A Night of Art & Protest
Thursday, March 12 @ 7 p.m.
Thursday, March 26 @ 7 p.m.
Dearborn First UMC, 22124 Garrison St.
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! These events will focus on the need to organize, find your voice, your method of expression, and your place in the long marathon to building a community of peace and justice.
Featured Artists:
One-Time Community Chorus, performing the song, “Light Surround Them,” a protection prayer adapted and set to original music by Becky Sun, a Minneapolis resident.
Detroit poets Mary Cox and Rebecca Wilson will share their original work.
Original performances by local duo Pete Caldwell and Tammy Croxall, as well as singer/songwriter Jeff Karoub
Award-winning art pieces by Michigan indigenous artist, Darryl Brown
Join the Community Chorus performing at the event:
Singers from the community are invited to join in performing a piece entitled “Light, Surround Them” written by Becky Sun, a resident of Minneapolis, dedicated “to those safeguarding our communities through nonviolent resistance, and for all those who have been stolen from our cities and towns.”
Rehearsal will take place Thursday, March 12 at 5:45 p.m., just prior to the event
CONTACT Bob Barnhart, DFUMC Music Director, to sign up and to receive the music in advance:
Music@DearbornFirstUMC.org or bbarnhart2@att.net
Or call the church office: 313-563-5200, ext. 0
ADDITIONAL EVENT INFORMATION:
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 on March 26 or at future events! 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 March 11 so we can put this creative expression of protest on display!