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We’re at @thehamiltondc making some fellow @risingappalachia and @rayezaragoza fans smile with concert posters created by @prisonart6. 💜🎼🎨✊🏽
#artconnectsus #concertposter #risingappalachia #socialjustice #artforliberation

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Check out our newest blog post, written by Matt Malyon. Matt writes about his experiences teaching creative writing in prisons. @_undergroundwriting
Our blog is a platform for people engaged in the arts in and around the US criminal legal system to share their experiences and stories. If you’re interested in contributing to the blog, please email us at justiceartscoalitionintern@gmail.com

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#Repost @werepjustice ・・・
Today, we’re incredibly excited to announce the largest prison mural in the world, a project we’ve been organizing with world renowned artist @JR. This image, which can be seen from an airplane at 30,000 feet inside the walls of @cacorrections, is part of a portrait series highlighting stories of 48 incredible humans – currently and formerly incarcerated citizens, families impacted by incarceration, and victims of crime. This installation features audio and video testimonies designed for you to hear their stories of mercy, rehabilitation, and their experiences in America’s legal system.

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Join #REPRESENTJUSTICE and change your perspective of who's seen as worthy of redemption and mercy: representjustice.org/JR-signup

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To hear each of their stories download the JR Murals app:

Android: bit.ly/JRmuralsPlay
IOS: bit.ly/JRmurals

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This could not have been possible without partnership from @onecommunity, @antirecidivismcoalition, @cacorrections, @JR and his entire team, and Warden Joe Sullivan of Tehachapi prison. Thank you.
__ "When the piece was pasted we decided to wait for a couple of weeks so we could put together a platform for everyone to hear the stories. Why? Because we know that it is a sensitive subject and we wanted anyone to be able to listen to stories of hope and redemption, to get testimonies that one doesn't normally hear. Because what happened there when these men, their guards, and some victims worked all together on an art piece has to be seen. We wanted to share the process and embrace the complexity of human actions and feelings that we have witnessed. These men have been judged guilty when they were young, some were dragged into gangs and did heavy mistakes, and they have paid or are paying the price. They say that they changed and they are ready to become active citizens, to give a meaning to their lives.” — @JR

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Amber Daniel is new to our network of incarcerated artists. Her dynamic abstracts speak to us of possibility, curiosity, and passion. What do they say to you?
#artinspires #artconnectsus #abstractpainting #artforliberation

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👀Peep this, #dmv friends! 👀 New documentary @16barsthefilm featuring @speech__ from @arresteddevelopment__ is showing at @afisilvertheatre on Monday night. “16 BARS offers a rare glimpse at the human stories and songs locked away in our nation’s jails and prisons. The documentary follows a unique rehabilitation effort in a Virginia jail that encourages inmates to write and record original music. In the jail’s makeshift recording studio, four men collaborate to produce an album with Grammy-winner Todd “Speech” Thomas of Arrested Development. As the creative process unfolds, these incarcerated artists must confront the traumas of their past, and music becomes the key to unlocking a new chapter in their lives.” The film starts at 7:15 and will be followed by a panel discussion with Tyrone Parker (CEO, @allianceofconcernedmen) and Frank Malone (CEO, @100fathers ), moderated by Lyn Twyman (CEO of LASERS: Leaving Abuse Supporting Everyone Restoring Survivors).
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Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/16BarsAFI
🗣Please help spread the word!🗣
Hope to see you there!!! #artsinprison #artforliberation #incarceratedartists #artforjustice #transformativejustice #artmatters #dmvarts #dcnightlife @freemindsbookclub @voices_unbarred @heardnova @hatless67 @boozerreddirt @oneinfourpodcast @flikshop

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We had the pleasure of sharing a whole lot of incredible artwork at Red Dirt’s Open Studio on Sunday, including pieces by @dan.owens.35977, @carole.alden.94, @prisonart6, and @v.amaya.art.
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our space to learn more about JAC and the many talented artists in our network. We’re grateful to @boozerreddirt for providing us with a much-needed workspace, visibility for the works entrusted to our care, and a welcoming community of creatives! #reddirtstudio #artforliberation #artforjustice #visualart #incarceratedartists #artconnectsus

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#Repost @theoregonian ・・・
The inmates’ idea was far-fetched: install a Japanese garden in the shadow of a massive cellblock at the Oregon State Penitentiary.

For one, prison officials wondered, who would pay for it? Who would do the work? Would the elegant elements of a Japanese garden run afoul of the Byzantine rules intended to keep the maximum-security prison safe?

The men persisted.

They became adept at grant-writing, securing nearly $500,000 to fund their idea. They made presentations to corrections staff, potential donors and others, transforming themselves into polished public speakers in the process. They recruited laborers from their own ranks – nearly 180 inmates in all – who worked during the summer to plant trees, move boulders and install elaborate water features.

