November 25, 2020 | OSHER LIFELONG LEARNING INSTITUTE
Happy Thanksgiving from OLLI Staff, Leadership and Volunteers!
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OLLI’s Second Thursday Morning Lecture Series
1619-Present – The Many Consequences of Slavery: The Cost of Historical Injustices
Thursday, December 3rd, 10:00 am – 11:30 am. Online. Fee. $10
Black Maternal & Infant Mortality: What’s History Got to do With It?
Kimberlydawn Wisdom, M.D., will discuss how slavery and the continued microaggressions affect mortality rates and what Henry Ford Health System is doing to alter outcomes.
Dr. Wisdom, is the Senior Vice President of Community Health & Equity and Chief Wellness and Diversity Officer at Henry Ford Health System. She is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, the Chair of the Gail and Lois Warden Endowment on Multicultural Health, and Michigan’s and the nation’s First State-level Surgeon General. In 2012 she was appointed by President Obama to serve on the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion and Integrative and Public Health. Since 1987 she has been on the faculty of University of Michigan (UM) Medical School’s Department of Learning Health Sciences and adjunct professor in the UM School of Public Health. Dr. Wisdom focuses on health disparities/health care equity, infant mortality/maternal and child health, chronic disease, unintended pregnancy, physical inactivity, unhealthy eating habits, and tobacco use. She has worked collaboratively with school districts, faith-based organizations and the business community.
 
Lunch Bunch Host June Swartz
The Lunch Bunch invites you to participate in guided discussions and personal reflections following each of the lectures in the Thursday Morning Lecture Series: 1619–Present -The Many Consequences of Slavery: The Cost of Historical Injustice.
These guided discussion and personal reflection sessions are free--no registration is required.
The sessions will provide an opportunity each week to discuss and reflect on the day’s lecture. By the end of the sessions you should be able to formulate a personal action plan. Your plan will help to resolve the historic dilemmas discussed during the lectures. Your plan will move you to take action on national, state and local issues. Each session will be facilitated by a member of the Lectures' subcommittee that created the series. June Swartz will facilitate the 1619 – Present discussion and reflection session on December 3rd from 12 – 1pm. The session follows the conclusion of the lecture and Q&A. Log on prior to 12noon at
https://umich.zoom.us/j/95574902503
Audio only dial: 1-312-626-6799 Meeting ID: 95574902503
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OTHER UPCOMING OLLI PROGRAMS
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Distinguished Lecture Series Presents
Tuesday, December 8th 10:00 – 11:30 am. Online $10
“Women in American Soccer and European Football: Different Roads to Shared Glory on the Field and in Society” with Andrei S. Markovits, Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics, University of Michigan
Urgent and Critical Lecture Series Presents - Election 2020
Wednesday, December 9th 10:00-11:30 am. Online $10
“How Do We Heal the Widening Divide?”
Panel:
Kevin Deegan-Krause, Wayne State University Professor of Political Science
Vincent Hutchings, University of Michigan Professor of Political Science
Jennifer Silva, Indiana University Professor of Sociology
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COMING SOON!
A Special December in the Commons
A month-long collaboration among OLLI’s at
Aquinas College
Saginaw Valley State University
University of Michigan
Western Michigan University
Beginning December 1st and throughout the month, the Commons calendar will feature events hosted by each of the four OLLI organizations in Michigan. OLLI-UMICH’s recurring groups will still be there, but you’ll find new opportunities to connect and learn with OLLI members across the state. The calendar will be full of events to engage you as we move through this unusual but special December.
Check the Commons calendar frequently
olli-umich.org/commons-calendar
Always the same access
https://umich.zoom.us/j/95574902503
Audio only dial: 1-312-626-6799 Meeting ID: 95574902503
Always free. Registration never required.
Check Out OLLI’S New “Torn from the Headlines” Series
OLLI’s Special Projects Committee Presents
Weighty news topics break each day, and many times the immediacy and importance of the issues warrant more than just a sound bite. Our new special series - “Torn from the Headlines” - starts in January, yet get a taste of how the two-part program will work at our free pilot lecture and discussion on December 7-8. This is how it works:
*Each month, first you will hear from an expert on a timely topic from the news, with the opportunity for an extended Q&A.
*Then, on the day following each session, join others in the OLLI Commons to continue the prior day’s discussion.
* All sessions will be moderated by OLLI instructor and member Karen Bantel. Relevant written materials will be provided.
In general, topics may include politics, law, international relations, science, health, the arts and more. In keeping with the fast-changing news, topics and speakers will be announced shortly before each session. That means you won’t know the topic or the speaker when you sign up for the series in advance!
This new series is a Pilot Program of OLLI’s Special Projects Committee
Pilot Program: December 7th-8th
"Can Changes in Drug Laws Mitigate Our Drug Addiction Crisis?”
December 7th, 4:00-5:00 pm - features a brief expert overview presentation with Fred C. Blow, Director of the U-M Addiction Center in the Department of Psychiatry, followed by a moderated Q&A.
December 8th, 2:00-3:00 pm - continues the conversation for those interested in a moderated discussion on the Commons.
Session Summary:
The US's "war on drugs" has led to mass incarceration, disproportionately aimed at
minority populations, with very high social and economic costs. Further, these efforts have not been effective in mitigating addiction and reducing illicit drug trafficking. Recognizing this failure, recent marijuana (and other drug) legalization in some states reflects a growing trend away from tough drug laws; other countries are also following this trend. Expert Fred Blow will provide an overview of this issue within the framework of addiction mitigation and long-term rehabilitation. Such issues as alternatives to incarceration in breaking drug addiction, and a more measured approach to incarceration, will be discussed.
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If you would like more information about Michigan Medicine resources during this challenging time, please reach out to OLLI Director Lisa Barton at 734-998-9356 or libarton@umich.edu. She will be happy to connect you. |
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There are a multitude of volunteer opportunities at OLLI - We need you! Please contact OLLI Director on more ways to get involved: Lisa Barton libarton@umich.edu 734-998-9356.
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Host Laurie Barnett
