Sunday, May 11, 11:00 A.M. Promoting Justice and Humanity in the Era of Mass Incarceration Ann Marie Kirk, Director, Art for Justice Ann Marie will share the work of Art for Justice, a grassroots o r g a n i z a t i o n that supports and exhibits art by incarcerated individuals to stimulate public dialogue on critical issues and systemic flaws in the criminal justice system. She will explore the capacity of art to engage us in deep conversation about what it means to be human, how we honor the dignity and worth of ourselves and others, and how we translate individual worth to respect all people in the corrective justice system. The presentation will include voices of the artists through their writing, poetry and artwork. We will ask how each individual participates ethically in our times, now that a massive, ineffective, inhumane and unjust system of incarceration has been woven into the social fabric of the United States. Ann Marie is the co-founder and Director of Art for Justice. She has forty years of experience as a social worker, teacher, social justice advocate and multidisciplinary artist (dance, poetry, photography). Through bold, innovative work with Art for Justice she has brought inspirational prisoner art many times to diverse locations, primarily in the Philadelphia area. In 2008 she received the Leeway Foundation’s Transformation Award for women artists working for social change.
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