The University of Michigan-Flint is partnering with the Flint Alliance for Immigrant Rights to host a panel focused on immigrant rights in recognition of the 238th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 2025. The event will be held in the University Center’s Happenings Room, starting at 5:00 p.m.
Constitution Day is a national observance celebrating the day that the U.S. Constitution was signed in Philadelphia in 1787. The event at UM-Flint will feature speakers from FAIR, who will share information on how to protect immigrant rights in the current climate, followed by a Q&A session.
“We are grateful to our partners at UM-Flint for the invitation and opportunity to share the work of the Flint Alliance for Immigrant Rights (FAIR),” said Lucine Jarrah, Executive Director of the Arab American Heritage Council, which is a member of the FAIR coalition. “In response to harmful and unjust attacks on our immigrant communities, FAIR is raising awareness, expanding access to resources, and uplifting immigrant voices. This Constitution Day, we encourage our neighbors to join us in the work by educating, organizing, and advocating to protect immigrants and their families in Flint and Genesee County.”
“Events like this remind us that immigrant rights are not abstract issues happening somewhere else,” said Alysia Treviño, Immigration Director at the Arab American Heritage Council and a member of the FAIR coalition. “They are real, here in Flint, and staying educated about them is essential for building stronger, safer communities.”
“This is a very timely event, given what is occurring across the nation. As a nation of immigrants, it is vital for us to continuously review the rights of immigrants as part of the past, present, and future of our country,” said Kim Saks, associate professor of political science and one of the event organizers. “We encourage students, staff, faculty and members of the wider community to come together and discuss issues related to immigration within the national as well as local context of Flint.”
Refreshments will be served. For more information, please visit go.umflint.edu/constitution-day-2025
