Showing events on April 11, 2015
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Social Justice Art Festival: Violence and Vulnerability
April 11, 2015 - 12:00pm to 5:00pm
The annual Social Justice Art Festival will take place at the U-M School of Social Work. The event seeks artwork submissions that explore how art can be used as a mechanism to promote social justice and/or change. The theme for this year is Violence and Vulnerability.
“Art allows us an opportunity to speak our pain and our healing in new ways. Through art, we can create communities and find new ways to connect with one another,” said Kelsey Hug, member of the art festival planning committee. “Our hope is that this festival will create a space in which artists and visitors alike can begin a conversation about the pervasive nature of violence and the ways in which we can stand united against it through art.”
The festival will feature artists from across the country and topics of art submitted highlight domestic and intimate partner violence, environmental justice, queer experiences, the #blacklivesmatter movement, incarceration, faith and many more topics. The day will also feature a range of spoken word, theater, photography, paintings, and interactive art.
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Denim Day Table - Raise Awareness about Sexual Assault Month
April 11, 2015 (all day)
Denim Day is based on an incident of rape where the assailant's case was dismissed due to the fact that the victim's jeans were "'so tight" that she supposedly had to consent in order to get them off. The denim began a symbol of the many misconceptions surrounding sexual violence and to bring awareness of the societal idealization of victim blaming.
There will be a table at the U-M SSW to raise awareness about Safehouse (resource for female victims of abuse) and Denim Day (April 29). Information will be available via brochures/flyers and an advocate from Safehouse on April 11 during the Social Justice Art Festival.