October 13, 2022
Can You See Me?
Can you see me? — on view at Weinberg/Newton Gallery, Arts + Public Life and SkyART from October 14 to December 17, 2022 — challenges viewers to reflect…
December 6, 2021
Freedom by Danny Martinez
Close your eyes and count to 10. Better yet, in my case, count to 8. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Now open…
July 20, 2020
Dear Chicago: Send a video letter to Chicago youth
Dear Chicago: Chicago Youth Telling Their Truths is a new program by ConTextos that centers the expertise, stories and self-determination of Chicago’s young people. We…
July 10, 2020
Knowone To Call
The truth is that in the heat of the moment, when life is on the line, there is no one to call. Only choices to…
July 7, 2020
Dear fellow inmates, and ConTextos family and supporters,
All of us reduced to state issued numbers and charges have got the worst of it during this Covid “Pandemic.” The state and I.D.O.C. have…
June 23, 2020
100 Days of Open Circle
Today is 100 days. 100 days of writing. 100 days of connection. 100 days of community building. 100 days of ConTextos’ Open Circle, our first-ever…
June 9, 2020
Civil Silence
To stay connected with our Authors behind bars, we’ve sent them letters with writing prompts and invited them to publish pieces on our blog. This…
May 27, 2020
We Still Can’t Breathe
I feel trapped. Over the past few days I’ve felt restrained, as if someone were yanking on my collar, as if my very skin were…
May 20, 2020
Dear Lisa
Dear Lisa, I laugh to think of all we’ve gone through in the time that we’ve known each other. In November, we will reach four…
May 20, 2020
The Luckiest Girl in the Zoom
I once was told to aim to be the dumbest person in the room. To surround myself by people who are smarter, passionate, motivated. And…
May 6, 2020
Blurs and Erases
We find ourselves at an interesting moment. Pivotal in fact. As we collectively attempt to navigate uncharted waters I am constantly thinking about how prepared…
April 30, 2020
3 Generations at 2pm
I am struck by how quickly and easily these 2pm calls, Cyber Circles, communions, have found a place in my daily rhythm. And I can’t…
April 24, 2020
The Waiting Place
My name is Anne Ruelle. I am the “petitioning spouse,” if you ask US Citizenship and Immigration Services. I married my partner, Rafael, on March…
April 9, 2020
Sheltered in Place. In Michigan.
I am sheltered in place in the country. Ninety minutes from downtown Chicago, one block from the white sand beaches of Lake Michigan (one of…
April 5, 2020
Cyber Circle: April 3
Our team aims to stay mission-driven during these questionable times. While the world feels like a sci-fi movie, we continue to encourage the writing and…
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