Events
Featured Year of Democracy Events
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Climate & Conflict: Measurement Challenges with Forced Migration
February 20, 2025 | 4:00–6:00PM | Palmer Commons - Atrium 4 North & Forum Hall
Both climate and conflict contribute to forced migration, but what is this phenomenon and how do we measure it? In this roundtable we will hear from experts from diverse fields, from legal studies to statistics, to learn about forced migration and its measurement challenges in a chaotic time.
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After 2024: Elections & Democracy
February 25, 2025 | 4:00-5:30PM | Weiser Hall, Room 1010
2024 was described as a “super year” for elections. But did it feel like a “super year” for democracy?
This roundtable takes stock of what we learned from a year when a whopping 4 billion people – half the world’s population, from America to India to Mexico to South Africa – had the opportunity to vote.
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Hey, We Need To Talk!
Aug 31, 2024 – Jan 26, 2025 | UMMA
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Runs Aug 31, 2024 — Jan 26, 2025. Artist Philippa Pham Hughes is guided by an aesthetic of care and delight in creating relational spaces for joy, human interaction, reflection, and flourishing. In “Hey, We Need to Talk,” Hughes continues an exploration in her work about what it means to be an American. Hughes aims to strengthen democracy through art-driven dialogues that repair the social fabric of our country. In these relational conversations, she asks visitors to contemplate what it means to flourish—both as individuals and as a community.
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Exploring What It Means to be American Through Art and Conversation
Featuring a vibrant wallpaper of 50 state flowers designed by artist Ouizi (Louise Jones), the exhibition symbolizes national unity and the diverse beauty found across America. Against this backdrop and among works of art chosen from UMMA’s collection, a series of interactive social events will unfold, encouraging visitors to engage in honest, courageous, common sense discussions about civic responsibility and national identity. These interactive elements invite visitors to make new connections and find new ways to flourish through the power of community, sustainability, dignity, and beauty.
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Governing in time of crisis: Lessons from two big city mayors
January 22, 2025 | 4:30–6:00PM | Joan and Sanford Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium
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The mayors of Chicago and Seattle share their experiences and the more general lessons of governing during times of crisis.
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The mayors of Chicago and Seattle share their experiences and the more general lessons of governing during times of crisis.
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Take Care: Democracy, Art & Healing
January 30, 2025 | 7:00-9:00PM | UMMA
An unforgettable evening with four trailblazing women in the arts, each bringing her own unique vision on how art can heal our society. Part performance, part interactive workshop, part discussion, this dynamic event explores the themes of care, resilience, and self-expression in times of challenge. Presented by the Center for Racial Justice, UMMA, & U-M Arts Initiative
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Teaching in Tumultuous Times: Post Election Edition
January 30, 2025 | 10:00-12:00PM | CRLT Seminar Room (1013 Palmer Commons, 1st Floor)
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Educators
This interactive in-person workshop provides an opportunity for instructors to think together and work through strategies for engaging with students in the classroom about emerging events on campus and beyond.
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This interactive in-person workshop provides an opportunity for instructors to think together and work through strategies for engaging with students in the classroom about emerging events on campus and beyond.
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Classroom Activities for Engaging with Politics, Policy, & Social Issues
February 20, 2025 | 10:30-12:00PM | CRLT Seminar Room (1013 Palmer Commons, 1st Floor),
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Educators
Strengthen toolkits for incorporating civic skills-building in the classroom and discipline with this in-person workshop. We’ll explore specific classroom activities for class sessions discussing policy, politics, and social issues.
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Center for Emerging Democracies Lecture. Claims, complaints and democratization of the local state in India
March 18, 2025 | 12:00-1:30PM | Virtual
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The talk examines the effects of rights-based welfare expansion in India on local governance and civic action through a comparison between two accountability systems in the state of Bihar; Social Audits and the Right to Public Grievance Redress Act.
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The talk examines the effects of rights-based welfare expansion in India on local governance and civic action through a comparison between two accountability systems in the state of Bihar; Social Audits and the Right to Public Grievance Redress Act.
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