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VOICES FROM INSIDE

VFI Reading at Holyoke Community College, Nov 18, 2015

11/28/2015

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On November 18, women from Voices from Inside performed both their poetry and the poems of those who are still incarcerated for a full crowd at Holyoke Community College. (See article here.) 
Poets (from left to right) Christina Ruest, Lisa Peck, Sonia Mendez, and Olga Pedraza
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UPCOMING EVENTS 
"WHAT OUR VOICES CARRY"
On Nov. 2  at 7PM Voices From Inside will perform the original play What Our Voices Carry created in conjunction with local playwright Trenda Loftin. The play aims to encourage audiences to confront the human cost of U.S. incarceration policies, dearth of social and health services, and response to the current opioid crisis. 
Tickets;  $10- $20 sliding scale 
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