In-person - Lansing Center
Virtual - Zoom
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ASL interpreters and live CART captioning will be provided during the summit. To request additional reasonable accommodations, please contact Annie Urasky at uraskya@michigan.gov.
Introduction
Hosted by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights, the 2022 Michigan Civil Rights Summit is a call to action in our current national climate. The event will provide an opportunity for activists, policymakers, funders, academics and public servants to discuss, strategize and collaborate on critical civil rights issues.
During the day, participants will tackle topics like equity in education, housing, economics, health outcomes, voting rights, and democracy. The approach for each discussion is an examination of how structural “isms” (racism, ageism, sexism, classism, ableism, etc.) impact historically and culturally marginalized communities. Attendees will also consider how systemic advantage shapes discrimination and the role an equity lens plays in helping to dismantle institutional and structural inequity.
The summit will end with a discussion on strategies to operationalize equity in efforts to promote strategic systems change. Attendance will be possible virtually or in-person at the Lansing Center in Lansing, MI.
Event Schedule
9:15 AM-10:10 AM Opening Plenary Session: Laying the Foundation – Systems lens/Structural “isms”
Speakers: Marcia L. Fudge (Recorded Comments), John E. Johnson, Jr., Garlin Gilchrist II, Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony. Read More
10:20 AM-11:50 AM Education Equity Workshop
Speakers: Pamela Good, Paula Herbart, Nicholas Buckingham, Rachel Yamakura. Literacy is the cornerstone of personal and professional development, but recent research…Read More
10:20 AM-11:50 AM Health Equity Workshop
Speakers: Dessa Cosma, Alexis Travis. This session reviews how the social determinants of wellness contribute to health inequiti...Read More
12:00 PM-1:15 PM Housing Equity Presentation and Working Luncheon
Speaker: Richard Rothstein (Virtual). The lunch plenary will review the role that federal, state, and local governments played i...Read More
1:20 PM-2:50 PM Voting Rights and Democracy Workshop
Speakers: Yvonne White, LaRhonda Wilson, Angelique PowerThis workshop considers the fundamental role of voting in a democracy, and the impact of p...Read More
1:20 PM-2:50 PM Economic Equity Workshop
Participants will explore how discriminatory economic practices impacted marginalized comm...Read More
3:00 PM-4:00 PM Closing Plenary Session: Call to Action - Change the System
Speakers: Ashley Kuykendoll, Tiffany King, Poppy Hernandez, Chiraag Bains (Recorded Comments). The closing plenary will explore institutional and structural strategies to achieve long-t...Read More
4:00 PM-5:00 PM Networking Hour
This is an opportunity for conference attendees to network with each other. In person and virtual sessions will be available.