The Letters Home project The Letters Home Project projection revolves around the letters that an incarcerated father sent to his young daughter over a ten-year period. It makes known the power of his words and the deep impact that...
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Prayer flags made by Chicago high school students hang outside the Cook County Courthouse and jail
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Here is a short film of our Letters Home Project when it was shown two days in September of 2015 on the outside walls of Cook County jail.
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This is a stunning mandala made by Daniel G. Watson, an artist serving a life sentence. He shared this with my students. The center represents his true-self, the middle ring are his (our) obstacles, fears, and stress, those things that keep us from our true-self. The outer ring is hope.
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This piece includes a letter written by a prisoner to my students.
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This is a trailer for the original Letters Home video that was projected onto the outside wall of Cook County Jail September 11 and 12, 2015 through a grant from 96 Acres.
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Jamia is a beautiful poet. I will post her writing soon.
Alize is an amazing, strong and honest young woman. She was born in prison. These young women have much to say!
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Outside Voices series begins. These are the words and images of sons and daughters of incarcerated parents speaking their truth.
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an image from the half hour projection on Cook County Jail wall
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