by Frances Phillips | Feb 17, 2016 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
Writer and artist Linda Norton will read from her book The Public Gardens: Poems and History, and from new work she’s developed through Home and Away: Oakland, California Prisons, and the Geography of the Heart — her collaborative project with Peralta...
by Frances Phillips | Nov 18, 2015 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
On Saturday, November 21, at 1:30 p.m., Peralta Hacienda Historical Park is hosting Oakland actor and dramatist Norman Gee, who is holding a talk-back about his use of drama with youth in juvenile detention. Also speaking are community member Gwen Jackson and Creative...
by Frances Phillips | Mar 5, 2015 | 2014, Literary Arts, News
Writer Linda Norton and Friends of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park have launched Home & Away: Oakland, California’s Prisons and the Geography of the Heart, a project documenting the effects of mass incarceration on the community in Oakland. Starting in...
