This now annual series will focus on how the arts provide ways of concretely experiencing the dignity of people and cultures marginalized by various forms of injustice. 

La Casa de Amistad Mural Unveiling 

December 12, 2022 | 12:00–1:00 p.m. | La Casa de Amistad

All are welcome to celebrate the completion of South Bend’s newest mural, a collaborative project between the Center for Social Concerns’ Art and Social Change class and La Casa de Amistad’s Citizenship class. The project was led by local artist, Freddy Rodriguez, and students contributed to the design and painting as they sought to translate immigration narratives into visual language and explore the role of beauty in enacting the common good. Lunch provided. 

Singing the Story of American Workers: A Concert with Folk Musician Tom Breiding

September 19, 2022 | 7:00 p.m. | Washington Hall

The Center for Social Concerns is proud to kick off our annual Arts of Dignity series for 22-23 with Tom Breiding, a singer-songwriter long engaged with the labor movement and environmental justice in Appalachia. 

About Tom: Many would say that country music as well as the broader Americana genre are the musical heart and soul of our nation, but singer/songwriter (and working rock guitarist) Tom Breiding has been creating a sub-genre of Americana for decades. A celebrated writer, Breiding focuses on the true heart and soul of America: our laborers and union members. Hailing from West Virginia, a state with a large populous of mine workers and laborers, Breiding has shared an intense artistic connection with the union members of United States for the entirety of his career, most especially United Mine Workers of America.