Upcoming Events
Community Impact Fair
Join us on the second floor of the Porter Building on March 13th from 4 - 6 PM to learn more about opportunities for involvement in the Washtenaw area.
The E3 Neurodiversity Conference
You are invited to the The E3 Neurodiversity Conference on April 11th from 8:30 AM – 4 PM to engage in conversations on neurodiversity advocacy and empowerment.
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Previous Events
Peter Beilharz Visit
On October 21, 2024, The Workshop had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Peter Beilharz for a thought-provoking lecture titled It’s a Long Way from Melbourne to Michigan: Models of Modernity?, exploring the cultural and historical intersections between the United States and Australia.
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Block Party
The Workshop invited community partners and their associates to join together for a Block Party with the intent of getting to know one another, discussing needs which are both organization-specific and community-focused, and collectively dreaming/planning for the future together.
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Community Impact Fair
Community partners were invited to EMU's campus to solicit student volunteers and/or to increase awareness of their programming. Partners represented at this event included: Jewish Family Services, Work & Play Special Needs Resource Center, Washtenaw Area Council for Children, Garret's Space, and others.
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Life in the Other Washtenaw County: Poverty, Advocacy, and Dignity
This panel discussion highlighted the work being done to eliminate poverty and promote dignity for children and families in Washtenaw County. This event was The Workshop's first public event and was done in recognition of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
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Fall Incubator
The Fall Incubator invited community partners to join together to discuss organization-specific and community-focused needs to curate a list of action items for the group to focus on.
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Summer Incubator
This inaugural incubator event hosted representatives from 19 community partner organizations to engage in a day of thinking, art, and collective visioning.
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Visioning Lunch
The in-person visioning lunch brought together 24 members of the university community to develop the vision for the emerging project and begin to collectively brainstorm for hosting our first event with community partners.
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