States of Incarceration exhibit opening and public conversation about incarceration and mental illness. Please join us for the official opening of the exhibit. We will celebrate with a reception, opportunities to view the exhibit, and hands-on art response activities. At 7 pm. Anne Parsons, Department of History, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, will offer some remarks on the intersections of the rise of mass incarceration with the deinstitutionalization of mental hospitals. A panel moderated by Dr. Modupe Labode including Kenneth J. Falk, (Legal Director, ACLU of Indiana) and Maurice Young (founder, Creative Change Project) will offer perspectives on the implications of these issues for Indianapolis.. Thursday, April 20; IMCPL Central Library, 6:00 reception in the library atrium and 7:00 program in the auditorium.
The reception has been generously sponsored by the Circle City (IN) Chapter of The Links, Inc.
For free tickets register: https://soi_exhibit_opening.eventbrite.com
http://statesofincarceration.org/
