Planned Events
UM-Dearborn is planning a week of events to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.
To commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. UM-Dearborn, along with Henry Ford College, U-M and UM-Flint, will host programs and events dedicated to honoring the memory of this great American Icon.
- RED TABLE TALK WITH SY STOKES
8:30-9:45 a.m., Online, More information to come.
Jon Sy Stokes, a postdoctoral fellow for U-M's National Center for Institutional Diversity, in this Red Table Talk. His primary research is focused on campus racial climate and racial equity.
- 29TH ANNUAL UM-DEARBORN MLK DAY OF SERVICE
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Register to participate.Volunteers from across campus and the surrounding community will come together on Monday, January 17, to lend a helping hand and inspire long lasting and positive change throughout the Metro Detroit area. Volunteers will work remotely or in person to support Detroit-area schools and community agencies in fulfilling their valuable missions.
CALLING IN THE CALL OUT CULTURE
3:30-5 p.m., Online. Register here.
Loretta Ross — nationally-recognized expert on racism and racial justice, women's rights, and human rights — leads a discussion\ on challenging the Call Out culture of social justice movements and academic spaces in order to build a united human rights movement. Ross is a visiting associate professor at Smith College in the Program for the Study of Women and Gender, teaching courses on white supremacy, race and culture in America, human rights, and calling in the calling out culture.
CHANGE IT UP!: BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TRAINING
Online. More information to come.
Based on a nationally recognized four-stage bystander intervention model, this training will helps individuals intervene in situations that negatively impact individuals, organizations and the campus community.
PEACE RALLY
Noon-1 p.m., Meet at the UM-Dearborn University Center
Join the Peace Rally walk from UM-Dearborn's University Center to the Henry Ford College Student Center. It will start at noon. Speakers include Mayor-Elect Abdullah Hammoud and coordinator of the Black Male & QUEENS Focus Group at Henry Ford College Kalvin DaRonne Harvell.