2023-09-10T23:59:00-04:00 Off Campus Location In the Round Productions at U-M Auditions Great Comet Logo
Change it Up! (September 12, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110445 110445-21824932@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Organizational Learning

Course registration and details are available on the Organizational Learning website.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:25:32 -0400 2023-09-12T13:00:00-04:00 2023-09-12T14:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Organizational Learning Workshop / Seminar
Michigan in Washington Information Session (September 12, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112101 112101-21828435@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 12, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

Learn more about the Michigan in Washington program!

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Presentation Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:01:48 -0400 2023-09-12T18:00:00-04:00 2023-09-12T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan in Washington Program Presentation MIW
UMSN Health Equity Leadership Series (September 13, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110300 110300-21832496@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Nursing

The Health Equity Leadership Series is a speaker series that welcomes leaders in the fields of nursing and healthcare to share their expertise and engage members of the UM community in critical thinking, learning, and dialogue about topics in health equity. Our goal is to expose UM faculty, staff, students, and alumni to some of the most pressing and relevant topics in health equity and nursing. Attendees will be challenged to learn, unlearn, and expand upon their own views while also networking with leaders who have a demonstrated commitment to advancing equity in healthcare.

This year's line-up:

Dr. Nao Hagiwara, PhD
Implicit Bias and Patient-Provider Communication
September 13, 2023
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Dr. Lucinda Canty, PhD, CNM, FACNM
Black Maternal Health
October 11, 2023
12:00 -1:00 PM ET

Dr. Priyoth Kittiteerasack, PhD, RN
LGBT Life in Thailand: Past, Current, and Future Situations
November 8, 2023
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Shirley Stephenson, MS, MFA, MA, FNP-BC
Humanities & Nursing
January 17, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

State Rep. Jason Morgan
Housing Insecurity & Inequality in Washtenaw County
February 16, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Dr. Victor Pedrero, PsyD
Diabetes and Stigma
March 13, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Dr. Erin Tenney, DNP, CNM, WHNP, APNP
Cultural Safety and Native American Health
April 10, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

For full event descriptions, please visit our Sessions page: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/13451

This event series is hosted by the Office of Health Equity and Inclusion at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. All UM students, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome to attend. Please register on UM Sessions and send any questions about the Health Equity Leadership Series to Emily Herzog (epawlik@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:21:50 -0400 2023-09-13T12:00:00-04:00 2023-09-13T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Nursing Lecture / Discussion UMSN Health Equity Leadership Series Logo
#UsToo (September 13, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110631 110631-21825183@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Michigan Community Scholars Program

In this talk, Keren McGinty examines the relationship between sexual harassment, gender, and multiple religions, highlighting women of different faiths. She explores the actions of American Jewish, Muslim, and Christian women who broke the silence about sexual misconduct and abuse of power by male co-religionists.

Keren R. McGinity serves as the Interfaith Specialist at the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, the umbrella organization for 550 congregations across North America. She is also a research associate at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute at Brandeis University, where she taught American Studies. Her pioneering books, Still Jewish: A History of Women & Intermarriage in America and Marrying Out: Jewish Men, Intermarriage, and Fatherhood provided groundbreaking analyses about Jewish continuity by focusing on gender and change over time.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 08 Sep 2023 14:33:33 -0400 2023-09-13T16:00:00-04:00 2023-09-13T17:30:00-04:00 Michigan League Michigan Community Scholars Program Lecture / Discussion Image of book cover
Dinner for Democracy: Gun Safety (September 13, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110351 110351-21824806@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Sign up on Sessions: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/manage/track/edit/6726/sessions

Join us for a discussion of Gun Safety policy and how it relates to voting! Learn the basics of how to maximize your vote for the issues you care about, and get FREE DINNER!

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:45:23 -0400 2023-09-13T18:00:00-04:00 2023-09-13T19:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Workshop / Seminar Turn up Turnout Logo
Community Sing: Songs of Resistance and Hope (September 14, 2023 5:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/107767 107767-21816462@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 14, 2023 5:30pm
Location: Diag - Central Campus
Organized By: Michigan Community Scholars Program

As part of the Fall Theme Semester: Arts & Resistance, we present Community Sing: Songs of Resistance & Hope, a participatory community concert. Come witness music’s power to bring people together, regardless of age, background, or experience. The Community Sing welcomes everyone--regardless of singing experience or ability--to sing songs of resistance together. Don't miss this opportunity to be a part of something truly special; RSVP now using the link to the right; you will be of the first to know about any changes and venue information!

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Performance Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:01:57 -0400 2023-09-14T17:30:00-04:00 2023-09-14T19:30:00-04:00 Diag - Central Campus Michigan Community Scholars Program Performance Event flier with a black and white photo of people on the Diag and the words "Community Sing" in large yellow letters
Voter Registration Tabling (September 19, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/112160 112160-21828530@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 10:00am
Location: Diag - Central Campus
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Turn Up Turnout will be tabling on the Diag, inside the UMMA, and the Grove on North Campus, helping students register to vote. For more information visit our website: https://www.govote.umich.edu

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Rally / Mass Meeting Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:37:22 -0400 2023-09-19T10:00:00-04:00 2023-09-19T17:00:00-04:00 Diag - Central Campus Turn Up Turnout Rally / Mass Meeting Turn Up Turnout
Voter Registration Tabling (September 19, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/112160 112160-21828531@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 10:00am
Location: The Grove
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Turn Up Turnout will be tabling on the Diag, inside the UMMA, and the Grove on North Campus, helping students register to vote. For more information visit our website: https://www.govote.umich.edu

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Rally / Mass Meeting Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:37:22 -0400 2023-09-19T10:00:00-04:00 2023-09-19T17:00:00-04:00 The Grove Turn Up Turnout Rally / Mass Meeting Turn Up Turnout
Voter Registration Tabling (September 19, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/112160 112160-21828532@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Turn Up Turnout will be tabling on the Diag, inside the UMMA, and the Grove on North Campus, helping students register to vote. For more information visit our website: https://www.govote.umich.edu

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Rally / Mass Meeting Tue, 12 Sep 2023 17:37:22 -0400 2023-09-19T10:00:00-04:00 2023-09-19T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art Turn Up Turnout Rally / Mass Meeting Turn Up Turnout
CLaSP Justice Discussion Series (September 19, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112649 112649-21829234@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Climate and Space Research Building
Organized By: Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

Join us in important discussions to understand and shape social justice in our community!

There will be conversations surrounding preset guidelines that create a safe and constructive space. Light reading resources will be provided prior to meetings. All are welcome.

If you would like to lead a discussion topic, please let us know!
This event is led by the Social Justice Journal Creation Crew (Prof. Mike Liemohn, E Schwartz, Owen Hughes, Tanner May, and Kaitlin Doublestein). Please direct questions to them or clasp-gusto@umich.edu and we will put you in contact with them!

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Well-being Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:18:51 -0400 2023-09-19T15:30:00-04:00 2023-09-19T17:00:00-04:00 Climate and Space Research Building Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Well-being
Ambatana - The Afro American Minority Culture Lounge Art Gallery (September 19, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/111697 111697-21827476@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 4:00pm
Location: South Quad
Organized By: Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion

Michigan Housing’s Diversity and Inclusion office is excited to invite you to the Gallery Opening for Ambatana - The Afro American Minority Culture Lounge hallway. This time will be a celebration of culture, history, and community.

The reception will take place on Tuesday, September 19th from 4:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. on the ground floor of South Quadrangle. It is an open house-style event and you may come by at any time between 4:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Please RSVP below if you plan on stopping by to walk through the space and enjoy some food.

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Reception / Open House Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:46:26 -0400 2023-09-19T16:00:00-04:00 2023-09-19T18:30:00-04:00 South Quad Michigan Housing Diversity and Inclusion Reception / Open House Ambatana - The Afro American Minority Culture Lounge hallway reception
Michigan in Washington Information Session (September 19, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112101 112101-21828436@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, September 19, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

Learn more about the Michigan in Washington program!

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Presentation Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:01:48 -0400 2023-09-19T18:00:00-04:00 2023-09-19T19:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan in Washington Program Presentation MIW
"Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Schwa?" Exploring the Possibilities of a Gender-Inclusive Italian (September 20, 2023 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/108989 108989-21820695@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 11:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Romance Languages & Literatures

This presentation assesses the present situation on the subject of the schwa symbol “[ə]” in Italian language use, and more in general on the state of the discussion in Italy regarding its usage linked to nonbinary identities. The talk will also address the use of schwa as a political linguistic tool that draws strength from the famous (social) margins often mentioned by bell hooks.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 05 Jul 2023 14:45:47 -0400 2023-09-20T11:30:00-04:00 2023-09-20T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Romance Languages & Literatures Lecture / Discussion Vera Gheno Event
Organize Against the Machine: Labor's Response to AI (September 21, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112291 112291-21828764@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 21, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Center for Social Solutions

This is an event that explores the dynamic intersection of labor and automation. In a world shadowed by AI-driven job displacement, this event addresses the vital questions: How can we preserve the dignity and value of human workers in an increasingly automated environment? What strategies can we employ to adapt without losing our essential humanity? Join us on this series of events as we navigate the future of work, and the quest to uphold human dignity amid the rise of automation.

The event will feature a panel discussion with labor and technology experts, Elizabeth Faue, Molly Kleinman, Merve Hickok, and Lionel Robert. Seating is limited, register today!

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:25:09 -0400 2023-09-21T16:00:00-04:00 2023-09-21T17:00:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Center for Social Solutions Lecture / Discussion Man holding sign of protest
Dinner for Democracy: Campaign Finance (September 21, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110352 110352-21824807@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 21, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Sign up on Sessions: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/manage/track/edit/6726/sessions

Join us for a presentation and discussion on Campaign Finance and how it relates to voting. Learn the basics of how to maximize your vote for the issues you care about, and get FREE DINNER!

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:51:24 -0400 2023-09-21T18:00:00-04:00 2023-09-21T19:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Workshop / Seminar Turn Up Turnout Logo
Mir veln zey iberlebn (We will outlive them): Klezmer Resistance (September 21, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112609 112609-21829178@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, September 21, 2023 7:00pm
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Ann Arbor-based Klezmer band Klezmephonic plays and sings the story of the revival of Eastern European Jewish musicians.

After their near total annihilation in World War II, Klezmer and Yiddish are rising as the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors find the old melodies and wrap their tongues around the old language.

Violinist Henrik Karapetyan, clarinettist Eric Schweizer, vocalist Jennifer Goltz, bassist Dave Sharp, and percussionist Mike List perform and narrate Klezmer classics, nostalgic Yiddish ballads, and the kind of high energy dance tunes one audience member called “bright orange music.”

Amid frolicking freylekhs and sirbas, wailing clarinet and sobbing violin, Klezmephonic draws musical connections to resistance movements in Ukraine, Armenia, and across the world, tells a powerful story of tenacity, and proves that, for everyone suffering under oppression, persistence is resistance.

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Performance Mon, 18 Sep 2023 15:06:49 -0400 2023-09-21T19:00:00-04:00 2023-09-21T21:00:00-04:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Performance Poster for Mir veln zey iberlebn (We will outlive them): Klezmer Resistance featuring the musicians
Weathering: The Extraordinary Stress of Ordinary Life in an Unjust Society (September 22, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/111408 111408-21826992@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 22, 2023 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

LOCATION CHANGE - to SSW B780

Part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series which introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation.

Pre-talk by Alexa Eisenberg, Research Fellow, Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 18 Sep 2023 11:57:21 -0400 2023-09-22T12:00:00-04:00 2023-09-22T14:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Poverty Solutions Lecture / Discussion Geronimus and Eisenberg lecture promo
Sonic Contributions (September 22, 2023 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110201 110201-21824486@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 22, 2023 7:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Musical Society (UMS)

Detroit-based saxophonist Marcus Elliot leads a seven-piece band of musicians and artists in this special collaboration with the African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County that celebrates the history of Ypsilanti as a refuge for Black Americans dating back to the 1830s.

Stories from this time, and other significant moments in the history of Ypsilanti, will inspire original music compositions that celebrate the bravery of those who sought freedom on the Underground Railroad, and honor the resilience that the African American community in Ypsilanti has shown throughout time.

Marcus Elliot, composer
Miles Lindsey, poet and narrator
Dwight Adams, trumpet
King Sophia, cello
Jordan Anderson, piano
Josef Deas, bass
Marquis Johnson, drums

This work was commissioned to celebrate Ypsilanti’s bicentennial and is presented in partnership with the African American Cultural & Historical Museum of Washtenaw County.

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Performance Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:59:41 -0400 2023-09-22T19:30:00-04:00 2023-09-22T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Musical Society (UMS) Performance Composer Marcus Elliot with poet and narrator Miles Lindsey
Sonic Contributions (September 23, 2023 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110201 110201-21824487@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, September 23, 2023 7:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University Musical Society (UMS)

Detroit-based saxophonist Marcus Elliot leads a seven-piece band of musicians and artists in this special collaboration with the African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County that celebrates the history of Ypsilanti as a refuge for Black Americans dating back to the 1830s.

Stories from this time, and other significant moments in the history of Ypsilanti, will inspire original music compositions that celebrate the bravery of those who sought freedom on the Underground Railroad, and honor the resilience that the African American community in Ypsilanti has shown throughout time.

Marcus Elliot, composer
Miles Lindsey, poet and narrator
Dwight Adams, trumpet
King Sophia, cello
Jordan Anderson, piano
Josef Deas, bass
Marquis Johnson, drums

This work was commissioned to celebrate Ypsilanti’s bicentennial and is presented in partnership with the African American Cultural & Historical Museum of Washtenaw County.

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Performance Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:59:41 -0400 2023-09-23T19:30:00-04:00 2023-09-23T20:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location University Musical Society (UMS) Performance Composer Marcus Elliot with poet and narrator Miles Lindsey
Shalanda Baker: Equity & Justice in the Energy Transition (September 27, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/110966 110966-21825926@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 10:00am
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: School for Environment and Sustainability

The Honorable Shalanda H. Baker is the Director of the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity at the U.S. Department of Energy and Secretarial Advisor on Equity. Prior to her Senate confirmation, she served as the Nation's first-ever Deputy Director for Energy Justice. Before joining the Biden-Harris Administration, she was a Professor of Law, Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Northeastern University.

Moderated by Liesl Eichler Clark, Director, Climate Action Engagement

This event is FREE event and open to the public. Although you may have a ticket, it does not guarantee you a seat. We will be seating ticket holders first and recommend you are in your seat 10 minutes before the start of the event. We will start to let in general public seating 10 minutes prior to the event.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 30 Aug 2023 10:37:34 -0400 2023-09-27T10:00:00-04:00 2023-09-27T11:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business School for Environment and Sustainability Lecture / Discussion Shalanda Baker
LHS Collaboratory (September 27, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/109037 109037-21820764@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Palmer Commons
Organized By: Department of Learning Health Sciences

Theme: Putting Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning into Practice

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Lecture / Discussion Sun, 09 Jul 2023 18:39:17 -0400 2023-09-27T12:00:00-04:00 2023-09-27T14:15:00-04:00 Palmer Commons Department of Learning Health Sciences Lecture / Discussion LHS Collaboratory logo
Dinner for Democracy: The Politics of Renewable Energy (September 27, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110353 110353-21824808@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Sign up on Sessions: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/manage/track/edit/6726/sessions

Join us for a presentation and discussion on the Politics of Renewable Energy and how it relates to voting. Learn the basics of how to maximize your vote for the issues you care about, and get FREE DINNER!

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:53:17 -0400 2023-09-27T18:00:00-04:00 2023-09-27T19:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Workshop / Seminar Turn Up Turnout Logo
Paint OUT (September 29, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/109473 109473-21822072@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 29, 2023 11:00am
Location: Ingalls Mall
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Join us for an IMMERSIVE public art-making workshop to explore the power of arts and send goodwill to the thousands of people incarcerated in Michigan.

Free & open to the public. All ages & abilities welcome!
Food tickets & SWAG bags available to the first 200 guests.

Ingalls Mall North
881 N University Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Presented in collaboration with American Friends Service Committee & Nation Outside

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Social / Informal Gathering Wed, 26 Jul 2023 21:46:22 -0400 2023-09-29T11:00:00-04:00 2023-09-29T14:00:00-04:00 Ingalls Mall Prison Creative Arts Project, The Social / Informal Gathering Neon green hand print over pink dripping spray paint on black background.
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (September 29, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830685@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 29, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-09-29T11:00:00-04:00 2023-09-29T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
The United States pays reparations every day—just not to Black America? (September 29, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/111573 111573-21827262@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, September 29, 2023 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series which introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:16:50 -0400 2023-09-29T12:00:00-04:00 2023-09-29T13:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Poverty Solutions Lecture / Discussion Cornell William Brooks Lecture Advertisement
Michigan in Washington Fall 2023 Application Deadline (October 2, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/110233 110233-21824612@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 2, 2023 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

The Michigan in Washington program is accepting applications for Winter 2024 and early admission to Fall 2024. The deadline is October 2nd and applications are available on M-Compass. Info Session: September 12th and 19th at 6:00 PM
https://umich.zoom.us/j/99157149437

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Meeting Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:35:22 -0400 2023-10-02T00:00:00-04:00 2023-10-02T12:00:00-04:00 Michigan in Washington Program Meeting MIW
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (October 2, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830719@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 2, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-10-02T14:30:00-04:00 2023-10-02T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
Dinner for Democracy: LGBTQ Policy (October 2, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110350 110350-21828744@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 2, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Join us for a presentation about LGBTQ policy and how it relates to your vote. Learn basics about how to maximize your vote for the issues you care about, and get FREE DINNER!