This week, five years after floating the idea, the men – and the prison officials who signed off on the project – unveiled something extraordinary deep within the grounds of Oregon’s oldest penitentiary: the largest prison garden of its kind in the country.

Click on the link in @theoregonian bio to read the full story. 📸 by @BethNakamura

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“Deep Thought” and “Water” — new works by our good friend Gary Harrell, which he created for last weekend’s Psychologists for Social Responsibility conference in Berkeley. Gary just wrote us to make sure that we didn’t miss the @earhustlesq episode that features his solo harmonica recording that was played at the @the_met_museum_of_art. His linocut, “Restore Justice” was in the recent special issue of @washingtonpostmag, which was completely written, illustrated, and photographed by folks who are or have been incarcerated. Like so many people in prison, Gary’s a man of many talents, and we’re so thrilled to see him in the spotlight.

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Pastel - Tomás. Words - Alexander Den Heijer.
#communitynotcages
#artconnectsus #artforliberation #artforjustice

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We’re at #FightingForJustice with @vanjones68 tonight, sitting with friends @oneinfourpodcast and @unchainedmediacollective. In the 2nd panel of the evening, @dwaynebetts, @_marcus_bullock, @mikael__mendoza discuss the state violence perpetrated through the prison system and the power of empathy in our fight to dismantle it. Thank you @cut50, @motherjonesmag, @benandjerrys for sparking important dialogue about changes that need to happen in order for our #justicesystem to be worthy of its name.

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#Repost @washingtonpost ・・・
Via @washingtonpostmag: America incarcerates more people than any other nation. As a result, the stark realities of jails and prisons have a far-reaching impact on society. With this special issue of The Washington Post Magazine — written, illustrated and photographed by people who have been or are currently incarcerated — the goal is to help readers learn about the experience of imprisonment, something that is poorly understood by Americans who are untouched by the system. At a time when the subject of prison reform is receiving more attention than it has in decades, this special issue seeks to inform the conversation by focusing on American prisons and the lives of the people inside them. 🙌🏿🙌🏾🙌🏽🙌🏼🙌🏻
Check out the full issue, which features pieces by artists in JAC’s network: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/lifestyle/prisons-incarceration-in-us/

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Thank you to our good friends at @oneinfourpodcast. We’ll be tuning in to this important episode dedicated to @freemindsbookclub family member Joshua. ❤️
Perhaps in the future we can talk about the role #creativeexpression plays for many people in prison, helping them to maintain a sense of identity, a connection to others, and a sense of meaning, and the power the arts hold for addressing the trauma of #incarceration (both within and after prison) and for exposing just how unjust and inhumane the carceral system truly is. Indeed, the arts can even play a leading role in our development of more and more community-based responses to harm and conflict that promote safety, inclusion, connection, collaboration, healing, and accountability.
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From @oneinfourpodcast:
Tomorrow we will release our 7th episode, which focuses on #mentalhealthawareness and #reentry. Our Senior Advisor Dave will share his personal experience of #trauma and his work with young men of color in order to disrupt the #schooltoprisonpipeline - We know that we are just scratching the surface of this important topic but we hope you will be inspired to learn more & to understand the cruelty of a justice system that regularly uses #solitaryconfinement & the impact this practice has on far too many people across our nation. #mentalhealth services are needed for those who reenter society in order to address and overcome #trauma. Download the episode tomorrow on your favorite #podcast app and please share it widely through your social platforms!
#artforliberation #artheals #transformativejustice #endmassincarceration #traumahealing

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“We are in the early stages of planning the campus for Macedon, but what we can say is that we are very excited to contribute a space for creatives by creatives...It is important to the Dean Collection that artists be supported in their disruption of the status quo. This space will be a platform to nurture this further.” The new site for the Dean Collection will “train artists and musicians on the business side of their industries” and is “venture to level the playing field for marginalized artists.” @therealswizzz @aliciakeys how can we work together to make sure system-involved artists have full access to the opportunities that the @thedeancollection Music and Art Campus will offer? 🎨🎤🎼✊🏽🔥
#artforjustice #artforliberation #artconnectsus #endmassincarceration

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“One must find beauty any way you can.” - Brian Hindson 🎨Thank you, Open Doors: Art in Action, for giving artists in our network this opportunity to touch so many hearts. It’s an honor to partner with you. We’ll make sure the artists featured in this @azdailysun story get their own copy. Visit our online galleries for more work by these amazing artists! Link in bio.
Full article ➡️ https://azdailysun.com/flaglive/cover_story/second-chances-art-in-action-s-locked-up-pain-and/article_97086efc-dcd4-5e34-8e07-240f1069ef2d.html
#artforliberation #artforjustice #artconnectsus

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Enjoying the smooth, deep vibes of @thebaylorproject at the #justiceaidconcert along with friends from @freemindsbookclub and @oneinfourpodcast. So grateful to @justiceaid for the invitation and for their support of orgs doing vital social justice work. #artconnectsus #musicmatters #artforjustice

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