Yo, these are some of the ACTION participants, both first years and fourth years
The shirt titles are "I love
This ^^ is Dominique one of the Rebels 4 Justice members
This << is Judith another one of the Rebels for Justice members
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
So0 whAts the Sc3nar1o?? Made at ABC NoRio
Check out the shirts that we made at ABC NoRio!! We will be selling these shirts at Baretto Point Park on July 29th from 5pm=10pm ish... The shirts will range from $10-15 and proceeds will go to Life After Exoneration... Thanks!
Yo, these are some of the ACTION participants, both first years and fourth years
The shirt titles are "I love FREEDOM" , "Justice , "Pump up the Volume "
This ^^ is Dominique one of the Rebels 4 Justice members
This << is Judith another one of the Rebels for Justice members
Yo, these are some of the ACTION participants, both first years and fourth years
The shirt titles are "I love
This ^^ is Dominique one of the Rebels 4 Justice members
This << is Judith another one of the Rebels for Justice members
Keeping Awareness Alive
Since the summer (and our work for spreading awareness) is coming to an end, Rebels 4 Justice want to give everyone the chance to spread and educate the tragedy and the problems with wrongful convictions and injustice in the United States. We are going to share the workshop we used so that others may use it as well. Using the documentary "After Innocence" directed by Jessica Sanders will be the main ingredient of the workshop.
Introduction
Objective: To get everyone interested in justice and get and starting idea of what justice means to them pre-film.
Everyone goes around saying their name and what justice means to them in one word. Once everyone has shared, start by explaining what exonerations and exonerees are and introduce the film. You will be splitting the film into three clips with an activity in between clips.
Movie- First break will be at the end of chapter 5 which is about 23 minutes
Needs Assessment Activity
Objective: To get people engaged in the statistics of the necessities of an exoneree
You will need 10 volunteers and 10 sheets of paper based on a survey of 60 exonerees done by the Life After Exoneration Program. Each paper will have one of the 10 problems: without health insurance, basic social service needs, lost custody of children during prison, earning less than pre-prison, separated/divorced during prison, unemployment, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety disorder, inadequate housing. The idea is for the volunteers to put themselves in order from most problematic to deal with to least problematic to deal with. Make sure they keep in mind that they are thinking in terms of what an exoneree needs. The people who are not volunteering will create a fish bowl around the volunteers and they write down what necessity caused the most problem to put into place. Also they give a suggestion of where that necessity should go. After 5 minutes of sorting, the volunteers get in order and share why that necessity is placed in that order. After they share, ask the audience if there is anything they disagree with and why. Once everyone has discussed, take out a chart paper with the actual order of the necessities. They are as followed:
1. Basic Social Service Needs- 55%
2. Without health Insurance- 54%
3. Inadequate Housing- 44%
4. Earning less than Pre-Prison- 43%
5. Depression- 40%
6. Separated/Divorced during prison- 39%
7. Anxiety Disorder- 38%
8. Lost custody of children during prison- 30%
9. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder- 28%
9. Unemployment- 28%
More likely than not, students will be shocked at the results. Then ask everyone what was the most shocking and why. Once the discussion comes to a close, gather everyone back in their seats for the second portion of the film.
Movie- Up to chapter 11 which ends at about 53 minutes total and 30 minutes from the first cut.
Apology/Forgiveness exercise
Objective: To make an emotional connection between exonerees and those in the outside world.
You will have questions and statements written on a chart paper. Everyone is asked to answer the question as if they were an exoneree. The first statement is "An apology is necessary to be able to forgive the system/government/prosecutor. Those who agree will stand those who disagree will sit. Pick some volunteers to explain why they are standing/ sitting. The second is a question: "What would you need in order to forgive?" Allow people to discuss among themselves.
Movie- This is the last clip so allow it to finish. It will take about 40 minutes.
Reflection- Have some people share back their opinions on the film. Then, split up the group in 2 groups. The first group will be asked "After watching the documentary, do you believe justice is colorblind (in other words... does race affect justice)?" The second group can have a choice of the 2 questions: "Is it an artist's duty to advocate/ spread the word about injustice? How? and/or What elements contribute to wrongful convictions?
We guarantee that neither you or the participants will ever look at the United States justice system the same.
Introduction
Objective: To get everyone interested in justice and get and starting idea of what justice means to them pre-film.
Everyone goes around saying their name and what justice means to them in one word. Once everyone has shared, start by explaining what exonerations and exonerees are and introduce the film. You will be splitting the film into three clips with an activity in between clips.
