On November 17, 2009, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and other Michigan organizations are proud to present Michigan's Root Beer Summits: Conversations on Race and Ethnic Diversity.   Please join us and diversity advocates throughout the state in these opportunities to understand our diversity and discover our common ground.  Participants will share facilitated, small group discussion designed to promote the appreciation of different perspectives and better regional cooperation. 

To participate please attend the event in your area!  All events will be held November 17th!

• Benton Harbor/St. Joseph
  Western MI Univ.- SW Campus
  2785 Napier Ave
  Benton Harbor, MI 49022
  Time: 6:00pm to 8:30pm
  Contact: Angelique Joseph-
  Burnside
  angelique237@att.net

• Detroit
  Caesar Chavez School
  8126 W. Vernor
  Detroit, MI 48209
  Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm
  Contact: Gwen Cook-Jones
  jonesgc@detroitmi.gov

• Farmington/Farmington Hills
  Maxfield Training Center
  33000 Thomas
  Farmington, MI 48836
  Time: 6:00pm to 8:30pm
  Contact Karen Bolsen
  kbolsen123@aol.com

• Flint
  Flint Public Library
  1026 E. Kearsley
  Flint, MI 48503
  Time: 9:30am to 12:30pm
  Contact: Cleora Magee
  cmagee@cityofflint.com

• Grand Rapids
  Grand Valley State University
  LV Eberhard Conference Center
  301 W. Fulton
  Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  Time: 3:00pm to 5:30pm
  Contact: Ingrid Scott-Weekly
  iweekly@ci.grandrapids.mi.us

• Kalamazoo
  Fire Historical and Cultural Arts
  Collaborative
  1249 Portage
  Kalamazoo, MI 49001
  Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm.
  Contact: Dr. Michelle S Johnson
  fire@thisisfire.com

• Lansing
  Foster Community Center
  200 N. Foster
  Lansing, MI 48912-4104
  Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
  Contact: Harold Core
  coreh@michigan.gov

• Macomb County
  Mt. Clemens High School
  155 Cass Ave
  Mt Clemens, MI 48043-2298
  Youth event: 4:00pm to 6:00pm
  Adult event: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
  Sarah Stovall
  okyrie1@sbcglobal.net

• Mt. Pleasant
  Ziibiwing Center
  6650 E. Broadway
  Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
  Time: 6:00pm to 9:00pm
  Contact: Sean Novak
  Novak1sm@cmich.edu

• Saginaw
  Saginaw Valley State University
  Curtis Hall, 2nd Floor Conference Rm
  Saginaw, MI 48710
  Time: 6:00pm to 8:00pm
  Contact: Terry Pruitt
  tpruitt221@aol.com

• Traverse City
  Northwestern Michigan College
  1701 E. Front Street, Oleson Cntr,
  Traverse City, MI 49686
  Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm
  Contact: Lisa Blackford
  lblackford@nmc.edu

Summit Team Resources:

Flyers:

Flyer listing locations for Central and Western Michigan

Flyer listing locations for Eastern Michigan

The Root Beer Summit Outline:  This document contains the breakdown of the activities each summit team needs to accomplish in order to host a local summit event.   

For more information: Please contact Harold Core at 517-241-3986 or coreh@michigan.gov.