Events hosted by members of the Kalamazoo local community that focus on integrating various aspects of social justice with community activism and dialogue.
If you have suggestions about new events for this page, please email acsjl@kzoo.edu.
September 26-28, 2019
2.5 Day Understanding & Analyzing Systemic Racism Workshop
- WORKSHOP SCHEDULE: Thurs. 6-9:30pm, Fri. 8:30am-6pm, & Sat. 8:30am-5pm. Full participation is important as each part builds on the previous ones. Lunch and snacks are provided.
- LOCATION: Wesley Foundation 2350 Ring Road North
- Near Campus of Western Michigan University
- REGISTRATION: Please register here. The workshop fee is $425. Please make checks payable to “ERACCE” and mail to ERACCE 2348 Ring Road North, Kalamazoo, MI 49006 or pay online. Payment secures your spot in the training.
- 16.5 Social Worker CE: $75 additional cost to be paid at the start of the workshop. Please bring your license with you to the training.
- 16.5 Educator SCECH’s: $75 additional cost to be paid at the start of the workshop. Please bring your license with you to the training.
November 15, 2019 9:00AM-4:30PM
2019 Summit on Racism
Location and details to be determined
SHARE Society For History and Racial Equity 471 West South Street #42A Kalamazoo, MI 49007
December 5-7, 2019
2.5 Day Understanding & Analyzing Systemic Racism Workshop
- WORKSHOP SCHEDULE: Thurs. 6-9:30pm, Fri. 8:30am-6pm, & Sat. 8:30am-5pm. Full participation is important as each part builds on the previous ones. Lunch and snacks are provided.
- LOCATION: Wesley Foundation 2350 Ring Road North
- Near Campus of Western Michigan University
- REGISTRATION: Please register here. The workshop fee is $425. Please make checks payable to “ERACCE” and mail to ERACCE 2348 Ring Road North, Kalamazoo, MI 49006 or pay online. Payment secures your spot in the training.
- 16.5 Social Worker CE: $75 additional cost to be paid at the start of the workshop. Please bring your license with you to the training.
- 16.5 Educator SCECH’s: $75 additional cost to be paid at the start of the workshop. Please bring your license with you to the training.
February 9 – June 7, 2020
Patient No More: People with Disabilities Securing Civil Rights
Discover a remarkable, overlooked moment in U.S. history when people with disabilities occupied a government building to demand their rights and won. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 made it illegal for any federally funded facilities or programs to discriminate against disabled people, but four years later one missing signature stood in the way of the law taking effect.
Kalamazoo Valley Museum 230 North Rose Street Kalamazoo Michigan 49007