Ginsberg Center Matters of the Month Events

Access to affordable housing is both a local and global issue. Community leaders Carley Kleinhans (SOS Community Services) and Desirae Simmons (Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice) join us to talk about housing access and affordability in our local community. Join us on February 26, 2021 from 12-1pm to learn about how local leaders have been responding to the housing crisis in Washtenaw County during the COVID pandemic, meet other UM students interested in housing access and affordability, and learn how you can get involved. Bring your lunch and learn about this topic and ways to get involved on campus and in the community. 

Literacy and access to equitable education continues to be both a local and national issue. Community leaders Melissa Brooks-Yip (Washtenaw Intermediate School District ) and Nancy Shore (Ann Arbor Public Schools) join us to talk about literacy and overcoming educational inequity in our local community. Join us on March 10, 2021 from 7-8pm to learn about how local leaders have been working to support teachers, children and families during the COVID pandemic, meet other UM students interested in educational equity, and learn how you can get involved. 

The right to literacy and access to equitable education is both a local and national issue. Classroom teachers Meaghan Stanford (Macdowell Preparatory Academy) and Alexandrea Somers (Brewer Academy) join us to talk about literacy and overcoming educational inequity in classrooms. Join us on March 24, 2021 from 7-8pm to learn about how teachers have been working to support children and families during the COVID pandemic, meet other UM students interested in advancing educational equity, and learn how you can get involved. 

Environmental Justice is an important topic on a local, national, and global level. Join us from 12-1pm on March 13, 2021 where our very own University students will share about their experiences and how you can get involved on campus and in the larger community.