The nonprofit Illinois Humanities has championed 14 art exhibitions that prompt the public to engage with the current penal system through visual art, creative writing and film.
Alicia Brown of Circles and Ciphers facilitates an"Activation Day" workshop at Illinois Humanities' 2019"Envisioning Justice" exhibition.
Sullivan Galleries in 2019. Work from commissioned artists, activists, residents of South and West Side neighborhoods, and youths in Cook County Jail and the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center all was on display in the multimedia exhibit.“That exhibition was meant to be a culmination of the two years of work, but what we heard during that exhibition was ‘this is excellent,’” said Tyreece Williams, program manager for “Envisioning Justice.
“Some of the folks who applied are going to be hosting their family members. Some are going to host a small community group they’re tapped into,” Williams said. “All of the events are varied in scale, so it will be a range of ways in which folks are bringing people together through these activities on the RE: ACTION site.”
Additionally, Chicago Torture Justice Memorials, an advocacy collective, will host a panel discussion at the Chicago Torture Justice Center followed by a site visit to the 63rd Street Beach — a place of significance to, who served nearly three decades under a life sentence that was commuted in 2021 by Gov. J.B. Pritzker amid revelations of torture by Chicago police.
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