Jessica Bendit is Totally Awesome
You're Totally Awesome
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Coordinator of Space in Prisons for the Arts and Creative Expression (SPACE) Jess Bendit stopped by the "studio" to talk about the program and drop some life insights. We learned about the prison's no-nonsense correction officers; what draws Jess into social justice work; and how Christopher Nolan nailed it with this scene from the Dark Knight. She told us how the prison system is, in some ways, a form of slavery and how, on her most radical days, she likes to think of herself as a prison abolitionist.
Head over to SPACE's website if you have further inquiries for Ms. Bendit or if you would like to find out more about the program. Also, read up on some of her thoughts on prisons and SPACE in more detail here.
That's our girl coordinating at SPACE's most recent gallery opening. She's charming and radical, so hit play and catch up with the totally awesome Jess Bendit!
Guest: Jessica Bendit
Why She's Awesome: Coordinator of Space in Prisons for the Arts and Creative Expression (SPACE)
Audio: http://ia701209.us.archive.org/35/items/JessBenditIsTotallyAwesome/Yta_ep.32JessBendit.mp3