ART AS CHANGE AGENT
PROTEST AND REPAIR
On November 16th, the Fair Housing: Crossing Invisible Lines panel, featuring John Schmid, Frank Almond, Maria Hamilton, and Chrishaunda Lee Perez, explored the intersection of art and activism.
MEET THE PANELISTS
About John Schmid
John Schmid reports on globalization and economic disruption for the Journal Sentinel's Ideas Lab. Over the past three years, John has documented an epidemic of civilian psychological trauma and mental health afflictions, which drive downward economic spirals in rural and urban Wisconsin. Such invisible psychological wounds also lie at the root of many of the nation’s social and educational distress, his reports show.
About Chrishaunda Lee Perez
Chrishaunda Lee Perez is a writer, producer, and orator best known for her popular debut novel, “We Come as Girls, We Leave as Women”, about high school senior girls overcoming personal challenges as they head towards graduation, released in fall 2018. The book has been praised by Paula Wallace, founder and president of the Savannah College of Art and Design, and endorsed by Oprah Winfrey.
About Maria Hamilton
Maria's dream is to unite with other mothers who have lost children to state and vigilante violence, to make their voices heard in the halls of government, to demand justice for their murdered children, and to put an end to the race-based policies of police and vigilante violence in minority communities.
About Frank Almond
Frank Almond holds the Charles and Marie Caestecker Concertmaster Chair at the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He held similar positions with the Rotterdam Philharmonic and the London Symphony Orchestra. Frank regularly performs as a soloist with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and as soloist and chamber musician throughout the US and Europe. He is the founder of Frankly Music, a chamber music series consistently recognized for innovative programming and ability to attract leading performers from around the world.
