EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Nov.19, 2012.

EVENT: “Michigan’s Recession and Recovery: Opportunities for the Research, Non-profit, and Civic Engagement Communities.”

This event will bring together a variety of stakeholders to discuss what we know, what we are doing, and what can be done to address the continued hardships faced by many Michigan residents in the wake of the recession and the current slow economic recovery.

Researchers Sarah Burgard and Kristin Seefeldt will present results from the Michigan Recession and Recovery Study (MRRS), based on recent interviews with more than 800 households in the Detroit area.

Featured panelists include:

• Sarah Burgard, associate professor of sociology, U-M.
• Sheldon Danziger, H.J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy, U-M.
• Harvey Hollins III, director, Office of Urban and Metropolitan Initiatives, state of Michigan.
• Bill O’Brien, director, Harriet Tubman Center, Detroit.
• Rochelle Riley, columnist, Detroit Free Press.
• Kristin Seefeldt, assistant professor of Social Work, U-M.

PLACE: U-M Detroit Center, Ann Arbor Room, 3663 Woodward Avenue, Detroit http://detroitcenter.umich.edu/directions.

SPONSOR: The National Poverty Center at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.

REGISTRATION OR RSVP: Contact npcinfo@umich.edu or call (734) 615-5312.