A Night of Art & Protest: Immigration
Thursday, December 4 @ 7 p.m.
Come experience an evening of justice-seeking through a variety of art forms: visual art, music, storytelling, and poetry - maybe even cross-cultural culinary arts for the afterglow! This first event will focus on immigration, but imagine a series of art and protest evenings throughout the year, each with a different theme - each inspiring positive change for our world.
Featured Artists:
Artist/Photographer Bill Franz (Dayton OH)
Artist/Photographer Bill Franz
Series: “Not a Criminal” by Bill Franz (Dayton, OH)
About the Artist:
Newly retired, Bill Franz took up photography as a volunteer pursuit, taking photographs to support non-profit organizations like the local humane society in Dayton. His passion and scope evolved and grew, inspiring his recent work, “Not a Criminal,” accepted at Art Prize in Grand Rapids, protesting the unconstitutional treatment of immigrants.
Singer/Songwriter Jeff Karoub (Dearborn, MI)
Singer/Songwriter Jeff Karoub
Local singer/songwriter Jeff Karoub will share original music inspired by themes of displacement, belonging, and the search for home. Karoub, a journalist by trade, has written extensively on Arab American business and culture for the Associated Press, as well as incorporating his own family immigration history into his storytelling and songwriting.
He was chosen as a featured performer during The Big Read Dearborn 2018, a National Endowment for the Arts-funded program exploring immigrant experiences through culture and literature.
Poet Mary Cox
Poet Mary Cox (Detroit, MI)
Mary Cox, co-director of the Meadowbrook Writing Project, was moved by Frida Kahlo’s painting, “The Bus.” The painting, depicting people representing different classes of Mexican society, is said to demonstrate her sympathy for dispossessed people. Mary, a retired school teacher, will share her original poem inspired by the painting.
ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION:
Representatives from Immigration Law and Justice Michigan will be in attendance to provide immigration perspective, as well as information on their free and low-cost legal services for those in need.
Enter via the doors off the parking lot, at the rear of the building.
Free and Accessible Parking: in the lot behind the church (driveways on Morley and Garrison Streets), at the curb or in the city lot on Garrison Street.
Barrier-Free access (wheelchair parking and lift)
Barrier-Free and gender-neutral restrooms
Do you have art to share?
There is still room on the docket for more artists to participate! We invite artists, musicians, writers, dancers, and creators of all types (even culinary!) to contribute their work on themes of immigration, protest, or other social justice issues for this, or for future events. Activist and socially conscious art of all forms is encouraged—visual, musical, poetic, multimedia, or even dance and movement.
For more information or to inquire about contributing art or performance pieces, please contact Pastor Suzy or Jeff Karoub
OR BRING YOUR OWN PROTEST SIGN - THAT’S ART TOO!
Bring them to the church office by December 4 so we can put this creative expression of protest on display!
Spread the Word and attend!
Share the flyer below, or the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/share/1SfD8aQyvH/
Every voice matters - we are stronger together!