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WRITTEN BY INMATES - ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE

San Quentin News

Written By Inmates - Advancing Social Justice

March 2019

San Quentin, California 94964

Population: 4,218

Arts

SQ artists raise money for the fight against cancer

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Artists incarcerated at San Quentin used their talent to raise money for cancer research at Cords Gallery during a First Friday art walk in Oakland. “I’ve been so inspired by the work of men inside who want to give back to their community and give back in creative ways, to not just support each other inside but to make an impact on the lives of folks in the greater community outside,” said Samantha Feld, a member of the San Quentin Compassionate Accountability Responsibly Expressed through Service (SQ CARES) committee that organized the … [Read more...] about SQ artists raise money for the fight against cancer

Butterscotch comes back to perform for TLM

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A crowd of incarcerated men cheered like it was their parole day when Antoinette “Butterscotch” Clinton took the stage at San Quentin State Prison June 14. This time, she returned with Grammy-nominated artist Ryan Leslie. The musical genius turned a prison chapel into a concert, a reunion and a pre-graduation celebration for computer coding and construction apprentice trainees. The music festival featured spoken word artist and returning citizen Jason “JC” Cavitt, Swedish Grammy-nominated rapper and producer David Jassy, and Eric “Maserati … [Read more...] about Butterscotch comes back to perform for TLM

Brothers in Pen anthology – “Pens Up, Don’t Shoot”

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ANNOUNCEMENT The title of the latest anthology in the “Brothers in Pen” series, Pens Up, Don’t Shoot, arose from the phrase protestors rallied around after Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014. So much has happened since then. This book’s first stories began to be compiled in 2015… but due to its editor’s molasses-like qualities, it was not finished until now. Please go to our blog, brothersinpen.wordpress. com to find out all about it! Please read it, pass this post along to announce its … [Read more...] about Brothers in Pen anthology – “Pens Up, Don’t Shoot”

Alex Massart at the Matterhorn

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"25 percent of millennial-age American men think asking a woman who is not a romantic partner to go for a drink is harassment, "according to a recent survey by The Economist/YouGov reports The New York Times 1-17-18. “This is the most asinine act I’ve ever seen a police officer make.”  Joseph T. Deters, Cincinnati’s top prosecutor told reporters regarding a bodycam video in which officer Raymond M. Tensing killed Samuel DuBose with a shot to the head during a traffic stop in 2015. Nytimes.com/national “No third Trial for Ex-Officer  Who … [Read more...] about Alex Massart at the Matterhorn

NY’s Metropolitan Museum of Art comes to SQ

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Representatives from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, seeking music for a ballet production, traveled cross-country to hear from incarcerated artists. “Ear Hustle — that’s where I learned about the excellent talent and music people are making inside of prison,” said Limor Tomer, the general manager of live arts at the Met. Ear Hustle, recorded inside San Quentin, tells the stories of people inside. Incarcerated person Earlonne Woods co-hosts the show with Professor Nigel Poor. Multi-talent artists Antwan “Banks” Williams and David … [Read more...] about NY’s Metropolitan Museum of Art comes to SQ

San Quentin News World Travels

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SAN QUENTIN NEWS WORLD TRAVELS Various supporters with the SQ News in exotic locales....fromDisneyland, California to the real Matterhorn.   Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, reading the San Quentin News “Police departments in 13 of the 25 largest U.S. cities did not post their (operating and use-of-force) procedures online.”  “The Opaque Blue Line” by C.J. Ciaramella in Reason magazine May 2017 "It's so much more comfortable to fear the unknown, the stranger, but that doesn't fit the facts. Depending on the age of the … [Read more...] about San Quentin News World Travels

Young offenders learn expression through poetry

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For nearly 15 years New Earth, a nonprofit organization, has served incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth throughout Southern California. New Earth provides youth offenders in juvenile halls, group homes and probation camps with a support system and mentorship program. The organization also has a reentry center that caters to the needs of youths ages 13-25 upon their release.  “Our first program was just really a poetry program,” Harry Grammer, founder of New Earth, told the San Quentin News. “We wanted to give opportunities to young … [Read more...] about Young offenders learn expression through poetry