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Past events

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  Citizen Dialogue: Gerrymandering II

  October 18, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. — 9:30 p.m.

  The center is offering a chance to hear smart people on both sides of Michigan's Proposal 2 present what they actually think and why, both with each other and then directly with the audience.
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  Citizen Dialogue: Gerrymandering

  January 29, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. — 9:30 p.m.

  A community discussion on gerrymandering and representative government.
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  Interfaith Curricular Development Workshop – A Transatlantic Perspective

  April 14, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. — April 15, 2018 at 12:30 p.m.

  A two-day workshop on developing inclusive K-12 curriculum responsive to the needs of students of varying religious and cultural backgrounds.
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  Let Them Buy Cake? Religious Liberty, Discrimination, and the Masterpiece Cakeshop Case

  January 10, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. — 8:00 p.m.

  A debate with John Corvino, Ryan T. Anderson, and Sherif Girgis.
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  Citizen-Soldiers and a Grateful Nation: Veterans and the Postwar Politics of Obligation and Care

  November 11, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. — 7:30 p.m.

  Professor Elizabeth Faue, Department of History at Wayne State University, leads a discussion on benefits accorded to veterans from the Civil War to the present day.
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  The Role of the League of Arab States in the Arab Spring Countries and U.S. Policies in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring

  September 23, 2013

  Dr. Mohammed Al Hussaini Al Sharif, ambassador to the League of Arab States, presents his insights into the Arab Spring.
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  Citizenship Across the Curriculum

  September 11, 2013 at 12:30 p.m. — 1:30 p.m.

  In this presentation for the Humanities Center, Professor Marc Kruman discusses the public responsibilities of public higher education and the benefits of educating thoughtful, knowledgeable citizens for a lifetime of civic commitment.
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  Religion & Ethnicity, Diaspora & Identity

  April 17, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. — 7:30 p.m.

  Dr. Seán McLoughlin from Leeds University, UK joins our own Saeed Khan for a conversation on religion, identity, diaspora and ethnicity.
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  Global Imaginaries/Individual Realities: Shirin Ebadi

  April 7, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

  The Center for the Study of Citizenship is honored to bring Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Dr. Shirin Ebadi, to Detroit on April 7 for a free public lecture discussing her work in support of democracy, human rights and art and justice.
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  Rosa Parks: A National Day of Courage

  February 4, 2013 at 2:35 p.m. — 4:30 p.m.

  Join the Center for the Study of Citizenship as we head to The Henry Ford to sponsor a talk by Danielle L. McGuire, professor of history at Wayne State University.
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  Debating Same-Sex Marriage

  September 27, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. — 9:30 p.m.

  The Center for the Study of Citizenship welcomes John Corvino (WSU professor and prominent gay advocate) and Maggie Gallagher (nationally syndicated columnist and co-founder of the National Organization for Marriage) as they continued their debate on marriage equality.
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  Henry Ford’s War on Jews and the Legal Battle against Hate Speech

  June 26, 2012

  Join the Center as we celebrate the launch of a new book by Victoria Saker Woeste of the American Bar Foundation with a cocktail reception in Detroit.
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  Civility in a Fractured Society

  February 2, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.

  Our national political discourse is increasingly marked by disturbing and often divisive rhetoric. From talk radio to town halls, assertions are made about opposing points of view with little thought of accuracy or consequences. Can we learn to treat our differences with respect? Is there still room for decorum in public debate?
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  The Brave New World of Journalism

  Distinguished journalist, José Vargas, examines the state of professional journalism, how news is collected and disseminated, how the boundaries between citizen and journalist often overlap, and the implications that all of these changes have for the future of journalism.
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  Citizen Media and the Civic Journalist

  March 3, 2008

  Renowned journalist, Nick Clooney, and citizen media advocate, Dan Gillmor, share insight into the state of professional journalism.
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  Virtual Citizenship + New Technologies Symposium

  November 30, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. — 4:30 p.m.

  This symposium examines the study the intersection between new information technologies and the practice of citizenship.
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  Citizenship, National Identity, and Genocide

  January 1, 2007

  President and CEO of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education, Douglas Greenberg, discusses ways in which citizenship and genocide connect in the modern world.
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  Race, Citizenship, and Cinema

  November 8, 2006

  Elvis Mitchell, the host of The Treatment for National Public Radio, hosts this lecture interviewing some of the most influential persons in the film industry and fine arts.
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  Citizen Deliberations for Sustainable Healthy Communities

  March 28, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. — 7:00 p.m.

  Join the Hope Village health conversation and help drive a healthier self and community.
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  Why the Race to Racialize Medicine is Better Lost

  October 12, 2006

  University of North Carolina Anthropology Professor, Jonathan Marks, discusses the relationship between genetics research and definitions of race, focusing on the implications of this movement on health care.
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  Theatre and Citizenship Series: Antony and Cleopatra

  April 1, 2006

  The Center for the Study of Citizenship and Wayne State University’s Hilberry Theatre will collaborate on a program featuring a matinee performance of Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra followed by a discussion about the play and how it embodies gender and citizenship.
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  Same Sex Marriage: A Civil Debate

  February 13, 2006

  Wayne State Assistant Professor of Philosophy, John Corvino, debates Glenn Stanton, senior analyst with Focus on the Family, on the merits of same-sex marriage.
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  Justice American Style: Citizenship, Civil Liberties, and Muslims in the United States After 9/11

  April 6, 2005

  Presented by Kathleen Moore, chair of the Law and Society Program at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
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  Can We Win In Iraq? The 7,000 Year Perspective

  January 31, 2005

  Presented by Edwin Black, an award-winning New York Times and investigative journalist, and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for his book, Banking on Baghdad: Inside Iraq's 7000-year History of War, Profit, and Conflict.
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  Securities, Liberties and Trade-Offs in the War on Terrorism

  January 24, 2005

  Bruce Schneier, chief technical officer, Counterpane Internet Security Inc., and author of Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World discusses how security really works.