HAPPENINGS
JUNE 14 AT 6PM READING EVENT FOR WRITERS FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE MOON AT WALLS TURNED SIDEWAYS
RESOURCES
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Art from the Heart
a downstate Illinois-based non-profit organization founded in 2020 by Heather Canuel. Art from the Heart creates a fun and therapeutic safe space for children of incarcerated parents to learn about and express themselves through the arts and to develop friendships with other children who have been through similar experiences. |
American Prison Writing Archive (APWA)The mission of the American Prison Writing Archive (APWA) is to replace misrepresentation of prisons and imprisoned people with first-person witness by those living in legalized confinement.
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DEPAUL UNIVERSITY SAIStudent Against Incarceration create an environment where people interested in fighting against issues in the criminal justice system can be in community, educate themselves and others, and take action. We are an open community and accept people with all levels of knowledge surrounding these issues.
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KintsugiFounded by Tony Pizarro, Kintsugi LLC provides a space for everyone to bring all of who they are and see their brokenness as an asset.
Let’s transform brokenness to beauty, together. |
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our mission is to advocate for fair and just policies that enable individuals with criminal records to rebuild their lives and thrive within their communities.
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a nonprofit news organization dedicated to investigating and elevating higher education, working to transform local reporting on college by combining the sophistication of a national newsroom that knows a topic very deeply with the engagement of a community newsroom that knows a place very deeply. This, we believe, can be part of a new collaborative model for how important public-policy journalism can be done in this country.
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aims to change the perceptions, policies, and power relations that have maintained mass incarceration and extreme-sentencing in our state. We pursue these aims by bringing incarcerated voices into prison-policy discussions, training impacted people to share their stories and lead mobilization efforts, and educating the public and policymakers about the harms of extreme sentencing and the need for policies that give every incarcerated person in the state a fair chance to return home.
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The Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project (PNAP) is a visual arts and education project that connects teaching artists and scholars to incarcerated students at Stateville Maximum Security Prison through classes, workshops, a policy think tank, and guest lectures.
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RESTORING COMMUNITIES
THROUGH RADICAL HOSPITALITY, HOPE, & HEALING. |
a statewide radio show & journalism project for people incarcerated in Illinois & their loved ones. We share relevant news, information, music & compelling audio.
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We create a unique space for justice-impacted people to exercise critical thinking, reflexivity, and interpersonal communication skills via literature and other forms of art.
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a policy-focused nonprofit that advocates for fairness, humanity, and compassion throughout the Illinois criminal legal system.
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a Chicago-based international incubator that creates connections between diverse artists seeking mutual growth through collaboration
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Our mission is to interrupt the cycle of violence among youth and young adults in North Lawndale through the power of the arts!
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The Mud Theatre Project believes the arts are the perfect canvas to promote social change.
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