Showing events on November 14, 2018
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Stand Up Stand Out Challenge
November 14, 2018 - 10:30am to 11:30am
This 60 minute challenge begins with registration and kick off at 10:30 a.m. at Liberty Plaza in downtown Ann Arbor and ends at noon. Volunteer teams on the streets of Ann Arbor will walk up to as many individuals as they can during this one hour period and share three quick facts about the Shelter as well as a card brigade. They will ask their new acquaintance to take a photo with them for the shelter's Social Media Blitz before moving on to share with more people in this fun FRIEND-raiser. We recommend dressing in colorful outfits to grab attention (think capes, tutus, get creative!).
You can create a 2 - 4 person team and register your team here. (Scoll down to 11/14 and register a team)!
Geena Moreno will be waiting in front of the SSW at 10am.
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CASC Info Session
November 14, 2018 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Interested in learning more about the Community Action and Social Change minor? Come to this info session to learn more about the CASC community, what CASC is and what it can offer you in your undergraduate program, the types of courses you'll take, and the available opportunities for CASC students after graduation!
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CASC Engineering Lunch: STEM & Social Justice
November 14, 2018 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join the Community Action and Social Change (CASC) Minor to learn about the importance of social justice in STEM. This event provides you with an opportunity to network with current and prospective CASC students in the School of Engineering and is hosted by CASC-Engineers, Sabrina Kim and Rickey Shackelford.
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Student Town Hall
November 14, 2018 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
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Poverty Solutions at CASC Drop In
November 14, 2018 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Interested in learning more about the Poverty Solutions Certificate? Meet a Poverty Solutions representative 1-2PM during our CASC office hours!The Poverty Solutions certificate is co-sponsored by the School of Social Work’s CASC Minor program and Poverty Solutions, a presidential initiative that seeks to leverage the intellectual assets and academic scope of the university toward preventing and alleviating poverty.
Students in the certificate program will have the opportunity to:
Attend Poverty Solutions’ events and activities
Develop connections with Poverty Solutions faculty and staff on issues related to economic inequality
Engage in experiential learning with Poverty Solutions partner organizations and communities through social action
Participate in Poverty Solutions research, steering committees, small grant opportunities, and other student driven activities
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Transgender Awareness Week Keynote Speaker-Reyna Ortiz
November 14, 2018 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Reyna Ortiz has been working for over four years at Taskforce Prevention & Community Services: however, she has been involved with the transgender community since 2000. When she began to frequent other transgender women who were sex workers, Reyna then started to share her knowledge and help find resources available for the community.
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Donia Human Rights Center Panel. Detaining Refugee Children: What’s At Stake?
November 14, 2018 - 6:45pm to 8:15pm
The intensifying border control efforts by the Trump administration came to a head earlier this year when the authorities started aggressively attacking the integrity of families seeking asylum in the U.S., keeping children in detention separate from their parents. Subsequent legal battles and public debates revealed strong sentiments against the policy, leading to a rare concession by the administration. As efforts to reunite families continue, this panel of three experts examines the psychological, political, and legal impact of the policy on the families, policy makers, and public opinions, asking the question of what's at stake.
This Donia Human Rights Center Panel is co-sponsored by: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Law School, and School of Social Work.
Panelists:
James C. Hathaway
James E. and Sarah A. Degan Professor of Law and Director of Program in Refugee and Asylum Law, Law SchoolSherrie Kossoudji
Associate Professor, School of Social Work
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of EconomicsAnn Chih Lin
Associate Professor, Ford School of Public Policy
Moderator:
Kiyoteru Tsutsui
Professor, Sociology
Director of Donia Human Rights Center and Center for Japanese Studies