Calendar

Thursday, February 4 & Friday, February 5, 2010
(exhibit displayed from Thursday 11:00am till Friday 4:00pm)

We Don’t Want Them: Race and Housing in Metropolitan Detroit, 1900-1968,
The traveling exhibition
Speakers Library - 2nd Floor, Michigan State Capitol Bldg. Lansing, MI

The traveling exhibition, We Don’t Want Them: Race and Housing in Metropolitan Detroit, 1900-1968, is composed of historic documents and photographs designed on freestanding banners and panels that focus on the subject of housing discrimination. It informs the viewer of the various unjust legal practices and racial prejudices that determined the residential mapping of metro Detroit. As a result two co-existing paradigms developed—racial exclusivity in white communities and racial inequality in African American communities.

Credit Language:
We Don’t Want Them: Race and Housing in Metropolitan Detroit, 1900 – 1968, was developed by the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion with the support of generous sponsors. This exhibition was curated by Rozenia Johnson, MDUBA Associates and designed by Kevin Davidson, State of the Art Graphic Design.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010
11:00am - 2:00pm - Lunch provided at no cost to public

Public Defense: "How Safe Is The Public?"
Panel Discussion & Lunch

Speakers Library - 2nd Floor, Michigan State Capitol Bldg. Lansing, MI

Wednesday, February 17, 2010
11:00am - 2:00pm - Lunch provided at no cost to public

Youth In Action!! Performances with Powerful Messages
Drama,Words, Music,

Speakers Library - 2nd Floor, Michigan State Capitol Bldg. Lansing, MI

Wednesday, February 24, 2010
5:00pm - 7:30pm - Dinner provided at no cost to public

2010 Annual Evening Celebration
Theme: "Moving Forward…Turning Knowledge into Action"

Special Guest Speaker: Michael A. Blake, Deputy Associate Director, Offices of Intergovernmental
Affairs & Public Engagement/ The White House

Rotunda - 1st Floor, Michigan State Capitol Bldg., Lansing, MI

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through
continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our
freedom.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

State Representative George Cushingberry Jr.

Focus

We can never lose focus of who we are and our purpose to be advocates for those who are unable to speak for themselves. We must strive for excellence in all our endeavors, and work to enhance the quality of life in the communities in which we live. We must never lose sight of the issues that challenge us, and we can overcome those challenges by fighting and demanding CHANGE!

Celebration

This is a great time to celebrate our history and culture. Togther we can build and expand our communities through unity and collective actions. Welcome to the Michigan Legislative Black Caucus, where we believe in "Legislative Power With Purpose"!