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IN-PERSON: The Elderwise classroom at the Vineyard Church
The Michigan Innocence Clinic at the University of Michigan Law School was created in 2009 as the first exclusively non-DNA innocence clinic in the country. Clinic attorneys and law students work to investigate and litigate claims of innocence made by people convicted of crimes in Michigan in cases where DNA evidence is not available. In its first 15 years, the Clinic’s work has resulted in the release of 42 people whose combined wrongful incarceration totalled more than 700 years. Professor Syed will discuss recent victories secured by the Innocence Clinic, as well as some interesting ongoing cases in which the Clinic is involved. Imran Syed, Co-Director of the Michigan Innocence Clinic, holds a JD and an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Michigan. He joined the Michigan Innocence Clinic as a law student in 2009, and has been an attorney at the clinic for over 13 years. Imran specializes in forensic science-based litigation and also teaches an independent course in forensic science for law students. In 2017, the American Bar Association named him one of the Top 40 Young Lawyers in the country and in 2016, the State Bar of Michigan recognized him with the Regeana Myrick Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year Award.
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Fee: $15.00
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Instructor(s): Imran Syed
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Dates: 10/3/2024 - 10/3/2024
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Sessions: 1
Days: Th
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Building: Vineyard Church
Room: Classroom at the Vineyard Church
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IN-PERSON: The Elderwise classroom at the Vineyard Church
Which women are in prison? Why are they there? How are women in prison different from men in prison? Are they treated differently? What happens to their children? What challenges do women returning from prison face? Join Kathie and Carolyn as they discuss these important issues and statistics. A formerly-incarcerated woman will join the class to talk about her experience. Kathie Gourlay and Carolyn Madden have taught several courses for Elderwise on the subject of criminal justice. As prison volunteers, they each have experience with incarcerated women, and with helping formerly-incarcerated women who return to free society. They are also active in Friends of Restorative Justice and other criminal justice reform organizations.
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Fee: $15.00
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Instructor(s): Kathie Gourlay
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Dates: 10/16/2024 - 10/16/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Sessions: 1
Days: W
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Building: Vineyard Church
Room: Classroom at the Vineyard Church
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ONLINE: A Zoom invitation link will be sent one day before each class session begins.
Session I: Tuesday, October 29, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Session II: Tuesday, November 12, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
This is at least the fifth time these politics experts will share pre- and post-election analyses for a national election together. Join us for this two-session class as we explore an election that is – stop us if you've heard this before – like no other we have seen. In the pre-election class, panel members will offer fearless predictions of what will occur on November 5 for the House, the Senate, and the presidency. They will then reunite after the election to see how they did and assess what voters have done. Did Republicans or Democrats win Congress and the presidency or did divided government remain? Or are these questions still unsettled? Join us to collectively generate an understanding of where we are and where we are going, as an electorate and as a country.
Jeffrey Bernstein studies and teaches political science and American politics at Eastern Michigan University (EMU). Jeffrey specializes in public opinion and political behavior. Michael Homel is Professor Emeritus of history at EMU. Mike’s special expertise is in the fields of 20th century American history and American urban history. Larry Kestenbaum is the Washtenaw County Clerk/Register of Deeds. He is the creator and owner of the Internet’s most comprehensive source for American political biography, PoliticalGraveyard.com.
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Fee: $30.00
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Instructor(s): Political Panel
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Dates: 10/29/2024 - 11/12/2024
Times: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Sessions: 2
Days: Tu
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Building: Online Course
Room: Online via Zoom
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1st Session is on Oct 29, 10AM-12PM;
2nd Session is on Nov 12, 1PM-3PM;
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ONLINE: A Zoom invitation link will be sent one day before each class session begins.
Dates:
Session I: Thursday, October 31
Session II: Wednesday, November 6
Session III: Friday, November 8
Time:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Taking Apart the News is three sessions this Fall Term and will focus on the U.S. Presidential Election, which could turn out to be the most important and controversial in recent history. One class will be held a few days before the November 5 election, and two in the days immediately following. Media’s role and the global reaction to America’s drama will be considered, whatever may have transpired. Elections around the world, along with continuing political and economic surprises, will have been features of 2024. In any event, after 20 years, these sessions may well be Al Chambers’ final TATN classes, at least focusing on the power and speed of major developments, growing tensions, and technology. Al Chambers is a veteran journalist and communicator who continues to focus on the power and speed of news, media, and technology in this rapidly changing world.
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Fee: $45.00
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Instructor(s): Al Chambers
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Dates: 10/31/2024 - 11/8/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Sessions: 3
Days: W Th F
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Building: Online Course
Room: Online via Zoom
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1st Session is on Thursday, Oct 31;
2nd Session is on Wednesday, Nov 6;
3rd Session is on Friday, Nov 8
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IN-PERSON: The Elderwise classroom at the Vineyard Church
In 2018, over 60% of Michigan voters approved a state constitutional amendment to take the power to draw federal and state election district lines away from the legislature and put that power in the hands of a 13-member Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC). Margaret Leary will describe how for 40 years, Michigan became one of the most gerrymandered states in the United States, what gerrymandering is, how the proposal got on the ballot, the main features of the MICRC, the steps to creating the final new district lines in time for the November 2022 elections, challenges to the Commission’s work, and the response to a federal court’s finding that the state house and senate lines in the Detroit area had to be corrected. Margaret A. Leary received a B.A. from Cornell University, an M.A. from the University of Minnesota, another from Eastern Michigan University, and a J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law. She taught at the University of Michigan Law School, and was director of the university’s Law Library from 1984 to 2011.
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Fee: $15.00
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Instructor(s): Margaret A. Leary
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Dates: 11/19/2024 - 11/19/2024
Times: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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Sessions: 1
Days: Tu
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Building: Vineyard Church
Room: Classroom at the Vineyard Church
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