Movie- First break will be at the end of chapter 5 which is about 23 minutes
Needs Assessment Activity
Objective: To get people engaged in the statistics of the necessities of an exoneree
You will need 10 volunteers and 10 sheets of paper based on a survey of 60 exonerees done by the Life After Exoneration Program. Each paper will have one of the 10 problems: without health insurance, basic social service needs, lost custody of children during prison, earning less than pre-prison, separated/divorced during prison, unemployment, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety disorder, inadequate housing. The idea is for the volunteers to put themselves in order from most problematic to deal with to least problematic to deal with. Make sure they keep in mind that they are thinking in terms of what an exoneree needs. The people who are not volunteering will create a fish bowl around the volunteers and they write down what necessity caused the most problem to put into place. Also they give a suggestion of where that necessity should go. After 5 minutes of sorting, the volunteers get in order and share why that necessity is placed in that order. After they share, ask the audience if there is anything they disagree with and why. Once everyone has discussed, take out a chart paper with the actual order of the necessities. They are as followed:
1. Basic Social Service Needs- 55%
2. Without health Insurance- 54%
3. Inadequate Housing- 44%
4. Earning less than Pre-Prison- 43%
5. Depression- 40%
6. Separated/Divorced during prison- 39%
7. Anxiety Disorder- 38%
8. Lost custody of children during prison- 30%
9. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder- 28%
9. Unemployment- 28%
More likely than not, students will be shocked at the results. Then ask everyone what was the most shocking and why. Once the discussion comes to a close, gather everyone back in their seats for the second portion of the film.
Movie- Up to chapter 11 which ends at about 53 minutes total and 30 minutes from the first cut.
Apology/Forgiveness exercise
Objective: To make an emotional connection between exonerees and those in the outside world.
You will have questions and statements written on a chart paper. Everyone is asked to answer the question as if they were an exoneree. The first statement is "An apology is necessary to be able to forgive the system/government/prosecutor. Those who agree will stand those who disagree will sit. Pick some volunteers to explain why they are standing/ sitting. The second is a question: "What would you need in order to forgive?" Allow people to discuss among themselves.
Movie- This is the last clip so allow it to finish. It will take about 40 minutes.
Reflection- Have some people share back their opinions on the film. Then, split up the group in 2 groups. The first group will be asked "After watching the documentary, do you believe justice is colorblind (in other words... does race affect justice)?" The second group can have a choice of the 2 questions: "Is it an artist's duty to advocate/ spread the word about injustice? How? and/or What elements contribute to wrongful convictions?
We guarantee that neither you or the participants will ever look at the United States justice system the same.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Update
We Just held a workshop at HEAF Youth Center, where we viewed the film "After Innocence" and led a small workshop with curent Freshmen. This event was productive and thought provoking. We are hoping to host another event before August 1st so0o... if you have any ideas, please contact us @ exonerproject@yahoo.com Keep a lookout for our short documentary at the "I love my Block" film festival where we will be showing that and selling shirts.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
New Man Exonerated
It's no surprise that the court has made another mistake, taking 15 years away from Patrick Waller who was exonerated June 30th, 2008. Here's the link to his shocking story.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/070108dnmetexonerate.dcd19fe.html
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/070108dnmetexonerate.dcd19fe.html
Monday, July 7, 2008
The June Event
On June 14, 2008 we had our first event at the Bruckner Bar and Grill. Personally, it was an exhilarating event where we got to put the information we knew to the test. There were many emotions from the audience though none were surprising; they all couldn't believe there were exonerees with such uncivil treatment in the United States. The discussions were easy to maintain since everyone seemed so passionate to speak their mind on the video screened "After Innocence." Every time we showed another clip of the documentary, the audience became more in awe of the injustice we live among. We did a good job at maintaining the mood of the documentary and keeping the audience entertained by continuous interaction. We were also successful in the small but efficient art auction. Special thanks to Keith Kaminski, Rachel Eliza Griffiths, David Flores, Carla Repice, Catherine Epstein, Maya Pindyk, Keir Johnston, and ACTION participants for their artistic donations. With the thanks of our audience participants, we were able to raise over $500. We had a very interactive and passionate audience but one of our goals for the next event is to reach out to more people so that we may spread the word even more. At this moment in time, we are reuniting for the summer portion of our program and we are beginning the reflection of our last event... we will keep you posted!
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