Writing Prompt #1

It's been so long since I had homework! Here we go!

1. My vision is to create a piece or series of graphic media that compliments an already existing campaign or effort around issues of youth criminalization, the school to prison pipeline, mass incarceration, or the prison industrial complex.

2. While open to suggestions and possible collaboration, I have mostly settled on the creation of a series of posters or t-shirts that could be printed en masse, possibly sold as a fundraiser, or in the least, donated to benefit a grassroots organizing effort.

3. I am planning to investigate suspension policies, expulsion rates, and school policing policies in my own community schools. I hope that my work will be multi-faceted, raising community awareness about the detrimental policies and practices of our criminal justice system, relating to my specific community as part of a call to action around local issues, and offering examples of effective alternatives.

4. To do this, I am going to need a deeper understanding of the graphic arts, specifically Adobe Creative Suite.

If anyone still reads this

For the next 20 or so weeks, I'll be participating in the Detroit Future Media Training. I'll be focusing on graphic design and video production, so check back here for occasional posts about my progress and a possible glimpse at some of the products. I'm particularly interested in figuring out the intersections of popular images and social change, and how I can relate that to my immediate community. Holler if you hear me.

Saturday Media Madness

Light glistens through furniture factory windows
Warmth of other suns surrounds me soundly
My timeline started not far in a Boulevard hospital
Where it goes from here is Detroit Future.