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Category: Art & Storytelling
Saturday October 29, from 5pm – 7pm at the Dance Alloy Studios in East Liberty – 5300 Penn Avenue $ 5 – 25 Sliding Scale. Pay what you can. We want you here.
The event will involve listening to the piece together followed by a community discussion. The discussion afterwards would be led by producer Samantha Broun and former lifer, Tyrone Werts. We will be joined by Representative Ed Gainey, Co-Sponsor of HB 2135, the new bill that would expand parole eligibility for lifers. Darlene Williams and Donna Hill will be present as well, both of them mothers of a daughter serving life without parole.
In 1994, Jeremy Broun was 55 years old and living alone in Nyack, New York. On the evening of September 21st a stranger came into her backyard. The stranger attacked her from behind. Five hours later, he left her lying on her bed. Hands and feet bound with tape. Alive. She survived.
As told by Jeremy’s daughter, Samantha Broun, “A Life Sentence” is the story of this terrible crime and everything that followed. It looks at the acute and long-lasting impact the crime had on Jeremy and her family, as well as the societal and political impact, felt most acutely in Pennsylvania where the offender was from. It changed the outcome of a Governor’s race and altered the state constitution.
Twenty years later, Samantha teamed up with Jay Allison, Peabody Award Winner and public radio producer, to make this documentary, which was two and half years in production.
Email – letsgetfreepa@gmail.com or call 443-603-6964
Saturday April 2, 2016
7 -9pm in East Liberty at Repair the World 6022 Broad Street 15206
$10-15 Sliding Scale – No one turned away for lack of funds,
formerly incarcerated come for free.
formerly incarcerated come for free.
In 2012, Mariposa was sentenced to fifteen months in solitary confinement. Through letters with longtime friend and current collaborator, Julia Steele Allen, Mariposa brings her experience to the stage.
Every performance followed by a dialogue with Prison Justice advocates.
Partner organizations for Pittsburgh show are Decarcerate PA and Let’s Get Free
Darlene Williams from the Women Lifer Resume Project as well as Amber Sloan from MADE IT will be sharing some words with us.
“Mariposa‘s story is one I now carry with me in a visceral and alive place. This is a must-see, and a must-share. And it will stir a must-respond from all who encounter it.”
– Rev. Laura Markle Downton, Director of U.S. Prisons Policy & Program
National Religious Campaign Against TortureClick here for Facebook Event
– Rev. Laura Markle Downton, Director of U.S. Prisons Policy & Program
National Religious Campaign Against TortureClick here for Facebook Event
November 7th 2014 7pm – 8:30pm
Vineyard Community Church at 123 S. 51st St.
Short Play followed by community discussion afterword.
Chin to the Sky is a multi-media creative story telling of the circumstances surrounding the Life Sentence of Avis Lee. When Avis was 18 she was the look out in a robbery that ended in death. Avis is now 54 years old and has spent 34 years in prison. She has no chance of getting out unless her sentence is commuted. She never pulled the trigger. We believe she deserves a second chance. For more information about Chin to the Sky —go here!
Download the Philly Show Flyer Here
Flyer designed by Suzanne South
The reason we are debuting in Philly is because many of us are attending Decarcerate PA’s gathering on November 8th.
Stay tuned for Pittsburgh shows soon.