Yesterday in a conversation at the Family Partnership Center about initiating reentry programs within communities of faith, Polina and I had the opportunity to talk to many people who are highly involved in community reentry, issues of social justice, as well as reforms in the criminal justice system. During these conversations, we announced some of the Vassar student’s interest in beginning film/documentary showings in the Poughkeepsie area to engage people in issues of criminal justice. One of the suggestions of places from where we could get such material to show in Poughkeepsie was the Reentry National Media Outreach Campaign (http://www.reentrymediaoutreach.org/).
The Media Outreach Campaign looks really interesting. They have an array of material concerning issues of criminal justice and how faith communities can get involved. Anyone can request their material, as long they are going to use the videos for the purpose of raising community awareness about incarcerated people. Oh, they also request that you send back an evaluation of the material they have produced. I thought this was an amazing idea: to provide material to people who want to begin conversations in the community for free! As of now, I don’t know much about the type of material they are producing, or how strict they are about your programs, however, this is definitely a good resource to know of…
Juliana
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