Detroit’s Social Justice & Creative Events
Discover the powerful events driving positive change in Detroit's social justice and creative communities. From art shows to community actions, LoveList brings these impactful gatherings into focus.
View the list of upcoming events below or submit your own to be featured!
Upcoming Events
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The LOVE List seeks to aggregate events connected to social justice and creative community in the Detroit. Submit your event to be featured below!
All submissions sent after the deadline will appear in the following week’s listing. *DEADLINE TO SUBMIT TO THE WEEKLY LOVE LIST IS EVERY TUESDAY AT 11:59PM*
"People Over Profits" Poster Workshop
Detroit Action is hosting a poster workshop on April 16th to empower community storytelling that challenges corporate greed and we'll provide political education, artistic guidance, and basic materials for you to join.
The theme is “Corporate Greed is Terrorism” and we want EVERYBODY, not just artists, to participate.
Vernal
In this season of emergence, the Vernal exhibition offers a call to imagine a future where we learn to thrive in symbiosis with the natural world featuring new and recent work by Shaina Kasztelan, Evan Mazellan, Sara Nickleson, Suzy Poling, Tony Printz, Jane Sasso, Paula Schubatis, Rachel Elise Thomas, Melissa Webb, Jessica Wildman Katz, Renee Willoughby and curated by Samara Furlong.
Managing Cash Flow Workshop
This workshop will prepare you to keep your business thriving by mastering cash flow and dodging financial pitfalls like a pro!
Day Retreat
An all inclusive day retreat in Detroit designed to help you rest, recharge, and elevate your self-care, with up to full needs-based scholarships available.
FEMALE GAZE: Group Exhibition Opening Reception
Celebrate Women's History Month with the Opening Reception of “Female Gaze,” a Group Exhibition organized by curator and gallerist, Paulina Petkoski, highlighting fresh and authentic portrayals of women through their own lenses, reclaiming the power of representation from the traditional “male gaze.”
Durracell LIVE with band
Get charged up for Durracell LIVE w/ the Band at Casablanca Dry!
Earth Week 2025
Earth Week 2025 at Veterans Park: volunteer planting, clothing swap, community bike ride, box fort building, beautiful trash activity, soilSHOP, and pollinators & native plants activity.
Ride With Purpose
: Ride With Purpose is a community activism-oriented bike ride, intended to connect neighbors throughout Detroit by holding regular volunteer efforts, and by raising awareness for cyclists and pedestrians in our beloved (motor) city. Our next ride is Wednesday, April 23rd, from 6 to 8pm. We’re partnering with Detroit Jericho to celebrate Mumia Abu-Jamal’s bday a day early by creating a special gift for him. Mumia is a political prisoner, journalist, author, and activist who’s been fighting for human rights and Black liberation since the 70s. Last year, we took pictures around the city and sent him a photobook. We’re doing that again this year, starting at Mama Akua Community House, and riding a 10-mile loop to the river and back.
LOVE @ Nite
Join us for the kickoff of CONTAINER—a homegrown creative platform that nurtures and spotlights Detroit-based artists across music, food, fashion, and visual art. Through performances, mentorship, and a citywide tour this fall, CONTAINER gives local creatives the tools and visibility to grow without needing to leave the city.
LOVE@Nite is The LOVE Building’s signature creative showcase, and this special edition—The CONTAINER Takeover—features the first four artists in the 2025 cohort. Expect live music, culinary tastings, immersive art, and fashion-forward energy—all rooted right here in Detroit.
Empowering Parents in Computer Science: An Invitation Join to the CSforDetroit Parent Network
Calling All Parents of Detroit students (Grades K-12)!! You are invited to a special gathering exploring the value of computer science education, the implications of new statewide legislation for CS in high schools, and Summer Learning opportunities available through a host of programs provided by Out-of-School Time organizations serving our community.
This is a free event with lunch provided
Access to Capital Panel Discussion
This workshop will give you insights from lenders and business owners on securing the funding you need to grow your business!
Risk Management Workshop
In this workshop you will learn how to spot, prevent, and tackle business risks before they turn into roadblocks!
Enigma NP: Sharpen My Pen Poetry Night
Join Enigma NP for Sharpen My Pen Poetry Night. Enigma NP is a Non profit dedicated to Engaging needs, Inspiring Growth, and Motivating Action.
MPR National Poetry Month Showcase
Matrix Poet Residencies poetry showcase featuring poets in residence Arrie Lane, Honeycomb, Mic Phelps, Dr. Gloria House and Urban Legind Obasaki
Master Classes with Michael Means
Join us for a series of master classes of Horton/Graham based dance techniques led by the one and only Michael Means - get ready to level up your skills!
