R^3: Re-enter, Re-write, Re-Create
Recently, UNC Asheville began a number of collaborations with currently and formerly incarcerated citizens of our region. In the late fall of 2017, one such collaboration, brought several faculty, staff, and students together with a number of formerly incarcerated community members sponsored by the Buncombe County Reentry Council to read Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow and discuss their thoughts on the book. The conversations in this group offered an incredible learning experience for all participants and served as the inspiration for a new program that will begin this fall. R^3: Re-enter, Re-write, Re-Create will offer members of the UNC Asheville community to engage with and subsequently reflect on a common text alongside currently and formerly incarcerated folks across our state. The resulting reflections will be gathered in an edited volume showcasing the wide variety of perspectives represented by program participants. This brown bag gives an overview of this proposed program and invites attendees to play a part in it.