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May 24
Understanding Privilege
10:00am, Off Campus Location
The course details and description are available of the Organizational Learning website.
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May 25
Change it Up!
10:30am, Off Campus Location
The course description and details are available on the Organizational Learning website.
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May 31
Social Change Incubator
3:00pm, Center for the Education of Women
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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Jun 7
Towards Solidarity: Allyship in Action Workshop
10:00am, Michigan Union
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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Jun 15
2023 Juneteenth Symposium
8:00am, Off Campus Location
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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Jul 26
Ask a Grad Student!—Advice Panel for Incoming International Students
9:00am, Off Campus Location
Grad School 101 invites you to attend our inaugural “Ask a Grad Student!”—Affinity Advice Week+! We know that starting graduate school can be filled with many unknowns. We’re here to support you as you begin your new journey! Our “Ask a Grad Student!”—Affinity Advice Week+ offers over a week’s worth of advice panels for different affinity groups in Rackham. These panels are devoted to providing you with guidance on how to navigate your transition to graduate life here at Michigan. Each day, we will focus on the experiences of a different affinity group within the Rackham community. The featured panelists will be graduate students of the particular affinity group who have all been in your shoes. During the first half of our event, the panelists will provide advice to general questions about the first year journey, asked by our moderator. The second half of the event will be dedicated to a Q&A where you will have the opportunity to ask the panelists specific questions you may have. You aren’t going to want to miss this opportunity! Make sure to sign up today! Registration is required at https://myumi.ch/2m7qp. We want to ensure full and equitable participation in our events. If an accommodation would promote your full participation in this event, please follow the registration link to indicate your accommodation requirements. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to have adequate time, preferably one week, to arrange for your requested accommodations or an effective alternative.
