Description: Sean M. Wright, MSU Department of History

Description: A Special Presentation by Professor Kayla Wheeler, Assistant Professor of African American Studies and Digital Studies, Grand Valley State University

Description: A Conversation on the Immigration Ban, Building the Wall, and Mass Shootings: Moving Beyond Despair and Collective Trauma In light of recent hate acts that have occurred across our nation, the MSU College of Education, the City of East Lansing, the East Lansing Human Relations Commission, and the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid Michigan are hosting a facilitated panel and community conversation focused on moving beyond despair and trauma. Collective healing involves dialogue, resource-sharing, and gaining understanding across cultural differences. This event will include panel reflections from community members on the Parkland shooting, the immigration ban, building "the wall," and the Tree of Life Congregation Pittsburgh shooting. Refreshments will be served. All interested community members are welcome.

Description: Delia Fernandez, MSU Department of History

Description: The biennial Race in the 21st Century America conference brings to campus leading scholars, community activists, public officials and residents, representing racial, ethnic, gender, sexuality and other forms of diversity, to participate in an important conversation with the Michigan State University community, as well as Lansing area residents, about the problem of race in America. The race conference, as we call our project, is fundamentally designed to examine systems of power and privilege in the United States, especially the impact of these ‘systems’ on communities of color.

Description: Andrew Herod, Department of Geography, University of Georgia

Description: The Día de la Mujer Conference began in 1994 to highlight the accomplishments of Latina women in our community. Since that time DDLM has grown into a multi-faceted series of workshops focusing on Education, Health, Legal, STEM, Finance, Business, Interpersonal Relationships, and self-empowerment for Latinas of all ages and backgrounds. Our conference goals are to empower, motivate, inspire, connect and support Latinas and all women in their quest for advancement in society. DDLM is also an excellent opportunity for non-Latinos, who are interested in learning about the beliefs, views, and way of life in the Latino community. DDLM recognizes that there is value in difference and is an excellent cross-cultural experience for all who take advantage of the opportunity. DDLM is open to all regardless of ethnic background. We encourage everyone to attend and participate in all that DDLM has to offer. DDLM is open and inclusive of all who value diversity and wish to learn about the growing Latino community.

Description: This innovative exhibition is co-curated by sister survivors and their allies, reflecting on the vast crisis of sexual violence centered on the MSU campus in recent years. Inspired by hundreds of teal bows and ribbon tied in early 2018 around campus trees as tributes to the survivors, the exhibit chronicles the continuing struggle by the survivors to call public attention to sexual violence and to promote dignity, healing, and positive transformation locally and globally. Visual art, poetry, text, and audio installations celebrate the power of singular and collective voices to challenge injustice, demand institutional accountability, and build a better world. A living reminder to each and every survivor of sexual violence that you are not alone, this dynamic space invites interactive dialogue with all visitors, as we consider together strategies to promote institutional change and nurture cultures of safety, compassion, and healing. The exhibition opens to the public on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 5:30 pm and will run through March 2020.

Description: Tom Kastle’s program of songs and tales from the Solidarity Sing-along at the State Capitol in Madison (the longest protest sing in history in response to the gutting of labor rights by the Wisconsin legislature and former Governor Scott Walker)

Description: Alexandra Bourque (Artist), Jordyn Fishman (Artist), Kelly Hansen (Exhibition Designer), Karin Zitzewitz (Art, Art History and Design), Ellen Schattschneider (Brandeis), Valerie von Frank (Sister Survivors Support Parents’ Group), Trinea Gonczar (WC SAFE); Moderator: Carla Acevedo Yates (Broad Art Museum)