Primary Comics Use your Voting Power!
March 7, 2018
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Presented by: UIC Latino Cultural Center
Join us for an open art studio* with Vicko Alvarez to design your own comic strip in preparation for the Illinois Primary Election 2018. Contribute your creativity to comic templates to be distributed throughout campus and placed in your home and car windows. Get the opportunity to co-create a collaborative comic page and showcase why voting is important. Get informed, take action, and encourage others to vote!
Free admission *While supplies last
UIC Voting Information: March 14 – 16, 2018 from 9am-7pm at UIC Student Center East Tower. For other early voting locations, please visit: chicagoelections.com/en/early-voting.html
This program is part of the UIC Civic Engagement Week and co-sponsored by the UIC Heritage Garden Student Group.
Vicko Alvarez is a chicago based Tejana, visual artist, creator, and illustrator of the ScholaR Comics web series. The comic is based on her childhood as well as the lives of students she’s had the privilege of teaching in Chicago’s southside. The stories touch realities of growing up poor in an immigrant home while also maintaining pride in your community.
All audiences are welcome to join us at this programming. ASL Interpretation, Captioning, and Audio-Description services will be available upon request by contacting the number below.
Poster: Primary Comics [PDF]
Admissions: Free
Location: 803 S. Morgan St. LCB2 Chicago, IL 60607
Co-sponsors: UIC Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, and the Heritage Garden Student Group
Date posted
Jun 26, 2018
Date updated
Apr 14, 2020