Who We Are
This is the year AHJN was formalized...
2016
This AHJN staff member can help with set up of live scan appointments for probation clearance...
Who is Coleman!?
The minimum number of TAs required to teach a class
two TAs
Opened toed shoes, streel shoes, high heels, white t-shirts, short skirts/shorts, gang affiliated logos (cities, sports etc), tight clothing, bandanas, hats, broaches, beanies, stick-pens, and diamond jewelry are all examples of...
What is clothing you cannot wear?
Instead of referring to yourself as "teachers" say (hint: 3 options)
Teaching Artists/mentors/workshop leaders
AHJN started as a program of _____________ coalition in 2014
the Violence Prevention Coalition
These AHJN staff members can help get TAs connected to movement building efforts for systems change
Who are Zoe, Mainor and Mora?!
These are shared expectations that the group comes up with together
What are community agreements?
You are not allowed to bring in anything besides your car key and ID without filling out this form...
Food/Supply Authorization form
Instead of saying "presenting" or "critiquing" art say....
sharing/reflecting/discussion
AHJN stands for....
Arts for Healing and Justice Network
This AHJN staff member can answer your questions about surveys and research
Who is Garrett?!
Doing this creates an environment of familiarity and consistency and allows the youth to know what to expect for the day.
In the event of a fight inside a unit you should
Back up! You can attempt to descale tension but if it gets physical do not get involved.
Instead of saying "students" "children" or "kids"
Say participants/youth/artists
This document serves to unify members across disciplines and names the shared goals and values that makes AHJN members distinct from traditional approaches to teaching.
What is the shared theory of practice?
These AHJN staff members can answer your questions about OTC and youth fellowships...
Who are Julian, Lindsey and Augustin!?
This can be used to give meaning/significance to the art form by invoking a tradition and placing it within a cultural context
Invocation of the art and the artist
PREA, live scan clearance, and site orientation are examples of...
Are requirements to complete before going inside a facility
Instead of saying “lessons” and “classes” say...
activities/sessions/workshops
This approach emphasizes youths strengths, acknowledges systemic harmed cause by punitive systems, and places emphasis on the process of creating art in a group setting more so than the product itself
What is Healing Centered Arts engagment?
These AHJN staff members can answer your questions about AHJN programming
Who are Cameron, Jael and Rebekah?!
These two things allow young people exercise their own voice and identify where they are with the artistic process and separate the space of the class from the outside world.
PO officers are required to be ___________ during programming?
What is being present in the room during programming
Best way to ask a young person why they are incarcerated
Don't!!!