“'It’s not advertising. It’s not propaganda. It’s not going to be closely controlled,' he said. 'It’s going to do the powerful things that art can do.'”
Plus, he emphasized, no taxpayer funding will be used."
I'm disturbed by this article/story... inquirer.com/news/philadelp…
More power to this brother and the opportunities he is receiving as an artist, but the arts SHOULD be publicly funded, IN PLACE OF and not alongside the work of the DA's office. #PrisonAbolition
For the body that sends people to jail to have an artist residency waiting for them when they get out might sound healing, but it in reality it seeks to legitimize the work of that office, not replace it. #PrisonAbolition
Give us fully funded arts programs, after school programs, housing, healthcare, childcare, and thriving wages, and you don't need to worry about making prosecutors look progressive. In fact, the very need for prosecution itself subsides. #PrisonAbolition
More on Larry Krasner's record from @BlackYouthProj #PrisonAbolition blackyouthproject.com/theres-no-such…
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