Sign up on Sessions: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/manage/track/edit/6726/sessions

This event is offered in partnership with the DEI 2.0 planning committee.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 14 Sep 2023 10:02:32 -0400 2023-10-02T18:00:00-04:00 2023-10-02T19:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Workshop / Seminar Turn Up Turnout Logo
Dinner for Democracy: Your Vote and the Judicial System (October 2, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112280 112280-21828745@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 2, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Sign up on Sessions: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/manage/track/edit/6726/sessions

Join us for a presentation and discussion on the Judicial System and how it relates to voting. Learn the basics of how to maximize your vote for the issues you care about, and get FREE DINNER!

This event is offered in partnership with the DEI 2.0 planning committee.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 14 Sep 2023 10:03:33 -0400 2023-10-02T19:00:00-04:00 2023-10-02T20:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Workshop / Seminar Turn Up Turnout Logo
Snapshots & Straight Talk: Devin Allen in Conversation with Imani Mixon (October 3, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/109916 109916-21823227@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 3, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Institute for the Humanities

Devin Allen is a self-taught photographer who gained national attention when his photograph of the Baltimore Uprising was published on the cover of *Time* magazine in 2015. His book, *No Justice, No Peace: From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter*, came out last year and he's the founder of a youth photography educational program called Through Their Eyes.

Imani Mixon was born and raised at the magnetic center of the world’s cultural compass — Detroit, Michigan. She is a long-form storyteller who is inspired by everyday griots who bear witness to their surroundings and report it back out. Equal parts urgent and essential, her multimedia work centers the experiences of Black women and independent artists.

Join us today as Imani Mixon talks to Devin Allen about his life and work, the tension between truth and beauty, capturing community, and maintaining authenticity.

This event is part of LSA's fall 2023 Arts & Resistance theme semester.*

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 25 Sep 2023 12:25:16 -0400 2023-10-03T18:00:00-04:00 2023-10-03T19:30:00-04:00 Museum of Art Institute for the Humanities Lecture / Discussion Devin Allen and Imani Mixon overlay on a Baltimore Uprising photo by Devin Allen
Global Advocacy, Local Impact: 7th Annual Advocacy Symposium (October 4, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/110388 110388-21824859@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 9:00am
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: CEW+

RSVP here: https://myumi.ch/1Aypx

Click here to access the full interactive program: https://myumi.ch/35wk9

This year’s symposium brings together local and global advocates whose work inspires change. We invite you to become part of the conversation around ending violence toward women and girls, the power of lived experience to promote systems change, and the impact of intergenerational feminist mentorship. Participate in workshops focused on Navigating Gender in AI, Supporting Non-traditional Students, Empowered Communication, and Mindful Self-Compassion and Self-Advocacy. The symposium will culminate with a keynote by international scholar Marina Alsahawneh, Gender and Inclusion Officer at Jordan Open Source Association. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Free and open to all. RSVP at myumi.ch/1Aypx.

Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26th.

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Conference / Symposium Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:43:20 -0400 2023-10-04T09:00:00-04:00 2023-10-04T13:00:00-04:00 Michigan League CEW+ Conference / Symposium Symposium flyer
Policy Talks at The Ford School: The Injustice of Place (October 4, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112093 112093-21828426@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Join for a conversation with the co-authors of The Injustice of Place alongside Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee and Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan COO Nicole Sherard-Freeman. Released in August 2023, The Injustice of Place sheds light on America’s most disadvantaged communities, tracing the legacies of our nation’s places of deepest need—including inequalities shaping people’s health, livelihoods, and upward social mobility for families. Wrung dry by powerful forces and corrupt government officials, the “internal colonies” in these regions were exploited for their resources and then left to collapse.

The book's co-authors will reflect briefly on the book, followed by an armchair conversation with Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI) and Nicole Sherard-Freeman (COO, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan).

About The Injustice of Place
Three of the nation’s top scholars ­– known for tackling key mysteries about poverty in America – turn their attention from the country’s poorest people to its poorest places. Based on a fresh, data-driven approach, they discover that America’s most disadvantaged communities are not the big cities that get the most notice. Instead, nearly all are rural. Little if any attention has been paid to these places or to the people who make their lives there.

This revelation set in motion a five-year journey across Appalachia, the Cotton and Tobacco Belts of the Deep South, and South Texas. Immersing themselves in these communities, pouring over centuries of local history, attending parades and festivals, the authors trace the legacies of the deepest poverty in America—including inequalities shaping people’s health, livelihoods, and upward social mobility for families. Wrung dry by powerful forces and corrupt government officials, the “internal colonies” in these regions were exploited for their resources and then left to collapse.

The unfolding revelation in The Injustice of Place is not about what sets these places apart, but about what they have in common—a history of raw, intensive resource extraction and human exploitation. This history and its reverberations demand a reckoning and a commitment to wage a new War on Poverty, with the unrelenting focus on our nation’s places of deepest need.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 02 Oct 2023 10:21:52 -0400 2023-10-04T16:00:00-04:00 2023-10-04T17:30:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion The cover for The Injustice of Place
U-M Center for Social Solutions x SALA Summit (October 5, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112884 112884-21829708@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 5, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Alumni Center
Organized By: Center for Social Solutions

Held on the University of Michigan’s campus, the SALA Series & University of Michigan Center for Social Solutions Summit will convene thought leaders to answer this fundamental question: How do we renew the promise of America?

The half-day Summit will feature moderated thought leadership sessions with 15 of the country's leading experts in reparations, higher education, and criminal justice reform.

Seating in limited, be sure to register now!

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 25 Sep 2023 15:57:31 -0400 2023-10-05T13:00:00-04:00 2023-10-05T18:00:00-04:00 Alumni Center Center for Social Solutions Workshop / Seminar U-M Center for Social Solutions x SALA Summit
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (October 6, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830686@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 6, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-10-06T11:00:00-04:00 2023-10-06T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
The power in a single story: Scaling social change by focusing on individuals (October 6, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/111576 111576-21827263@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 6, 2023 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series which introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 05 Sep 2023 13:07:36 -0400 2023-10-06T12:00:00-04:00 2023-10-06T13:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Poverty Solutions Lecture / Discussion Adam Selzer Lecture Advertisement
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (October 9, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830720@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 9, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-10-09T14:30:00-04:00 2023-10-09T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
The Impact of AI on the Lives and Rights of Women in the US and the Middle East (October 10, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113519 113519-21831110@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Lane Hall
Organized By: Michigan Institute for Data Science

Overview: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming every aspect of our society and our lives. However, just like any emerging technology, AI’s impact varies greatly for different demographic groups, in different geographic regions, and is shaped by social conventions, culture, religion, economic realities, among many other factors. We invite everyone who is interested in understanding the impact of AI to join Marina Alsahawneh and Merve Hickok for a discussion of the impact of AI on women in the US and the Middle East. They will discuss gender biases in AI algorithms, opportunities and gender inequity in the AI-enabled workforce, and cyber-based violence against women. They will discuss how these intersect with the political, social, cultural, economic and religious features of different geographic regions.

Speakers:
Marina Alsahawneh, Gender and Inclusion Officer at Jordan Open Source Association

Merve Hickok, Responsible Data & AI Advisor, Michigan Institute for Data Science

Moderator:
Jing Liu, Executive Director, Michigan Institute for Data Science

More information and registration here: https://midas.umich.edu/ai-womens-rights/

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:36:50 -0400 2023-10-10T12:00:00-04:00 2023-10-10T13:30:00-04:00 Lane Hall Michigan Institute for Data Science Lecture / Discussion AI-generated image of a woman in profile with abstract geometric designs
CLaSP Justice Discussion Series (October 10, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112649 112649-21829235@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Climate and Space Research Building
Organized By: Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

Join us in important discussions to understand and shape social justice in our community!

There will be conversations surrounding preset guidelines that create a safe and constructive space. Light reading resources will be provided prior to meetings. All are welcome.

If you would like to lead a discussion topic, please let us know!
This event is led by the Social Justice Journal Creation Crew (Prof. Mike Liemohn, E Schwartz, Owen Hughes, Tanner May, and Kaitlin Doublestein). Please direct questions to them or clasp-gusto@umich.edu and we will put you in contact with them!

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Well-being Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:18:51 -0400 2023-10-10T15:30:00-04:00 2023-10-10T17:00:00-04:00 Climate and Space Research Building Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Well-being
Wallenberg Medal and Lecture | Lucas Benitez, Farmworker Leader (October 10, 2023 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/105004 105004-21810558@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 7:30pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Wallenberg Lecture

Lucas Benitez, a co-founder of the Florida-based labor and human rights organization the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and a key organizational leader and member of the CIW’s Fair Food Program worker education team, will receive the Wallenberg Medal and deliver the keynote Wallenberg Lecture at 7:30pm on October 10th in Rackham Auditorium.

In addition to being one of the earliest farmworker leaders in the Fair Food movement, Benitez played a critical role in the investigation of several slavery cases, helping to free over 700 farmworkers in one case alone.

Born in Guerrero, Mexico, Mr. Benitez migrated at the age of 16 to Immokalee, Florida where he worked in the tomato fields. Working conditions, including poor wages, long hours, and a climate of intimidation and violence, prompted him to act and eventually to help found the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. Since it was founded in 1993, the CIW has used a range of strategies to raise awareness about working conditions for farmworkers and to advocate for their basic human rights. In addition to being one of the earliest farmworker leaders in the Fair Food movement, Benitez played a critical role in the investigation of several trafficking and slave labor cases, helping to free over 700 farmworkers in one case alone.

For his work with the CIW, Benitez has been called “one of the most visible farmworker leaders in the US” by the Los Angeles Times. On behalf of the Fair Food Program, Lucas Benitez traveled to the White House to accept the 2015 Presidential Award for Extraordinary Efforts to Combat Trafficking in Persons. Also on behalf of the Fair Food Program, he accepted the 2014 Clinton Global Citizen Award and the 2016 James Beard Leadership Award. Benitez has won numerous national and international awards, including the Rolling Stone Magazine Brick Award for “America’s Best Young Community Leader,” the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Cardinal Bernardin New Leadership Award, and, along with two co-workers, the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award.

“Lucas Benitez’s work with the CIW reflects the ongoing need for frontline advocates for vulnerable people in our society. This movement harnesses the economic influence of consumers to improve working conditions, labor practices, and pay for farmworkers through its worker-led, market-enforced approach to the protection of human rights underlying corporate supply chains,” said Sioban Harlow, Professor Emerita of Epidemiology and Global Public Health and chair of the Wallenberg Medal Selection Committee.

The Wallenberg Medal and Lecture honors the legacy of Raoul Wallenberg who graduated from U-M’s College of Architecture in 1935 and saved the lives of tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews near the end of World War II. In 1944, at the request of Jewish organizations and the American War Refugee Board, the Swedish Foreign Ministry sent Wallenberg on a rescue mission to Budapest. Over the course of six months, Wallenberg issued thousands of protective passports and placed many thousands of Jews in safe houses throughout the besieged city. He confronted Hungarian and German forces to secure the release of Jews, whom he claimed were under Swedish protection, and saved more than 80,000 lives.

Administered by the University’s Donia Human Rights Center, U-M awards the Wallenberg Medal to those who, through their actions and personal commitment, perpetuate Wallenberg’s extraordinary accomplishments and human values, and demonstrate the capacity of the human spirit to stand up for the helpless, to defend the integrity of the powerless, and to speak out on behalf of the voiceless.

The Wallenberg Medal and Lecture ceremony is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. Please direct any inquiries about the event and requests for event accommodations to wallenberglecture@umich.edu or 734-936-3973.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:36:14 -0400 2023-10-10T19:30:00-04:00 2023-10-10T21:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Wallenberg Lecture Lecture / Discussion Wallenberg Medal and Lecture | The 28th Wallenberg Lecture
Susan Moore M.D. Memorial Lecture (October 11, 2023 8:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/113557 113557-21831156@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 8:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: U-M Department of Family Medicine

The Susan Moore, M.D., Memorial Lecture aims to honor Dr. Moore’s memory by addressing issues related to health disparities. Dr. Moore, a graduate of the U-M Medical School who worked as a family physician in Indianapolis, died December 20, 2020, following complications from COVID-19.

Prior to her death, she posted a video to social media in which she spoke about what she described as inequitable and biased treatment from medical providers. The video gained national attention and led to renewed conversations on disparities within health care institutions.

Learn more about Susan Moore, M.D. (https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/anti-racism-and-dr-susan-moores-legacy)

This year, the Department of Family Medicine presents:

Sharing Power: Authentically Engaging Communities to Advance Health Equity

featuring:
Nirali Bora, M.D.
Medical Director, Kent County Health Department
and
Nirali Bora, M.D.
Medical Director, Kent County Health Department

Learn more and register to attend: https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/family-medicine/events/202310/susan-moore-md-memorial-lecture

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 05 Oct 2023 10:00:47 -0400 2023-10-11T08:00:00-04:00 2023-10-11T09:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location U-M Department of Family Medicine Lecture / Discussion Image Reads: Department of Family Medicine. Sharing Power: Authentically engaging communities to advance health equity. The Susan Moore, M.D. Memorial Lecture. Image of Dr. Susan Moore, a Black woman with dark grey hair and glasses. Caption:Dr. Moore, a graduate of the U-M Medical School who worked as a family physician in Indianapolis, died December 20, 2020, following complications from COVID-19 after making a viral social media post calling out the biased and inequitable treatment she received from medical providers. Featuring: Nirali Bora, M.D. and Evelyn Esparza-Gonzalez. Image of both speakers. Dr. Bora a woman with dark brown hair and brown skin wearing a black jacket and Ms. Esparza-Gonzalez a light skinned woman with brown hair wearing a checkered blazer.
Securing Tribal Water Rights after Arizona v. Navajo Nation (October 11, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113693 113693-21831464@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Jeffries Hall
Organized By: Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program

Please join us for the latest installment of the Environmental and Energy Law Program's lecture series.

Heather Tanana, Visiting Professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, will speak about securing tribal water rights after Arizona v. Navajo Nation.

With a wealth of experience in state, federal, and tribal courts, Heather's expertise spans various domains of law, the environment, and public health.

Heather (Diné) previously served as an Assistant Professor (Research) and Wallace Stegner Center Fellow at the S.J. Quinney College of Law. She has clerked at the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah and founded the Indian Law Section of the Utah State Bar Association. Heather's outstanding contributions to the legal field have earned her recognition and accolades from organizations such as the Natural Resources & Environmental Law Section of the Utah State Bar, the Utah Minority Bar Association, and the Environment, Energy and Resources Section of the American Bar Association.

Heather is also Associate Faculty at the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health and collaborates with the Center's Training team. She holds a Master of Public Health degree from Bloomberg School of Public Health - Johns Hopkins University, where she was inducted into the Delta Omega Public Health Honorary Society.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 09 Oct 2023 11:06:29 -0400 2023-10-11T12:00:00-04:00 2023-10-11T13:00:00-04:00 Jeffries Hall Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program Lecture / Discussion EELP Tanana poster
UMSN Health Equity Leadership Series (October 11, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110300 110300-21832495@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Nursing

The Health Equity Leadership Series is a speaker series that welcomes leaders in the fields of nursing and healthcare to share their expertise and engage members of the UM community in critical thinking, learning, and dialogue about topics in health equity. Our goal is to expose UM faculty, staff, students, and alumni to some of the most pressing and relevant topics in health equity and nursing. Attendees will be challenged to learn, unlearn, and expand upon their own views while also networking with leaders who have a demonstrated commitment to advancing equity in healthcare.

This year's line-up:

Dr. Nao Hagiwara, PhD
Implicit Bias and Patient-Provider Communication
September 13, 2023
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Dr. Lucinda Canty, PhD, CNM, FACNM
Black Maternal Health
October 11, 2023
12:00 -1:00 PM ET

Dr. Priyoth Kittiteerasack, PhD, RN
LGBT Life in Thailand: Past, Current, and Future Situations
November 8, 2023
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Shirley Stephenson, MS, MFA, MA, FNP-BC
Humanities & Nursing
January 17, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

State Rep. Jason Morgan
Housing Insecurity & Inequality in Washtenaw County
February 16, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Dr. Victor Pedrero, PsyD
Diabetes and Stigma
March 13, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Dr. Erin Tenney, DNP, CNM, WHNP, APNP
Cultural Safety and Native American Health
April 10, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

For full event descriptions, please visit our Sessions page: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/13451

This event series is hosted by the Office of Health Equity and Inclusion at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. All UM students, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome to attend. Please register on UM Sessions and send any questions about the Health Equity Leadership Series to Emily Herzog (epawlik@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:21:50 -0400 2023-10-11T12:00:00-04:00 2023-10-11T13:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location School of Nursing Lecture / Discussion UMSN Health Equity Leadership Series Logo
Mentoring through the lens of Inclusive and Social Justice-Based Practices (October 11, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113420 113420-21830986@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Medical Science Research Building 2
Organized By: Neuroscience Graduate Program

Event will be held at Med Sci 2 - West Lecture Hall
Dr. Levon Esters is dean of the Graduate School and vice provost for graduate education at Penn State. He provides leadership and oversight across all of Penn State’s more than 200 graduate fields of study, including 109 research master’s degree programs, 99 professional master’s degree programs and 95 research doctoral programs. A nationally recognized scholar on mentoring, equity, and diversity in the STEM-based agricultural and life sciences disciplines, he also serves as adjunct professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science at Cornell University.

