Michiana Adventist Forum

"How Can Reform Movements for Racial and Social Justice in the Past Inform the Church's Direction on Justice and Reconciliation Today? " with Michael Nixon

The Michiana Adventist Forum presents “How Can Reform Movements for Racial and Social Justice in the Past Inform the Church’s Direction on Justice and Reconciliation Today?” with Michael Nixon, Esq., vice president for Diversity & Inclusion at Andrews University. The program will be Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m., December 8, 2018, in Chan Shun Hall on the campus of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan.

About the Speaker
Michael Nixon is the vice president for Diversity & Inclusion at Andrews University. He is also as an associate professor in the Department of History & Political Science where he teaches pre-law courses. Prior to this work, Michael served as the legal coordinator for the Fair Housing Justice Center in New York City. He has a law degree from the John Marshall Law School (JMLS) in Chicago, Illinois, and a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. He became a member of the New York State Bar in 2014. His previous experience has included the establishment of an Office of Service and Social Action at the University of Saint Francis (Fort Wayne, Indiana) while serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer, working with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR—Chicago) and working in The JMLS Fair Housing Legal Clinic while attending law school in Chicago. Michael loves to communicate, and he strives to do so through writing, teaching and hosting the “Ingredients” podcast. Michael co-founded “Against The Wall” along with his wife, Pastor Tacyana Nixon, and Pastor Ty Gibson which focuses on speaking with passionate clarity against walls of racial separation and injustice across the globe—both inside and outside of the Adventist Church. Michael and his wife have a little girl, Noa Elise Nixon, who is 3.

About the Subject
The presentation will dialogue about past reform movements around the topics of racial/social justice and what that means for today as we consider the church’s direction on justice and reconciliation.

Adventist Forum is open to the public. All are welcome. For information, contact Art Robertson at robertsa2@earthlink.net or call 269-471-7150.