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"Captive." Source: Todd Tarselli
A growing coalition of criminal justice reform activists are fighting for change and they’re doing it through music, theatre, and audience participation. The group is called a Thousand Kites. It’s a nationwide project that enables the families of prisoners to educate the public about problems within the criminal justice system, one community at a time.
Thousand Kites is a project of the Appalachian based media-arts center Appalshop. Visit www.thousandkites.org to find out how you can use Thousand Kites in your community.
Featuring:
Thousand Kites participants and organizers including Elsie Grey.
Executive Producer/Host: Tena Rubio
Producer: Andrew Stelzer
Associate Producer: Puck Lo
Interns: Elena Botkin-Levy and Aubrey Green
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
For more information:
Thousand Kites and Appalshop, Inc. - Whitesburg, KY
Additional information:
Critical Resistance – National Office – Oakland, CA
All of Us or None – San Francisco, CA
Families Against Mandatory Minimums – Washington, DC
Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children – New Orleans, LA
Justice Now - Oakland, CA
Other:
The 1000 Kites Summit: A Community Arts Focus Group
Listen to the Thousand Kites 24-hour webcast
Tags: art and culture, prisons
