visit our website for more information on how to get involved: 
Listen to episodes of Holler to the Hood, the radio show where family members send shout-outs to loved ones in prison
To give a shout-out to a loved on in prison in the Appalachia area (Eastern Kentucky, Southwestern Virginia), call on Monday nights from 7-9PM: 888-396-1208
send an email to thousandkitesproject@gmail.com
call 606.633.0108 and ask for Thousand Kites
If you want to record a message for the radio and our website, such as a poetry reading, call our toll-free line: 877-518-0606.
Send mail to:
Thousand Kites
91 Madison Ave
Whitesburg, KY 41858
Go to our website to join our email list, make an online donation, or follow us on Twitter and other social networking sites.
What is Thousand Kites?
Thousand Kites is a national dialogue project addressing the
criminal justice system. By being involved with Kites you will become
part of a national movement to use the power of art to reform our
criminal justice system and to talk about human rights in the United
States. Using video, theater, radio, and the web as tools, you can
bring people together to support organizing efforts and share
experiences with the criminal justice system.
There are many ways to get involved. For
instance, you can hold a Kites film screening and panel discussion, or
use our play to start a good conversation around restorative justice.
Individuals and groups at the local, state, and national level are
finding Kites a powerful way to work for positive social change.
A Little History
What would you do if you learned human rights violations were occurring right in your own community?
In
1998, when Nick and Amelia were volunteer DJs at WMMT, a community
radio station in Whitesburg, KY, we received hundreds of letters
describing human rights violations in newly-opened local prisons. We
responded with an art project called "Holler to the Hood," addressing
human rights abuses in the U.S. criminal justice system.
One
of the first things we did was produce a radio program bringing the
voices of prisoners' families to the airwaves. Broadcasting stories and
messages from families and loved ones helped everyone understand who
was in our region's prisons. The show is now broadcast weekly (click
the button on the left to listen now). A special annual holiday
broadcast airs on more than 120 stations around the country. We also
brought hip-hop together with mountain music (hill-hop), organized
story circles, and produced cultural events inviting people to share
their experience with the criminal justice system.
Building
on these projects, we began working with other artists and community
activists around the country to create Thousand Kites.
How can you get involved?
Getting involved with Thousand Kites is easy. Click here to learn how.
Peace,
Thousand Kites Team
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