Spotlight: WCTF 2021 Juneteenth Celebration |
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WCTF 2021 Juneteenth Celebration
Friday, June 18, 2021 8:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT
Join the Women of Color Task Force for its 2nd annual Juneteenth observance event.
The Juneteenth holiday is celebrated on Saturday, June 19, 2021, but we invite you to join us for our celebration on Friday, June 18th, from 8:30 am – 1:30 pm. The theme for our event is “Improving Intercultural Race Relations to Develop Intercultural Solidarity.” Juneteenth, also called Jubilee Day, Freedom Day, Liberation Day, or Emancipation Day, is the designated holiday commemorating the freedom of the slaves in the United States, traditionally observed annually on June 19th. President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had officially outlawed slavery in Texas and the other states in rebellion against the Union almost two and a half years earlier on January 1, 1863. Enforcement of the Proclamation generally relied on the advancement of the Union troops.
The anniversary of the June 19, 1865 date recognizes the day that the announcement by Union Army Major General Gordon Granger, proclaiming freedom from slavery and the end of the Civil War was delivered to Galveston, Texas.
Professor Lorraine Gutiérrez, the Associate Dean for Educational Programs, will serve as a panelist in the Keynote. The International Center is co-sponsoring this event.
Event Includes:
- Welcome
- Learning from Cross-Cultural Experiences: A Global Perspective (Panel #1)
- Toward a Culturally Inclusive Workplace (Panel #2)
- Keynote Program: Improving Intercultural Race Relations to Develop Intercultural Solidarity
- Final Remarks
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Registration: June 1 - June 11
Date: Conversation Circles run from June 7 - July 30
Brief Description: The English Language Institute's (ELI) Conversation Circles program is going virtual this summer in order to create connections among international students and scholars at U-M, beat the isolation, and boost morale during this difficult time. Each circle consists of up to four participants and is led by a volunteer facilitator. Participants meet via an online platform to talk about any topic of interest, play games, and share pictures and videos. This is an opportunity to support our community and be part of the U-M family while apart. You can provide a valuable space for U-M international students and scholars to stay connected during this time of loneliness and uncertainty.
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Date: Thursday, June 10th at 12:00 pm EDT
Brief Description: This webinar will focus on the "pedagogy" part of the series title, "Japanese Studies Antiracist Pedagogy." I invite us to think together about what antiracist course design entails, and how it can--and must--be baked into a course at every level, from its learning goals and structures to assignments, discussions, readings, and classroom policies. I will draw from my experiences teaching a course themed around narratives of Japanese American incarceration during World War II. The course explores these narratives as an active and enduring presence in the lives and politics of the present--in the United States, at its borders, and beyond them. My students and I consider Japanese American incarceration in conversation with Indigenous sovereignty and settler colonialism; the incarceration of Japanese Latin Americans; present-day activism around migrant detention at the U.S.-Mexico border; and the ongoing work of redress and repair with respect to structural/interpersonal racism and antiblackness in the United States. Registration required.
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Date: Various
Brief Description: Join the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Michigan for their summer series on food insecurity to learn more about the extent of the problem before and during the pandemic, the populations most affected, the impacts on the health of adults and children, the federally supported programs that address food insecurity, the organizations that provide solutions right here in Washtenaw County, and an innovative private initiative to create win-win-win programs benefitting needy households, local farmers and vulnerable communities. $15 for all 3 lectures or $10 for single lectures.
- Cindy Leung, "No Food for Thought: Food Insecurity and Health Outcomes Across the Life Course" on Thursday, June 10 from 10:00 - 11:30 am EDT
- Kate Kraussbecame, "Fair Food Network: Hungry People, Local Farmers, and Vulnerable Communities " on Thursday, June 17 from 10:00 - 11:30 am
- "Key Organizations Serving Food-Insecure People in Washtenaw County" on Thursday, June 24 from 10:00 - 11:30 am EDT
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Date: Thursday, June 10th from 7:00 - 8:30 pm EDT
Brief Description: This webinar/virtual gallery talk will explore the work of several artists included in the Halal Metropolis Exhibition at the Stamps Gallery. Amna Asghar, Adnan Charara, and Stamps Professor Endi Poskovic will sit down with Halal Metropolis curator, artist, and Stamps Associate Professor Osman Khan, to discuss the motivations and aesthetics of the artwork they have contributed to this installation. The Halal Metropolis exhibition, by artist Osman Khan, photographer Razi Jafri, and historian Sally Howell, explores the facts, fictions, and imaginaries of the Muslim population(s) in Detroit and Southeast Michigan as viewed through historical research, documentation of current conditions, and explorations of future desires. Stamps events are free and open to the public.
