Showing events on November 11, 2013
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"One Day as a Foreigner" Reflective Photo Exhibition
November 11, 2013 (all day) 9:00 PM
Come see students' and faculty's photos and stories from their experiences abroad. The photo exhibition will be on display November 11-November 25, 2013.
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The Grocery Gap: Unequal Access to Healthy Food in Southeast Michigan
November 11, 2013 - 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET
Dorceta Taylor of the U-M School of Natural Resources and Environment examines access to food in this part of the state and explores new approaches to understanding and assessing food insecurity, which is very high in parts of Southeastern Michigan. Some areas in the region are described as "food deserts," but is this term appropriate? Join us for this installment of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender's yearlong Poverty & Inequality Series.
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Winona LaDuke "Building a Green Economy: Indigenous Strategies for a Sustainable Future"
November 11, 2013 - 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET
Winona LaDuke, Internationally acclaimed American Indian author, orator, and activist
The United States is the largest source of greenhouse gases in the world and influences international policy. It turns out that Native American communities have the potential to generate up to one half of present US electrical consumption through producing power from the wind. This is the alternative to both military intervention into oil rich countries, and represents the potential for ecological sustainability. In recent years, LaDuke has been involved in moving tribal communities towards wind and alternative energy systems, and working with tribal and state governments to voluntarily meet the conditions of the Kyoto accord. A leader on the issues of culturally-based sustainable development strategies, renewable energy, and food systems, Winona LaDuke offers alternatives and a vision for the future.
This event is being co-sponsored by the National Center for Institutional Diversity, the Native American Student Association, Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs, Center for Campus Involvement, Women's Studies Department, the Department of American Culture, the School of Social Work, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, the Center for the Education of Women, and the Ford School of Public Policy.