The Fortune Society Presents: Voices of Fortune

Wednesday, October 6th • 4:30 – 6:30 pm • Weather permitting

Join the talented writers and poets from The Fortune Society for a reading of original works at twilight.

Helen Taylor

Hilton N. Webb

Ryan “Blustone” Bennett

Nestor “Panama” Eversley

Becky Jane Dunham

Erobos Lamashtu AKO “E”

Becky Jane Dunham

Lionel “Doc” Limage

Marvin Wade Spiritual Activist

Allayah Cherry

Robert O’Connor

Gregory Pierce

Milton Jones

Roslyn Svendsen

Randy Bryant

Theo

With special guests from Re/Creation

Nahndi Chiumya

K. Michael Willams

Fortune believes in the power of people to change. The Long Island City-based non-profit organization helps individuals with justice involvement rebuild their lives through innovative services and advocacy. The Arts community at Fortune aligns itself with radical hope and believes in the healing and transformative powers of imagination and creativity. Learn more about the program at Art Portal.

Download We Are More Than a Label, a language matters zine created by Fortune community members in collaboration with designer Laura Cerón Melo and MoMA PS1. It is an appeal for people to learn more about the use of humanizing – person-first – language and suggests word choices when communicating about people affected by the (in)justice system.