Hello everyone!
We are excited to share with you the registration forms for our Virtual Democracy Dinner series. FREE Panera will be provided for these events. Over the rest of the semester, we will be hosting a series of events geared towards making navigating politics and civic engagement easier and more inclusive/equitable for all. ***Registration is limited to 12 participants per event***
United We Stand: Healthy Conflict
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. EST
Registration Link: bit.ly/3gLdNbv
*Registration closes this Friday, February 18 @ noon
Speakers
- Anne-Lise Halvorsen, MSU Associate Professor & Director, CITE Program Teacher Education, College of Education
- Jake Kasper, MSU Academic Integrity Specialist, Dean of Students Office
Join us as we explore together how to hold the tension of our differences in healthy and respectful ways. Fight, flight and freeze are classic primal responses to danger and conflict. But these are not our only options. Human relationships bene?t from more caring, connective engagement. Good relationships, treasured friendships and healthy communities do better when healthy engagement is the normal response to conflict. Disagreement is a part of human relationships. When we listen to each other with curiosity and care about each other’s needs it is more possible to live together happily.
Political Stereotypes
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
5:30 – 7:30 p.m. EST
Registration Link: bit.ly/3uTqfhF
Speaker: Michael Allensworth, M.A., CHRS (he/him), Assistant Director, MSU Residence Education Residence Education and Housing Services, Division of Student Life & Engagement
It can be tempting to dismiss the concerns and opinions of the people around us or to make assumptions about their motives, especially within the current political landscape. Many people have stopped talking about topics that might create discomfort due to disagreement, or even let go of connections with people they disagree with. All this can contribute to increased polarization, the reliance on information in echo chambers, and gridlock in legislative decision making. This conversation is designed to explore the assumptions and stereotypes we hold on to as well as those others might have about us. How are you navigating, being in?uenced by, or being impacted by current political stereotypes?
Midwest Student Voting Summit
Friday, March 25, 2022
1:00 – 4:30 p.m. EDT
Registration Link: bit.ly/MidwestSummit22
You are invited to attend the first ever Midwest Student Voting Summit on March 25th from 1:00 – 4:30 p.m. EDT hosted by the Campus Vote Project! The summit is open to students, faculty, administrators, and community partners from campuses around 13 Midwestern states. We have a jam-packed schedule that includes hearing from elected officials across our region, the landscape of the 2022 midterm election, and campus action planning. Along with the regional sessions, the Michigan Secretary of State’s Office is partnering with Campus Vote Project on a state session aimed to bring together campuses from around Michigan! Join us to learn more about action planning and how to get students engaged this November.
Please share this event with anyone on your campus who may be interested in attending! For any questions, reach out to Landon Myers, the Michigan Coordinator for the Campus Vote Project, at lmyers@campusvoteproject.org.
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