WHAT: Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico, will be the keynote speaker for the Forum on Contemporary Issues in Society’s (FOCIS) 10th anniversary lecture series “What in the World is Going On?” kickoff event. Fox will discuss “Immigration: The Wall, Trade, Jobs and Deportation,” followed by a question-and-answer period.

The speech and Q&A session are open to the public. Admission is free but reservations are required. To RSVP, visit the FOCIS registration site.

WHEN: 6:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 18, 2017; 6 p.m. doors open

WHERE: Community Arts Auditorium, 450 Reuther Mall, Detroit, MI 48202.

MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:

• Media avail: 5:45 to 6 p.m., Monday, Sept. 18, in the McGregor Memorial Conference Center, Rooms FG, 495 Gilmour Mall, Detroit.

• Journalists planning to attend the media avail must RSVP by 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 18. Contact Tom Reynolds at treynolds@wayne.edu, or 313-577-8093.

• Media representatives planning to cover only the lecture event at 6:30 p.m. are also encouraged to RSVP.