Empowering incarcerated youth to write new chapters in their lives.
By DJ
Living a good life
Dat’s what I deserve
I’m breaking my bad life
Cycle to get out of the hood
It’s never too late to
Change
People acting like something they really not
That’s why people don’t think
Before they act
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January 27, 2021, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Read and respond to poetry by incarcerated writers! Registration is required; click here to RSVP.
Free Minds uses books, creative writing, and peer support to awaken incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youths and adults to their own potential. Through creative expression, job readiness training, and violence prevention outreach, these poets achieve their education and career goals, and become powerful voices for change in the community.
Winner of the 2015 Aspen Ideas Award from the Aspen Institute, the Justice Potter Stewart Award from the Council for Court Excellence, and the Library of Congress Best Practices in Literacy Award.
United Way of the National Capital Area (UWNCA) #9633
Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) # 75998
1816 12th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
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