Join the Center for Constitutional Rights and The Promise of Justice Initiative on Saturday, March 8, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. CST, at Antenna in New Orleans, for Pass It On, a poetry and musical performance followed by a talk-back on the role of art in social change. The discussion, moderated by Center for Constitutional Advocacy Director, Nadia Ben-Youssef, will feature lawyers, artivists, and advocates, including Center for Constitutional Rights Executive Director, Vince Warren. 

Pass It On and the discussion will take place within the exhibit ABOUT TIME: Louisiana’s Jim Crow Juries and the Fight for Liberation. This exhibit showcases the artwork, storytelling, and vision of ten artists, formerly and currently incarcerated, who have been impacted by non-unanimous jury convictions. 

ABOUT TIME artists include Center for Constitutional Rights client Rufus Henry, with Mondrell Wilson, Mark Cooper, Derrick Holt, Tuan Tran, Mark Stephen King, Peter Rubens, Keith Brazley, Lloyd Gray, and Anthony Boult. The works, including paintings, woodworking, and sculpture, were all produced from within the walls of Angola prison using found materials and supplies purchased in part with money earned from forced labor, with wages averaging 4 cents an hour. 

The exhibit continues every weekend through March 31 and provides visitors with opportunities to write letters to their legislators and join in advocacy efforts ahead of the legislative session to make the end of non-unanimous juries retroactive and provide legal relief to hundreds of incarcerated people. Prints of the artwork, along with an accompanying publication, will be available for purchase.