(Archive) So Cool So Just
Welcome to the Social Justice Organization Fair
The So Cool So Just (SCSJ) Organization Fair is hosted by the Community Action and Social Change (CASC) Undergraduate Minor and the Ginsberg Center. Since 2012, the fair has created space for organizations to connect with students seeking opportunities to get involved on campus, build community with other social justice organizations, and share activities and programs related to social change.
This year, we are planning a virtual fair, where registered organizations and initiatives will host a drop-in informational. Details on how to participate are available on the SCSJ Fair tab If you have questions, email scsjplanningteam@umich.edu for information.
If you are interested in attending this program as a participant, complete the RSVP below.
So Cool So Just Organization Fair Program
The following program will include a recorded introduction to the fair, instructions for participants, and a guest lecture by Gabriela Santiago-Romero about student action and social change. Please visit this section of the homepage the day of the program, to access the video . Tablers will be welcome participants as early as 11AM, and the fair will conclude at 1PM. Visit the SCSJ Fair Info page for a listing of organizations and instructions on to drop in.
For access to the captioned version of this video, click here
Gabriela Santiago-Romero
(Guest Speaker)
Gabriela Santiago-Romero is an immigrant from Mexico, a Detroit native and an active organizer in Michigan. She has spent her whole life fighting for justice and will bring her core value of putting people first to local government.
Gabriela’s love for her community has led her through many paths that include supporting young girls of color through leadership programs such as Girls Making Change, leading statewide policy change with local electeds like Senator Chang, and recently directly serving constituents’ needs by connecting them to resources and creating mutual aid paths in collaboration with other leaders in the community.
When the pandemic, COVID-19, struck her community Gabriela connected with community leaders to form a mutual aid fund that has created lifelines of resources to people hardest hit by the COVID crisis. This resource allows low-income families to pay bills, and secure food during this time.
In her own words “Growing up an immigrant in poverty in Southwest Detroit has forced me to see and learn things the hard way. I know our family isn’t the only one in our community that has experienced these struggles. Too many families in our community have struggled to make ends meet, have been pushed out of their homes by foreclosures, and have struggled to get to jobs or school due to the lack of reliable public transportation”.
