Arts for Healing and Justice Network Part 1 of 3
Season 6 Episode 4 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
Bonnie meets Kevin and discusses his growth via the Arts for Healing and Justice Network.
Arts for Healing and Justice Network (AHJN) uses art to heal traumatized youth who’ve been in the system. Today we meet Kevin Rodas, who was first incarcerated when he was a young teen. We’ll talk about Kevin's growth with Julian Harris, Youth Coordinator. Julian runs the reentry and healing space for system impacted youth at AHJN known as Our True Colors.
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Arts for Healing and Justice Network Part 1 of 3
Season 6 Episode 4 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
Arts for Healing and Justice Network (AHJN) uses art to heal traumatized youth who’ve been in the system. Today we meet Kevin Rodas, who was first incarcerated when he was a young teen. We’ll talk about Kevin's growth with Julian Harris, Youth Coordinator. Julian runs the reentry and healing space for system impacted youth at AHJN known as Our True Colors.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipNow it's been said that art can transform the heart.
23 year old Kevin Rodas would agree.
He's part of Arts for Healing and Justice Network.
or "The Network."
It's an organization in Los Angeles that helps system impacted youth rebuild their lives.
Hello, I'm Bonnie Boswell.
And today we start a Three-Part series on how art can help young people.
From returning to the justice system.
Kevin, tell me, how did you come across this program?
I think I had just freshly been released from juvenile detention.
I spoke to one of my close friends, and he mentioned the program just gave me a safe environment.
What was life like for you as a kid?
My only image that I had to look up to was just my older brother and kind of life that he lived.
Slowly but surely, I started ending up in the juvenile detention centers.
Mean, you've been an artist for a while, but you said before the network, your art expressed anger.
And I thought that was the only way of expressing my heart.
I found it really interesting to me to be able to use art, but in a much safer way.
Thank you so much for sharing with us, Kevin.
We'll hear more of Kevin's stories in the upcoming episodes.
But right now, I want you to meet Julian Harris.
Julian runs Our True Colors at the Network.
So, Julian, tell us about your programs.
Basically a weekly check in and healing space for system impact to you and empower young people to share their experience and ultimately reduce their involvement with the criminal justice system.
These are young people that can talk to you from, you know, a firsthand basis of their experience.
In these.
And hopefully that inspires some of these decision-makers to change and see and hear these young people out.
What have you noticed about Kevin?
I started seeing him step up as a leader in OTC to the point where it made other people start stepping up.
Seeing that transition is what motivates me.
Thank you, Julianne, for sharing that.
Next week, we'll meet a man who inspires people like Kevin.
For KCET, I'm Bonnie Boswell.
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