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Upcoming Events
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8th Annual Building Power Conference: Building Power Toward Collective Liberation
February 21, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM ET
The mission of Building Power is to center community knowledge in the fight against white extremism. Often in academic spaces, we do not learn from the activists, community leaders and organizers doing the work in our communities. We want to flip this narrative and provide a space for community leaders to be the teachers, and for students to engage in this type of learning in an accessible way.
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Pics, Texts, and Tracking: Understanding and Addressing Digital Dating Abuse
February 21, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM ET
Relationship violence is still a common problem for young people today and while professionals may be familiar with common forms of power and control including verbal, emotional, and physical abuse, many adults are less familiar with the ways technology and social Press enter to read full text...
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CommuniTea with Dr. Lindsay Bornheimer
February 24, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 12:45 PM ET
Please join us for CommuniTea with Associate Professor of Social Work and Associate Professor of Psychiatry in the Medical School, Dr. Lindsay Bornheimer! Dr. Bornheimer is a clinical social worker and researcher specializing in suicide prevention among adults with Press enter to read full text...
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Black Excellence Celebration
February 24, 2025 - 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET
Join us for the Black Excellence Celebration! Members of the Social Work community will be recognized for the work they have done that uplifts the Black Community. Cuppy's Best soul food dinner will be provided!
This event will be held in person.
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Community Conversation: Domestic Violence & the Course System
February 24, 2025 - 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM ET
We invite you to a community conversation around domestic violence in the court system with special guest Dr. Daniel G. Saunders on February 24, 2025 at 6:30 pm.
We are trying out a unique format in which a guest speaker will present a 10 minute mini-lecture on the Press enter to read full text...
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Trauma-Informed Programs and Practices for Schools (TIPPS): Online Training of Trainers Workshop Series (Day 2)
February 25, 2025 - 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM ET
This online workshop series will guide school professionals through the TIPPS framework, which is a systems-level approach to address trauma in schools. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of trauma, explore the 10 core pillars of TIPPS, and discuss ways to Press enter to read full text...
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Know Your Rights: Policy Updates & Community Q&A with MIRC
February 25, 2025 - 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM ET
Join Student Government Officers, in collaboration with School leadership and the DEI Office, for an informational session on immigration rights, immigration policy updates, and a community Q&A with the Michigan Immigration Rights Center. Food will be offered for in-person attendees.
This event is a hybrid option and will be held in person and over Zoom. The Zoom link will be shared prior to the event.
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Common Roots
February 26, 2025 - 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET
Join us in building a supportive and empowering community for BIPOC and international students, staff, and faculty at the School of Social Work!
We know that networking and mentorship seem daunting, especially with so much going on in the world. This is a space Press enter to read full text...
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Undoing Racism Workgroup
February 27, 2025 - 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET
Undoing Racism is a community collective of students, staff and faculty in the School of Social Work dedicated to fighting white supremacy at individual, school and structural levels. This workgroup was established in 2019 after the community took part in the Press enter to read full text...
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Community Conversation: Misinformation & Disinformation
February 28, 2025 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET
We invite you to a Community Conversation about Misinformation and Disinformation on Friday, February 28th at 12:00 pm EST.
During our conversation, we will discuss the issues of misinformation and disinformation. According to Debunk.org, misinformation refers to the Press enter to read full text...