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EP #229 - Art, Neoliberalism And ill-Conceived Moral Stand
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The fight for justice, even with the best intentions, can overlook the people it's trying to save. Bobby shares an article about an artist, who was asked by a department of corrections, to provide artwork for its facilities. In a well meaning attempt to highlight the failures of mass incarceration, the artist refused the offer. Their attempt to make a moral stand actual hurts inmates who view art not as an amenity for the institution, but a necessity for the soul.
This is Bobby's final recording from an active prison yard, and going forward he'll be recording as a free man so stay tuned.
You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com
And check out the GoFundMe to help with Bobby’s new start https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-help-for-a-new-start
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/notesfromthepen.bsky.social
Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
299 episodes
Manage episode 509517032 series 2739671
The fight for justice, even with the best intentions, can overlook the people it's trying to save. Bobby shares an article about an artist, who was asked by a department of corrections, to provide artwork for its facilities. In a well meaning attempt to highlight the failures of mass incarceration, the artist refused the offer. Their attempt to make a moral stand actual hurts inmates who view art not as an amenity for the institution, but a necessity for the soul.
This is Bobby's final recording from an active prison yard, and going forward he'll be recording as a free man so stay tuned.
You can read more about Bobby and prison reform on our website: notesfromthepen.com
And check out the GoFundMe to help with Bobby’s new start https://www.gofundme.com/f/j3khzk-help-for-a-new-start
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NotesFromThePen
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJYuOh4pKxa/?igshid=y8lo9kbdifvq
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/notesfromthepen.bsky.social
Shout-out to JD and Ashely Bell for all their behind the scenes support.
Intro and Outro music created just for Notes From The Pen by PJ Trofibio and Jeff Quintero and used with permission.
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