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CLAIMING THE VISUAL NARRATIVE
Claiming the Visual Narrative in Newark, NJ is a community arts project with the goal of developing representative imagery in Newark, a community that continues to be vulnerable to racially unjust narratives of the war on drugs.
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PAST PROJECTS

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OPEN CALL FOR CLEMENCY
This project is a digital exhibition of visual artwork created by currently incarcerated artists dealing with the deadly effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and unsanitary living conditions, capped by a virtual programming series that brought together city officials, legal experts, local organizations, grassroots organizers, and more to testify to the power of arts to influence change and the need for mass clemency in the name of public health.
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132 Calls
After the death of her husband in Cook County Jail, Cassandra Greer-Lee Cassandra teamed up with a range of local visual artists, directors, and performers to create 132 Calls. This project is an animated three-part short film series that details deadly conditions in Chicago’s Cook County Jail and one activist’s efforts to save her husband and fight for justice. 
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VIRAL MONOLOGUES
This project is a partnership between TCA, 24 Hour Plays and several other organizations culminating in twelve filmed monologues that raise public awareness of the conditions of incarceration amidst the pandemic. Each monologue was linked to a direct action step for viewers to take that and connect to the advocacy requests from the individuals with direct experience.
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WHAT DOES JUSTICE LOOK LIKE THEATRICAL EVENT
A theatrical event to facilitate cross-generational dialogue that centers healing and the undoing of narratives of criminality, while engaging with the punishment paradigm and the realities of "criminality" as justification for the punishment system. 
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ADVOCACY PROJECTS

Claiming the Justice Narrative

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Newark Public Arts

Beyond the Bars: Seeding Justice

​132 Chicago Calls

​Open Call for Clemency

Viral Monologues

From the Inside Out

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​Claiming the Visual Narrative
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End Gun Violence

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The Power of Language to Incarcerate

The Social Dynamic of Incarceration

Community Enhancement Through the Arts

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  • Who We Are
    • TCA MISSION
    • Arts Justice Safety Coalition
    • OUR TEAM
    • FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    • ANNUAL REPORTS
    • CONTACT US
  • WHAT WE DO
    • Exhibitions >
      • Stella Adler Studio
    • Storytelling Projects
    • Arts education
    • Public Arts
  • HOW WE WORK
    • RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY
    • STRATEGIC ARTS ENGAGEMENT
  • DONATE AND SUPPORT
  • TCA OPPORTUNITIES
  • News & Events
    • EVENTS
    • NEWS UPDATES
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