{"id":6383,"date":"2018-01-10T09:15:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T15:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/?p=6383"},"modified":"2018-01-10T11:26:11","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T17:26:11","slug":"incarceration-art-activism-advocacy-exhibit-opens-in-special-collections-and-archives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/2018\/01\/10\/incarceration-art-activism-advocacy-exhibit-opens-in-special-collections-and-archives\/","title":{"rendered":"INCARCERATION: Art, Activism & Advocacy exhibit opens in Special Collections and Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>DePaul Special Collections and Archives is proud to announce the opening of our newest exhibit, INCARCERATION: Art, Activism & Advocacy<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0INCARCERATION<\/em> offers the opportunity to engage with prisoners and activists through their letters, words, and artistic expression.\u00a0 This exhibit features materials from numerous DePaul collections and prisoner art on loan from Anthony Rayson.\u00a0 Highlighted activism includes prison reform and abolition efforts by inmates, Sister Helen Prejean<\/a>\u2019s Ministry Against the Death Penalty, the Catholic peace movement<\/a>, and Anthony Rayson<\/a>\u2019s prisoner-authored and \u2013focused zines.\u00a0 Advocacy endeavors include the San Quentin Drama Group<\/a>, Companions Journeying Together<\/a>\u2019s project to connect incarcerated women and their children through literacy, and DePaul University’s current educational initiatives at Cook County Jail and Stateville Prison.<\/p>\n

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Letter from Elizabeth McAlister to Frida and Jerry, Feb 23, 1977.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

INCARCERATION<\/em> aims to connect with often-marginalized prisoners as individuals within the U.S. criminal justice system.\u00a0 This exploration touches on subjects such as equality, humanity, and socioeconomics.\u00a0 Ultimately, the exhibit provides an opportunity to reflect on the topic of incarceration as an issue that affects nearly everyone in society – including taxpayers, prisoners, and those directly affected by crime.<\/p>\n

INCARCERATION: Art, Activism & Advocacy<\/em> is on display through the summer in the John T. Richardson Library, Room 314.\u00a0 Faculty, student groups, and others who have an interest in programs or instruction related to this exhibit, or to Special Collections and Archives’s materials related to incarceration and social justice are welcome to contact Derek Potts at dpotts2@depaul.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To learn more about DePaul Special Collections and Archives, visit our webpage<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0or contact us at archives@depaul.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DePaul Special Collections and Archives is proud to announce the opening of our newest exhibit, INCARCERATION: Art, Activism & Advocacy.\u00a0\u00a0INCARCERATION offers the opportunity to engage with prisoners and activists through their letters, words, and artistic expression.\u00a0 This exhibit features materials from numerous DePaul collections and prisoner art on loan from Anthony Rayson.\u00a0 Highlighted activism includes <\/p>\n

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