Interrupted Life: Incarcerated Mothers in the United States

Sat, Jun 3
6 PM to 9 PM
Donations

NEW COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA
presents

INTERRUPTED LIFE:
INCARCERATED MOTHERS IN THE UNITED STATES*
a traveling public art installation

Of the 150,000 women in prison, 112,000 are mothers. Two-thirds of =

these mothers have children under the age of 18.

The rate of incarceration for women has risen 400% since 1980 =AC =

double the rate of men.

Hundreds of thousands of children are affected by the imprisonment of =

their mothers. What's the effect on families? Can it be fixed when =

the mother re-enters society? What are the support services to help =

ease mothers and their children through this painful time? Does the =

imprisonment of the mother tend to lead to future incarceration of =

their kids?

Interrupted Life: Incarcerated Mothers in the United States a =

beautiful and dramatic exhibition, provides a powerful occasion for =

paying attention to the facts and experiences of incarceration in the =

United States. Interrupted Life invites viewers to become educated, =

active community members, searching for further information and =

decent solutions to a major and growing problem in U.S. society.
National Curator: Rickie Solinger, historian

The Interrupted Life exhibit is the result of an exciting =

collaboration between activists, artists, scholars and incarcerated =

women and their families. Together with the Interrupted Life art =

exhibit New College has partnered with community organizations for a =

week long series of events related to issues of incarceration in the =

U.S. The community organizations proudly helping to sponsor the art =

exhibit and events include: Legal Services for Prisoners with =

Children; California Coalition of Women Prisoners; Freedom Archives; =

Free Battered Women; Modern Times Bookstore; Prison Desk of the =

National Radio Project; Buildingbloc Arts Collective; Community =

Initiatives Program of San Francisco Women Against Rape; Friends of =

Marilyn Buck; Justice Now; Center for Children of Incarcerated =

Parents; Prison Activist Resource Center; Books Not Bars; Baysic =

Project/Sisterz of the Underground; Community Works and more.


* "Interrupted Life: Incarcerated Mothers in the United States" was =

made possible by support from the Ford Foundation

Venue:

New College of California
766 Valencia Street
San Francisco
415-437-3400
http://www.newcollege.edu

Take BART to 16th and Mission, walk to Valencia between 18th and 19th =

Streets.
Or Drive to the address, and street parking is available.

Additional Info:

650-483-1179
http://www.newcollege.edu