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  1. ENGAGE: COVID-19 Response Virtual Discussion Featuring Deepa Iyer ENGAGE: COVID-19 Response Virtual Discussion Featuring Deepa Iyer

    April 30, 2020 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

    Join ENGAGE SSW along with Student Union President, Briana Tetsch, for a virtual discussion on April 30 at 12 PM featuring nationally renowned racial justice advocate, lawyer, scholar and author of “We Too Sing America,” Deepa Iyer. Iyer is a strategic advisor at Building Movement Project and director of Solidarity Is. Iyer’s areas of expertise include the post 9/11 America experiences of South Asian, Muslim, Arab and Sikh immigrants, immigration and civil rights policies, and racial equity and solidarity practices. Iyer will be discussing her recent work on "Mapping our Social Change Roles in Times of Crisis."

    Attending this session will count for field credit.

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  2. Discussion on Covid-19, New Orleans, Louisiana, and LGBTQ+

    April 30, 2020 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

    This week we will focus on the history of pandemics in the United States, specifically in New Orleans, and their impact while they are raging and beyond. We will also focus on the impact of COVID-19 on LGBTQ+ individuals and communities. Special guests from Louisiana and around here will discuss Identity and Vulnerabilities in the time of COVID-19: 

    Jen Scott, PhD, LMSW, Assistant Professor, Social Work, Louisiana State University 

    Robin McDowell, PhD Candidate, African American Studies, Harvard University

    Rashun Miles, MA,MSW, PhD Student, University of Mississippi 

    Marc Arthur, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Social Work, University of Michigan 

    Leon Golson, Director of Prevention Programs, UNIFIED

    Khalid Hudson, Senior Organizer with Together Baton Rouge

    Beth Shermman, Associate Clinical Faculty, Social Work, University of Michigan

    Lady Carlson,  Lead Organizer at West Side Sponsoring Committee and Together Louisiana.    

    Guests will contribute their perspective from  Louisiana in a conversation on how multiple personal identities make us more or less vulnerable to the virus and to its associated stigma and inequities. 

    This follows on conversations the Faculty Allies for Diversity have been having for the past four weeks on social consequences of the pandemic. For the next few weeks, we will invite guests to speak on issues concerning New Jersey (Newark and Brazil) both hard hit by COVID-19. Please join us!

  3. 25th Annual Lavender Graduation

    April 30, 2020 - 4:30pm to 7:00pm

    Lavender Graduation is a celebration of LGBTQ graduates at the University of Michigan. Graduates from any school/college in the University from any academic level are welcome to participate. All participating graduates will receive a FREE rainbow 2020 tassel, lavender cords, and a Lavender Degree! Families, students, faculty, and staff are all welcome to join the celebration.  Light appetizers will be served after the ceremony.

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