Hear Our Stories: The Life and Afterlife of Incarceration

Thu Jun 06 2024 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm UTC-04:00

Indy Reads | Indianapolis

Indy Reads
Publisher/HostIndy Reads
Hear Our Stories: The Life and Afterlife of Incarceration
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Hear the lived experiences of our Pr*son system on June 6th at 7pm.
About this Event

We invite you to attend and listen to individuals sharing their stories of life before, within and outside of incarceration on June 6th at 7pm at Indy Reads. People returning to our city after being incarcerated face many challenges. Former offenders will share first-hand stories about their lives inside Pr*son and what it’s like adjusting to life on theoutside. Hear the lived experiences of our Pr*son system and learn howyou can get involved in the many organizations that provide servicesboth inside and outside of prisons. Let these courageous storieschange your perspective and motivate you to act.

Sponsored by the Garden, Storytelling Arts of Indiana, and Trusted MentorsGenerous funding provided by The Indianapolis Foundation.


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Storytelling Arts of Indiana's mission: To enrich, connect, and entertain through the art and experience of storytelling. Storytelling Arts of Indiana accomplishes these goals and instills the value of storytelling in everyday life by offering professional storytelling performances, youth and senior outreach, historical storytelling programs to ensure stories of our past remain alive, and events where community members participate by sharing their own personal stories. Learn more here: https://storytellingarts.org/


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This event is Pay-What-You-Can. Here’s what your suggested donation can do for the Indy Reads community:

FREE – This ticket is for attendees that would like to attend this event and are unable to purchase a ticket. Indy Reads values our community and facilitators. We are proud to provide programming to all. Thank you for being a part of our community!

$10 – This donation covers the cost of one attendee to this event. Indy Reads strives to bring the very best programming to Fountain Square and all Hoosiers. Thank you for helping us to keep our quality programs accessible for all!

$20 – This donation covers the cost of two attendees to this event. If you are attending as an individual, your ticket at this level makes it possible for another who cannot afford a ticket to attend. It is only through the generosity of our community that we are able to support programs that enrich the lives of all Hoosiers. Thank you for your support!

Other – “Pay-What-You-Can” really does mean pay what you can. Indy Reads appreciates that every one of our community members is able to support our vision of 100% literacy for all in different ways. Whether you can pay $5 or $50, we are so excited to see you – and thank you for your support!

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Indy Reads, 1066 Virginia Avenue, Indianapolis, United States

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