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Workshop / Seminar Tue, 03 Oct 2023 12:00:04 -0400 2023-10-11T15:00:00-04:00 2023-10-11T16:30:00-04:00 Medical Science Research Building 2 Neuroscience Graduate Program Workshop / Seminar Dr. Levon Esters
Dinner for Democracy: Voting Access (October 12, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112312 112312-21828780@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 12, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Sign up on Sessions: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/manage/track/edit/6726/sessions

Join us for a presentation and discussion on Voting Access and how it relates to voting. Learn the basics of how to maximize your vote for the issues you care about, and get FREE DINNER!

This event is offered in partnership with the DEI 2.0 planning committee.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:55:22 -0400 2023-10-12T19:00:00-04:00 2023-10-12T20:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Workshop / Seminar Turn Up Turnout Logo
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (October 13, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830687@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 13, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-10-13T11:00:00-04:00 2023-10-13T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (October 16, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830721@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 16, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-10-16T14:30:00-04:00 2023-10-16T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
Social Justice Changemaker Lecture (October 18, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112356 112356-21828827@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 12:30pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: School of Social Work

The Social Justice Changemaker Lecture was established by a generous gift from Dr. Neil C. Hawkins and Annmarie F. Hawkins and the Hawkins Family. This annual lecture focuses on important global social justice issues including race and nationality, immigration and refugees, income inequality, gender identity and sexual orientation, education, health, and mental and physical disabilities.

The Social Justice Changemaker Lecture aims to bring prominent social justice experts and advocates from multiple disciplines including social sciences, science, humanities, the arts and other professions to the University of Michigan Campus.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:34:42 -0400 2023-10-18T12:30:00-04:00 2023-10-18T14:00:00-04:00 Michigan Union School of Social Work Lecture / Discussion Nicole Fleetwood and Reuben Miller
Black Queer Kinship Histories Conference (October 19, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113825 113825-21831792@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 19, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: Department of History

D Hutchinson was a doctoral candidate in History that brought joy and intellectual community to every space across the University of Michigan campus. This conference seeks to not only channel the spirit of intellectual kinship D generously shared with us but to also create space for rigorous engagement with D’s central research questions. We have curated a day of learning that invites an interdisciplinary audience of critical thinkers to key questions related to Black queer kinship, history, and possibility.

The conference will bring together D’s beloved family and friends, interdisciplinary scholars, as well as U-M faculty, graduate students, and alumni who, over the course of two days, will reflect on D’s most catalytic research interests as well as their profound scholastic engagement with Black queer kinship.

This event will be livestreamed here: https://umich.zoom.us/my/bqkhconference

Conference Schedule:
Thursday, October 19
Rackham Assembly Hall

6:45 pm | Welcome + Degree Conferral Ceremony
Angela Dillard, LaKisha Simmons

7:15 pm | Arts Showcase and Celebration
Ahya Simone

Friday, October 20
1014 Tisch Hall

10:00 am | Welcome + Conference Keynote
Darius Bost

11:00 am | Roundtable 1: Celebrating D as student, friend and relative
Jennifer Jones, Eshe Sherley, M Aziz, Casidy Campbell

1:30 pm | Roundtable 2: Kinship & the Healing Work of Queer Theory
SaraEllen Strongman, Sydney Tunstall, Mix Mann, Mara Johnson

3:15 pm | Roundtable 3: Current topics in Theory and Histories
Andrea Bolivar, LaVelle Ridley, Cassius Adair, Gabriel Johnson

4:45 pm | Closing
Anna Almore, Adrian King

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:09:00 -0400 2023-10-19T18:00:00-04:00 2023-10-19T20:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) Department of History Conference / Symposium Collage made by Anna Almore. Find more on Instagram @aalmore
Dinner for Democracy: LGBTQ Policy (October 19, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112313 112313-21828781@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 19, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Sign up on Sessions: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/manage/track/edit/6726/sessions

Join us for a presentation and discussion on LGBTQ Policy and how it relates to voting. Learn the basics of how to maximize your vote for the issues you care about, and get FREE DINNER!

This event is offered in partnership with the DEI 2.0 planning committee.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:58:19 -0400 2023-10-19T18:00:00-04:00 2023-10-19T19:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Workshop / Seminar Turn Up Turnout Logo
Dinner for Democracy: Immigration Policy (October 19, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112315 112315-21828782@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 19, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Sign up on Sessions: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/manage/track/edit/6726/sessions

Join us for a presentation and discussion on Immigration Policy and how it relates to voting. Learn the basics of how to maximize your vote for the issues you care about, and get FREE DINNER!

This event is offered in partnership with the DEI 2.0 planning committee.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 14 Sep 2023 12:00:19 -0400 2023-10-19T19:00:00-04:00 2023-10-19T20:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Workshop / Seminar Turn Up Turnout Logo
More Than "First Do No Harm": Modeling Global Engagement with the U-M/Ghana Partnership (October 19, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112776 112776-21829537@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, October 19, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Detroit Observatory
Organized By: Bentley Historical Library

More Than "First Do No Harm": Modeling Global Engagement with the U-M/Ghana Partnership

Timothy R.B. Johnson, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's & Gender Studies

Thursday, October 19, 2023; 7:00 pm

In 1986, Tim Johnson, then chair of obstetrics and gynecology in the U-M Medical School, traveled to Ghana as part of an initial group of Americans to reestablish relationships in medicine. The experience transformed him. Confronted with a shockingly high rate of maternal deaths that could have been prevented in the United States, Dr. Johnson launched a partnership with Ghanaian institutions for training Ob/Gyn health workers -- an unusual and singularly successful partnership, between U-M and Ghana, that continues to this day. The Ob/Gyn partnership led to further collaborations between U-M and Ghana, in other medical fields and beyond, including the social sciences and humanities. We are very excited to host this session with Dr. Johnson in connection with his new book on the partnership, More Than "First Do No Harm," which demonstrates that the partnership serves as vital model for global health collaborations.

Timothy Johnson MD is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women’s & Gender Studies at the University of Michigan where he was Bates Professor of the Diseases of Women and Children and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for twenty-four years. He is a high- risk obstetrician, and his research interests are fetal behavior, prenatal care, medical education and capacity building for health, global women’s health, global health ethics, and assessment and prevention of sexual harassment in academic medicine. He is active in international teaching and training. In 2022 he received the (UM) President’s Award for Distinguished Service in International Education. He has authored over 300 articles, chapters and books, and is an elected member of the (US) National Academy of Medicine.

For those attending in person, the event will be followed by tours of the Observatory, with observing if weather permits.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 20 Sep 2023 10:36:56 -0400 2023-10-19T19:00:00-04:00 2023-10-19T21:00:00-04:00 Detroit Observatory Bentley Historical Library Lecture / Discussion The history of the Ob/Gyn partnership that led to further collaborations between U-M and Ghana.
Black Queer Kinship Histories Conference (October 20, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/113825 113825-21831793@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 20, 2023 10:00am
Location: Tisch Hall
Organized By: Department of History

D Hutchinson was a doctoral candidate in History that brought joy and intellectual community to every space across the University of Michigan campus. This conference seeks to not only channel the spirit of intellectual kinship D generously shared with us but to also create space for rigorous engagement with D’s central research questions. We have curated a day of learning that invites an interdisciplinary audience of critical thinkers to key questions related to Black queer kinship, history, and possibility.

The conference will bring together D’s beloved family and friends, interdisciplinary scholars, as well as U-M faculty, graduate students, and alumni who, over the course of two days, will reflect on D’s most catalytic research interests as well as their profound scholastic engagement with Black queer kinship.

This event will be livestreamed here: https://umich.zoom.us/my/bqkhconference

Conference Schedule:
Thursday, October 19
Rackham Assembly Hall

6:45 pm | Welcome + Degree Conferral Ceremony
Angela Dillard, LaKisha Simmons

7:15 pm | Arts Showcase and Celebration
Ahya Simone

Friday, October 20
1014 Tisch Hall

10:00 am | Welcome + Conference Keynote
Darius Bost

11:00 am | Roundtable 1: Celebrating D as student, friend and relative
Jennifer Jones, Eshe Sherley, M Aziz, Casidy Campbell

1:30 pm | Roundtable 2: Kinship & the Healing Work of Queer Theory
SaraEllen Strongman, Sydney Tunstall, Mix Mann, Mara Johnson

3:15 pm | Roundtable 3: Current topics in Theory and Histories
Andrea Bolivar, LaVelle Ridley, Cassius Adair, Gabriel Johnson

4:45 pm | Closing
Anna Almore, Adrian King

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:09:00 -0400 2023-10-20T10:00:00-04:00 2023-10-20T17:00:00-04:00 Tisch Hall Department of History Conference / Symposium Collage made by Anna Almore. Find more on Instagram @aalmore
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (October 20, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830688@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 20, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-10-20T11:00:00-04:00 2023-10-20T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
Student Sustainability Summit (October 22, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113698 113698-21831488@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 22, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

Are you looking to make connections with other students interested in sustainability and learn about the work students are doing for environmental justice on our campus? The Student Sustainability Summit is a celebration of our collective efforts and a place to grow community around common passions. The event will include breakout sessions by a variety of student organizations, a student panel, not to mention free food throughout the day!

Where: Michigan Union Rm. 2210
When: October 22nd, 12-4 PM

RSVP: https://forms.gle/i6SncKbby1pwNX8M7

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Making Art in Prison (October 22, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110811 110811-21825563@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, October 22, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

Free and open to the public. No pre-registration required.

Janie Paul, co-founder of the *Annual Exhibitions of Artists in Michigan Prisons*, a project of the Prison Creative Arts Project, along with formerly incarcerated artists will discuss the significance of making visual art in prison in connection with Paul’s recently published book, *Making Art in Prison: Survival and Resistance*. Using philosophical, aesthetic, and political lenses, they will share and explore various modes of resistance employed by imprisoned artists that combat the dehumanization of prison and create paths toward meaning and purpose. They will reflect on ways to be in solidarity with those who are incarcerated.

Janie Paul is a painter, curator, writer, and an Arthur F. Thurnau professor emerita of the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan. For 27 years, she has traveled throughout Michigan to meet artists and select work for the project she co-founded: *The Annual Exhibitions of Artists in Michigan Prisons*, an initiative of the Prison Creative Arts Project at U-M.

In *Making Art in Prison: Survival and Resistance*, Janie Paul introduces readers to the culture and aesthetics of prison art communities featuring over 200 images of extraordinary work. These powerful stories and images upend the manufactured stereotypes of those living in prison, imparting a real human dimension—a critical step in the movement to end mass incarceration.

This afternoon’s program is presented by UMMA in partnership with Janie Paul, the Prison Creative Arts Project, and the Stamps School of Art and Design on the occasion of the U-M LSA Theme Semester Arts & Resistance.

The Arts & Resistance Theme Semester, organized by UMMA and the U-M Arts Initiative, is generously supported by the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, and Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 24 Aug 2023 12:44:44 -0400 2023-10-22T15:00:00-04:00 2023-10-22T16:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art Prison Creative Arts Project, The Lecture / Discussion DeJesus, R., Orange Nation, 2016
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (October 23, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830722@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 23, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-10-23T14:30:00-04:00 2023-10-23T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
Navigating Lead Contamination in Neighborhoods (October 24, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113128 113128-21830123@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

Please join us on Zoom for a Residents & Researchers 'Tuesday Talks at 12' webinar on environment, health and community, and more specifically, on Navigating Lead Contamination in Neighborhoods.

Panelists include: Rachel Marquez (Detroit Hispanic Development Corp) and Eri Saikawa (Emory University). Moderated by Natalie Sampson (University of Michigan Dearborn).

Recordings of previous webinars in the Residents & Researchers series can be viewed here: https://mleead.umich.edu/Video.php

Organized by the Community Engagement Core (CEC) and the Integrated Health Sciences Core (IHSC) of the University of Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center (M-LEEaD).

Registration required https://tinyurl.com/2srnd864

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Livestream / Virtual Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:14:40 -0400 2023-10-24T12:00:00-04:00 2023-10-24T12:50:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Livestream / Virtual Oct 24 webinar on Lead Contamination in Neighborhoods
Rethinking Disability and the Divine Image: Resisting Ableism, Queering Kinship (October 24, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113451 113451-21831027@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, October 24, 2023 4:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Judaic Studies

The assertion that humanity is made in the image of God has long been a linchpin of Jewish ethical thought, grounding contemporary commitments to human rights, racial justice, gender equity, disability affirmation, and more. But "divine image" traditions rest on a troubling intellectual history, one that traffics in human exceptionalism, anthropocentrism, and intense ableism. This talk critically examines that complex history and imagines richer alternatives, showing how queer, feminist, and ecologically-informed disability wisdom can catalyze a radical recognition of the sacred among human, animal, and earthy kin.

About Julia:

Julia Watts Belser (she/her) is professor of Jewish Studies at Georgetown University and core faculty in Georgetown’s Disability Studies program, as well as a rabbi and longtime activist for disability and gender justice. Her research centers on gender, sexuality, and disability in rabbinic literature; she also brings classical Jewish texts into conversation with disability studies, feminist and queer theory, and environmental justice. She is the author of several scholarly books, including Rabbinic Tales of Destruction: Gender, Sex, and Disability in the Ruins of Jerusalem (Oxford University Press, 2018). Her latest book is Loving Our Own Bones: Disability Wisdom and the Spiritual Subversiveness of Knowing Ourselves Whole (Beacon Press, 2023).

Join us person in 2022 Thayer or online here: https://myumi.ch/m7MeD

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:57:58 -0400 2023-10-24T16:00:00-04:00 2023-10-24T17:00:00-04:00 202 S. Thayer Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Professor Julia Watts Belser
Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series (October 25, 2023 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/114091 114091-21832333@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 6:30pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Join Turn Up Turnout and the Trotter Multicultural Center for a night exploring voting rights and redistricting (and free dinner from Cuppy's Soul Food).
Turn Up Turnout will share a presentation about voting rights and redistricting before Professor Jowei Chen discusses his work on partisan gerrymandering lawsuits in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina.

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Presentation Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:34:50 -0400 2023-10-25T18:30:00-04:00 2023-10-25T20:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center Turn Up Turnout Presentation Turn Up Turnout Logo
The Stroll Movie Screening (October 25, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113323 113323-21830754@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: University Students Against Rape/Take Back The Night (USAR/TBTN)

When Director Kristen Lovell moved to New York City in the 1990s and began to transition, she was fired from her job. With so few options to earn money to survive, Kristen, like many transgender women of color during this era, began sex work in an area known as “The Stroll” in the Meatpacking District of lower Manhattan, where trans women congregated and forged a deep camaraderie to protect each other from harassment and violence.

Reuniting her sisters to tell this essential New York story from their first-hand experiences, Kristen’s intimate narration and interviews bring an astonishing array of archival material of bygone New York from the 1970s through the early 2000s to life.

Please note – Mature content, sexual imagery and sexual violence. No one under 17 admitted.

In order to attend this event please register for this event here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-stroll-movie-screening-tickets-712460367137?aff=oddtdtcreator

This event will take place on October 25th from 7:00-9:30pm at The Rackham Graduate School. Doors open at 6:45.

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Film Screening Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:30:46 -0400 2023-10-25T19:00:00-04:00 2023-10-25T21:30:00-04:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) University Students Against Rape/Take Back The Night (USAR/TBTN) Film Screening The image contains a black trans woman looking to the side of the camera. The image also contains the University Students Against Rape logo and information about the event.
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (October 27, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830689@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 27, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-10-27T11:00:00-04:00 2023-10-27T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
Creating Moves to Opportunity: Experimental and Mixed Methods Evidence on Neighborhood Choice (October 27, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/111582 111582-21827271@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, October 27, 2023 12:00pm
Location: School of Social Work Building
Organized By: Poverty Solutions

Part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series which introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 05 Sep 2023 13:47:08 -0400 2023-10-27T12:00:00-04:00 2023-10-27T13:00:00-04:00 School of Social Work Building Poverty Solutions Lecture / Discussion Stefanie DeLuca Lecture Advertisement
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (October 30, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830723@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, October 30, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-10-30T14:30:00-04:00 2023-10-30T15:30:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
An Agency Forced from Crises: The Department of Energy and Its Role in Addressing the Climate Crisis Today (November 1, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/114370 114370-21832803@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 1, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Jeffries Hall
Organized By: Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program

Please join the Law School's Environmental & Energy Law Program for the next event in our lecture series. Narayan Subramanian, Advisor to the Secretary, Clean Energy Projects and Supply Chains, at the Department of Energy will speak about "An Agency Forged from Crises: The Department of Energy and Its Role in Addressing the Climate Crisis Today."

