Public Awareness of Criminal Justice Issues and
Collaboration with other Organizations

Art for Justice collaborated with the following organizations in 2007.

CURE : Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants

Art for Justice attended the monthly meetings of CURE. These meetings focused on ways to support families of offenders. Another emphasis was on positive reforms to the PA Correctional System.

Justice & Mercy

Art for Justice attended meetings in Harrisburg organized by Justice & Mercy. The focus is to create a coalition of organizations in Pennsylvania to work to improve the Criminal Justice System and improve public safety. Art for Justice has invited the Administrative Director of Justice & Mercy to be on the panel for the Ninth Annual Law and Society Week at the Community College of Philadelphia.

Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements

Art for Justice had an art display at the Youth Development Convention sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Federation of Settlements. Executive Director, Diane Cornmen-Levy would like to bring the Road Map for Life Workshops to their member organizations. Organizations that requested the Road Map Workshops include the Village of Arts & Humanities and Outward Bound.

Funding will be sought to make it possible to respond to these requests.

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New Life Youth and Family Services
Road Map for Life Workshops were brought to this Residential Treatment Center in Montgomery County, PA.

Community College of Philadelphia
Art for Justice is collaborating with the Community College of Philadelphia for the exhibit planned for February, 2008 during the College's Ninth Annual Law & Society Week.

Berean Presbyterian Church
Outreach to this North Philadelphia church with the goal to bring the Road Map for Life Workshops to this impoverished community with many at risk youth.

Art for Justice attended the following at Graterford State Correctional Institution:

• Latin American Cultural Exchange Organization's annual banquet.
• Convention for Arts in Criminal Justice
• Regular visits with artist Charles Lawson. The Road Map for Life Workshops were developed from conversations with Charles Lawson about Art and Transformation.

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