Everyday Objects: Public Housing to Prison Pipeline
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Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project (PNAP)

Everyday Objects: Public Housing to Prison Pipeline

The voices of Life Row and a conversation on challenging the system

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About the Event:

Everyday Objects is an installation in the Humans of Life Row exhibition organized by the National Public Housing Museum in partnership with the Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project (PNAP). This installation features ordinary objects from incarcerated individuals in Illinois, many of whom were also public housing residents. Described by the individuals themselves, these objects give visitors a first-hand account of their day-to-day lives through the power of storytelling with everyday objects. The labels were created during PNAP Think Tank sessions with event moderators, Lisa Lee and Raul Dorado.

Please join us for a conversation with Lisa Lee (Executive Director of the National Public Housing Museum), Dorothy Burge (Artist and Educator), and Colette Payne (Director of Reclamation Project, Women's Justice Institute). 


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Raul Dorado

Raul Dorado

Raul Dorado is an incarcerated writer and criminal legal reform advocate. He earned a B.A. in justice policy advocacy from Northea...

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Lisa Yun Lee

Lisa Yun Lee

Lisa Yun Lee (BA, Bryn Mawr College, Ph.D, Duke University) is a cultural activist and the executive director of the National Publ...

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Dorothy Burge

Dorothy Burge

Dorothy Burge is a fabric and multimedia artist and community activist inspired by history and current social justice issues. She ...

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Colette Payne

Colette Payne

Colette Payne is an organizer, leader, student, mother, and grandmother. As the Director of the Women's Justice Institute Rec...

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