Our City, Our Rights: A Guide to Community Advocacy

Navigating the complexities of civic systems requires more than just knowledge—it requires a community. This workshop provides a clear-eyed guide to individual and collective rights, empowering Detroiters to advocate for themselves and their blocks.

This session is presented in partnership with the Detroit Justice Center, bringing their expertise in restorative justice and legal advocacy to the museum. Whether you are looking to understand local policy or seeking tools for neighborhood organizing, this program transforms the museum into a hub for civic empowerment and legal literacy.

About Community Cares

Our Community Care program delivers rapid-response workshops and practical training rooted directly in the evolving needs of our city. By prioritizing the holistic well-being of our neighbors, this series transforms the museum into a living, breathing site of collective care—a place where art and advocacy meet. Through this work, we reaffirm our commitment to being a community-led space that is not only “of the people,” but actively shaped by them.

MOCAD’s Community Care Programming is made possible through the support of the Gilbert Family Foundation, Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts, and Teiger Foundation.