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 24 Oct 2023 12:32:06 -0400 2023-11-01T12:00:00-04:00 2023-11-01T13:00:00-04:00 Jeffries Hall Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program Lecture / Discussion DOE Climate Crisis poster
Pre-Education Students with Yezenia Sandoval, MA Education Leadership & Policy U-M ‘21: Alum Connection session (November 2, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113561 113561-21831157@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 2, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Trotter Multicultural Center
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Join us for this interactive virtual session in our Grad School Alum Connections series, bringing aMAIZing LSA alums together with students to share their journeys in and beyond grad school. Yezenia Sandoval graduated from LSA in 2019 with majors in Political Science and History. She is originally from the Northwest side of Chicago and currently serves as a Teacher Training Institute Manager for a national workforce development organization called Urban Alliance. At Michigan, Yezenia was involved in several organizations aimed at providing academic support and professional development to students from diverse backgrounds, including the Comprehensive Studies Program (CSP) as a Peer Academic Coach and Assisting Latinos to Maximize Achievement (ALMA) as a Coordinator. She also co-founded La Casa with several of her peers. After LSA, Yezenia received her Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Policy from U-M as a Rackham Merit Fellow. She has a passion to spark critical conversations at the intersectionality of race and education as well as increase access to higher education for underrepresented communities.

Join Yezenia in this in-person session (with dinner served) to ask her any and all questions you may have about pursuing a graduate degree in education. She is excited to share her experiences, thoughts on the process of applying to grad school, creating a balance of professional and personal fulfillment, and how to pick the right school for you.

You should attend this session if you are:
- An undergraduate U-M LSA student
- Thinking about applying to grad school in education
- Unsure how to know if a grad program will feel like home with your social identities and lived experience

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Make a valuable connection with a successful LSA alum ready to help you navigate the ed grad school application process
- Learn ways to leverage your passion for social justice in grad school and your career thereafter
- Gain tips for building communities and networks past your LSA degree

RSVP now to be a part of the conversation.

The Opportunity Hub aims to deliver inclusive and accessible experiences and welcomes all LSA students to participate. This event is on the second floor of a wheelchair-accessible building which includes wheelchair-accessible restrooms on the first floor and second floor, a gender-inclusive and accessible restroom on the first floor and second floor, places to sit or stand during the event, and accessible parking options nearby on Maynard Street. To request other accommodations please contact LSA Hub Events at lsa.hubevents@umich.edu or 734-763-4674 so we can make arrangements.

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 19 Oct 2023 08:56:56 -0400 2023-11-02T17:00:00-04:00 2023-11-02T18:00:00-04:00 Trotter Multicultural Center LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Sandoval Yezenia
Dinner for Democracy: The Politics of Abortion (November 2, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/114393 114393-21832829@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 2, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Dinners for Democracy are nonpartisan presentations and small group discussions on topics students care about hosted by the student organization, Turn Up Turnout (TUT). Participants can expect to gain:

A deeper knowledge of the issue and an opportunity to discuss your thoughts
Information about how your vote in local offices can affect the issue
Additional resources you can use to learn more
Free food at in-person events!

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Presentation Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:31:42 -0400 2023-11-02T19:00:00-04:00 2023-11-02T20:00:00-04:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Presentation TUT Logo
Advancing Social Justice: Alum in Residence with Yezenia Sandoval, MA Education Leadership & Policy U-M ‘21 (November 3, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/113641 113641-21831307@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 3, 2023 11:00am
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: LSA Opportunity Hub

Are you hoping to advance social justice, starting with student clubs here at U-M? Want to talk to an alum who knows how to leverage the power of storytelling to drive change? Join us for an Alum in Residence with Yezenia Sandoval to have these and more critical conversations! Yezenia graduated from LSA in 2019 with majors in Political Science and History. She is originally from the Northwest side of Chicago and currently serves as a Teacher Training Institute Manager for a national workforce development organization called Urban Alliance. At Michigan, Yezenia was involved in several organizations aimed at providing academic support and professional development to students from diverse backgrounds, including the Comprehensive Studies Program (CSP) as a Peer Academic Coach and Assisting Latinos to Maximize Achievement (ALMA) as a Coordinator. She also co-founded La Casa with several of her peers. After LSA, Yezenia received her Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Policy from U-M as a Rackham Merit Fellow. She has a passion to spark critical conversations at the intersectionality of race and education as well as increase access to higher education for underrepresented communities.

Make an appointment or drop by the Opportunity Hub to meet with Yezenia on Friday, November 3 between 11 and 2pm. You can talk about anything with her, from learning more about her story to getting advice for advancing social justice, where or how to start looking for jobs/internships or even have her look at your cover letter and résumé. Yezenia will bring her signature kindness and curiosity to your conversation–so bring a friend and join us for this Alum in Residence opportunity!

You should attend this session if you are:
- An undergraduate U-M LSA student
- Seeking support and guidance from another social justice advocate
- Thinking about applying to grad school in education to help make the educational system more equitable

What you’ll gain by attending:
- Make a valuable connection with a successful LSA alum ready to talk with you about critical conversations at the intersection of race and education
- Learn ways to leverage your passion for social justice in grad school and your career thereafter
- Gain tips for building communities and networks past your LSA degree

RSVP now to meet with Yezenia!

The Opportunity Hub aims to deliver inclusive and accessible experiences and welcomes all LSA students to participate. This event is on the first floor of a wheelchair accessible building which includes wheelchair-accessible restrooms on the first floor, a gender-inclusive and accessible restroom on the first floor, places to sit or stand during the event, and accessible parking options nearby on Maynard Street. To request other accommodations please contact LSA Hub Events at lsa.hubevents@umich.edu or 734-763-4674 so we can make arrangements.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 06 Oct 2023 13:41:16 -0400 2023-11-03T11:00:00-04:00 2023-11-03T14:00:00-04:00 LSA Building LSA Opportunity Hub Workshop / Seminar Sandoval Yezenia
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (November 3, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830690@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 3, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-11-03T11:00:00-04:00 2023-11-03T12:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
Exploring Employee Ownership (November 3, 2023 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113975 113975-21831988@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 3, 2023 3:00pm
Location: Ross School of Business
Organized By: Business+Impact at Michigan Ross

Join us for an expert panel as we discuss employee ownership and explore questions such as: What is employee ownership? What are the best practices? How can we use these models to make a positive impact in our community? The expert panel features Loren Rodgers from the National Center for Employee Ownership, Karen Tyler-Ruiz of the Center for Community Based Enterprise, Roy J. Messing of the Employee Ownership Expansion Network, and Chris Miller from the National Coalition for Community Capital. This event runs an hour with optional mingling from 4 to 4:30.

Please RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScvuxzZITadclvPfJ1yVeMlilibJYnVOeej0Oepq7VwhBtEpw/viewform

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 13 Oct 2023 15:02:54 -0400 2023-11-03T15:00:00-04:00 2023-11-03T16:00:00-04:00 Ross School of Business Business+Impact at Michigan Ross Lecture / Discussion Exploring Employee Ownership graphic
DakhaBrakha (November 3, 2023 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/109619 109619-21822413@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 3, 2023 7:30pm
Location: Hill Auditorium
Organized By: University Musical Society (UMS)

Since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the world has become more attuned to the incredible bravery, resilience, and determination of the Ukrainian people. The folk-punk quartet DakhaBrakha embraces and reflects the fundamental elements of sound and soul, creating a world of unexpected new music. The group’s name is original, outstanding, and authentic at the same time, meaning “give/take” in the old Ukrainian language and signaling the group’s unique brand of musical “ethno-chaos.”

Created in 2004 by an avant-garde theater director, their shows include scenic effects, traditional instrumentation, and an astonishingly powerful and uncompromising vocal range that creates an exuberant, transnational sound rooted in Ukrainian culture. “Musically, the whole experience is a riotous explosion of color and reinvention. The classic Eastern European folk base is there, with belting, complex, and hypnotic harmonies.” (Hackney Citizen, UK)

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Performance Mon, 30 Oct 2023 12:23:15 -0400 2023-11-03T19:30:00-04:00 2023-11-03T21:00:00-04:00 Hill Auditorium University Musical Society (UMS) Performance DakhaBrakha
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (November 6, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830724@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 6, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-11-06T14:30:00-05:00 2023-11-06T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
Film Screening: What Do You Believe Now? (November 7, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/114726 114726-21833384@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 7, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Community Scholars Program

What happens to your spiritual and religious beliefs over time? Seventeen years after the 2002 documentary WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE? in which six diverse American teenagers shared their spiritual struggles and aspirations, we revisit them to reveal how their beliefs have changed.

In this new “before and after” film WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE NOW? a Catholic, Pagan, Jew, Muslim, Lakota, and Buddhist offer their deeply personal faith journeys, life challenges, and evolving ideas about higher powers, life purpose, the nature of suffering, religious intolerance and death. They do so against the backdrop of a society in flux and amidst growing religious polarization and disengagement.

Designed to be a stand-alone film, WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE NOW? is an invaluable addition to any discussion on religious diversity and millennial spirituality in America.

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Film Screening Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:42:00 -0400 2023-11-07T18:00:00-05:00 2023-11-07T19:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Community Scholars Program Film Screening Image of diverse group of people in profile alongside text: "What do you believe now?"
Change it Up! (November 8, 2023 10:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/110445 110445-21824933@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 10:30am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Organizational Learning

Course registration and details are available on the Organizational Learning website.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:25:32 -0400 2023-11-08T10:30:00-05:00 2023-11-08T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Organizational Learning Workshop / Seminar
UMSN Health Equity Leadership Series (November 8, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110300 110300-21832338@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Nursing

The Health Equity Leadership Series is a speaker series that welcomes leaders in the fields of nursing and healthcare to share their expertise and engage members of the UM community in critical thinking, learning, and dialogue about topics in health equity. Our goal is to expose UM faculty, staff, students, and alumni to some of the most pressing and relevant topics in health equity and nursing. Attendees will be challenged to learn, unlearn, and expand upon their own views while also networking with leaders who have a demonstrated commitment to advancing equity in healthcare.

This year's line-up:

Dr. Nao Hagiwara, PhD
Implicit Bias and Patient-Provider Communication
September 13, 2023
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Dr. Lucinda Canty, PhD, CNM, FACNM
Black Maternal Health
October 11, 2023
12:00 -1:00 PM ET

Dr. Priyoth Kittiteerasack, PhD, RN
LGBT Life in Thailand: Past, Current, and Future Situations
November 8, 2023
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Shirley Stephenson, MS, MFA, MA, FNP-BC
Humanities & Nursing
January 17, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

State Rep. Jason Morgan
Housing Insecurity & Inequality in Washtenaw County
February 16, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Dr. Victor Pedrero, PsyD
Diabetes and Stigma
March 13, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Dr. Erin Tenney, DNP, CNM, WHNP, APNP
Cultural Safety and Native American Health
April 10, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

For full event descriptions, please visit our Sessions page: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/13451

This event series is hosted by the Office of Health Equity and Inclusion at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. All UM students, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome to attend. Please register on UM Sessions and send any questions about the Health Equity Leadership Series to Emily Herzog (epawlik@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:21:50 -0400 2023-11-08T12:00:00-05:00 2023-11-08T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Nursing Lecture / Discussion UMSN Health Equity Leadership Series Logo
The Exchange (November 8, 2023 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113226 113226-21830579@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 12:30pm
Location: School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower
Organized By: University of Michigan School of Public Health

U-M School of Public Health debuts a new speaker series showcasing thought leaders and their bold ideas for changing the world dubbed The Exchange: Conversations with distinguished scholars.

The inaugural event will explore The Future of Healthy Cities with Dr. Isabelle Anguelovski, the Director of The Barcelona Lab for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability and professor at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. The half-day program will also feature several leading voices on this crucial topic through an expert panel and Public Health faculty "lightning talks." Full lineup details and registration can be found at sph.umich.edu/the-exchange. This is an in-person event that is free and open to the public.

12:30-1:45 p.m.: Welcome and Keynote Address
1:45-3:15 p.m.: Expert Panel Discussion
3:15-3:30 p.m.: Break
3:30-4:30 p.m.: Lightning Talks
4:30-5:30 p.m.: Reception and Showcase

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Workshop / Seminar Thu, 28 Sep 2023 09:59:59 -0400 2023-11-08T12:30:00-05:00 2023-11-08T17:30:00-05:00 School of Public Health Bldg I and Crossroads and Tower University of Michigan School of Public Health Workshop / Seminar The Future of Healthy Cities featuring International Expert on Urban and Environmental Planning Dr. Isabelle Anguelovski
POLICY TALKS @ THE FORD SCHOOL, GILBERT S. OMENN AND MARTHA A. DARLING HEALTH POLICY FUND (November 8, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113478 113478-21831079@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Pregnancy Justice president Lourdes Rivera delivers the 2023 Omenn-Darling Health Policy keynote address alongside Professor Paula Lantz on the landscape of reproductive rights in the U.S., both legally and through a racial and social justice lens.

This event is made possible in part through the generous support of the Gilbert S. Omenn and Martha A. Darling Health Policy Fund.

From the speaker's bio
Lourdes A. Rivera is the new President of Pregnancy Justice where she leads a team to ensure that no one loses their rights because of pregnancy by advocating for and defending people charged with pregnancy-related crimes and other rights violations. This includes combating the escalating threats since the fall of Roe v. Wade, advocating for the rights and full personhood of all pregnant people, cultivating deeper partnerships, and ensuring that the powerful voices of those with most at stake are at the table.

She recently was a Senior Vice President at the Center for Reproductive Rights, where she led the Center’s legal and policy programs in the U.S. During her tenure, she oversaw implementation of multi-prong approaches for Supreme Court, lower federal court, and state court cases, as well as efforts to adopt federal and state legislation to ensure the rights and access to abortion, assisted reproduction, and maternal health. She was also an adjunct Professor at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, where she guest lectured and taught a graduate level course in Health and Human Rights.

Prior to joining the Center in January 2017, Lourdes served as a Senior Program Officer at the Ford Foundation, where she designed and implemented their U.S. and global grantmaking strategy in sexual and reproductive health and rights, using an intersectional social justice and human rights approach. Before joining Ford, she was a Managing Attorney at the National Health Law Program and specialized in issues relating to low-income people’s access to health care in the Medicaid program, as well as in managed care and women’s and children’s health. Previously, she worked as a Senior Associate with the Children’s Defense Fund, Health Division, and a Georgetown Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellow with the National Women’s Law Center, where she co-led a Women in Prison Project at the Lorton Virginia Minimum Security Annex.

Lourdes is a Fellow with the American Bar Foundation and has received a presidential committee appointment as a member of the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice. She is a former Council Member of the ABA’s Civil Rights and Social Justice Section (formerly Individual Rights and Responsibilities) and former co-chair of the Section’s Health Rights and Bioethics Committee.

She is currently President of the Brush Foundation and a Board member of the National Health Law Program. Lourdes is a co-founder and former Board chair of California Latinas for Reproductive Justice; former member of the Management Circle of Sister Song Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective; former Board Chair of the National Women’s Health Network; and a co-founder and former Board Member of the Groundswell Fund.

Lourdes has a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. in Latin American Studies from Yale University.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 04 Oct 2023 12:29:53 -0400 2023-11-08T16:00:00-05:00 2023-11-08T18:00:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy Lecture / Discussion Lourdes Rivera Headshot
Veterans Week: Women of the Military (November 9, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/45833 45833-21832244@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 9, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Veteran and Military Services

Since WWI and before, women have served vital supportive roles in the U.S. military. Now women are serving along side their male counterparts in some of the most dangerous work in the military. Often they have to overcome sexist stereotypes, sexual harassment or worse all while serving their country. Come and hear their stories of perseverance, grit and courage when they honorably served in the U.S. military.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 16 Oct 2023 15:50:06 -0400 2023-11-09T12:00:00-05:00 2023-11-09T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Veteran and Military Services Livestream / Virtual (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (November 10, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830691@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 10, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-11-10T11:00:00-05:00 2023-11-10T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
Chamber Music in the Age of Resistance (November 11, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/111635 111635-21827350@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 11, 2023 7:00pm
Location: East Quadrangle
Organized By: Residential College

Music composed by Daniel Bernard Roumain, Mel Bonis, Isang Yun, Leevi Madetoja and Toivo Kuula.

Performed by Katri Ervamaa (cello), Jennifer Goltz-Taylor (voice), Kyoko Kashiwagi (violin), Eva Stern (viola), and Naki Sung Kripfgans (piano).

Reception to follow

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Performance Mon, 11 Sep 2023 10:49:03 -0400 2023-11-11T19:00:00-05:00 2023-11-11T21:30:00-05:00 East Quadrangle Residential College Performance Event Graphic
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (November 13, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830725@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 13, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-11-13T14:30:00-05:00 2023-11-13T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
CLaSP Justice Discussion Series (November 14, 2023 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112649 112649-21829236@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 3:30pm
Location: Climate and Space Research Building
Organized By: Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

Join us in important discussions to understand and shape social justice in our community!

There will be conversations surrounding preset guidelines that create a safe and constructive space. Light reading resources will be provided prior to meetings. All are welcome.

If you would like to lead a discussion topic, please let us know!
This event is led by the Social Justice Journal Creation Crew (Prof. Mike Liemohn, E Schwartz, Owen Hughes, Tanner May, and Kaitlin Doublestein). Please direct questions to them or clasp-gusto@umich.edu and we will put you in contact with them!

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Well-being Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:18:51 -0400 2023-11-14T15:30:00-05:00 2023-11-14T17:00:00-05:00 Climate and Space Research Building Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Well-being
Breaking Barriers with Dance Movement Therapy: Kolkata Sanved's Journey of Healing Activism with Model Sampoornata (November 14, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112214 112214-21828605@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: CEW+

RSVP here: https://www.cew.umich.edu/events/sohini-chakraborty-ph-d-2023-cew-mullin-welch-endowed-lecture

We are pleased to introduce Dr. Sohini Chakraborty to the U-M community on November 14 at 4:00pm when she joins us in person at the Michigan League, Hussey Room, to share her story and her work.

