Wendy Jason's guest appearances

Wendy Jason

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The Dr. Junkie Show

Rebecca Traister

Tim Jensen

Slink Johnson

Judith Grisel

Maia Szalavitz

Emanuel Sferios

Ben Sessa

Jim Crow

Katie Sullivan

Catherine Hoke

David Israel

Matt Allen

Coss Marte

Jeff Mould

Dave Dahl

OwlTail

Know someone inside prison who makes art? Want to strike up a relationship with an artist in prison? Just want to get involved in a great organization helping incarcerated artists get their work out there? This is the episode for you.  The Justice Arts Coalition is a nonprofit organization that works to unite activist, incarcerated people and educators seeking to create and share art created inside prisons. This week the organization's founder Wendy Jason joins me to talk about art, prison, collaboration and our work with incarcerated students and artists. Plus I get to her to talk about the origins of this project, the struggles of being a prison educator, and the new normal in post-COVID collaboration.  You can check out the Gallery of the Month on JAC's website.  Support the show

Know someone inside prison who makes art? Want to strike up a relationship with an artist in prison? Just want to get involved in a great organization helping incarcerated artists get their work out there? This is the episode for you.  The <a href="https://thejusticeartscoalition.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Justice Arts Coalition </a>is a nonprofit organization that works to unite activist, incarcerated people and educators seeking to create and share art created inside prisons. This week the organization's founder Wendy Jason joins me to talk about art, prison, collaboration and our work with incarcerated students and artists. Plus I get to her to talk about the origins of this project, the struggles of being a prison educator, and the new normal in post-COVID collaboration.  You can check out the<a href="https://thejusticeartscoalition.org/gallery-of-the-month-january/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Gallery of the Month</a> on JAC's website.   <a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1060426/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

#89: Art from Inside with The Justice Arts Coalition (Wendy Jason)

With an "outlandish" resume', Wendy Jason is transforming the world and the justice system with her Justice Arts Coalition, which highlights felons and ex-felons who are artists.  With 25 years in social services, Wendy wanted people who grew up thinking they weren't wanted that they were wanted.  It's been about bringing voice to those who have been marginalized.  Later in life, she began to see how art could be the medium for helping people feel self-worth.  Coupling that with her drive to serve, her experience in grad school, including teaching a creative writing class for a prison group, she realized people could share their stories in a trusting way and that brought a lot of people out of their shell.  Her first experience was answering the question, "Why are you here?!?".  Being a no-bullshit person, Wendy answered forthrightly, gaining both respect and trust, and solidified her belief that this is what she was meant to do.Felony Inc Podcast with your hosts Dick Hennessy and Meg ThibodeauxWe record the Felony Inc Podcast inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland.Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon BeausoleilShow logo was designed by Carolyn MainWebsite was designed by Cameron GrimesProduction assistant is Chelsea LancasterFelony Inc Podcast supports City Central Concern at centralcityconcern.org10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimesListen to the Felony Inc Podcast every Friday at 10:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com

With an "outlandish" resume', Wendy Jason is transforming the world and the justice system with her Justice Arts Coalition, which highlights felons and ex-felons who are artists. With 25 years in social services, Wendy wanted people who grew up thinking they weren't wanted that they were wanted. It's been about bringing voice to those who have been marginalized. Later in life, she began to see how art could be the medium for helping people feel self-worth. Coupling that with her drive to serve, her experience in grad school, including teaching a creative writing class for a prison group, she realized people could share their stories in a trusting way and that brought a lot of people out of their shell. Her first experience was answering the question, "Why are you here?!?". Being a no-bullshit person, Wendy answered forthrightly, gaining both respect and trust, and solidified her belief that this is what she was meant to do. Felony Inc Podcast with your hosts Dick Hennessy and Meg Thibodeaux We record the Felony Inc Podcast inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland. Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil Show logo was designed by Carolyn Main Website was designed by Cameron Grimes Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster Felony Inc Podcast supports City Central Concern at <a href="http://centralcityconcern.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">centralcityconcern.org</a> 10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru <a href="http://kiva.org/lender/markgrimes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">kiva.org/lender/markgrimes</a> Listen to the Felony Inc Podcast every Friday at 10:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at <a href="http://startupradionetwork.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">startupradionetwork.com</a>

#117 Wendy Jason, The Justice Arts Coalition