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Resources | Youth Programs | 2010 Confronting Concerns | 2010 Youth Conference | Workshop Report: Osborne Association
2010 Confronting Concerns1. OVERVIEW: CONNECTING NYC YOUTH | 2. HOW TO PLAN A WORKSHOP | 3. 2010 CONFERENCE 2010 Network for peace Youth Dialogue conference1. OVERVIEW | WORKSHOP REPORTS | PHOTO GALLERY | PRINT-OUTS Workshop Report The Osborne Association's Youth Advisory Board The Osborne Association's Youth Advisory Board works to raise awareness about how children and young people are affected when their parents are incarcerated. This workshop will use activities and discussions to examine perceptions of incarceration and the prevalence of incarceration in our communities. It will also examine how parental incarceration impacts youth, and what young people can do to support those with parents in the prison system. Participants in the workshop will have the opportunity to hear from members of the Youth Advisory Board about their experiences, and learn about what they can do to help break the cycle of incarceration. Report This session was facilitated by a panel of adolescents from the Osborne Association with the support of Ebony Knowlin, the Youth Board Coordinator. It opened with an Agree/Disagree Icebreaker in which participants chose a different side of the room depending on whether they agreed or disagreed with a number of statements. Then people were asked to say why they chose their spot. A sample statement: People who have committed crimes do not deserve to be parents. This was followed by an activity called “Surprising Statistics.” Working in small groups, session participants filled in the blanks on list giving statistics about incarceration in the United States. They were provided with a second list with possible choices for the blanks. A sample sentence: “More than _____ in every 100 adults in America is in jail or prison. Choices included the numbers one and 43.” The groups discussed their choices and their reasons for making the choices. The correct answer was one. The number 43 belonged in the sentence “National studies reveal that one in 43 American children had an incarcerated parent in a state or federal prison.” Next members of the panel told their stories about how the group at Osborne had made a difference in their lives. There they were offered the support of other adolescents and an atmosphere of hope and possibility for their future. Both the love of the young people for their incarcerated parents and the prejudices they experienced in the world around them were heartbreakingly apparent in what they had to say. Finally, the panel offered a Bill of Rights for the children of incarcerated parents. 1. I have the right to be kept safe and informed at the time of my parent’s arrest. Workshop Reports
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