Category: <span>CC News</span>

Save the dates for Bridges not Fences 6: Stories of Trauma and the Road to Recovery

Please save the dates of Feb. 25 and April 9 for the event series ‘Bridges not Fences 6: Stories of Trauma and the Road to Recovery’ where you will listen to stories of immense life challenges, attend a workshop to craft your own story and then be introduced various methods of healing.

Detroit Mercy Law to host property law scholar Bernadette Atuahene for discussion, Jan. 31

Harvard and Yale trained property law scholar Bernadette Atuahene and special guest Orlando Bailey, Emmy award-winning journalist and executive director of Outlier Media, will lead an evening of conversation based around Atuahene’s new book Plundered: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America.

Appalachia service immersion trip application deadline is Jan. 15

Service immersion trip to Joppa Mountain, Tenn., takes place during spring break, March 1-7. UDM students of all faiths or non-faiths are invited to apply for this opportunity. Participants will engage in hands-on service in the community around Joppa Mountain, including building homes, working in food pantries and learning about the systemic issues that contribute to poverty and displacement.

New feature in A Year in Radical Hospitality: A Thanksgiving of Cultural Exploration

Read ‘A Thanksgiving of Cultural Exploration,’ the latest feature in the series A Year in Radical Hospitality, where Assistant Professor Ashlee Barnes describes the enriching experience of welcoming two international students from India into her Detroit home for Thanksgiving dinner and reminds us of the importance of intercultural exchange.