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Forward Warrior!
Common Good Atlanta students and Morehouse students joined forces with the Cabbagetown community to celebrate and expand the reach of Forward Warrior!, the stunning half-mile mural wall along Wylie Street. Under the guidance of CGA site director Hope Hilton, Morehouse students wrote and recorded audio descriptions of the murals to make them accessible to the…
Read MoreClemente Course: Introduction to Philosphy – Whitworth Women’s Facility, Summer 2022
Course Description Some recurring questions in the history of philosophy concern the nature and value of knowledge – what constitutes knowledge as opposed to belief or opinion, how does one acquire knowledge, and what is the purpose of it? This course will be a survey of some prominent perspectives on knowledge through the lens of…
Read MoreClemente Course: Art History – Whitworth Women’s Facility, Spring 2022
COURSE DESCRIPTION THEMES IN ART Themes in Art will introduce you to major works of art and architecture from the time of the cave paintings to Greece and Rome, the Renaissance and our own contemporary period. We will also explore native Georgia artist and the Georgia Museum of Arts collection. We will look at art…
Read MoreFreedom Collage by the Students at Metro Correctional Center
Freedom can sometimes mean freedom from oneself, free from negative emotions like pain and hurt or hate, free from ridicule and judgment or persecution, and free from the expectations of others. Freedom can sometimes mean living in a world that does not revolve around money, power, and greed. Sometimes freedom means the ability to think…
Read MoreClemente Course: Literature, Women and Myth – Whitworth Women’s Facility, Winter 2022
Clemente Course: Literature Common Good Atlanta, Clemente Course Whitworth Women’s Facility, Winter 2022 Instructor: Amy Bonnaffons amycbon@gmail.com Women and Myth Image: Cecilia Bonilla Course Description This course will engage with myths written by and about women, from various cultures, from ancient history to the present. The authors of our texts—most of whom identify…
Read MoreYOU ARE INVITED: CGA Documentary
YOU ARE INVITED! We are excited to announce two upcoming screenings of Common Good Atlanta: Breaking Down the Walls of Mass Incarceration. Wednesday, January 19, 7 p.m. @ Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival, Virginia Lacy Jones Exhibition Hall, Robert W. Woodruff LibraryContact: Kara Walker or Jenn Sapp, morehousefilmfest@morehouse.edu, 470-639-0531 Thursday, January 20, 7…
Read MoreI Remember by Jerry Smiley
I Remember I remember sixteen in ninety-three. I remember seventeen in ninety-four. I remember hearing boy you losing your mind? I remember Incarceration in ninety-five. I remember ooh-wee you going to that Alto spot. I remember hearing those words and my heart nearly jumping out my chest. I remember diesel fumes and cigarettes smoke. I…
Read MoreUS History: Changes in the Land
Instructor: Louise Milone Fall 2021 Whitworth Women’s Facility The Whitworth students will be studying America’s development and its impact on the environment. Description: “In the late 1970s, a young graduate history student wrote a paper that in 1980 became an award-winning book. It is slim volume, but it makes a singularly important point – every…
Read MoreDifferent Re-entry Approaches: A Series by Michael Clark
I never understood nor thought of how challenging re-entry posed until I got out two years ago. As I left, I walked into a new life and a new set of obstacles I was not prepared for. I could not have anticipated the stigma that came from having a record in social and professional settings.…
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