I joined Illinois Humanities in 2021 to manage communications for the Envisioning Justice program and direct the development of a unique new digital project: Envisioning Justice RE:ACTION. Over 14 months, I worked with the Envisioning Justice team, a group of artists, educators, and organizers, and Clique Studios to develop and launch a new website to host a virtual exhibition and “activation kit.”

The interactive site features 14 prompts that invite users to interrogate our relationship to the carceral state through a variety of arts- and humanities-based activities. After completing a prompt, users can submit their personal responses through the website to be published in a collection of community-generated responses to mass incarceration. The platform is now used by Illinois Humanities and its partners during public programs and events as a unique way to engage with challenging subject matter that users can take with them and share with their community to multiply its impact.