On April 6, 2021, Dickinson’s Clarke Forum showed the documentary \u201cLas Madres de Berks\u201d which was followed by a Q&A Session with Michelle Angela Ortiz.<\/p>\n
Award-winning visual artist, Michelle Angela Ortiz created the \u201cLas Madres de Berks\u201d documentary, as part of her \u201cFamilias Separadas\u201d public art project which amplifies the stories of families affected by detention and deportation in the United States. Ortiz\u2019s main community partner, the Shut Down Berks Coalition has been fighting to close down the Berks family prison for years.<\/p>\n
\u201cLas Madres de Berks\u201d documentary shares the testimonials of four mothers that were detained for two years with their children at The Berks County Residential Center, a family prison in Pennsylvania. Berks is the oldest of the three permanent family prisons for immigrant families in the country. Despite being held up as a \u201cmodel\u201d by proponents of immigrant detention, the center has amassed a record of human rights violations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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