Schedule

Subject to Change

Friday, March 11, 2011

6:00pm Doors Open
6:30pm Introductions & Welcome
7:00pm - 9:30pm Lower Level Performances
Joe Reilly, Alli Roman, Steel Gratitude Band, Bichini Bia Congo Dance Theater Co., Ryan Krasnoo, and more.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

11:00am Room 2752 Film Screening: Bilal's Stand: Bilal - a Muslim high school senior in Detroit - works long hours to keep up both his grades and his family's long-owned taxi stand. "The Stand" has been the family's social and financial hub for sixty years, and now Bilal is destined to carry the torch. Yet despite a series of setbacks at home, Bilal secretly submits a college application and takes up ice carving in order to win a scholarship. Now he is forced to decide whether to continue running The Stand or take a chance at social mobility. Based on a true story, Bilal's Stand radiates warmth, humor, and originality. An EFEX Project

12:30pm Room 1804 SOUP: Dearborn Soup is a monthly dinner that funds micro-grants for creative projects in the community. This event, modeled after Detroit Soup, is designed to support local entrepreneurs whose ideas will positively impact the community in the areas of the arts, humanities, or “green” initiatives. The dinner takes place the first Sunday of every month and is held at a Dearborn based businesses. Each attendee makes a $5 donation for admission, which includes a light meal generally including soup, salad and bread. During dinner, pre-qualified individuals will make presentations about their project and attendees then vote to contribute a portion of the proceeds to the winning project idea.

1:00pm Room 2816 The Yuinon: From graphic design, poetry, rapping, role plays, and music production, The Yuinon provides technical expertise and a forum for students to hone their artistic skills and use them in a way that challenges and uplifts their peers and community. In addition, the Yuinon has a variety of ways to engage the sedentary video game generation. Martial arts, weight training and basketball sessions assist in overall character development that teaches youth how to combat negative peer pressure and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

2:00pm Room 2752 The Bridges I've Jumped From: The Prison Creative Arts Project Presents: Founded in 1990, The Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) is committed to original work in the arts in Michigan correctional facilities, juvenile facilities, urban high schools, and communities across the state. Their process is guided by respect and a spirit of collaboration in which vulnerability, risk and improvisation lead to discovery. We make possible the spaces in which the voices and visions of the incarcerated can be expressed.

2:30pm Room 1804 C+PAD – Reimagining Detroit's Public Places: This workshop will explore the model for community+public arts:DETROIT (C+PAD) and the work that is being done in Detroit with public arts and community. It will explore how arts relate to social justice and include an activity that demonstrates the community engagement process. C+PAD's work engages the community on a variety of levels, and includes youth in the process.

3:00pm Room 2816 Film Screening and Discussion: A Village Called Versailles: In a New Orleans neighborhood called Versailles, a tight-knit group of Vietnamese Americans overcame obstacles to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina, only to have their homes threatened by a new government-imposed toxic landfill. A Village Called Versailles is the empowering story of how the Versailles people, who have already suffered so much in their lifetime, turn a devastating disaster into a catalyst for change and a chance for a better future. Followed by a discussion with community organizers from the effort.

4:00pm Room 2752 Matrix Theatre Workshop: As a cultural anchor of southwest Detroit, Matrix Theatre Company is nationally recognized as a socially engaged theatre that transforms individuals and revitalizes community through original artistic work. Matrix Puppetry offers everyone the opportunity to get involved in creating and experiencing the art of puppetry.

6:00pm Lower Level Yusef Shakur and Shaka Senghor: Self-acclaimed, and nationally recognized, author and activist Yusef Shakur is the embodiment of transformation and a revolutionary at heart. Incarcerated at 13, and now returned to Detroit, Shakur has become a father, community organizer/activist, former Head Start teacher, youth mentor, business owner, author, motivational speaker, and college graduate.  His self-published political memoir The Window 2 My Soul was one of many steps Yusef has taken to reach out and begin recreating society and our communities anew. He opened Urban Network Bookstore and Urban Guerrilla Entertainment in January 2009 to help empower individuals to consider and acheive their dreams as entrepreneurs and creative artists in the face of corporate and circumstantial challenges as well as provide a community forum to engage in education and entertainment.

7:00pm - 9:30pm Lower Level Performances Steel Gratitude, Outloud Chorus, Drag King Rebellion, United States of Mind, Thaddeus Jabzanka,Walter Lacy, and others.

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All events will take place at The University of Michigan School of Social Work Building. 1080 S. University. Ann Arbor, MI 48109.