Dr. Sohini Chakraborty, a sociologist and dance activist, is the founder of Kolkata Sanved and was featured in the 2017 documentary Little Stones by filmmaker and former CEW+ Twink Frey Visiting Social Activist Sophia Kruz. Dr. Chakraborty’s decades-long pursuit of helping empower and reintegrate survivors of gender-based violence and at-risk children through the Sanpoornata approach to dance movement therapy by creating a grassroots network is the focus of her new book "Dance Movement Therapy and Psycho-social Rehabilitation: The Sampoornata Model".

Dr. Chakroborty was selected as the 2023 CEW+ Mullin Welch Endowed Lecture scholar because her life, scholarship, and activism show creativity, strength of character, and expansive vision. These qualities are shared with Elizabeth Mullin Welch for whom the lecture is named.

Dr. Sohini Chakraborty, an Ashoka fellow, sociologist, dance activist, and dance movement therapist, is the founder/director of Kolkata Sanved. A pioneer of Dance Movement Therapy (DMT) in India and South Asia, she created a pool of DMT practitioners from the grassroots level, including survivors, and envisioned and created the Sampoornata Model. She is one of 100 global women leaders recognized by Vital Voices. Her writing has been published in more than 20 national and international journals and books. Sohini was instrumental in launching one of the country’s first Diploma DMT programmes in 2012 with the Center for Lifelong Learning, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. She has received multiple national and international awards for her innovation, leadership, outstanding achievement, and inspiration.

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Ann Arbor's family-owned independent bookshop Booksweet is offering 20% off Chakraborty's book, Dance Movement Therapy and Psycho-Social Rehabilitation: The Sampoornata Model, for all web orders placed by Monday, November 6 at 11:59 pm with the promo code CEW+.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 08 Nov 2023 14:21:36 -0500 2023-11-14T16:00:00-05:00 2023-11-14T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan League CEW+ Lecture / Discussion Sohini Chakraborty, sociologist and dance activist
History Matters Film Series: Summer of Soul (November 14, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/114008 114008-21832071@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Department of History

Join U-M History at the Michigan Theater for "Summer of Soul" (2021), Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson's documentary film about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Stay after for a discussion and Q&A with Stephen Berrey and Traci Lombre. Part of the U-M History Department's History Matters Film Series.

Admission is free for all; tickets are not required. This program is provided with support from the LSA Arts Initiative and is presented in conjunction with the Arts & Resistance Theme Semester.

Reserve your FREE tickets here: https://michtheater.org/summer-of-soul

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Film Screening Tue, 07 Nov 2023 10:20:20 -0500 2023-11-14T17:00:00-05:00 2023-11-14T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Department of History Film Screening Summer of Soul poster (2021)
Dinner for Democracy: The Politics of Renewable Energy (November 14, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/114395 114395-21832830@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Dinners for Democracy are nonpartisan presentations and small group discussions on topics students care about hosted by the student organization, Turn Up Turnout (TUT). Free food at in-person events!
Participants can expect to gain a deeper knowledge of the issue and an opportunity to discuss your thoughts, information about how your vote in local offices can affect the issue, and additional resources you can use to learn more.

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Presentation Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:36:58 -0400 2023-11-14T18:00:00-05:00 2023-11-14T19:00:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Presentation TUT Logo
K-12 Educators in the Crosshairs (November 15, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/114735 114735-21833397@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 5:00pm
Location: School of Education
Organized By: Humility Colloquium

How do we equip K-12 educators to survive devastating attacks on the culture war frontlines? K-12 public educators Matthew Hawn (Tennessee high school social studies teacher) and Elissa Malespina (New Jersey high school librarian) were targeted for having conversations about white privilege and racial equity and justice in a contemporary issues class and for ensuring students’ access to LGBTQ+ and racially diverse books in the school library.

Hawn and Malespina were fired from their jobs, appeared in national headlines, and (in Hawn's case) faced state discipline. During the event, they will share the realities of being under attack and offer advice on creative, sustainable strategies for educators, pre-service educators, and allies to prepare and protect themselves and to fight back collaboratively.

Registration for in-person attendance is suggested, though not required.
Register for in-person attendance:
https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/session/71559
All questions during the Q&A will be accepted from the in-person audience.
LIvestream available at: https://umich.zoom.us/j/96409593277

Doors to the event room open at 4:45pm.
Reception to follow the event, from 6-7pm.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 07 Nov 2023 12:45:02 -0500 2023-11-15T17:00:00-05:00 2023-11-15T18:00:00-05:00 School of Education Humility Colloquium Lecture / Discussion Poster for K-12 Educators in the Crossshairs
Substance Use Disorders: The Science & Personal Stories of Recovery (November 15, 2023 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/114171 114171-21832431@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 6:30pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Psychiatry

This is an educational event for the public. Attendees will learn helpful information about addiction, hear personal stories from individuals in recovery, and receive information on how to obtain help and support.

Hybrid Event: In-Person or tune in via Zoom.

Free Narcan will be available.

Refreshments will be provided.

This event is a collboration between the U-M Addiction Center & the Center for the Study of Drugs, Smoking, and Health (DASH)

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Presentation Wed, 18 Oct 2023 13:11:39 -0400 2023-11-15T18:30:00-05:00 2023-11-15T19:30:00-05:00 Michigan League Department of Psychiatry Presentation Registration Required
Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World (November 15, 2023 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/109627 109627-21822422@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 15, 2023 7:30pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: University Musical Society (UMS)

In the 1970s, Fereydoun Farrokhzad was a significant cultural icon, a sex symbol, and a chart-topping pop singer whose music and television programs were heard and viewed by millions of Iranians. A decade later, living in political exile in Germany, he still performed to sold-out audiences in Europe. That changed on August 7, 1992, when he was found brutally murdered in his apartment in Bonn. Neighbors said his dogs had been barking for two nights.

The murder, still unsolved, serves as the starting point for this new work by British-Iranian theater maker Javaad Alipoor, whose The Believers Are But Brothers was featured in the 2020 No Safety Net theater festival. Selected as one of The Guardian’s Top Theatre Shows of 2022, Things Hidden “gleefully mashes up genres, smashing together the quiet authority of the murder mystery podcast, the intimacy of autobiographical storytelling, and the visual spectacle of multimedia performance — while simultaneously deconstructing each of these forms.” (The Guardian)

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Performance Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:55:39 -0400 2023-11-15T19:30:00-05:00 2023-11-15T21:00:00-05:00 Pierpont Commons University Musical Society (UMS) Performance Javaad Alipoor
Queer ScientisTs Open Meeting (November 16, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/115114 115114-21834065@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 16, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Biological Sciences Building
Organized By: Queer ScientisTs

Queer ScientisTs (QueST) is having an open meeting to discuss goals for next year - everyone is welcome! We'll be brainstorming issues around campus and strategies for social media outreach/visibility. Light snacks and drinks will be provided.

When: Thursday, 11/16, 5-6pm
Where: 1010 BSB (Biological Sciences Building)

Info/Discord: https://linktr.ee/quest_uofm

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Social / Informal Gathering Fri, 10 Nov 2023 13:44:25 -0500 2023-11-16T17:00:00-05:00 2023-11-16T18:00:00-05:00 Biological Sciences Building Queer ScientisTs Social / Informal Gathering Quest Queer Scientists Logo (Beaker with Pride Flag)
Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World (November 16, 2023 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/109627 109627-21822423@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 16, 2023 7:30pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: University Musical Society (UMS)

In the 1970s, Fereydoun Farrokhzad was a significant cultural icon, a sex symbol, and a chart-topping pop singer whose music and television programs were heard and viewed by millions of Iranians. A decade later, living in political exile in Germany, he still performed to sold-out audiences in Europe. That changed on August 7, 1992, when he was found brutally murdered in his apartment in Bonn. Neighbors said his dogs had been barking for two nights.

The murder, still unsolved, serves as the starting point for this new work by British-Iranian theater maker Javaad Alipoor, whose The Believers Are But Brothers was featured in the 2020 No Safety Net theater festival. Selected as one of The Guardian’s Top Theatre Shows of 2022, Things Hidden “gleefully mashes up genres, smashing together the quiet authority of the murder mystery podcast, the intimacy of autobiographical storytelling, and the visual spectacle of multimedia performance — while simultaneously deconstructing each of these forms.” (The Guardian)

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Performance Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:55:39 -0400 2023-11-16T19:30:00-05:00 2023-11-16T21:00:00-05:00 Pierpont Commons University Musical Society (UMS) Performance Javaad Alipoor
Sustainability Honors Cords Application Deadline (November 17, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/112007 112007-21828322@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 17, 2023 12:00am
Location:
Organized By: Student Life Sustainability

The Excellence in Sustainability Honors Cord program is designed to recognize students who went above and beyond to advance their knowledge, skills, and practice of sustainability ethics while studying at U-M.

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Other Mon, 11 Sep 2023 11:42:14 -0400 2023-11-17T00:00:00-05:00 2023-11-17T23:59:00-05:00 Student Life Sustainability Other maize and blue yarn background with program text over top
Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World (November 17, 2023 7:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/109627 109627-21822424@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 17, 2023 7:30am
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: University Musical Society (UMS)

In the 1970s, Fereydoun Farrokhzad was a significant cultural icon, a sex symbol, and a chart-topping pop singer whose music and television programs were heard and viewed by millions of Iranians. A decade later, living in political exile in Germany, he still performed to sold-out audiences in Europe. That changed on August 7, 1992, when he was found brutally murdered in his apartment in Bonn. Neighbors said his dogs had been barking for two nights.

The murder, still unsolved, serves as the starting point for this new work by British-Iranian theater maker Javaad Alipoor, whose The Believers Are But Brothers was featured in the 2020 No Safety Net theater festival. Selected as one of The Guardian’s Top Theatre Shows of 2022, Things Hidden “gleefully mashes up genres, smashing together the quiet authority of the murder mystery podcast, the intimacy of autobiographical storytelling, and the visual spectacle of multimedia performance — while simultaneously deconstructing each of these forms.” (The Guardian)

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Performance Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:55:39 -0400 2023-11-17T07:30:00-05:00 2023-11-17T09:00:00-05:00 Pierpont Commons University Musical Society (UMS) Performance Javaad Alipoor
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (November 17, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830692@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 17, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-11-17T11:00:00-05:00 2023-11-17T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World (November 18, 2023 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/109627 109627-21822425@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 18, 2023 2:00pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: University Musical Society (UMS)

In the 1970s, Fereydoun Farrokhzad was a significant cultural icon, a sex symbol, and a chart-topping pop singer whose music and television programs were heard and viewed by millions of Iranians. A decade later, living in political exile in Germany, he still performed to sold-out audiences in Europe. That changed on August 7, 1992, when he was found brutally murdered in his apartment in Bonn. Neighbors said his dogs had been barking for two nights.

The murder, still unsolved, serves as the starting point for this new work by British-Iranian theater maker Javaad Alipoor, whose The Believers Are But Brothers was featured in the 2020 No Safety Net theater festival. Selected as one of The Guardian’s Top Theatre Shows of 2022, Things Hidden “gleefully mashes up genres, smashing together the quiet authority of the murder mystery podcast, the intimacy of autobiographical storytelling, and the visual spectacle of multimedia performance — while simultaneously deconstructing each of these forms.” (The Guardian)

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Performance Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:55:39 -0400 2023-11-18T14:00:00-05:00 2023-11-18T16:00:00-05:00 Pierpont Commons University Musical Society (UMS) Performance Javaad Alipoor
Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World (November 18, 2023 7:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/109627 109627-21822426@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, November 18, 2023 7:30pm
Location: Pierpont Commons
Organized By: University Musical Society (UMS)

In the 1970s, Fereydoun Farrokhzad was a significant cultural icon, a sex symbol, and a chart-topping pop singer whose music and television programs were heard and viewed by millions of Iranians. A decade later, living in political exile in Germany, he still performed to sold-out audiences in Europe. That changed on August 7, 1992, when he was found brutally murdered in his apartment in Bonn. Neighbors said his dogs had been barking for two nights.

The murder, still unsolved, serves as the starting point for this new work by British-Iranian theater maker Javaad Alipoor, whose The Believers Are But Brothers was featured in the 2020 No Safety Net theater festival. Selected as one of The Guardian’s Top Theatre Shows of 2022, Things Hidden “gleefully mashes up genres, smashing together the quiet authority of the murder mystery podcast, the intimacy of autobiographical storytelling, and the visual spectacle of multimedia performance — while simultaneously deconstructing each of these forms.” (The Guardian)

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Performance Tue, 01 Aug 2023 12:55:39 -0400 2023-11-18T19:30:00-05:00 2023-11-18T21:00:00-05:00 Pierpont Commons University Musical Society (UMS) Performance Javaad Alipoor
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (November 20, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830726@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 20, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-11-20T14:30:00-05:00 2023-11-20T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (November 24, 2023 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830693@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, November 24, 2023 11:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-11-24T11:00:00-05:00 2023-11-24T12:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (November 27, 2023 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113301 113301-21830727@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 27, 2023 2:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition manages $100,000 worth of grant money that we allocate to student groups who are working on projects related to environmental and social sustainability on Campus! We offer information sessions to help teams through the application process and work with grant recipients to help achieve their goals!

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Other Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:58:28 -0400 2023-11-27T14:30:00-05:00 2023-11-27T15:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Other A grant recipient of the Student Sustainability Coalition, this is an amazing group of students working on mushroom growing at Oxford Housing!
Work in Black & White: Striving for the American Dream (November 27, 2023 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/115085 115085-21834033@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, November 27, 2023 5:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Center for Racial Justice

Join the Center for Racial Justice in welcoming Dr. Enobong (Anna) Branch, Associate Professor of Sociology and senior vice president for equity at Rutgers University, to discuss her latest publication, Work in Black & White: Striving for the American Dream.

Register at: https://myumi.ch/4rR26

Co-authored with sociologist Caroline Hanley, Work in Black & White draws on interviews with 80 middle-aged Black and White Americans to explore how their attitudes and perceptions of success are influenced by the stories American culture has told about the American Dream – and about who should have access to it and who should not.

This event is part of our Fall 2023 Racial Foundations of Public Policy speaker series and is open to U-M students, faculty, staff, and community partners.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:07:44 -0500 2023-11-27T17:00:00-05:00 2023-11-27T18:00:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Center for Racial Justice Lecture / Discussion black background with an image of Dr. Enobong Branch smiling. She is wearing a grey jacket. To her left is the cover of her book, Work in Black and White, striving for the American Dream.Text: Racial Foundations of Public Policy Series
Fall 2023 Central Student Government Elections (November 28, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/115119 115119-21834067@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Central Student Government

Vote in the Fall 2023 CSG Elections! All students, undergrad and grad, can vote in one or more of these elections. All voting is conducted online at vote.umich.edu, and voting runs from 12:00 AM on Tuesday, November 28th to 10:00 PM on Thursday, November 30th.

Twelve (12) seats in the CSG Assembly are up for election, as well as one (1) seat on the U-M Police Department Oversight Committee. Students will also have the chance to vote on four (4) ballot questions.

Also, look out for other student government elections happening at the same time!

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Other Mon, 20 Nov 2023 22:45:11 -0500 2023-11-28T00:00:00-05:00 2023-11-28T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Central Student Government Other All voting will be conducted online at vote.umich.edu... no paper ballots needed!
DAF Lab | Hostile Legislation, Digital Activism, and TransCrip Stories (November 28, 2023 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/115237 115237-21834273@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Digital Accessible Futures Lab

Register to attend on Zoom: https://myumi.ch/EPMnk

Our social media feeds are cluttered with unending news of impending legislation, policy rollbacks, and vociferous attacks on BIPOC, transgender, queer, and disabled people. So-called “anti-woke” schooling efforts have resulted in the dismantling of DEI infrastructures in numerous universities and school districts, alongside statewide adoptions of right-wing curricula that reinvents histories on race and racism in the U.S. Anti-trans actors have successfully lobbied for bans on gender-affirming care and have spearheaded campaigns that target all domains of trans life, ranging across access to bathrooms, medicine, sports, and learning. Our home institutions have declared the COVID-19 pandemic to be over, all while immunocompromised, chronically ill, and disabled people continue to die.

In the midst of this onslaught, how do we survive, much less maintain optimism? This roundtable and workshop considers digital storying as a means for maintaining and amplifying community.


This event will be held on Zoom. We want to make our events accessible to all participants. CART services will be provided. If you anticipate needing accommodations to participate, please email Giselle Mills at gimills@umich.edu.

Register to attend on Zoom: https://myumi.ch/EPMnk

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:27:36 -0500 2023-11-28T16:00:00-05:00 2023-11-28T18:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Digital Accessible Futures Lab Lecture / Discussion Bright red poster, featuring three photos of speakers: V. Jo Hsu, Christina V. Cedillo, and Ada Hubrig. Five figures of various identities and presentations are illustrated at the bottom.
Dinner for Democracy: Campaign Finance (November 28, 2023 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/114396 114396-21832831@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 7:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Dinners for Democracy are nonpartisan presentations and small group discussions on topics students care about hosted by the student organization, Turn Up Turnout (TUT). Free food at in-person events!
Participants can expect to gain a deeper knowledge of the issue and an opportunity to discuss your thoughts, information about how your vote in local offices can affect the issue, and additional resources you can use to learn more.

