June 2010
Kites on the Road
Allied Media Conference Stories
For four days at the Allied Media Conference at Wayne State University in Detroit, Thousand Kites brought together a coalition of national leaders from urban and rural community organizing and media organizations to link their innovation and needs into a national grassroots communication platform.
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Calls From Home
Calls from Home 6/28/10
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Listen to this week's episode of Calls from Home.
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Monuments of Misery, Fight for Justice, Archbishop at Bedford
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Three storytellers point out the lack of rehabilitation in the prison system, that prisoners should never stop fighting for their rights, and that the conditions of prisons are dramatically changed when a visitor arrives.
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Department of Corrections does not deserve that title
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Three storytellers explain why incarceration is the farthest thing from rehabilitation, and shed light on the social consequences of "locking the door and throwing away the key."
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Shakespeare in Prison
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The costume designer of a prison Shakespeare series congratulates the performers for their growth as actors and as human beings.
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The People’s Poet
Grave Prison Yards, Conviction
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Grave prison yards by Sonny Black, Red Onion State Prison Conviction, a poem by a prison volunteer, Kim, written in the memory of James, an incarcerated man in North Carolina
Kites Team posted on 29 Jun 10 at 6:34 am · 0 comments
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Punishment does not fit crime, A blessing of hope
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A woman laments the fact that the punishment rarely fits the crime, another woman sings a blessing of hope.
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The daddy, the mommy, and the little girl
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The daddy, the mommy and the little girl by Jean
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The People’s Poet
Cold Steel, Comforting Rain
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Cold Steel by Frank, dedicated to his family on the inside Comforting Rain by a poet, incarcerated at Wallens Ridge
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Set the bar high
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A young man explains how hard work and study got him the life he wanted once he was released from prison.