This event has been CANCELED/POSTPONED as of 3/12/2020. Please stay tuned for more details. UM’s Concert Band showcases women’s fight for equality in celebration of the centenary of the ratification fo the 19th amendment. The concert features compositions by women, including the premiere of a composition by Valerie Coleman, commissioned specifically for this concert.In addition … Read more
Lisa Nakamura, Gwendolyn Calvert Baker Collegiate Professor, Department of American Culture; Director of the Digital Studies Institute Ava Purkiss, Assistant Professor, Departments of American Culture and Women’s Studies LaVelle Ridley, Doctoral Candidate in English and Women’s Studies Abby Stewart, Sandra Schwartz Tangri Distinguished University Professor of Psychology and Women’s Studies; IRWG Founding Director This event has been … Read more
Danielle Atkinson, founding director of Mothering Justice Stephanie Chang (MPP/MSW ’14), member of the Michigan State Senate and co-founder and past president of Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote-Michigan Dessa Cosma, Executive Director of Detroit Disability Power Sharon Dolente (MPP ’04), voting rights strategist at Michigan ACLU Michael Steinberg (moderator), Professor from Practice, U-M Law School, former legal director, Michigan … Read more
Stephanie Chang, member of the State House of Representatives and co-founder and past president of Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote-Michigan; Dessa Cosma, Executive Director of Detroit Disability Power; Reverend Wendell Anthony, President of the Detroit Branch of the NAACP and leader of voting rights campaigns, including Take Your Souls to the Polls and Proposal 3; Matthew … Read more
Please join us as we commemorate the passage of the 19th amendment and welcome Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, Anita Earls. Justice Earls is an African-American civil rights attorney, educator, and founder of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ). Her lecture will examine the fight for women’s suffrage in light … Read more
CEW+ presents its annual fall symposium themed Creating Change through Introspection, Dialogue, and Action. The 2020 Symposium includes a diverse group of scholars and community practitioners who embody leadership in varied ways as they advocate for change. This year’s Symposium will be a virtual event that includes a series of presentations and workshops that will take … Read more
Introduction by Provost Susan Collins, Edward M. Gramlich Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, professor of economics, and former dean of the Ford School Annette Joseph-Gabriel, assistant professor of French and Francophone Studies and Editor of the Global Black History section of Public Books Ian Shin, assistant professor of History and American Culture (Asian/Pacfic Islander Studies) … Read more