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The Juneteenth Organizing Committee invites you to two dynamic and thought-provoking days of visual art, performances, conversation, and celebration as we present the fifth-annual Juneteenth Symposium.

Thursday, June 20

8:30 am – 9:45 am
Prayer Breakfast
Trotter Multicultural Center

9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Activist Art Display
Michigan League Concourse and Vandenberg Room (2nd Floor)

10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Opening Keynote: How to be an effective activist in times of hate and divisiveness featuring Loretta J. Ross

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Breakout Session: The artist as activist and the importance of art in social justice movements

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Children and Family Activities:
The History of the Negro Baseball League
Kidzone Tent - Top of the Park

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Activist Art Display
Exhibit Hall - Top of the Park

Friday, June 21

10:30 am – 11:45 am
Closing Keynote: Using art as an effective means of activism featuring Damon Davis

12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Closing Celebration: Activists’ art in action