{"id":5061322,"date":"2022-11-21T05:04:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T05:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/illatinonews.com\/?p=5061322"},"modified":"2022-11-21T05:04:01","modified_gmt":"2022-11-21T05:04:01","slug":"can-you-see-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/2022\/11\/21\/can-you-see-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you see me?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IL Latino News produces stories focused on the responses to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/socialdeterminants\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social determinants of health<\/a>. Social and Community Context<strong> <\/strong>is the connection between characteristics of the contexts within which people live, learn, work, and play, and their<strong> <\/strong>health and well-being. This includes topics like cohesion within a community, civic participation, discrimination, conditions in the workplace, and incarceration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fallen angels, birds, shackles, and small handprints. These paintings are far more than just pictures. Children made this art in Illinois jails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Can you see me?&#8221;, the exhibition, at the Weinberg\/Newton Gallery in the River West neighborhood of Chicago, presents artwork by incarcerated young people, contemporary artists, and arts-justice organizations exploring themes of ascendance, innocence, and freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can you see me?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OxRNhTEWt9I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Can You See Me?&#8221; &#8211; Aubriella Jackson, Columbia College Chicago, reporting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese are kids and not criminals,\u201d said Devon VanHouten-Maldonado, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skyart.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SkyART <\/a>Director of Programs. \u201cWe over criminalize our Black and Brown communities.\u201d VanHouten-Maldonado believes some youth from poverty stricken communities are never given the chance to be innocent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black youth are more than four times as likely to be detained or committed in juvenile facilities as their white peers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sentencingproject.org\/fact-sheet\/black-disparities-in-youth-incarceration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according <\/a>to The Sentencing Project. Forty-one percent of youths in placement are Black, even though Black Americans comprise only 15 percent of all youth across the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three-part presentation is a partnership with South Side youth arts non-profit SkyART; inspired by its Just-Us program, which provides weekly open studio-style art therapy sessions for incarcerated youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I think they&#8217;re doing a really great job (SkyART) because it&#8217;s giving these kids a way to express themselves,&#8221; said, Raven Quintero. A visitor at the River West exhibit, Quintero agreed that healing through art is a positive channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VanHouten-Maldonado said art therapy gives youth the platform to explore their challenging circumstances and express themselves in a creative and productive manner. \u201cArt programs that address social emotional learning are more effective than incarceration.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"454\" data-id=\"5061333\" src=\"http:\/\/illatinonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/4E9937F8-11B4-4DAF-B165-029E7C013164.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5061333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/4E9937F8-11B4-4DAF-B165-029E7C013164.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/4E9937F8-11B4-4DAF-B165-029E7C013164-300x164.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/4E9937F8-11B4-4DAF-B165-029E7C013164-768x421.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"467\" data-id=\"5061332\" src=\"http:\/\/illatinonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/51219901-0B92-4D7B-8B1E-38B3AB283F45.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5061332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/51219901-0B92-4D7B-8B1E-38B3AB283F45.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/51219901-0B92-4D7B-8B1E-38B3AB283F45-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/51219901-0B92-4D7B-8B1E-38B3AB283F45-768x433.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"206\" data-id=\"5061331\" src=\"http:\/\/illatinonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/5908B2EB-A39D-435A-971E-1CA358E16512.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5061331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/5908B2EB-A39D-435A-971E-1CA358E16512.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/5908B2EB-A39D-435A-971E-1CA358E16512-300x165.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"451\" data-id=\"5061334\" src=\"http:\/\/illatinonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/9311E21A-73CF-4B32-A117-3BD820AA8F54.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5061334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/9311E21A-73CF-4B32-A117-3BD820AA8F54.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/9311E21A-73CF-4B32-A117-3BD820AA8F54-300x163.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/11\/9311E21A-73CF-4B32-A117-3BD820AA8F54-768x418.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">        <strong>The &#8220;Can you see me?&#8221; exhibition, Weinberg\/Newton Gallery, River West <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three exhibitions include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 The primary&nbsp;<em>Can you see me?&nbsp;<\/em>exhibition at Weinberg\/Newton Gallery runs until Dec. 17, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Arts + Public Life presenting FREEDOM SPACE, runs through Dec. 16, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 SkyART presenting&nbsp;<em>Can you see me? Envisioning the future<\/em>&nbsp;at their flagship studio space in South Chicago (3026 E 91st St.) runs through Dec. 17, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aubriella Jackson from Metropolis, Illinois, is a junior at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colum.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia College Chicago<\/a>, studying TV Broadcast Journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson is one of the students in the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.colum.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=17&amp;coid=74169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating the TV News Package<\/a> class taught by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colum.edu\/academics\/faculty\/detail\/hugo-balta.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hugo Balta<\/a>. Balta is the Publisher of Illinois Latino News, part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/\">Latino News Network.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ILLN sees the public as more than just the audience; you are contributors. To that end, please take our brief survey to help shape our coverage in producing stories on the&nbsp;social determinants of health:&nbsp;healthcare and quality, neighborhood and built environment, education access and quality, social and community context, and economic stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\nLoading\u2026\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please support independent journalism by becoming an<a href=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn-membership\/\">&nbsp;ILLN member<\/a>&nbsp;or making a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=D5V5HHQGENUQL&amp;source=url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">donation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"160\" src=\"http:\/\/illatinonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ILLN-Logo-Sans-Horiz-1024x160.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5058332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/01\/ILLN-Logo-Sans-Horiz-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/01\/ILLN-Logo-Sans-Horiz-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/01\/ILLN-Logo-Sans-Horiz-768x120.png 768w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/01\/ILLN-Logo-Sans-Horiz-200x31.png 200w, https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/illn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/01\/ILLN-Logo-Sans-Horiz.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IL Latino News produces stories focused on the responses to the social determinants of health. 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