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Spotlight on Voices from Outside: Artists Against the Prison Industrial Complex

Florida’s prison population alone consists of over 175,000 men and women and maintains one of the highest incarceration rates. Most of this group includes people of color, youth, and women, some of whom are also illiterate, poor, and mentally ill. The issue at hand is the rising incarceration rate of those who are imprisoned due to the mandatory drug sentencing laws, inadequate legal representation, and the United States’ flawed parole system, profited by the large corporations they work with.

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Jacqueline Cao
Praise / Protest: An Art Exhibition Review

This exhibition showed that to praise can be an act of protest, and to protest can be an act of praise. Finding something to praise within a world with so much brokenness challenges the threatening despair and allows the full range of the human experience. It extends the ability to experience joy as much as we experience anger, sadness, or despair. The conversation ended with a challenge to its viewers: Does art have to be about suffering? Does it have to produce white guilt or repentance to gain attention?

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Kristin Kehl
Sit Relax Listen

As imagination took hold, little sanctuaries made of twigs, leaves, and trees began to emerge! Imaginative participants focused on their surroundings, and as they noticed the boundless potential provided, they began to create. Although it is true that creating with a purpose is a great thing, making pieces without a motive proved to be quite a pleasing and delightful experience.

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Maria Castorena
Northy

Although each of them play a role in the songwriting process, Wilson takes the lead. For the Tallahassee native, songwriting is “an amazing outlet… you’re able to say things through music in a crowd that would be difficult to say otherwise.” Much like the others, Wilson came from a musical family, but college has been the best opportunity for him to build his skills. As for 2021, the band plans to release their first official album to streaming platforms.

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