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February 24, 2006
Lani Guinier Lecture, March 20th
Lani Guinier (Harvard Law School)
Who's Qualified?
Moving beyond affirmative action to reconsider
the ways in which colleges admit all students
Monday
March 20, 2006
12:00-2:00 pm
Rackham Auditorium
Professor Guinier argues that colleges should practice "confirmative
action," meaning that all students should be evaluated and educated to
confirm the sacred, democratic mission of higher learning.
Free event, open to the public
Co-sponsored by the Michigan Coalition for Human Rights and the Institute for Research on Women and Gender
For more information, please contact
U-M Institute for Research on Women and Gender
204 South State Street, 1136 Lane Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1290 * 734-764-9537
www.umich.edu/~irwg/
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February 16, 2006
Danish Cartoon Controversy - A Discussion
"NOT IN THE NAME OF OUR PROPHET:
The Danish Cartoons and the True Legacy of Islam's Greatest Prophet"
Watch PBS's acclaimed Muhammad: LEGACY OF A PROPHET and have a discussion on the current Danish cartoon controversy.
THIS FRIDAY, FEB. 17TH @ 7PM: POND ROOM-MICHIGAN UNION
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February 11, 2006
The Vagina Monologues: A Colorful Production
The Vagina Monologues
with an all women of color cast
February 19, 2006
2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Power Center,
University of Michigan
Tickets are available at the Michigan Union Ticket Office.
$10.00 for student
$12.00 for non-studeents
The Vagina Monologues is a recent cultural phenomenon and performed each year around Valentine's Day as a celebration of women, all sorts of women, all types of women and their, eh, private parts (blush!). It is at times hilarious, touching, angry, and sorrowful as the actors in the cast tell what it means to be female. Help celebrate V-day by seeing the Vagina Monologues
This year's production has not been without its controversies. By trying to make a different sort of statement, featuring a cast only of women of color there have been some objections but controversy aside, those who have seen this play in years past may just learn something new from this production. There is no right or wrong in this play. Its message needs to be spread and its universality is obvious, having been preformed by an all transgender cast as well. Come to one of the productions on the 19th to decide for yourself if any of the fuss is necessary.
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February 10, 2006
Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit
SPEAK FOR YOURSELF!
Young Detroiters Talk About Race
Saturday, February 11, 3:00 p.m.
Michigan Union Kuenzel Room
University of Michigan
What would happen if young people from different racial, ethnic, and
religious backgrounds came together to increase dialogue in a
segregated metropolitan area? In this new interactive performance,
Mosaic ensemble members depict teenagers of diverse ancestries,
and confront the stereotypes they face growing up in metropolitan
Detroit. This charged performance offers hope that our future
might be more enlightened.
Speak For Yourself! was commissioned by Youth Dialogues on Race and
Ethnicity in Metropolitan Detroit, a collaboration of the National
Center for Institutional Diversity at the University of Michigan and
the Skillman Foundation.
For more information, please contact Naomi at nmilstei@umich.edu or
734-709-0898.
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February 03, 2006
Sphinx 2006
The 9th Annual Sphinx Competition
for young Black and Latino string players
will be held February 7 - 11, 2006.
Reserve your tickets today online at
www.detroitsymphony.com!
The Sphinx Competition is held every year in Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan. The competition is open to all Junior High, High School, and College age Black and Latino string players residing in the U.S. The Sphinx Competition offers young Black and Latino classical string players a chance to compete under the guidance of an internationally renowned panel of judges and to perform with established professional musicians in a competition setting. Its primary goals are to encourage, develop and recognize classical music talent in the Black and Latino communities.
For more information see http://www.sphinxmusic.org/index.html
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February 01, 2006
The Gender Impact of the Proposed Michigan Civil Rights Initiative
Newly Released
The Gender Impact of the Proposed Michigan Civil Rights Initiative.
An examination of the impact of the proposed Michigan Civil Rights Initiative and a review of the impact of Proposition 209, a similar California initiative enacted in 1996.
Sue Kaufmann, Associate Director, CEW, will explore the impact of this initiative on Wednesday, February 15 at 12:00 at the Center for the Education of Women, 330 East Liberty, Ann Arbor.
The complete report can be read @ http://www.umich.edu/~cew/PDFs/MCRI.pdf
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U.S. Census Bureau Radio or Podcasts for Black History Month
The U.S. Census Bureau offers what they call daily radio features for Black History Month on their website at http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/broadcast/radio/special_radio_features.html There is one 60-second segment on a specific person for every day of the month.
Take 60-seconds to listen to one. You might learn something.
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