Free Minds Book Club
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Free Minds uses books and creative writing to empower DC's incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youths and adults to change their lives.
Washington, DC
Joined October 2010
Thank you to everyone who joined us this Giving Tuesday. Your generosity fuels real change—supporting members to heal and build their futures. 💙 #IAmAChangeMaker
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Every gift matters. Join us in building a community of change makers. 💪 https://t.co/8HvBKz3t8R
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Every gift fuels programs that connect, support, and inspire change. Give today at https://t.co/8HvBKz3t8R
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It’s #GivingTuesday! Join Free Minds in creating lasting change through books, writing, and opportunity for currently or formerly incarcerated members of our community.
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Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop’s mission is to build community to foster personal
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Giving Tuesday is almost here! Join Free Minds in creating change through writing, connection, and opportunity. #GivingTuesday #IAmAChangeMaker
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Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop’s mission is to build community to foster personal
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This Giving Tuesday, your gift to #FreeMinds helps create lasting change. Join a community of change makers transforming lives and communities. #GivingTuesday #IAmAChangeMaker
https://t.co/8HvBKz3t8R
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Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop’s mission is to build community to foster personal
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Free Minds member Antoine came home in 2023 under DC’s Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act (IRAA) after serving 22 years behind bars. He has since worked at a housing program supporting people in recovery and used the power of storytelling to promote hope and healing.
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At Free Minds, we have seen the transformative impact that DC laws like the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act/Second Look (IRAA) and Youth Rehabilitation Act (YRA) have had. Free Minds member James came home in 2019 under IRAA after 30 years. He now serves as a youth mentor.
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Our Free Minds members have been writing and pouring out powerful words, and we can't wait for you to read them! Join us tonight at 7pm ET for #WriteNight, a space where you can read and respond to poetry written by our incarcerated members.
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Free Minds is hosting our next virtual On the Same Page: Write Night on July 23, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm EST! Click here to RSVP for the Zoom event. All you need is a computer or tablet and an internet...
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No need to tell me that I am free As still I sit here In these chains behind bars And still barred From the liberty They claimed to Give to me and mine For free back there In 1865 or was it ‘63 - Excerpt from "Juneteenth Day" by AW #poetry
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TODAY ONLY! Donate now and a generous donor will match your gift. Double your impact and help us reach our $20,000 goal. Let’s stand with Free Minds members as they return home and lead the way to new chapters!
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This June, Free Minds is raising funds to provide reentry support for youth and adults returning home from incarceration. We’ve set an ambitious goal to raise $20,000 for Free Minds’ reentry...
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We are so bent Upon being individualist & beautiful in our own opinion That your expectations of natural accordance Does not exist… - Excerpt from "Unapologetically Unorthodox" by TT, dedicated to the Gender Non-Conformist #poetry
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Tonight! Join us for an evening of conversation, creativity and community. #WriteNight
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Free Minds is hosting our next virtual On the Same Page: Write Night on May 28, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm EST! Click here to RSVP for the Zoom event. All you need is a computer or tablet and an internet...
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It’s time for me to go home It’s time for me to pray It’s time for me to think It’s time for me to say ... - Excerpt from "It's Time" by JW #poetry
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Breaking news! We are ecstatic to share that we have been selected for a grant renewal with the NFL Inspire Change initiative to support the expansion of our reentry programming. Read the press release below! https://t.co/3o35VP5Z1P
#SocialJustice #NFL #Reentry #FreeMinds
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Congratulations Tyrone on this wonderful achievement!
georgetown.edu
After studying for years inside his jail cell and later in his office, Tyrone Walker walked across the stage with his bachelor's degree.
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A very special shoutout to the Georgetown @McCourtSchool for public policy for the generous grant this semester. Your donation supports the work we believe in. Thank you to students Filip & Vinuri for your advocacy. We are grateful for allies like you!
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Paint my portrait in a thousand words, In every color of my poetry. Discard every tale you’ve ever heard Of the perspectives that misrepresent me... - Excerpt from "Remember Me in Words" by TT #poetry
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Tony Vinson, Free Minds job coach, joined #BlackTableTalk podcast for a deep conversation on reentry, resilience, and community transformation. Listen on Spotify:
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How do I better myself? Starve off comfortability To create parity within To accept my flaws and be humble in my strengths - Excerpt from "Who Me?" by AG #poetry
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