In this episode of Eat, Drink, and Do Good, pastry chef Rose McAdoo writes on the importance of creating space for art inside carceral systems.
Read Rose's piece at www.studioatao.org/newsletter. Some additional resources on this topic recommended by the author are:
Readings
Formerly Incarcerated Artists Visualize Healing by Jasmine Weber
Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration by Nicole R. Fleetwood
Chasing Me To My Grave: An Artist's Memoir of the Jim Crow South by Winfred Rembert
Watch & Listen
13th by Ava DuVernay
Life on the Outside — a podcast that shares stories about returning to society after decades of incarceration
Resources & Organizations to Support
Brush up on current statistics on the Equal Justice Initiative website
Financially support carceral artists through the Art for Justice Fund
Connect with an incarcerated pen pal through the pARTner project at Justice Arts Coalition
Consider presenting your art with the Prison Arts Collective
Purchase your next set of gifts from formerly incarcerated artists at Forgive Everyone Co.
Popular Podcasts
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
Dateline NBC
Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com