Dear America

Dear America, is a new cultural organization that provides a platform for artists of all genres to express their vision of America.

[Dear America @DearAmericaNow]

Dear America: Isolation. Gather with others on this important topic. June 11 @ 7:30pm in Grand Army Plaza. Co-presented by @BKLYNlibrary with partners @storefrontnyc @prospect_park with @RachelAviv @JennieLivingsto @ElioVillafranca @I_Beat_the_Odds and Mosab Hamid.

[Dear America @DearAmericaNow]

#DearAmerica,
meet Elio Villafranca! Elio is a Grammy-Nominated jazz pianist! Hear him play live TONIGHT @ 7:30 The Grand Army Plaza Memorial Arc @ the #SpaceBuster #DemocracyLab for our event focused on #Isolation and American Identity.

[Dear America @DearAmericaNow]

#DearAmerica, meet Jennie Livingston, a filmmaker known for thoughtful explorations of class, race, death, sex, and gender. See an excerpt of her current film Earth Camp One this Monday @ the Grand Army Memorial Arc for our event focused on #Isolation and American Identity!!

[Dear America @DearAmericaNow]

#DearAmerica,
meet Ian Manuel! He is a renowned poet, activist and MacDowell Colony fellow.
Hear him tell his story this upcoming Monday @ the #SpaceBuster @ the Grand Army Memorial Arc for our event focused on #Isolation and American Identity!!

[Dear America @DearAmericaNow]

#DearAmerica,
Meet teenage activist Mosab Hamid! He is first generation American and rising high school senior!
Hear him speak in person this upcoming Monday @ the #SpaceBuster @ the Grand Army Memorial Arc for our event focused on #Isolation and American Identity!!

[Dear America @DearAmericaNow]

Check out recent Dear America speaker @hthompsn's opinion piece in NYTimes: "Attica: It’s Worse Than We Thought" https://t.co/EA4ApY45qr

[Dear America @DearAmericaNow]

Amazing turn out today! Thank you @BKBF, our incredible speakers, and everyone who joined us.… https://t.co/AKW12nvgxZ

[Vera Institute of Justice @verainstitute]

TODAY at 3 PM: "From the Inside Out: America's Broken Criminal Justice System" w/@DearAmericaNow in Brooklyn: https://t.co/hx9rJEa2za

[DecarceratedPodcast @DeCarceratedPod]

Check @_MarlonPeterson host of @DeCarceratedPod at @DearAmericaNow TODAY as part of the @BKBF ! #whatjusticelookslike #beprecedential

[Dear America @DearAmericaNow]

ONE DAY AWAY! Join us tomorrow afternoon to discuss America's criminal justice system with an… https://t.co/4mL2C7eWSH

[Dear America @DearAmericaNow]

James Forman @JFormanJr long listed for the National Book Award! Come see him speak this Saturday at the Brooklyn Book Festival @BKBF!!! https://t.co/eRGHtyGLrq

[James Forman, Jr. @jformanjr]

Hey hey, pretty cool. https://t.co/eQPsTEeUZm

[Dear America @DearAmericaNow]

Awesome! The discussion is growing. Joint US next Saturday to talk about our broken criminal justice system. https://t.co/CJjOukAenV

[Brooklyn Defenders @BklynDefender]

Which player in the criminal justice system has the power to end mass incarceration? Spoiler alert. Tomorrow, this crew will tell you how.

[Cory Booker @CoryBooker]

"There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest."

Elie Wiesel

[James Forman, Jr. @jformanjr]

Thank you so much. I'm so grateful for such a generous, beautifully rendered review. https://t.co/MUljsxsVNn

[Dear America @DearAmericaNow]

Thank you Bill! We're excited too. https://t.co/qgfGUuHHyl

[Dear America @DearAmericaNow]

EXCITED FOR THIS ONE https://t.co/HZNwYwqnZm

[Brooklyn Book Festival @BKBF]

The United States incarcerates more of its citizens than any other nation in the world. Find out more at more at our https://t.co/bAm6wW8e6K

[Dear America @DearAmericaNow]

Thank you @brainpicker https://t.co/lgs2QPESXK

[Maria Popova @themarginalian]

NYC: On 9/16, @DearAmericaNow is hosting a stellar event about fixing America's broken criminal justice system https://t.co/Jz4uuXXMVf #BKBF

[Marlo @_marlonpeterson]

Less than a month and my #TEDTalk has reached over 600,000 views. Check it out at: https://t.co/nFwSE4toJS #beprecedential #transformative

[Dear America @DearAmericaNow]

Come join us next Saturday to discuss America's broken criminal justice system! https://t.co/62MCKMPWIU

[CNN Politics @CNNPolitics]

Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren: Women in prison deserve dignity https://t.co/Juq4YU3knG