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ICPJ Podcast: Jan Wright
ICPJ member Jan Wright discusses her initial involvement volunteering with the organization to becoming an active member, involved with initiatives regarding climate change, local food, and trade agreements.
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The Prison Creative Arts Project: Art by Michigan Prisoners
The Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) was founded in 1990 with the mission to collaborate with incarcerated adults, incarcerated youth, urban youth and the formerly incarcerated to strengthen our community through creative expression. This nationally recognized show has grown to be one of the largest exhibitions of prisoner art in the country and features more than 500 works of art by over 250 artists.
Martin Bandyke, morning drive host at Ann Arbor's 107one, discusses the Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners with William (Buzz) Alexander, Janie Paul and Sari Adelson, the exhibit founders and curators.
20th Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners will run from March 25 through April 8 at the Duderstadt Gallery on the North Campus of the University of Michigan. For more information about the exhibit, visit The Prison Creative Arts Project's website.
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All Things Dad With Nationally-Known “Dad Blogger” Doug French
Doug French, co-founder of the Dad 2.0 Summit, discusses the evolution of the modern dad, as well as a myriad issues – such as work/life balance, paid parental leave, and outdated media stereotypes that confront us as engaged parents.
As we navigate these challenges, and male childcare becomes more commonplace, dad networks are popping up all over the country to help us raise our kids the best we can, and to help ensure that they inherit a more enlightened perception of masculinity.
Doug has been a dad blogger since 2003. He's been profiled in or written for several magazines and newspapers, including The New York Times, Slate, The Huffington Post, Babble, and Parents. He is a contributor to Michigan Public Radio and frequently speaks at conferences such as BlogHer, Mom 2.0, and BlissDom about fatherhood, parenting, and content marketing. You can find out more about him at mrdougfrench.com.
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Nerd Nite #20 - What the $X#! is the anthropocene? An extraordinary moment in Earth and human history
James Arnott – What the $X#! is the anthropocene? An extraordinary moment in Earth and human history
This talk will introduce you to the extraordinary moment in Earth and human history that you (yes, you) are living through. We’ll look at why now is different than before and why the future is dependent on a unlikely species that grew out of a cave into a skyscraper and now shapes the future of earth, wind, and fire. The anthropocene is now—and here to stay—so come learn what we know, what you should know, and what we all must do!
About James Arnott:
James is a student, researcher, and enthusiast for thinking big. He is pursing a PhD at the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan. Meanwhile, he is Program Director of the Aspen Global Change Institute, an interdisciplinary think tank for global environmental issues.
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Connecting Food & Faith
A panel of interfaith leaders explore the connection between faith and food at this kickoff event for a year-long Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice program entitled Food & Justice: An Interfaith Exploration of How Our Food Choices Impact Our Environment, Our Economy and Our Neighbors.
There is tremendous interest in food system issues, not only as they affect the earth but also as they relate to racial and economic justice, hunger and other human rights challenges. This event will mark the beginning of a community-wide discussion of related issues.
Panel members include:
Moderator Chuck Warpehoski of the Interfaith Council for Peace & Justice
Reverend Kristin Riegel of the First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor
Cathy Muha, Mindful Eating Coaltion leader at the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor
Mansoor Qureshi, President of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community of Michigan
Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice envisions a world free from violence, including the violence of war, poverty, oppression, and environmental devastation. To enact this vision, they commit to nurture a community in which compassion and respect foster actions that dismantle systems of violence while simultaneously creating systems of peace, justice, and ecological sustainability.
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Nerd Nite #19 - Fear + Brains ≠ Zombies
Have you ever been cornered by zombies and not had a shotgun on hand? Did your palms sweat and your breathing increase? If so, you’ve experienced fear! Fear is one of our most basic emotions, and it is necessary for living beings to avoid undeath. During this talk, we will discuss the brain regions that help individuals determine what and when to fear. There will also be a demonstration of how scientists study fear in the laboratory. If you are interested in feeling the back of your neck prickle on the week before Halloween, you’re probably not a zombie, so this talk is for you!
