MI

Social Networking for Social Change Launch Party for JustConnect!

Submitted by Holly Lynn Frei on Mon, 01/18/2010 - 00:42

Topics: community, social networking

City: Ann Arbor

State: MI

Event Date and Time:

January 18, 2010 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Address:

1024 Hill Street

Are you interested in social change? How about great people and free pizza? On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, come join us at the Ginsberg Center from 12:30-2pm to find out how you can become involved in your community year round!

Earn Your Work Study Money- Apply Today!

Submitted by HeatherW on Fri, 04/22/2011 - 13:43

Topics: Education justice, Tutoring, America Reads, Work-Study

City: Detroit, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti

State: MI

Organization:

America Reads Tutoring Corps

Position:

Tutoring Corps Member

Job Description:

Do you have work-study? Do you like working with kids? Would you like a part-time job experience that is meaningful and rewarding? Consider applying to the America Reads Tutoring Corps!

Contact:

klynnf@umich.edu

Apply Before:

09/01/2011

Full-time AmeriCorps Position #2 with MCSP

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/29/2011 - 15:12

Topics: academic sucess, job, AmeriCorps, Community and Diversity, Civic Engagement

City: Ann Arbor

State: MI

Organization:

Michigan Community Scholars Program

Position:

Coordinator of Community Capacity Building for Civic Engagement

Job Description:

Michigan Community Scholars Program (MCSP) is a residential community for students who are committed to community service, social justice and academic study. Through small courses, service projects, social programs and other opportunities, students work to model a community of friendship, responsibility, diversity and much more.

Contact:

dschoem@umich.edu

Apply Before:

04/15/2011

Full-time AmeriCorps Position #1 with MCSP

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 03/29/2011 - 15:04

Topics: AmeriCorps, community building, social justice; jobs, volunteer

City: Ann Arbor

State: MI

Organization:

Michigan Community Scholars Program

Position:

Community Outreach Coordinator

Job Description:

Contact:

dschoem@umich.edu

Apply Before:

04/15/2011

Growing Allies Winter Retreat

Submitted by sdmcclai on Tue, 03/08/2011 - 13:02

Topics: Allyhood

City: Ann Arbor

State: MI

Organization:

Growing Allies

Position:

Facilitator and Participants

Job Description:

The Growing Allies program is hosting a weekend retreat for students, staff and faculty interested in learning about how to build a safe and inclusive community at Michigan and beyond. “Allies” are individuals who commit themselves to ending injustice in the world.

Contact:

growingallies@umich.edu

Apply Before:

03/23/2011

FREE Screening of "Mooz-lum" With the Writer/Director and Producer

Submitted by sdmcclai on Tue, 03/08/2011 - 12:59

Topics: Social Identity Intersections

City: Ann Arbor

State: MI

Event Date and Time:

March 11, 2011 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Address:

East Hall Aud 1324 530 Church ST

U-M Muslim Students' Association, Global Scholars Program, and MESA/Trotter Black History Planning Month Committee invite you to enjoy a FREE Screening of the film, "Mooz-lum."

Social Justice Allies Roundtable

Group: Growing Allies, IGR Facilitators, Community Action Social Change Minor

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 11:02

Topics: growing allies, roundtable, social justice ally

City: Ann Arbor

State: MI

Event Date and Time:

February 16, 2011 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Address:

Ambatana Lounge, South Quad 600 E Madison Ave

Growing Allies, the Program on Intergroup Relations and LSA Student Government's Multicultural Affairs Committee are excited to invite you to a Social Justice Allies Roundtable! The event will take place on Wednesday February 16 from 6pm-8pm in South Quad's Ambatana Lounge.

AIR Student Organizing Fellowships

Submitted by Evans on Wed, 02/09/2011 - 10:50

Topics: fellowship, immigration, civil rights, organizing, community

City: Dearborn

State: MI

Organization:

Alliance for Immigration Rights & Reform

Position:

Fellowship

Job Description:

AIR Student Organizing Fellowships

Are you tired of watching immigrant families be broken apart through raids and deportations, or wait for years for family visas to come through?

Are you sick of racial profiling or outright violence by law enforcement?

Are you angry about the exploitation immigrant workers face in the fields or in the backs of our restaurants?

Contact:

Mary Birkett, mmbirkett@gmail.com

Apply Before:

02/28/2011

Today! Strengthening the Scholarship of Engagement

Submitted by Evans on Fri, 02/04/2011 - 09:51

Topics: service learning, scholarship, citizenship, Detroit, grassroots, community engagement

City: Ann Arbor

State: MI

Event Date and Time:

February 4, 2011 - 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Address:

Educational Conference Center, School of Social Work

You are cordially invited to the
2011 Dewey Symposium
Strengthening the Scholarship of Engagement in the American Research University

2:30-4:00pm Friday, February 4, 2011
Educational Conference Center (ECC) room
U-M School of Social Work (directions)
Reception to follow from 4-5:30
RSVP online

Public Defense: Right or Privilege?

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/14/2011 - 15:25

Topics: law, Criminal Justice

City: Ann Arbor

State: MI

Event Date and Time:

January 17, 2011 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Address:

Michigan Union - Pendleton Room

Public Defense: Right or Privilege?

Panelists:
Mark Fancher, ACLU of Michigan
Peggy Raben, Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan
Amit Weitzer, Michigan Campaign for Justice
Ruth Harlin, Sister of Michigan Exoneree