Collaboration from the Inside Out with Renaldo Hudson
An Envisioning Justice Activation Event
Hosted by FirstFollowers
This event welcomes people of all ages, families, and young people.
Please join us as we highlight the importance of including perspectives from individuals serving long-term sentences in our pursuit of a more just future.
Artist and organizer Renaldo Hudson will share his experiences as a system-impacted individual and emphasize the need for diverse voices in conversations about creating a world without mass incarceration.
Renaldo Hudson is the Education Director and community organizer with the Illinois Prison Project, and has focused his work on ending perpetual punishment in Illinois.
After being sentenced to death row, he worked for 37 years while incarcerated in the Illinois Department of Corrections to change the mindset of incarcerated people, as well as staff, regarding what rehabilitation should look like and how to focus attention on true rehabilitation.
Renaldo is responsible for founding the groundbreaking Building Block Program, a transformational program run by incarcerated people within the Illinois Department of Corrections. Renaldo’s work has been in Beecher and media outlets throughout the state, and the subject of the documentary Stateville Calling.
FirstFollowers’ mission is to build strong and peaceful communities by providing support, guidance, and hope to formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones through peer mentorship.
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2023 Envisioning Justice Activation Series
Illinois Humanities is collaborating with community organizations in six Illinois towns to host free public arts and educational programs for all ages. These six events featuring the artists, educators, and organizers behind Envisioning Justice RE:ACTION create opportunities to for us to reimagine timely conversations about justice, safety, community, and belonging.
Renaldo Hudson is the Education Director and community organizer with the 
