Art from the Inside: A Passion for the Mysteries of the Pharaohs
"I used to think I would walk in the Nile," writes Oliver about his art.
"I used to think I would walk in the Nile," writes Oliver about his art.
"There are human stories on this canvas and I dare you to look at them and search them out..."
The 80 skytyped messages this weekend will be visible for miles and are designed to expose detention camps hiding "in plain sight."
"We still have 70,000 children caged across the U.S. There's still unaccompanied minors going to court and making decisions on their own.”
Anthony Miranda wrote to us frequently about life at Northwest Detention Center, and his feelings of despair. Now deported, Anthony's poem conveys his emotional strength and determination to survive.
Artist/Activist Julio Salgado helped spearhead the Flowers on the Inside project, during which 3000 postcards featuring art by undocumented artists were mailed to people in immigration detention centers.
Artist Jen Bloomer decided that the best way for her to protest hate was to imbue her art and murals with the opposite—to put creativity and connection into the world.
FBM's message is a poignant reminder that behind the barbed wire fences of our country's immigration detention centers are men, women and children who refuse to relinquish their dreams of freedom and safety.
“We want to make sure the kids in detention know that we haven’t forgotten about them.” - Kaia, 10 years old, who helped launch The Butterfly Project. Kids in workshops around the Bay area have fashioned about 20,000 butterflies to date.