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Presentation Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:47:41 -0400 2023-11-28T19:00:00-05:00 2023-11-28T20:00:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Presentation TUT Logo
Fall 2023 Central Student Government Elections (November 29, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/115119 115119-21834068@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Central Student Government

Vote in the Fall 2023 CSG Elections! All students, undergrad and grad, can vote in one or more of these elections. All voting is conducted online at vote.umich.edu, and voting runs from 12:00 AM on Tuesday, November 28th to 10:00 PM on Thursday, November 30th.

Twelve (12) seats in the CSG Assembly are up for election, as well as one (1) seat on the U-M Police Department Oversight Committee. Students will also have the chance to vote on four (4) ballot questions.

Also, look out for other student government elections happening at the same time!

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Other Mon, 20 Nov 2023 22:45:11 -0500 2023-11-29T00:00:00-05:00 2023-11-29T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Central Student Government Other All voting will be conducted online at vote.umich.edu... no paper ballots needed!
Fall 2023 Central Student Government Elections (November 30, 2023 12:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/115119 115119-21834069@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 30, 2023 12:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Central Student Government

Vote in the Fall 2023 CSG Elections! All students, undergrad and grad, can vote in one or more of these elections. All voting is conducted online at vote.umich.edu, and voting runs from 12:00 AM on Tuesday, November 28th to 10:00 PM on Thursday, November 30th.

Twelve (12) seats in the CSG Assembly are up for election, as well as one (1) seat on the U-M Police Department Oversight Committee. Students will also have the chance to vote on four (4) ballot questions.

Also, look out for other student government elections happening at the same time!

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Other Mon, 20 Nov 2023 22:45:11 -0500 2023-11-30T00:00:00-05:00 2023-11-30T22:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Central Student Government Other All voting will be conducted online at vote.umich.edu... no paper ballots needed!
(HYBRID) When an Academic’s Brain Becomes Her Worst Enemy: A True Story (November 30, 2023 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/115448 115448-21834687@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 30, 2023 6:30pm
Location: GG Brown Laboratory
Organized By: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ann Jeffers shares her journey with mental illness, including receiving a diagnosis of bipolar disorder with psychotic features while she was on the tenure-track in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. Her illness was complicated by the trauma she experienced as a graduate student at Virginia Tech from multiple incidents of violence including the 2007 mass shooting. At the advice of her medical team, she kept her mental illness hidden from the University of Michigan and continued to teach, attend conferences, and conduct research while actively symptomatic. Her memoir documents her experiences at the height of the illness. Now a tenured associate professor, Jeffers has become a vocal advocate for mental health and disability justice on campus and in the community.

This event is a hybrid event. This includes an author discussion and Q&A from 6:30 - 7:30 PM ET followed by a reception with coffee, tea, and desserts until 8:30 PM. Remote CART services are available.

You may purchase the book at the event (limited supply; credit card only) or you may purchase the book, Can You Hear The Music? My Journey Through Madness, on Amazon.

This event is sponsored by the DEI Committee for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Please email Ava Armour <ayarmour@umich.edu> with any questions or concerns. Accommodation requests (specifically ASL) should be made at least 7 days in advance.

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:24:39 -0500 2023-11-30T18:30:00-05:00 2023-11-30T20:30:00-05:00 GG Brown Laboratory Civil and Environmental Engineering Lecture / Discussion Flyer for Ann Jeffers's Book Launch
Dinner for Democracy: Climate Change and Wealth Inequality (November 30, 2023 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/114397 114397-21832832@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, November 30, 2023 6:30pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Dinners for Democracy are nonpartisan presentations and small group discussions on topics students care about hosted by the student organization, Turn Up Turnout (TUT). Free food at in-person events!
Participants can expect to gain a deeper knowledge of the issue and an opportunity to discuss your thoughts, information about how your vote in local offices can affect the issue, and additional resources you can use to learn more.

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Presentation Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:54:33 -0400 2023-11-30T18:30:00-05:00 2023-11-30T19:30:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Presentation TUT Logo
Artists Speak: Theaster Gates and Adebunmi Gbadebo with social justice curator and museum changemaker, Monica O. Montgomery (December 1, 2023 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/113240 113240-21830597@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 1, 2023 10:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQbDMYYn1ie7BmIbmMR2iJ9RUzsT8M5BN4PBb3A1etiug8wg/viewform.

Witness a dynamic discussion among movers and shakers in the social justice art world. Artist, Activist and Professor Theaster Gates and Artist Adebunmi Gbadebo contemplate their work in the Hear Me Now exhibition and in the world through a lens of restorative justice. Hear the unfiltered thoughts of these artists in conversation with social justice curator and museum changemaker, Monica O. Montgomery. 

This program is part "Free To Speak! A Convening on Art, Slavery and Reconciliation", a 2-day celebration of Black creativity, agency, and memory. Inspired by UMMA’s presentation of Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina, 'Free to Speak' hopes to contribute to urgent national conversations about racial justice while exploring what it means to exhibit materials made by enslaved people in Southeast Michigan, especially in light of the region’s relationships to the Underground Railroad, the Great Migration, the explosion of Black music and culture, and ongoing racial protest and liberation movements. Part storytelling, part scholarly deep dive, the discussions and diverse perspectives that emerge will offer new possibilities to inspire change in the arts and culture field. ​ To see the full convening schedule and to RSVP, please click here.   Artist and social innovator Theaster Gates lives and works in Chicago. Trained in urban planning and ceramics, his artistic practice translates the intricacies of Blackness through space theory and land development, sculpture, and performance. Through the expansiveness of his approach as a thinker, maker, and builder, he extends the role of the artist as an agent of change. His performance practice and visual work find roots in Black knowledge, objects, history, and archives. His work focuses on the possibility of the ​“life within things” and redeems spaces that have been left behind. He is the founder of the Rebuild Foundation, an artist-led, community-based platform for art, cultural development, and neighborhood transformation whose mission is to demonstrate the impact of innovative, ambitious and entrepreneurial cultural initiatives enriched by three core values: Black people matter, Black spaces matter, and Black objects matter.

Adebunmi Gbadebo, a multimedia artist, explores the intersections of land, matter, and memory on sites of slavery using materials like indigo dye, plantation soil, and Black hair. She holds a BFA from the School of Visual Arts, NY, and a Creative Place Keeping certification from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. She is a 2022 Pew Fellow, 2023 Maxwell and Hanrahan Fellow, and A.I.R at the Clay Studio in Philadelphia. Gbadebo has been written about in notable publications like The New York Times and Forbes. She has spoken at institutions like the Museum of the African Diaspora and the Metropolitan Museum of Arts. Gbadebo's art resides in permanent collections at institutions such as the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. She is currently designing a monument at Clemson University to honor enslaved laborers who transformed Fort Hill Plantation into the university.

Monica O. Montgomery is a museum thought leader and independent curator at the nexus of culture, community engagement, and equity. She consults with a myriad of organizations, corporations, associations, non profits, universities and museums on contemporary art, community engagement and championing inclusion and belonging to spark ecologies of promise. Known for curating social justice exhibits and founding diversity initiative Museum Hue, over the last 2 decades she has served as an executive director, fundraiser, marketer, educator, and program director. Her career credits include a TedX talk & SXSW plenary and over 40+ curated contemporary art and public history exhibits with renowned organizations like the South African Embassy, Brooklyn Museum, Portland Art Museum, Community Art Center, T Thomas Fortune Cultural Center, The New School. Teachers College, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, Weeksville Heritage Center and The Highline among others. She served as Curator of Social Justice and Special Programs for the FUTURES exhibition, at Smithsonian Arts & Industries, organizing an interactive exhibit of art, technology and history to celebrate the Smithsonian Institutions 175th Anniversary.

The Arts & Resistance Theme Semester, organized by UMMA and the U-M Arts Initiative, is generously supported by the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, and Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick.

Free to Speak is generously supported by the U-M Inclusive History Project, the U-M Arts Initiative Arts & Resistance Theme Semester Fund, the Americana Foundation, Michigan Humanities, the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the U-M Department of History.

 


Hear Me Now is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Henry Luce Foundation.

Lead support for UMMA's presentation of the exhibition is provided by Michigan Engineering, the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M Office of the President, the Americana Foundation, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the U-M Inclusive History Project, and Michigan Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by Larry and Brenda Thompson and Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman. 

 

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:15:15 -0500 2023-12-01T10:00:00-05:00 2023-12-01T11:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
Speaking Freely: Lightning Talks & Roundtable Discussions facilitated by museum changemaker and social justice curator Monica O. Montgomery (December 1, 2023 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113241 113241-21830598@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 1, 2023 1:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQbDMYYn1ie7BmIbmMR2iJ9RUzsT8M5BN4PBb3A1etiug8wg/viewform.

Join us for an action packed afternoon of learning and exchange, highlighting the artists, people and projects advancing equity and bringing us closer to our shared humanity. Using the power of story to bring people together, we are inviting a cross section of artists, community members, descendant family members, curators, historians, activists, poets, and scholars to be "Free to Speak!" presenting lightning talks on a variety of powerful entry points connected to the Hear Me Now exhibition and its themes. Our afternoon will be guided by museum changemaker, social justice curator, and expert facilitator Monica O. Montgomery and also includes roundtable discussions among participants, summary segments to recap and synthesize important ideas, and a graphic notetaker creating vivid illustrations of all that is being shared.

The afternoon will feature three "lightning rounds" with the following featured speakers:

1:00pm - 2:15pm: Nandi Comer, Poet Laureate of Michigan  Tonya Matthews, President & CEO, International African American Museum Wayne O’Bryant, storyteller, activist, and public speaker Yodit Mesfin Johnson, activist and poet

2:30pm - 3:45pm: Mary Elliott, Curator of American Slavery, NMAAHC James Claiborne, Senior Vice President of Exhibitions and Programs, The Wright Museum Beverly Willis, historian & storyteller from Washtenaw County

4:00pm - 5:30pm: With descendants of Old Edgefield potter David Drake: Pauline Baker, Wanda Holmes, and Fortune Carolina, Jr.

This program is part "Free To Speak! A Convening on Art, Slavery and Reconciliation", a 2-day celebration of Black creativity, agency, and memory. Inspired by UMMA’s presentation of Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina, 'Free to Speak' hopes to contribute to urgent national conversations about racial justice while exploring what it means to exhibit materials made by enslaved people in Southeast Michigan, especially in light of the region’s relationships to the Underground Railroad, the Great Migration, the explosion of Black music and culture, and ongoing racial protest and liberation movements. Part storytelling, part scholarly deep dive, the discussions and diverse perspectives that emerge will offer new possibilities to inspire change in the arts and culture field.   For the full convening schedule and to RSVP, click here.

 

The Arts & Resistance Theme Semester, organized by UMMA and the U-M Arts Initiative, is generously supported by the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, and Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick.

Free to Speak is generously supported by the U-M Inclusive History Project, the U-M Arts Initiative Arts & Resistance Theme Semester Fund, the Americana Foundation, Michigan Humanities, the U-M Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and the U-M Department of History.

 


Hear Me Now is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Henry Luce Foundation.

Lead support for UMMA's presentation of the exhibition is provided by Michigan Engineering, the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M Office of the President, the Americana Foundation, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the U-M Inclusive History Project, and Michigan Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by Larry and Brenda Thompson and Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman. 

 

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:15:15 -0500 2023-12-01T13:00:00-05:00 2023-12-01T17:30:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
A Poet Speaks: Closing reception with words from poet Nikky Finney (December 1, 2023 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/113242 113242-21830599@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 1, 2023 6:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Click here to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQbDMYYn1ie7BmIbmMR2iJ9RUzsT8M5BN4PBb3A1etiug8wg/viewform.

Join us for the culmination "Free To Speak! A Convening on Art, Slavery and Reconciliation", a celebration of Black creativity, agency, and memory inspired by the exhibition Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina. The evening will feature National Book award winning poet Nikky Finney and a chance to chat with the curators of Hear Me Now in the galleries. Refreshments provided.

Nikky Finney has spent her career illuminating the Southern cultural and political heritage of Black people in ways that resonate throughout the country and world. Her ongoing legacy of poignant expression, indomitable truth, and devotion to social justice has enriched the country and world. In her career of more than 30 years, Finney has written six books and hundreds of poems and essays that explore and confront the experiences that have shaped life in the South for herself and countless other African Americans. Her most recent book, Love Child’s Hotbed of Occasional Poetry (Northwestern University Press, 2020) is an enduring love song to her father and 400 years of African American fight and ingenuity. Finney is Carolina Distinguished Professor at USC in Columbia where she is also Director of the Ernest A. Finney Jr. Cultural Arts Center, a 21st century arts and cultural center named for her father, an exciting endeavor deeply planted in the twin soils of creativity and Black cultural expression.

This program is part "Free To Speak! A Convening on Art, Slavery and Reconciliation", a 2-day celebration of Black creativity, agency, and memory. Inspired by UMMA’s presentation of Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina, 'Free to Speak' hopes to contribute to urgent national conversations about racial justice while exploring what it means to exhibit materials made by enslaved people in Southeast Michigan, especially in light of the region’s relationships to the Underground Railroad, the Great Migration, the explosion of Black music and culture, and ongoing racial protest and liberation movements. Part storytelling, part scholarly deep dive, the discussions and diverse perspectives that emerge will offer new possibilities to inspire change in the arts and culture field.   To see the full schedule and to RSVP, click here.

The Arts & Resistance Theme Semester, organized by UMMA and the U-M Arts Initiative, is generously supported by the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, and Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick.


Free to Speak is generously supported by the U-M Inclusive History Project, the Arts Inititaive Arts & Resistance Theme Semester Fund, the Americana Foundation, and Michigan Humanities.

Hear Me Now is organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with support from the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Henry Luce Foundation.

Lead support for UMMA's presentation of the exhibition is provided by Michigan Engineering, the U-M Office of the Provost, the U-M Office of the President, the Americana Foundation, the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, the U-M Inclusive History Project, and Michigan Humanities. Additional generous support is provided by Larry and Brenda Thompson and Melissa Kaish and Jonathan Dorfman. 

 

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Lecture / Discussion Sat, 02 Dec 2023 00:15:14 -0500 2023-12-01T18:00:00-05:00 2023-12-01T20:00:00-05:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Lecture / Discussion Museum of Art
2023 ART AUCTION (December 2, 2023 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112788 112788-21829550@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, December 2, 2023 6:30pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Prison Creative Arts Project, The

The Prison Creative Arts Project is excited to invite you to our 2023 Art Auction on Saturday, December 2nd at the Michigan Union Courtyard in Ann Arbor (530 S State St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109).

Doors open at 6:30 pm.

This important event will also help us fundraise for the coming year's *28th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons* - providing financial support at a critical time in our growth, enabling us the bring the artwork of artists into the public realm in order to humanize people in prison, break stereotypes, and create dialogue about mass incarceration.

RSVP (https://umich.ejoinme.org/pcap2023artauction) for a night of fun, community, food, and entertainment!

In true PCAP fashion, the 2023 Art Auction is free and open to the public. We welcome all people who wish to join into our community! As a fundraising event, we are offering the optional opportunity to contribute by covering the cost of your meal, plus the additional option to cover somebody else's.

6:30 Reception & Silent Auction
7:30 Program & Live Auction

Space is limited. Get your tickets now! (https://umich.ejoinme.org/pcap2023artauctiontickets)

Set an alarm! The silent auction will begin online on Thursday, November 30th at 7:00pm (https://pcap2023artauction.ggo.bid/)

The silent auction will be BOTH in-person & virtual. The LIVE auction will be in-person ONLY.

We will be utilizing mobile-bidding, so have your smartphone handy & charged.
No smartphone? No problem! Assistance will be available at the event and desktops can also be used for online participants.

Want to skip the line? Pre-register ahead of time: (https://umich.ejoinme.org/pcap2023artauction)

*The University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) greatly values inclusion and access for all. We are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations to enable your full participation in this event. Please contact Sarah Unrath at saraheve@umich.edu if you would like to request disability accommodations or have any questions or concerns. We ask that you provide advance notice to ensure sufficient time to meet requested accommodations.*

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Social / Informal Gathering Sun, 29 Oct 2023 21:06:24 -0400 2023-12-02T18:30:00-05:00 2023-12-02T21:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Prison Creative Arts Project, The Social / Informal Gathering Daryl Rattew, Lapses in Judgment, 2022
Making Healthy Environments a Legal Right in Michigan: Legislation or Green Amendment (December 12, 2023 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/115567 115567-21835021@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, December 12, 2023 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

Panel discussion with Laprisha Berry-Daniels (Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice) and Nick Schroek (University of Detroit Mercy). Moderated by Natalie Sampson (University of Michigan Dearborn).

Zoom registration required: https://tinyurl.com/4hv3j363

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Lecture / Discussion Tue, 28 Nov 2023 10:58:39 -0500 2023-12-12T12:00:00-05:00 2023-12-12T12:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Lecture / Discussion Dec 12 Panel Discussion on Making Healthy Environments a Legal Right in Michigan
MLK Symposium 2024 Event Submission Form is now Active! (December 15, 2023 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/115922 115922-21835825@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, December 15, 2023 9:00am
Location:
Organized By: School of Social Work Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Do you want your MLK 2024 Event featured on the MLK Symposium Booklet, MLK Website and Guidebook mobile app?
The online submission form is now ACTIVE! The deadline for events to be published in the MLK Symposium booklet is the end of Monday, December 4, 2023. The MLK commemorative booklet will be available in-person at Hill Auditorium and as a clickable pdf booklet on the MLK Symposium website.



