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"The apocalypse has already happened. That means that we are living in the beginning... THIS is the beginning. We are standing in the Garden of Eden... again..." Kelly Curry

"...Mujer mágica, empty yourself. Shock yourself into new ways of perceiving the world, shock your readers into the same." —Gloria Anzaldúa

The play explores the complexities of a prominent Oakland family dealing with the impacts of houselessness and police brutality,

Jarrel Phillips at IAMSF, San Francisco State University c.2017 Richard Lomibao/ Golden Gate Xpress)

"It’s important that we create the narratives as much as the narratives create us.”-- Jarrel Philips

Mujeres Mágicas is a bilingual Spanish-English anthology of domestic workers writing stories that cross languages, genders and borders to reveal lessons of survival and celebration for all.

Nool - Threads: Preeti Shekar Interviews Anuj Vaidya

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Reimagine! Movements Making Media — the home of Race Poverty & the Environment (RP&E) Radio Reimagine and NOOL.

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CLAWS Works in Progress Show - Friday November 16, 7:30pm

Featuring stories, dance and theater from: Jess Clarke Kelly Curry Lana Dalberg Christine Joy Ferrer Las Malcriadas Ingrid Sato Samantha Stone Angela Urata Friday 7:30 November 16, 2018 Temescal Art Center 511 48th Street Oakland 94609 Sponsored by the Collaborative Liberation Arts Workshop Series (CLAWS) of Reimagine! Movements Making Media and Freedom Voices Press.

I Am San Francisco Exhibit - Closing Reception, Feb. 22, 2018 - 6-9pm Free!

Closing Reception: Exhibition of I Am San Francisco (IAMSF) (February 22, 2018, 6-9 pm)

Including special guests: Urban Funk Machine and SF Poet Laureate Devorah Majors.

IAMSF explores San Francisco’s social and cultural values and concerns through the lens of its Black natives, residents, and leaders. Curated by Jarrel Phillips, with art by photographer Michole “Micholiano” Forks and muralist Sydney “Sage” Cain. The exhibition brings to life the some of the scores of interviews published in RP&E over the past 2 years. (See below for links.) Meet the artists, eat the free food, all are welcome! Exhibit continues through Feb 2018. Join us for the Closing Reception on Thursday February 22, 2018, 6-9 pm at SF State University. Cesar Chavez Student Center Art Gallery, 1600 Holloway Street, SF.

Radical Power of Restorative Justice

Excerpts from a panel discussion with Jodie Geddes, Rose Elizondo and Garry “Malachi” Scott, moderated by Lisa Dettmer.

Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth © Lane Hartwell

Contemporary restorative justice practices, which arose in the early 1980s, focus on healing and transforming the wounds of victims, offenders, and the community caused or revealed by the wrongdoing.

Restorative Justice for Families

By Jo Bauen, Ed.D.

I work for Oakland’s Community Works West, a non-profit aimed at mitigating the impact of incarceration on individuals by using principles of Restorative Justice. Between 2013 and 2016 I taught a parenting class called Parenting Inside-Out to men in Solano Prison in Vacaville, California. The incarcerated fathers and I are now collaborating on what we call “Restorative Justice for Families.” Here’s our story.