by James Patrick Jordan It’s that time of year when we look back on the old year while entering the new. On the music front, there were many releases in 2017 to pique the interest of the socially and politically conscious. With the plethora of best album lists coming out right now, the Alliance for…
9/11 is the 40th anniversary of the appalling Nixon/Kissinger/Pinochet coup in Chile, the first terrorist act on that fateful date. To honor Salvador Allende, Victor Jara and the thousands of other victims whose loved ones still cry out their names into the darkness (including those of the World Trade Center), here’s an article recognizing the…
Click HERE to watch Beyond the Walls: A Visit with the Women of Buen Pastor, Patio Six From Beyond the Walls is a play based on the testimonies, poetry, letters and collective statements of the political prisoners of Buen Pastor Womens Penitentiary in Bogotá, Colombia. The play was created and adapted by James Jordan based…
CALL FOR ART SUBMISSIONS to advance social movements! Artists are called to bear heart. Social movements call on the heart to move souls. “Tear Down the Walls” is building a week of actions that join social movements together across the nation in uniting local actions for global justice and a national gathering bringing thousands of…
WOMAN, MOTHER, POLITICAL PRISONER A Colombian Reality An Evening of Solidarity The International Network for Solidarity with the Political Prisoners of Colombia and the Alliance for Global Justice invite you to a presentation of “Beyond the Walls: A visit with the women of El Buen Pastor, Patio Six.” Accompanied by live Latin American music ‘Beyond…
This is a condensed version of Beyond the Walls, based on writings and testimonies of women political prisoners in Colombia. Material was collected by former political prisoner, Liliany Obando and translated and arranged by the James Patrick Jordan. Frida Espinosa Cárdenas adapted and directed this version. The full version is one hour long. This is…
by Al Winans
Created by Raquel Mogollón
