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If you would like to directly look at resources that aid disadvantaged UW students (especially for formerly-incarcerated/systems impacted students that are re-entering into a college environment but not limited to), please click on "Student Basic Needs" or "Academic Support/Student Life" at top right area of this website. You can also hover to see the drop down menu!
You can also type keywords into the search bar below or, while on a page of interest, press and hold the command key (or control key if using Windows) and f together to search.
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OUR MISSION
WHAT DRIVES US
HOPE is a group of University of Washington students who are dedicated to encouraging post-secondary education programs inside prisons, as well as support for formerly incarcerated/systems impacted college students. Our aim is to raise public awareness surrounding the need for more accessible educational opportunities to those incarcerated and formerly incarcerated.
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OUR HISTORY
HOW WE GOT STARTED
HOPE was started in 2014 through an Interdisciplinary Honors class taught by our academic adviser, Claudia Jensen. It was a mixed-enrollment class held during summer quarter, where students from UW were bused to Monroe Correctional Complex to take classes with incarcerated students. HOPE originated with a parallel branch inside the prison called BRIDGES, with the purpose of providing support during the reentry process, making the full name of the group “BRIDGES to HOPE”.
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OUR WORK
IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY
Come join HOPE — whether or not you are systems-impacted — there is a place for you here. We are invested in coalition-building while centering the needs of formerly incarcerated/systems impacted individuals. We have weekly meetings from 5:00-6:00 pm on Mondays. All are welcome. Please email us (see Contact page) for the zoom link!
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ONGOING PROJECTS!
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1. FACE-ING INCARCERATION ART EXHIBIT
We have created an online art exhibit called FACE-ing Incarceration, design to humanize and give recognition to artists behind bars. The artwork shown as been created by incarcerated men at Monroe Correctional Complex. We hope to continue adding artwork in the years to come. Read more about the creation of our exhibit and see these beautiful pieces up close by clicking the button below! |
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2. PRISON ABOLITION READING LIST
In collaboration with HOPE, UW iSchool graduate Rebecca Brown created a reading list with UW Libraries called "Pandemics of Violence": On Prison Abolition & Decarceration that features topics on the US prison system, prison abolition, gender/queerness and incarceration, immigration, disability and incarceration, BLM, and more.
Find the reading list under Odegaard Online Reading Recommendations or click the button below!
In collaboration with HOPE, UW iSchool graduate Rebecca Brown created a reading list with UW Libraries called "Pandemics of Violence": On Prison Abolition & Decarceration that features topics on the US prison system, prison abolition, gender/queerness and incarceration, immigration, disability and incarceration, BLM, and more.
Find the reading list under Odegaard Online Reading Recommendations or click the button below!
Upcoming Events:
"Incarcerated Bodies, Free Minds" UW School of Law Art Exhibit featuring incarcerated and formerly incarcerated artists!
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Check out the new art exhibit “Incarcerated Bodies, Free Minds” displayed at the UW School of Law main corridor! It includes 15 works from three different incarcerated/formerly incarcerated artists. It was organized by HOPE member and law student Jason Spencer. Building required husky card and hours are from 8 AM - 5 PM. There is an audio component so bring headphones if you’d like! The paintings are truly beautiful in person, so we encourage you all to go before the exhibit closes at the end of the quarter 12/16/22!
More images are on our Instagram page @hope.uw |
