EVENTS
June 21st, 2020
June 30, 2017
Community Event:
Reentry Resource and Network Symposium
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The Westside Branch of the NAACP will be hosting a “Reentry Resource and Networking Symposium” on June 30th, at Sankofa Art and Culture Center 5820 W. Chicago Ave.
Doors will open at 10:00am to begin the networking and introductions of the service providers present and welcoming the formerly incarcerated men and women that may attend. We will hear presentations from a representative from each service provider in attendance.
Some of the providers giving presentations are: Cabrini Green Legal Aid, Westside Health Authority, National Alliance for the Empowerment of the Formerly Incarcerated, St. Leonard’s ministry, Michael Barlow Center, First Defense Legal Aid and others.
Contact Benny Lee to table, assist participants in getting there and networking with others.
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May 6 + May 13, 2017
Community Event:
It's Now: Mural Painting + BBQ Celebration
3346 W. 16th St. in North Lawndale.
The building on 3346 W. 16th has been empty for more than two years. It has been gifted to Benny Lee, the co-founder of the National Alliance for the Empowerment of the Formerly Incarcerated to create a community museum. To inaugurate this process, a new community mural will be painted on the building. The mural has been designed by artists at Stateville Prison in the Prison + Neighborhood Arts Project.
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May 6
Mural Painting from 11am-4pm:
We are calling out for community-spirited individuals to help paint a mural! Food, paints, and drinks will be provided (professional painting experience is not necessary). To sign up and volunteer, please contact Joe Troutman at jtrout4@uic.edu!
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May 13th
BBQ + Celebration from 12noon- 5pm:
Join us for a BBQ and celebration of the new mural and more. We'll have :
_Damon Locks on the turn tables
_Live Performances
_ Mural unveiling
_Art making
_Community Resources
_Food by Skyler Dees
Contact Jonathan Kelley at jkelle27@uic.edu for more information!
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This event is a partnership between Prison + Neighborhood Arts Project, Men Making a Difference, WizeupRizeup, University of Illinois, Chicago Museum + Exhibition Studies program and National Alliance for the Empowerment of the Formerly Incarcerated.
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Saturday, March 11, 2017
12:30–4 pm
Dismantling Barriers to Life:
A speak out on mass incarceration
First Baptist Congregational
1613 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago (map)
Hear from people directly affected by incarceration, share ideas for action and more at this community event hosted by Cabrini Green Legal Aid, Community Renewal Society, Growing Home, Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation, StoryCorps and the Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois.
Colette Payne (Cabrini Green Legal Aid) and Marlon Chamberlain (Community Renewal Society) will emcee.
Highlights include:
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Audio stories recorded in partnership with StoryCorps
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Panel discussion on “Barriers to Life”
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Peace Circles facilitated by Precious Blood Ministry of Reconciliation
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Opportunity to share and connect with advocacy organizations
We’ll be tabling before (12:30–1 pm) and after the event (4–4:30 pm). In addition to Chicago Books to Women in Prison, you can meet Chicago Community Bond Fund, Chicago Freedom School, Chicago League of Abolitionist Whites, Free Write Arts & Literacy, Jane Addams Resource Corporation, Liberation Library and Prison + Neighborhood Arts Project.
Free of charge and open to the public
Light refreshments served
RSVP here. For more information, visit the Facebook event page.
Accessibility questions? Email StoryCorps.
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