Before Time/After Time
Community Enhancement Guide
Art + Justice National Collective
Professional Development Workshops
Guides & Tool-kits
Before Time/After Time Community Enhancement Guide Art + Justice National Collective Professional Development Workshops Guides & Tool-kits
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COALITION
The Arts Justice Safety Coalition (AJSC) is a collaborative initiative spearheaded by The Confined Arts (TCA) in partnership with the Phoenix Players Theatre Group, Recess Art, and Professional Artist Hannah Viederman. Dedicated to fostering a transformative intersection between art and justice system reform, AJSC unites artists, arts organizations, and justice practitioners in the New York and New Jersey Region. Through co-learning, financial support, and amplification efforts, the coalition seeks to elevate art as a powerful catalyst for systemic, cultural, and social change.
MEMBERSHIP DIVERSITY
AJSC is made up of new and existing community-based artists (particularly those with justice involvement), young adults, students, advocates, teaching artists, practitioners, legal advocates, and organizations. The Arts Justice Safety Coalition provides a platform for learning about advocacy, entrepreneurship, community enhancement, and leveraging the arts to counter the impact of the criminal legal system.
Join the Arts, Justice, and Safety Coalition (AJSC) to connect with a vibrant network of artists, advocates, educators and practitioners committed to creating change through the arts. Membership is free for all in 2025! Charter Members who sign up before December 31, 2025 secure lifetime free access. All other new members can enjoy a free trial until December 31, 2025. Afterward, a $20 annual fee will apply to continue enjoying the benefits of AJSC membership.
BEFORE TIME/AFTER TIME
BEFORE TIME/AFTER TIME is a film produced as the culmination of the Claiming the Justice Narrative media and advocacy project, which seeks to support recent incursions in the felony court space by furthering alternatives to incarceration policy shifts.
POLICY GOAL
Our coalition seeks to advance alternative to incarceration (ATI) possibilities by positioning the arts as a necessary tool in prevention, pre-trial, supervised release, and post-conviction sentencing options by utilizing trauma-informed arts practices to inform public safety strategies and to center the humanity of individuals who are system-impacted.
Join the Arts, Justice, and Safety Coalition (AJSC) to connect with a vibrant network of artists, advocates, educators and practitioners committed to creating change through the arts. Membership is free for all in 2025! Charter Members who sign up before December 31, 2025 secure lifetime free access. All other new members can enjoy a free trial until December 31, 2025. Afterward, a $20 annual fee will apply to continue enjoying the benefits of AJSC membership.