October 2008
Disability Employment Awareness Month
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On Your Own Activities |
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National Coming out Day Panel Discussion - Brown Bag
11:30 am -1pm; Wolverine Tower-Suite 18
Through personal story-telling, speakers share their experiences and growth, thereby promoting knowledge, compassion, and understanding about LGBTQ identities, issues and concerns.
Email bfdc@umich.edu to register.
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 Choose one of the many activities that celebrate National Disability Awareness Month on U-M campus: films, workshops, speakers, panels, and exchanges. More Information.
Ask a co-worker who is Indian, or Indian-American to describe how Diwali (Oct. 28) is celebrated in India.
Surf the web to gain an understanding about why fasting on Yom Kippur is important.
Swap a favorite book with a co-worker. Discuss both.
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UMS: Rembembering Master Oud Player Munir Bashir
8pm - Rackham
This performance celebrates the opening of the Performing Arts of the Arab World series and the end of Ramadan. |
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Milton Nascimento and the Jobim Trio
8-10 p.m. - Hill Auditorium
One of the best-known Brazilian pop musicians abroad, performs alongside the Jobim Trio. |
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Life is for the Living (film)
7-9 P.M. - Michigan Theater, 603 E. Liberty, free admission
The story of six American Families living with the painful realities of various disabilities, set against the national debate about embryonic stem cell research. Filmed introduced by U-M alumnus Mike Wallace. Panel discussion with several individuals featured in the film.
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School of Music, Halloween Concert
4:30 and 8 PM - Hill Auditorium, tickets $12/ $8
Annual favorite concert featuring the University Symphony Orchestra and the University Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of graduate students in conducting. Don't forget to wear your costumes -- the orchestra does - or come as you are! It's fun for the whole family.
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