FYI: Events submitted after December 4th will still be featured on the MLK website and Guidebook mobile app.



NOTE: There is no deadline for your program to be featured on the MLK website and Guidebook app). The Guidebook app will launch by mid December.

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Conference / Symposium Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:24:54 -0500 2023-12-15T09:00:00-05:00 2023-12-15T23:00:00-05:00 School of Social Work Diversity Equity and Inclusion Conference / Symposium Dr. Martin Luther King
BARE AUDITIONS! (January 10, 2024 8:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116427 116427-21836812@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 8:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: In the Round Productions at U-M

Submit a virtual audition for "BARE"! Join us as we put on this contemporary classic! Help us to amplify LGBTQIA+ stories and storytellers as we highlight the Queer themes of this masterpiece!

Audition forms and videos are due by Wednesday, January 10 at 8:00pm. Callbacks will be held Thursday, January 11 and Thursday, January 12. Our performances will be March 7-9 in the Arthur Miller Theatre!

For more information, check out our LinkTree!

BARE is a coming-of-age rock musical with music by Damon Intrabartolo, and lyrics and a book by Jon Hartmere. A group of high school seniors at a Catholic boarding school faces 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. Its rich, vibrant score draws on many styles of contemporary music.

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Auditions Sat, 30 Dec 2023 22:17:13 -0500 2024-01-10T20:00:00-05:00 2024-01-10T20:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location In the Round Productions at U-M Auditions Bare Logo
Harmony in Action (January 13, 2024 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116593 116593-21837607@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 13, 2024 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Detroit Center

Harmony in action sparks a rhythmic community led discussion with Neptune XXI. All are welcome.

Join us and our special guest, @neptunexxi She is a singer, songwriter, and musician from Washington, D.C., and will co-lead an open floor discussion centered on harmony in action. Refreshments and parking validations will be provided.

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Workshop / Seminar Fri, 05 Jan 2024 09:48:09 -0500 2024-01-13T13:00:00-05:00 2024-01-13T16:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Detroit Center Workshop / Seminar Singer and songwriter Neptune XXI
Hip Hop Versus the "Just-Us" System (January 15, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/116093 116093-21836159@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 15, 2024 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan Detroit Center

Explore the American social justice system through the reflections from Hip Hop culture in music and other art forms.

Following the keynote address by Michelle Alexander and a provided lunch, the U-M Detroit Center will host a panel discussion. Panelists will include Quan Neloms, Lecturer at UM-Dearborn and founder of Detroit-based Lyricist Society, Teferi Brent (Kaos & Mystro), as well as Rebeka Farrugia and Kellie Hay, Professors of Communication at Oakland University and co-authors of Women Rapping Revolution: Hip Hop and Community Building in Detroit. To save your spot please scan the QR code or register here. Please call us at (313) 593-3584 or email at detroitcenter@umich.edu if you have any questions or concerns.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 21 Dec 2023 08:04:31 -0500 2024-01-15T10:00:00-05:00 2024-01-15T13:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan Detroit Center Lecture / Discussion Hip Hop Versus the "Just-Us" System
MLK Symposium: The Cost of Inheritance (January 15, 2024 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116202 116202-21836433@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 15, 2024 1:00pm
Location: Hill Auditorium
Organized By: Center for Social Solutions

The Center for Social Solutions is proud to partner with the Office of Academic Multicultural Initiatives to bring you an exclusive screening of The Cost of Inheritance. The CSS co-produced documentary traces the nation’s legacy of systemic inequities to modern-day America, introducing audiences to descendants of enslaved persons and slave owners, profiling their complex intertwined histories, and detailing how their quest to bridge divides galvanized them to seek reparations together. The film follows the long journey of individuals and communities seeking to make reparations a reality on the individual, local, and national levels.

The Cost of Inheritance is a co-production of WQED, The University of Michigan Center for Social Solutions, and presented in partnership with WORLD and American Documentary.

The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Earl Lewis.

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Film Screening Mon, 18 Dec 2023 10:52:26 -0500 2024-01-15T13:00:00-05:00 2024-01-15T15:00:00-05:00 Hill Auditorium Center for Social Solutions Film Screening Movie poster for 'The Cost of Inheritance: An America Reframed Special'
MLK Day Circle of Unity (January 15, 2024 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/115203 115203-21834180@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 15, 2024 3:00pm
Location: LSA Building
Organized By: Michigan Community Scholars Program

LOCATION CHANGE: LSA BUILDING ATRIUM

All invited to listen to or join a program of impromptu song, dance, and spoken word performances inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. Featuring performances by local singer-songwriter Joe Reilly, Detroit singer-guitarist Julie Beutel, and others.

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Performance Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:24:51 -0500 2024-01-15T15:00:00-05:00 2024-01-15T16:00:00-05:00 LSA Building Michigan Community Scholars Program Performance Image of Martin Luther King Jr.
History & Healing: Reparations and Repair in Detroit & Beyond (January 15, 2024 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116049 116049-21836108@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 15, 2024 4:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: Department of History

How do we maintain and encourage an authentic commitment to AfroUrbanism by utilizing the knowledge to be found in resources such as storytelling, oral histories, and archives that center the lived experiences of Black peoples? How do projects like the Black Bottom Archives and the Friends of Royal Oak Township’s Truth Toward Reconciliation initiative help us think about the possibilities of reparations as a form of remembrance and healing?

Program

Welcome and Introductions:

Bénédicte Boisseron
Chair, Department of Afroamerican and African Studies
Professor, Afroamerican and African Studies
University of Michigan

Opening Remarks and Framing:

Angela D. Dillard (moderator)|
Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education
Richard A. Meisler Collegiate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies and in the Residential College
University of Michigan

Reflections:

Lauren Hood
Founder/Director, Institute for AfroUrbanism
Associate Professor of Practice in Urban and Regional Planning
A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
University of Michigan

Marcia Black
Director, Black Bottom Archives

Baba Cheikh Mbacké
Co-Founder, Friends of Royal Oak Township
Preceded by four-minute except of film, A Tale of Ten Cities

Panel Discussion and Q&A

Closing Remarks:
John Carson
Director, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies
Associate Professor, History
University of Michigan

This event is presented by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Department of History, and Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies. Additional support from the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:47:28 -0500 2024-01-15T16:00:00-05:00 2024-01-15T18:00:00-05:00 Michigan Union Department of History Lecture / Discussion (Courtesy Black Bottom Archives)
Celebrate MLK Day with SEAS 'Unity Voices': Inspiring Change in Detroit Communities (January 16, 2024 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116562 116562-21837575@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 12:00pm
Location:
Organized By: SEAS DEI Office

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon as we bring together two dynamic speakers committed to fostering unity and transformation in Detroit neighborhoods. Jerjuan Howard, a veteran, author, and community builder, serves as the Founder and Executive Director of the Umoja Debate League. He has successfully transformed abandoned lots into the vibrant Umoja Village, a space dedicated to teaching youth about community engagement and positive change. Laprisha Berry Daniels, the Executive Director of Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice (DWEJ), is a passionate advocate with over 20 years of public health experience. She leads efforts to disrupt the status quo and eliminate environmental health disparities in Detroit.

This event offers a unique opportunity to gain insights from powerful speakers who are actively shaping Detroit's future. Discover how community engagement can bring about positive change and be inspired to contribute to a brighter future for our communities. The event will take place via Zoom Webinar on Tuesday, January 16th, from 12:00 to 1:15 PM. Register in advance and submit your questions to engage with the speakers. Spread the word on social media using #SEASUnityVoicesMLK.

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Livestream / Virtual Wed, 10 Jan 2024 10:31:02 -0500 2024-01-16T12:00:00-05:00 2024-01-16T13:15:00-05:00 SEAS DEI Office Livestream / Virtual #SEASUnityVoicesMLK
CLaSP Justice Discussion Series (January 16, 2024 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/112649 112649-21829240@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 3:30pm
Location: Climate and Space Research Building
Organized By: Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering

Join us in important discussions to understand and shape social justice in our community!

There will be conversations surrounding preset guidelines that create a safe and constructive space. Light reading resources will be provided prior to meetings. All are welcome.

If you would like to lead a discussion topic, please let us know!
This event is led by the Social Justice Journal Creation Crew (Prof. Mike Liemohn, E Schwartz, Owen Hughes, Tanner May, and Kaitlin Doublestein). Please direct questions to them or clasp-gusto@umich.edu and we will put you in contact with them!

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Well-being Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:18:51 -0400 2024-01-16T15:30:00-05:00 2024-01-16T17:00:00-05:00 Climate and Space Research Building Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering Well-being
Dinner for Democracy: How to be a Good Follower of Local Politics (January 16, 2024 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116288 116288-21836567@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 7:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Dinners for Democracy are nonpartisan presentations and small group discussions on topics students care about hosted by the student organization, Turn Up Turnout (TUT). Free food at in-person events!
Participants can expect to gain a deeper knowledge of the issue and an opportunity to discuss your thoughts, information about how your vote in local offices can affect the issue, and additional resources you can use to learn more.

Sign up at: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/10547

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:48:14 -0500 2024-01-16T19:00:00-05:00 2024-01-16T20:00:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Workshop / Seminar Turn Up Turnout Logo
UMSN Health Equity Leadership Series (January 17, 2024 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/110300 110300-21832493@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: School of Nursing

The Health Equity Leadership Series is a speaker series that welcomes leaders in the fields of nursing and healthcare to share their expertise and engage members of the UM community in critical thinking, learning, and dialogue about topics in health equity. Our goal is to expose UM faculty, staff, students, and alumni to some of the most pressing and relevant topics in health equity and nursing. Attendees will be challenged to learn, unlearn, and expand upon their own views while also networking with leaders who have a demonstrated commitment to advancing equity in healthcare.

This year's line-up:

Dr. Nao Hagiwara, PhD
Implicit Bias and Patient-Provider Communication
September 13, 2023
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Dr. Lucinda Canty, PhD, CNM, FACNM
Black Maternal Health
October 11, 2023
12:00 -1:00 PM ET

Dr. Priyoth Kittiteerasack, PhD, RN
LGBT Life in Thailand: Past, Current, and Future Situations
November 8, 2023
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Shirley Stephenson, MS, MFA, MA, FNP-BC
Humanities & Nursing
January 17, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

State Rep. Jason Morgan
Housing Insecurity & Inequality in Washtenaw County
February 16, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Dr. Victor Pedrero, PsyD
Diabetes and Stigma
March 13, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Dr. Erin Tenney, DNP, CNM, WHNP, APNP
Cultural Safety and Native American Health
April 10, 2024
12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

For full event descriptions, please visit our Sessions page: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/13451

This event series is hosted by the Office of Health Equity and Inclusion at the University of Michigan School of Nursing. All UM students, faculty, staff, and alumni are welcome to attend. Please register on UM Sessions and send any questions about the Health Equity Leadership Series to Emily Herzog (epawlik@umich.edu).

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 19 Oct 2023 11:21:50 -0400 2024-01-17T12:00:00-05:00 2024-01-17T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location School of Nursing Lecture / Discussion UMSN Health Equity Leadership Series Logo
Energy Justice in State Utility Regulation (January 22, 2024 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116727 116727-21837853@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 22, 2024 12:00pm
Location: Jeffries Hall
Organized By: Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program

Please join the Law School's Environmental & Energy Law Program for the next event in our lecture series. Gabriel Chan, Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, will discuss "Energy Justice in State Utility Regulation."

This event is free and open to the public.

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Lecture / Discussion Mon, 08 Jan 2024 15:36:44 -0500 2024-01-22T12:00:00-05:00 2024-01-22T13:00:00-05:00 Jeffries Hall Michigan Law Environmental and Energy Law Program Lecture / Discussion EELP Chan Lecture Poster
Dinner for Democracy: Medicaid Expansion (January 23, 2024 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116289 116289-21836568@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 23, 2024 6:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Dinners for Democracy are nonpartisan presentations and small group discussions on topics students care about hosted by the student organization, Turn Up Turnout (TUT). Free food at in-person events!
Participants can expect to gain a deeper knowledge of the issue and an opportunity to discuss your thoughts, information about how your vote in local offices can affect the issue, and additional resources you can use to learn more.

Sign up at: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/10547

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:48:44 -0500 2024-01-23T18:00:00-05:00 2024-01-23T19:00:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Workshop / Seminar Turn Up Turnout Logo
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (January 24, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/117733 117733-21839896@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 24, 2024 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition is awarding up to $50,000 for student driven projects that enhance sustainability or in some instances social sustainability for the University of Michigan's campus community. Attend grant information sessions, email, or check out our webpage to learn more!

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Meeting Tue, 06 Feb 2024 09:41:30 -0500 2024-01-24T10:00:00-05:00 2024-01-24T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Meeting Student Sustainability Coalition members assist the University of Michigan's Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) in the construction of their Mobile Farm Stand. The UMSFP mobile farm stand was awarded funding in Winter semester 2023.
Ahead of the Curve (January 25, 2024 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116204 116204-21836442@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 25, 2024 4:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: University of Michigan School of Public Health

From the halls of the South Carolina State House, to the New York Times bestseller list and the CNN airwaves, Bakari Sellers has moved hearts and minds with his work on civil rights, health equity, policy, and more.

On Thursday, January 25, Sellers will bring his leadership lessons to "Ahead of the Curve," a speaker series from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Renowned for his in-depth political insights and deep experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion, Sellers will join Dean F. DuBois Bowman for a 60-minute conversation that promises to challenge assumptions and provide thoughtful commentary.

During this critical time when health and policy decisions are confronting so many across the state and nation, Sellers is the ideal commentator and activist to learn from - we hope you join us for an enlightening conversation.

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Livestream / Virtual Mon, 18 Dec 2023 11:50:10 -0500 2024-01-25T16:00:00-05:00 2024-01-25T17:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location University of Michigan School of Public Health Livestream / Virtual Image of Bakari Sellars
Michigan in Washington Information Session (January 25, 2024 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116881 116881-21838140@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, January 25, 2024 6:30pm
Location: 1027 E. Huron Building
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

Please join us to learn about the Michigan in Washington program and how it can help you achieve your career goals. https://umich.zoom.us/j/96067832605

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Meeting Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:15:10 -0500 2024-01-25T18:30:00-05:00 2024-01-25T19:00:00-05:00 1027 E. Huron Building Michigan in Washington Program Meeting MIW
2024 MLK Spirit Awards Ceremony (Central Campus) (January 27, 2024 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/103057 103057-21805785@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, January 27, 2024 2:00pm
Location: Weiser Hall
Organized By: The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

The Central Campus Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Spirit Award program honors undergraduates, graduate students, and student groups on Central Campus who best exemplify the leadership and extraordinary vision of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Nominees and awardees will be recognized in the Award Ceremony, which will highlight the various ways in which our students have worked to carry on the spirit of Dr. King.

RSVP by Friday, January 19: https://forms.gle/T454NCsmYXkDYavu5

More information on the awards program: https://lsa.umich.edu/lsa/faculty-staff/undergraduate-education/academic-initiatives/mlk-awards.html

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Ceremony / Service Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:06:05 -0500 2024-01-27T14:00:00-05:00 2024-01-27T15:30:00-05:00 Weiser Hall The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Ceremony / Service MLK Spirit Awards Ceremony
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (January 29, 2024 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/117733 117733-21839925@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, January 29, 2024 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition is awarding up to $50,000 for student driven projects that enhance sustainability or in some instances social sustainability for the University of Michigan's campus community. Attend grant information sessions, email, or check out our webpage to learn more!

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Meeting Tue, 06 Feb 2024 09:41:30 -0500 2024-01-29T12:00:00-05:00 2024-01-29T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Meeting Student Sustainability Coalition members assist the University of Michigan's Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) in the construction of their Mobile Farm Stand. The UMSFP mobile farm stand was awarded funding in Winter semester 2023.
What’s All That Dust? The Need for Fugitive Dust Controls (January 30, 2024 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116490 116490-21837027@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center

Registration required.
https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4Zdy94OvTiaOtlrrV-cSVQ

Stuart Batterman (Environmental Health Sciences) and Simone Sagovac (Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision) will discuss the local impact of fugitive dust on air quality. Moderated by Natalie Sampson (University of Michigan Dearborn).

What is fugitive dust: it's when significant atmospheric dust arises from the mechanical disturbance of granular material exposed to the air. Dust generated from these open sources is termed "fugitive" because it is not discharged to the atmosphere in a confined flow stream. Common sources of fugitive dust include unpaved roads, agricultural tilling operations, aggregate storage piles, and heavy construction operations.

