"Art as a way of change. Art as a way to motivate people and to move people to action." In the words of Marcus Ellsworth, from Uncle Sam and his 'We want you' campaign mobilizing young men to join the army to the Rosie the Riveter encouraging young women to get out and work, art has inspired action throughout our nation's history.

Join us at our Salon to discuss arts as a way of activism and to engage in rich discussion and an interactive talk by our guest speaker Deekah Rox, program director of Girls Rock Detroit and founder of The Cosmic Slop Music Festival.

Rox stumbled into rock at a young age and has since been creating music in a variety of genres. As a woman of color in Detroit, she still sees women facing issues in the progress of rock music and wants to create spaces to allow black female musicians to gather and feel the liberating power of rock.

TEDxUofM Salons are intimate, discussion-based explorations into specific ideas. They feature a speaker, a few TED talks, and animated discussions and activities to get you thinking about the world around us.

Sponsored by the SMTD EXCEL Lab