EXPUNGEMENT FAIR - GET YOUR RECORD
Licensed Attorneys will be on site for FREE legal assistance.
CLEAN SLATE EXPUNGEMENT
Is your criminal background keeping you from getting a job or denying you from housing?
Movement Meditation
Join The (RE)Claim Series for our Movement Meditation Spring Sessions, where we mindfully reconnect with our bodies, minds, and spirits.
✨ Co-working at The LOVE Building! ✨
Monday, April 7th, we’re opening our doors for Co-working at The LOVE Building—a free, community-driven workspace.
Ballroom and Hustle Classes
Opening Day festivities continue with a hustle and ballroom day party.
Crip Drift
This three part event will feature collective movement, a documentary screening, and a poetry reading on disability and ecojustice.
"Commuted" Film Screening: Incarceration, Liberation, Reconciliation
Please join the Damon J. Keith Center for a viewing of the film, Commuted. At the age of 26, Danielle Metz was sentenced to 3 life terms in prison for a drug conviction tied to her husband. After serving 23 years, she was granted clemency. Clemency offered her a rare chance to regain the life and family that she’d been dreaming about in prison. The film, Commuted, traces Danielle’s journey to find purpose and love, and to confront the wounds of incarceration that linger after release from prison.
Stretch Sigh Release: Healing & Renewal workshop
Self-Paced healing and renewal stretch workshop
DAYUM Office Warming
Come celebrate DAYUM's new office in the LOVE building with youth-lead activities, art making, and a baking competition!
Music & Mocktails Open Mic Night
Let's celebrate the Spring with a Open Mic Night, featuring local artists. You can take your turn on the mic, so bring your talent and A game.
Tickets are $10, on event Brite. Slightly higher at the door.
Dominoes Duel Nights
Come play dominoes to support Run G.R.I.T programs at our bi-weekly Dominoes Duel Nights starting March 28! Players welcome from beginner to master level. We are ramping up for the Championship match Summer 2025.
Empowered Flower Happy Hour
The Empowered Flower Happy Hour is a celebration of community and Empowered Flower Girl's 15 year anniversary.
Mastering the Art of Networking: Workshop & Happy Hour
A dynamic workshop + happy hour to master connections, build relationships, and have fun.
Mint Doodle and Draw Open House
Detroit youth visual artists are invited to doodle, draw and learn more about the Mint Creative Summer Jobs program.
Plant Repotting Class
The Plant Repotting Class is designed to educate and empower our community with hands-on skills in plant care while fostering a deeper connection to nature. This class aligns with Story Community Garden’s mission to promote sustainability, wellness, and communal healing through gardening.
The People's Salon
A weekly space for open political dialogue, hosted by Hydra Mutual Aid Fund.
MPR - Matrix Poetry Residencies Open Mic
MPR - Matrix Poetry Residencies first 2025 open mic featuring Arrie Lane celebrating Women's History Month
DAYUM's UnBan Books Zine Making Event
Come make self published miniature books/magazines (Zines) that fight for social change, resist oppression and support our youth-lead campaign to stop book bans in Michigan!
Activewear Awareness: Mini Seminar
The goal and purpose of the event is to get attendees to understand and discuss the dangers of petroleum products being absorbed into our skin while we sweat & to consider textiles such as organic cotton, linen, etc for activewear.
DanceAbility Workshop with Trombonist Zekkereya El-magharbel
Join DanceAbility and our guest musician, Zekkereya El-magharbel, in a welcoming and vibrant MOVEMENT IMPROVISATION workshop for disabled Detroiters, caregivers, allies, and anyone exploring their relationship to disability and collective creativity.
“NOIR STAR” Miriam Uhura Solo Exhibition Closing Reception
This is the last day to view Miriam Uhura’s debut solo exhibition, "NOIR STAR,” an exhibition that celebrates Black culture through the lens of portraiture, where the richness of identity and the power of self-expression converge.
Game & Karaoke Night!
The Chip Bag Project is celebrating National Chip Day with a game & karaoke night with a walking taco bar!
♡ LOVE@Nite: A Love Supreme ♡
Experience a night dedicated to celebrating the power, creativity, and resilience of women!
Rest Like A Queen: Free Virtual Retreat for Black Women
Free virtual retreat is an intentional act of self-care, designed to help Black women rest, rejuvenate, and reimagine in honor of National Day of Rest for Black Women (Part 2).
Cinema Detroit presents NO OTHER LAND documentary screening
In this Academy Award-winning documentary, Palestinian activist Basel Adra films his community, Masafer Yatta, being destroyed by Israel's occupation, while building an unlikely alliance with an Israeli journalist who wants to join his fight.