Inaugural Civic Festival
Date and time
September 17, 2015, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
About this event
The Center for the Study of Citizenship hosts the inaugural Civic Festival and Constitution Day – an interactive student event and Citizenship and Constitution Day program. The festival celebrates the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787 and civic engagement.
Listen to the soundtrack of social change
Peter Croce, founder, Rocksteady Disco
Peter Croce is one part sound artist and one part social change agent, carefully using his music curation and mixing passion to unify and intensify the growing movement of those exploring what it means to be a human being and global citizen in the 21 st century.
Location: Gullen Mall
Folding portable spinning wheel used by Mahatma M. K. Gandhi
The Henry Ford Museum
Examine this tool and symbol of the Indian independence movement.
Location: Undergraduate Library Atrium
Weaving Words
Student Center South Entrance
Engage by contributing words to be woven. A collaborative fiber arts project using a Cranbrook Loom.
Secretary of State Mobile Voter Registration
Register or conduct other SOS business (full-service site).
Location: Gullen Mall
Mobile Workshop Exhibition
Explore abstract art created by Detroit's youth.
Location: Art Department Gallery, 150 Art Building
Poetry Readings
Creative Writing Program, Department of English
Civic reflection through spoken word.
Location: Gullen Mall
Location
Student Center Building
Wayne State University
5221 Gullen Mall
Detroit, MI 48202
Presentations and notes
Post-event
Sponsors
- The Henry Ford Museum
- Wayne State University
- Center for the Study of Citizenship
- College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Dean of Students Office
- Department of Art and Art History
- Maggie Allesee Department of Theatre and Dance
- Office of Multicultural Student Engagement