Add to Google calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r/eventedit?text=What%E2%80%99s+All+That+Dust%3F+The+Need+for+Fugitive+Dust+Controls&dates=20240130T120000/20240130T125000&details=For+details,+see:+https://sph.umich.edu/events/event.php?ID=10384

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:03:26 -0500 2024-01-30T12:00:00-05:00 2024-01-30T12:50:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan Lifestage Environmental Exposures and Disease Center Lecture / Discussion Fugitive Dust Control Jan 30 Zoom Webinar
Abortion in Jewish and Islamic Law (January 30, 2024 4:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/115689 115689-21835383@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 4:00pm
Location: 202 S. Thayer
Organized By: Judaic Studies

The Jewish and Islamic legal traditions provide diverse, nuanced opinions on the legality and morality of abortion. Despite the historical contexts of these opinions, they remain salient to the current legal debate in the United States. The range of opinions includes strict limitations on abortion, circumstantial legality, and general permissibility. Scholars in both traditions debated the issue over extended periods of time (millennia in both instances), creating sophisticated bodies of jurisprudence on abortion.

Although scholars disagreed over the permissibility of abortion, they recognized the legitimacy of differing opinions. Comparatively, the American political and legal debates on abortion have little tolerance for diversity of opinion and have become increasingly polarized. In this presentation, Professor Benhalim will provide examples of sophisticated abortion jurisprudence from both traditions that recognize and accommodate a wide range of answers to the legal and ethical questions abortion presents.


About Rabea Benhalim:

Rabea Benhalim is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Law School. She specializes in comparative Jewish and Islamic law with a focus on (1) The development of Islamic and Jewish law in the modern era and (2) the application of Islamic law in commercial contexts. Within these areas, her current work investigates how secular environments affect interpretations and development of religious law, especially for minority religions. Her recent publications include Islamic Law, Sex, & Marriage Contracts, 108 MINN. L. REV. (2023) (forthcoming) and Oppression in Islamic, Jewish and American Private Law, 94 COLO. L. REV. 1 (2023). She teaches a variety of law courses including Contracts, Secured Transactions, Jewish Law, and Islamic Law.

Professor Benhalim's prior work experience as a lawyer and policy expert includes positions at the Brookings Institution, Mayer Brown LLP, Maersk Oil, and the Carter Center. She was the 2017-2019 William H. Hastie Fellow at the University of Wisconsin Law School. She holds a J.D. from the University of Texas, an L.L.M. from the University of Wisconsin Law School, a Master of Islamic Studies from the University of Texas, a Master of Public Policy Degree from the University of Michigan, and a B.A. from the University of Texas at Dallas.

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:25:08 -0500 2024-01-30T16:00:00-05:00 2024-01-30T17:30:00-05:00 202 S. Thayer Judaic Studies Lecture / Discussion Professor Rabea Benhalim
Dinner for Democracy: Campaign Finance (January 31, 2024 7:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/116290 116290-21836569@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 7:00am
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Dinners for Democracy are nonpartisan presentations and small group discussions on topics students care about hosted by the student organization, Turn Up Turnout (TUT). Free food at in-person events!
Participants can expect to gain a deeper knowledge of the issue and an opportunity to discuss your thoughts, information about how your vote in local offices can affect the issue, and additional resources you can use to learn more.

Sign up at: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/10547

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:49:08 -0500 2024-01-31T07:00:00-05:00 2024-01-31T20:00:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Workshop / Seminar Turn Up Turnout Logo
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (January 31, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/117733 117733-21839897@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition is awarding up to $50,000 for student driven projects that enhance sustainability or in some instances social sustainability for the University of Michigan's campus community. Attend grant information sessions, email, or check out our webpage to learn more!

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Meeting Tue, 06 Feb 2024 09:41:30 -0500 2024-01-31T10:00:00-05:00 2024-01-31T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Meeting Student Sustainability Coalition members assist the University of Michigan's Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) in the construction of their Mobile Farm Stand. The UMSFP mobile farm stand was awarded funding in Winter semester 2023.
Privacy@Michigan Keynote - The Economics of Privacy at a Crossroads (January 31, 2024 4:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/117760 117760-21839982@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 4:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Information and Technology Services (ITS)

Dr. Alessandro Acquisti, Trustees Professor of Information Technology and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College, and the co-director of the CMU Center for Behavioral Decision Research (CBDR), will deliver a presentation on the economics of privacy in the context of augmenting economic arguments with non-economic considerations in order to address the broad concept of privacy.

Dr. Acquisti will discuss how the economics of privacy could expand its horizons and relevance both by considering economic dimensions and research questions that have so far received limited attention, and by accounting for the broader scholarship on privacy coming from other disciplines. As a complement to the contributions of other fields, rather than a substitute for them, the economics of privacy may keep thriving and remain a useful tool for debate and policy making.

Dr. Andrea Forte, Professor of Information and Dean of the University of Michigan School of Information, will deliver opening remarks.

Dr. Florian Schaub, Associate Professor of Information, School of Information, and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, will facilitate a panel discussion including Dr. Nazanin Andalibi, U-M Assistant Professor of Information, School of Information and Assistant Professor of Digital Studies Institute, College of LSA and Dr. Kirsten Martin, William P. and Hazel B. White Professor of Technology Ethics and is Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations in the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, after the presentation.

The event is free and open to the public.

Enter the Zoom Webinar, beginning at 4:30pm, January 31: https://umich.zoom.us/j/94561914426

Add it to your Google calendar and share with anyone who may be interested in attending: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/eventedit/copy/MWpnbzN1MXRsMmozN3U1c3Bqa2d0Mm84dGYgdW1pY2guZWR1X2ZkczI0Z2V2cGE0MnY5NTc2bG5wZTJjbWxrQGc

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Privacy@Michigan: https://safecomputing.umich.edu/economics-privacy-crossroads

Dr. Alessandro Acquisti: https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/faculty-research/profiles/acquisti-alessandro

Dr. Andrea Forte:
https://www.si.umich.edu/about-umsi/news/get-know-andrea-forte-new-dean-school-information

PANELISTS
Dr. Nazanin Andalibi:
https://www.si.umich.edu/people/nazanin-andalibi
Dr. Kirsten Martin:
https://kirstenmartin.net/

MODERATOR
Dr. Florian Schaub:
https://www.si.umich.edu/people/florian-schaub

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:10:28 -0500 2024-01-31T16:30:00-05:00 2024-01-31T17:30:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Information and Technology Services (ITS) Lecture / Discussion Block M and the words "University of Michigan." Privacy at Michigan, the economics of privacy at a crossroads, a privacy day discussion with doctor Alessandro Acquisti, webinar, Wednesday, January 31, 4:30 to 5:30 P.M. @umich tech
"From Dream to Reality: How My Family Ties to MLK Shaped My Future" (February 2, 2024 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/117913 117913-21840184@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 2, 2024 11:30am
Location: North Quad
Organized By: North Quad Programming

February 2 from 11:30 - 1:30 p.m., Space 2435, North Quad

To honor the legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr., North Quad Programming invites you to an intimate talk by Michigan Super Lawyer Melvin Butch Hollowell where Hollowell will discuss his uncle's work as MLK's attorney, the impact this experience had on his life, and his upbringing in a family with a history of breaking barriers that made Black history. The event will include a lunch reception, an MLK photo exhibit, and a Q&A following Hollowell's talk.
The event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be served. RSVP is required.
RSVP here: https://forms.gle/hrSbYTQGnzyRtx4ZA

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Lecture / Discussion Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:11:20 -0500 2024-02-02T11:30:00-05:00 2024-02-02T13:30:00-05:00 North Quad North Quad Programming Lecture / Discussion Melvin Butch Hollowell will be at North Quad's Space 2435 on February 2 to talk about how his uncle's work as MLK's attorney influenced his own future, and about his experiences growing up in a family that broke barriers that made Black history.
Heat & Health: Co-Producing Solutions for Passive Cooling in Self-Built Housing (February 2, 2024 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/117085 117085-21838620@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 2, 2024 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Center for Global Health Equity

Climate change is already having dramatic effects on human health and well-being. How are we adapting to these new realities and mitigating health risks for the world’s most vulnerable communities? Join us for the third seminar of the series: Climate Vulnerability & Health — How are we Responding?

In this talk, Dr. Pimentel Walker and Dr. Junghans will explore innovative housing solutions for climate resilience in self-built settlements in São Paulo, Brazil and Bucaramanga, Colombia.

Register: https://myumi.ch/Qqy5E


Full description:
Heat is a growing health risk aggravated by expanding urbanization, an increase in high-temperature extremes, and demographic changes. Communities living in precarious settlements are disproportionately vulnerable to extreme heat. Although building techniques to improve indoor thermal comfort can be an adaptation option, we lack design research tailored to the realities of self-built homes. Design research for passive cooling frequently stems from building standards in the Global North. In the Global South, these strategies target middle-class buildings, with higher-end formal construction built by design professionals and engineers.

This pilot project conducted an ethnographic account of auto-construction practices and constraints in two informal and precarious settlements in São Paulo, Brazil, and Bucaramanga, Colombia. The computational simulations identified interventions that theoretically improve occupant thermal comfort by increasing air velocity and lowering indoor temperatures, ultimately reducing heat stress. Our collaborative research in Burkina Faso has already implemented interventions, and it is in the assessment stage. However, are all identified passive cooling strategies equally feasible and responsive to community expectations? Working with community members and their advocacy networks, we plan to co-develop passive cooling strategies that are desirable and achievable, amplifying the voices of low-income residents in the policy agendas for climate and housing justice.

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Livestream / Virtual Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:23:13 -0500 2024-02-02T12:00:00-05:00 2024-02-02T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Center for Global Health Equity Livestream / Virtual A blue graphic advertising an upcoming lecture hosted by the Center of Global Health Equity at the University of Michigan titled Heat & Health: Co-Producing Solutions for Passive Cooling in Self-Built Housing.
Zine Release Party (February 3, 2024 6:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/117373 117373-21839227@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, February 3, 2024 6:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP)

Join us in celebrating the release of the new issue of our food sovereignty and social justice themed zine, The Underground! There will be copies to take home and snacks to eat. We would be delighted if you stopped in!

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Reception / Open House Thu, 18 Jan 2024 12:01:58 -0500 2024-02-03T18:00:00-05:00 2024-02-03T19:00:00-05:00 Michigan League University of Michigan Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) Reception / Open House Decorative scrapbook looking flyer that says "The Underground Release Party! February 3rd, 6 to 7 p.m. in the Michigan League (Koessler Room)
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (February 5, 2024 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/117733 117733-21839926@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, February 5, 2024 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition is awarding up to $50,000 for student driven projects that enhance sustainability or in some instances social sustainability for the University of Michigan's campus community. Attend grant information sessions, email, or check out our webpage to learn more!

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Meeting Tue, 06 Feb 2024 09:41:30 -0500 2024-02-05T12:00:00-05:00 2024-02-05T13:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Meeting Student Sustainability Coalition members assist the University of Michigan's Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) in the construction of their Mobile Farm Stand. The UMSFP mobile farm stand was awarded funding in Winter semester 2023.
What's Critical About Critical Librarianship? (February 6, 2024 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/118179 118179-21840598@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 2:00pm
Location: Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Organized By: School of Information

Critical librarianship interrogates the past, present and future of normative library systems, asking both how they came to be as they are and how they might be made different. Whose ways of knowing are embedded in our cataloging and classification schemes? What stories do our collections tell about what matters in the world? This seminar will address these questions in the context of the current spate of attacks on libraries and librarians across the country. How can #CritLib help us win the world we want?

Emily Drabinski is associate professor in the Queens (NY) College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. She serves as 2023-2024 president of the American Library Association.

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:23:39 -0500 2024-02-06T14:00:00-05:00 2024-02-06T15:30:00-05:00 Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) School of Information Lecture / Discussion Emily Drabinski
Up to $50,000 Grant For Student Sustainability Projects (February 7, 2024 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/117733 117733-21839898@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 10:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Student Sustainability Coalition

The Student Sustainability Coalition is awarding up to $50,000 for student driven projects that enhance sustainability or in some instances social sustainability for the University of Michigan's campus community. Attend grant information sessions, email, or check out our webpage to learn more!

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Meeting Tue, 06 Feb 2024 09:41:30 -0500 2024-02-07T10:00:00-05:00 2024-02-07T23:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Student Sustainability Coalition Meeting Student Sustainability Coalition members assist the University of Michigan's Sustainable Food Program (UMSFP) in the construction of their Mobile Farm Stand. The UMSFP mobile farm stand was awarded funding in Winter semester 2023.
Dinner for Democracy: Climate Change and Wealth Inequality (February 7, 2024 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116291 116291-21836570@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 5:00pm
Location: Weill Hall (Ford School)
Organized By: Turn Up Turnout

Dinners for Democracy are nonpartisan presentations and small group discussions on topics students care about hosted by the student organization, Turn Up Turnout (TUT). Free food at in-person events!
Participants can expect to gain a deeper knowledge of the issue and an opportunity to discuss your thoughts, information about how your vote in local offices can affect the issue, and additional resources you can use to learn more.

Sign up at: https://sessions.studentlife.umich.edu/track/event/10547

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Workshop / Seminar Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:49:32 -0500 2024-02-07T17:00:00-05:00 2024-02-07T18:00:00-05:00 Weill Hall (Ford School) Turn Up Turnout Workshop / Seminar Turn Up Turnout Logo
Michigan in Washington Information Session (February 8, 2024 6:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/116881 116881-21838141@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 8, 2024 6:30pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Michigan in Washington Program

Please join us to learn about the Michigan in Washington program and how it can help you achieve your career goals. https://umich.zoom.us/j/96067832605

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Meeting Tue, 23 Jan 2024 11:15:10 -0500 2024-02-08T18:30:00-05:00 2024-02-08T19:00:00-05:00 Off Campus Location Michigan in Washington Program Meeting MIW
First-Year Pathways Workshop (February 9, 2024 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/117626 117626-21839717@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 9, 2024 12:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Ginsberg Center

Are you passionate about social justice, advocacy, or service and trying to determine your next steps at UM or beyond? Interested in pursuing a career that allows you to enact positive social change? Join us for our Learning in Community workshop on finding your “Pathway” to becoming a social change-maker. The Pathways to Civic Engagement and Community Change is a framework that describes a range of possibilities by which you can exercise your power to create a better world, including direct service, community organizing, policy-making, community-engaged research, social entrepreneurialism, and philanthropy. These pathways intersect and overlap, demonstrating the interdependent nature of working toward the common good. At the end of this workshop, you’ll be better able to assess what kinds of opportunities are the best match with your personality, talents, and passions. Whether you are considering what extracurriculars to get involved with, or making choices about graduate school and careers, the Pathways workshop can help guide you to the next steps in your social justice journey.

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Workshop / Seminar Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:51:23 -0500 2024-02-09T12:00:00-05:00 2024-02-09T13:30:00-05:00 Michigan League Ginsberg Center Workshop / Seminar Learning in Community graphic (Buildings on top of "C")
Reclaiming Our Vote: South Asians and Civic Engagement with Mussab Ali (February 9, 2024 5:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/118535 118535-21841188@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 9, 2024 5:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: American Civil Liberties Union Undergraduate Chapter

Raised in Jersey City by immigrant parents, Mussab’s background profoundly influences his professional and philanthropic endeavors. A prolific writer and speaker, he addresses education, community involvement, and social justice, with features in major publications and appearances on national media. In 2017, Mussab became the youngest official in Jersey City's history and the youngest Muslim elected official in the U.S. at the time. His re-election in 2018 garnered nearly 23,000 votes. He co-founded the Ali Leadership Institute, equipping activists and leaders for civic participation.

Hosted by the South Asian Awareness Network and Muslim Students Association, this 90-minute workshop is open to all students that want to expose themselves to South Asian social justice! Tote bags and t-shirts (limited quantity), along with refreshments, will be provided at no cost for attendees.

For more workshop details and registration, please visit bit.ly/saanference24. For more information, visit @um_saan on Instagram or email saan@umich.edu.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 07 Feb 2024 04:08:52 -0500 2024-02-09T17:00:00-05:00 2024-02-09T18:30:00-05:00 Michigan Union American Civil Liberties Union Undergraduate Chapter Conference / Symposium SAAN Conference Logo
Redefining Inclusivity: Beauty Meets Culture with Aleena Khan (February 9, 2024 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/118536 118536-21841189@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, February 9, 2024 7:00pm
Location: Michigan Union
Organized By: American Civil Liberties Union Undergraduate Chapter

Aleena Khan is a co-founder and Chief Brand Officer of award-winning, South-Asian owned beauty destination, CTZN Cosmetics. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Dubai, Aleena is a graduate of USC’s Marshall School of Business and former Snapchat alum. Under Aleena’s leadership, CTZN has garnered over 200 press mentions, 5 industry awards, and organic celebrity placements including Beyonce, Megan Fox, Demi Lovato and more. Aleena's forward-thinking approach has paved an entirely new destination within the beauty sector that previously never existed; CTZN Cosmetics is the first ever brand championing the intersection of Beauty meets Culture. Aleena identifies as a thought leader on redefining inclusivity and authentic representation and was recently interviewed on NBC’s TODAY Show, which garnered over 30 million impressions.

Hosted by the South Asian Awareness Network and United Asian American Organizations, this 90-minute workshop is open to all students that want to expose themselves to South Asian social justice! Tote bags and t-shirts (limited quantity), along with refreshments, will be provided at no cost for attendees.

For more workshop details and registration, please visit bit.ly/saanference24. For more information, visit @um_saan on Instagram or email saan@umich.edu.

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Conference / Symposium Wed, 07 Feb 2024 04:14:22 -0500 2024-02-09T19:00:00-05:00 2024-02-09T20:30:00-05:00 Michigan Union American Civil Liberties Union Undergraduate Chapter Conference / Symposium SAAN Conference Logo