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UMOJA Webinar Series – Grief in 2020 within the Arab American Community, from Detroit to the Homeland
August 18, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Join MCEDSV (Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence) as we honor the voices of our communities and come together to grieve, console, support and listen to the stories and journeys of this pandemic.
MCEDSV with UMOJA proudly presents:
Grief in 2020 within the Arab American Community, from Detroit to the Homeland
August 18, 2020 1:00-2:00 pm (EST)
Amanda Ajrouche Layla Elebad, MCEDSV
Presenters Amanda Ajrouche and Layla Elabed will be discussing the struggles and issues facing the Arab American community in the Metro Detroit area, the ways in which COVID-19, and the events and tragedies across the Arab World has affected these communities, and what grief looks like in the Arab American community.
There is no cost for this important conversation. You may register here:
https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/uh7e9-P7BkttLOH6-Gq3YA
The acronym UMOJA is, “Uniting and Mobilizing Opportunities for Justice and Access.” UMOJA which means unity, is an anti-oppression group within MCEDSV. UMOJA, recognizes that race and ethnicity continue to be a worthy and necessary grounding to eliminating barriers in the movement to end domestic and sexual violence, in addition, our umoja/unity is open to those who experience oppression in multiple intersections of their identity.
This project is supported by Crime Victim Assistance Grant Award 2016-VA-GX-0021 awarded to the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence by the Division of Victim Services, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The grant award comes from the Federal Crime Victims Fund, established by the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication/program exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Justice or the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.