None of the Above


by Hidden Voices



at UNCG’s Greensboro Project Space


http://www.greensboroprojectspace.com/projects/none-of-the-above-by-hidden-voices

Exhibit: October 1st – 26th
None of The Above Performance: October 26th 6pm

Discussion about mental health and incarceration led by Anne Parsons, Director of Public History at UNC Greensboro: October 25th, 5:30pm – 7pm
 
A three-year, community-based, multimedia collaboration, None of the Above explores the intersection of race, poverty, educational policies, and incarceration through the voices of those most affected: students, teachers, administrators, parents, attorneys, juvenile justice officials, the incarcerated, school resource officers, advocates, and others. Based on interviews and workshops in more than 20 counties, the performances, interactive exhibit, and digital media bring these North Carolinians center stage to share their experiences with this school-to-prison pipeline and to offer their best solutions for dismantling it.
 
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world.  More than 2.2 million people are behind bars. Add to that total those on probation and parole and we have more than 7 million people living under some form of correctional supervision.  The numbers of children affected is staggering, the racial disparities stunning.


A child with a single juvenile court appearance is four times as likely to drop out of school. A high school dropout is nine times more likely to end up in prison than a high school graduate.  What educational policies help move children from the school system into the criminal justice system? Who benefits? Who is harmed?
 
Hidden Voices 


Hidden Voices is a radically inclusive, participatory, and co-creative collective committed to creating just, compassionate, and sustainable relationships. This network of relationships connects communities across difference and provides pathways for global change.



http://hiddenvoices.org/



Anne Parsons


Dr. Anne Parsons is the Director of Public History at UNC Greensboro. She has recently published the book From Asylum to Prison: Deinstitutionalization and the Rise of Mass Incarceration since 1945 (UNC Press) and was a recipient of an Open Society Foundation Soros Justice Media Fellowship. She will discuss her new book with the public on October 28th from 3pm – 5pm at Greensboro Project Space. 

Sponsored by,

Humanities Network and Consortium

Community Arts Collaborative

LLoyd International Honors College

Office of Interculutral Exchange