About Katherine Prater:
Katherine adores science (both with and without the fiction). When she is not sciencing with her labmates, Katherine can often be found playing computer games with her husband, playing board games, or reading a good book. She also may be found playing with her “love”bird, known to some as “the destroyer of worlds.” Recently, Katherine has had the great pleasure of being a co-founder of RELATE, an organization at the University of Michigan that endeavors to teach STEM graduate students to better explain their research to lay-audiences.
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Belief, Hope and Generosity in the Workplace: Hiring Individuals in Recovery
Ari Weinzweig believes that a key aspect of managing ourselves is acknowledging the power of belief - and how much, whether we realize it or not, our beliefs impact our lives and our futures.
In this talk, the CEO and co-founding partner of Zingerman's Community of Businesses will take a look at how our beliefs play out in our day to day workplace experiences and how we and our workplaces are impacted by our beliefs. Ari will discuss how our beliefs about ourselves, organization, coworkers, and our boss, affect the work that we do. And also how, wittingly or unwittingly, we go to great lengths to reinforce our beliefs.
Weinzweig has been distilling the lessons learned from that journey into a series of what will eventually be 6 books. The third, and most recent of the Zingerman’s Guide to Good Leading series, A Lapsed Anarchist's Approach to Managing Ourselves turns inwards and examines the impact that our selves have on our businesses.
This lecture is in partnership with U-M Council for Disability Concerns 2014 Investing in Ability Week theme Addiction as Disability.
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Foster Care In Washtenaw County
Approximately 14,000 children are in foster care at any given time in Michigan. How can we keep these children safe and cared for until they can be returned to their family? It is a community effort.
Join service providers from across Washtenaw County as they discuss the current state of Michigan's foster care, the innovative partnerships that have been created to address the challenges and ways that the community can help protect one of its most valuable resources. This event, held during Foster Care Month, features representatives from the following organizations:
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate Association): Providing citizen-volunteers to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children in courtrooms and communities;
Department of Human Services – State of Michigan: Raising hope and fostering dreams for Michigan's children and foster care families;
Faith Communities Coalition on Foster Care: Educating and motivating faith congregations in the support of Washtenaw County foster children and families;
Foster Care Navigators: Supporting the continuing growth of Michigan's foster parent population;
Our House: Providing support and resources for Washtenaw County youth aging out of foster care
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Author Lisa Anderson & Dawn Farm Staff Discuss Alcoholism And Lisa’s Book, The Lost Chapters
Author Lisa Anderson and staff from Dawn Farm discuss alcoholism and the effect on families.
Lisa is the author of the book The Lost Chapters: A Daughter's Hard Questions About An Ad Man's "Unexpected" Death, the truth about her late father, a New York ad man.
Lisa Anderson grew up in New York City and graduated from U-M with a Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology and a Master’s degree in Public Health. Professionally she develops research training programs for early career researchers in the health sciences. The Lost Chapters is her first book and invites others seeking the truth about a loss to go the distance.
"Healing comes in getting the story right," the author says. "The Lost Chapters explores class, love, and the legacy of addiction, and delivers a hopeful rendering of a difficult journey."
For many years, Dawn Farm has offered a continuum of services to help addicts and alcoholics achieve long term recovery. From humble roots in 1973 to the current array of community programs, Dawn Farm’s plainspoken ideal has always been the same—to be the place where addicts and alcoholics could go for help, regardless of their ability to pay. With residential services, supportive transitional housing, outpatient treatment, sub-acute detoxification and a range of active outreach programs, Dawn Farm has always been there to help.
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Martin Bandyke Under Covers: David Giffels
Martin talks to award-winning author and journalist David Giffels about his new book The Hard Way on Purpose: Essays and Dispatches From the Rust Belt. For David, whose writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Grantland, Ohio has always been home. He was born in Akron in the 1960s and has seen the once-thriving rubber and tire industry in his part of the country crumble. As a kid, he watched adults lose their jobs. As an adult, he's watched friends leave one by one. Yet a devoted tract of the population, David included, remains in the Rust Belt, committed to celebrating their singular Midwest culture and carrying it forward. David's insights ring true to us Michigan residents as well.