Arts and Criminal Justice Symposium

Feb 16, 2012

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From the event announcement:

The City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, with Ford Foundation support, is having an Arts and Criminal Justice Symposium on April 27th 9am-3:30pm at 1515 Market St. Philadelphia, Pa with keynote speaker Howard Zehr and workshops focused on Best Practices and Interventions, Funding and Grants, Working Behind the Prison Walls, Research and Program Evaluation, Restorative Justice and Victims’ Perspectives and a screening of the film Concrete Steel and Paint. "When a Parent is in Prison," a documentary project of Mennonite Central Committee's Restorative Justice program and Eastern Mennonite University's Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, will also be featured at the symposium.

What: Conference

When: 27 April 2012

Where: Philadelphia,PA, USA

Contact: Laure Biron, Symposium Coordinator

Workshop Descriptions

Research and Program Evaluation

Evaluator Dr. Marsha Zibalese-Crawford, MSW, DSW, Temple University, will present some of her findings from the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program Restorative Justice Department programming evaluations and explore the value of evidence based practice, research and program evaluation. She will be joined by Samantha Matlin from Yale University. Susan Kinnevy, Ph.D. Deputy Commissioner for Performance Management and Accountability at the Philadelphia Department of Human Services, will facilitate questions and discussion.

Working Behind the Walls

Victoria Sammartino from New York-based Voices Unbroken program, Gregory Sales from Arizona State University and Erin Howley from the Inside-Out program in Philadelphia will explore the challenges of developing art programs within the prison system and of working with the prison population. Eric Okdeh, muralist and instructor at the State Correctional Institute at Graterford, will share his experiences teaching within the prison system in Pennsylvania.

Funding and Grants

Sham-e-ali Nayeem from Leeway will present on the challenging topic of finding funding and grants to do arts and criminal justice and victim advocacy work. Julie Wortheimer from the Office of Public safety will also speak. Keri Salerno (Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety), will moderate the question and answer and discussion portion of the workshop.

Best Practices and Interventions

Wendy McClanahan from Public Private Ventures and a notable speaker from the Pennsylvania Prison Society will present on innovative and effective strategies for working with the re-entry, prison, and victim populations. Renowned poet and activist Aja Beech will moderate discussion of the topic after a presentation. We’re in the process of figuring out exactly who from PPS is coming, but we have commitment from them.

Film Screening

Concrete Steel and Paint, a film exploring the intersection of arts and criminal justice through the work of the Mural Arts Program with inmates and victims at SCI-Graterford, will be screened in the morning session. Film discussion will be moderated by Barb Toews (Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, Bryn Mawr College).

Restorative Justice and Victims Perspectives

Keynote speaker Howard Zehr, and Victoria Greene (founder of Every Murder is Real) participate in a discussion about restorative justice work and victims perspectives.

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