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Date: Sunday, June 13th from 2:00 - 3:30 pm EDT
Brief Description: Join Rising Voices, a nonprofit organization based in Detroit developing the leadership, organizing, and power-building capacity of Asian American communities, for Re-imagining Asian-American Community Safety. This is part one of a series on community safety. Our conversations will range from understanding safety on a personal level to re-imagining budgets and public safety on a larger scale. We invite all Asian-Americans who want to learn more about how we can make our neighborhoods safe, welcoming and just. Join us as we explore community safety through a mix of speaker presentation and discussion. This event will offer Mandarin Chinese interpretation. Attendees will receive art from our Asian-American artist series after the event.
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Date: Various
Brief Description: Join the weekly Global Health Coffee and Conversation Series that brings lived perspectives from different cultures and health systems in various fields in health, from maternal health to mental health, community care, access and changing systems. These are designed to be interactive conversations where students can strengthen their understanding in various fields of global health.
- Rigan Louis and Danta Bien-Aimé: “Access to Healthcare in Haiti” on June 15, 2021, 8-9 am EDT
- Marinilda Rivera Díaz: "HIV, Migrations and Human Rights: International Perspectives" on June 21, 2021, 8-9 am EDT
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Date: Friday, June 25th at 12:00 pm EDT
Brief Description: Do you have thoughts about your specific Fulbright U.S. Student Program goals? Join us for a lunchtime question and answer session, where you're welcome to chat about the 2021 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Application, as well as listen to fellow U-M students voice their questions. This session will not be recorded.
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Professional Opportunities |
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Brief Description: Freedom House Detroit supports and empowers asylum seekers on their journey to safety, security, and freedom by providing comprehensive services in an inclusive and welcoming space. A Basic Needs and Housing Case Manager position is available. This position is responsible for providing person-centered care to clients, including assessment, care planning, and referral services to individuals and families.
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Deadline: June 11, 2021
Brief Description: If your graduate or postdoctoral research touches on any aspects of global health, public health, histories of medicine, the role of pandemics and vaccines, or any related health topics in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America or the Caribbean, then please consider participating in an exciting program this summer by U-M and the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras (UPR). You will work alongside wonderful colleagues from Puerto Rico and Michigan to create innovative lesson plans for middle and high school students. You would receive $750 in compensation for your time and expertise. This program will be 100% virtual.
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Deadline: Rolling
Brief Description: Anti-racism grants are available to support student organization activities and projects by student groups for anti-racism work, with a specific focus on confronting anti-Blackness, racism against Indigenous peoples, and confronting white supremacy. The goal is to inclusively support the work of student groups seeking to confront racism to the greatest degree possible. Such funding could be for projects, events, services, programming, or partnerships with external organizations.
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Global Impact: News Story of the Week |
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*All news stories presented are likely to include bias. Please be aware of this as you read the article. If interested, we encourage you to read further about the topic at your own discretion. |
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"Equal access to vaccines requires political will to work with communities and health, primary care and social professions to find a global solution to a global crisis. IFSW Secretary-General Rory Truell says, ‘We need your help to make this statement a global reality` and asks members to lobby their health ministries.
Next week the G7 countries meet in England on 12th June 2021. USA, Italy, Canada, France, Germany, UK and Japan. All are countries that have delivered vaccines to their own populations ahead of others and have committed to support COVAX, but still the COVID virus takes many thousands of lives. We have a responsibility to build a global response to a global crisis..."
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Email ssw.oga@umich.edu if you have any questions.
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