This Week: Meet the Future of Social Justice

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Welcome the Future of Social Justice at Two Events This Week

Sherwin T. Wine Reception
Thursday, Dec. 9 at 7 p.m.
Townsend Hotel in Birmingham

Out & Upfront Launch Party
Friday, Dec. 10 at 5 p.m.
ACLU of Michigan in Detroit

Award Honors Young Scholars Reflecting on the Bill of Rights

The Sherwin T. Wine Outstanding Essay Contest invited all Oakland County high school juniors and seniors to write an essay on how the Bill of Rights defines American identity.

Join us this Thursday when journalist Jack Lessenberry will present the awards and a talk entitled "What's America All About?"

Sherwin T. Wine Essay Contest Reception
Thursday, December 9 at 7:00 p.m.
Townsend Hotel (100 Townsend Street)
Birmingham

Rabbi Sherwin T. Wine was a scholar and strong supporter of civil liberties and human rights. The contest is sponsored by Sherwin’s loved ones in his memory.

This dessert reception is free and open to the public, but we ask that you please RSVP.

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Empowering Tomorrow's LGBT Advocates with the Ruth Ellis Center

In celebration of the launch of Out and Upfront: Youth Leadership and Advocacy, the ACLU of Michigan and the Ruth Ellis Center are happy to present LGBT author and activist Sassafras Lowrey.

Out and Upfront Launch Party
Friday, December 10 at 5:00 p.m.
ACLU of Michigan (2966 Woodward Avenue)
Detroit

Sassafras Lowrey is an internationally award winning author, activist and editor of the Kicked Out anthology, a collection of first-person stories from current and formerly homeless LGBT youth.

The Out and Upfront program is a new partnership between the ACLU of Michigan and the Ruth Ellis Center designed to educate and empower homeless, runaway, and kicked out LGBT youth. Young people in the program will learn to become advocates for anti-bullying and anti-discrimination policies in local government and schools.

Register to attend this free event.

We hope that you'll join us at these two events to welcome the future of civil rights and social justice in Michigan!

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