The Parole Preparation Projects advocates for the release of people serving life and long sentences in New York State prisons.
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ALT A dark pink rectangle graphic with the words “Ten Years Towards Freedom” is written very large in block letters, all caps, taking up the top half of the graphic. “Ten years” is in light pink, while “Towards Freedom” is written in a light pink outline, with the dark pink of the background as fill-in. The “O” of “Freedom” is substituted by the Parole Prep logo. Three thick lines, in light pink, a bright pink, and then orange, separate this section of the graphic from the bottom half, which has details about the party spanning 2 lines. This states: “Parole Preparation Project / The 10th Annual Welcome Home Party. These details are an all caps font, block letters filled in with light pink then bright pink, changing up by line. In larger letters below—larger than the details already shared, but smaller than the top half in orange—it says “May 11, 7pm.”
ALT Image 5: A photo of the drag & burlesque collective Switch n’ Play with a disco ball between them. There are seven people in the photo, one wearing a very large bright red wig, another wearing purple lingerie, someone wearing a red leather jacket, another person wearing a crown, one person is wearing pink lingerie, and one person a blue silky dress with a sash that says Miss. The title is below the image & says: Two Tickets to Switch n' Play's Burlesque Show. Blurb: “Win two seated tickets to beloved Brooklyn drag and burlesque collective Switch n' Play's next show Saturday, May 27, at 8pm. Established in 2006, Switch n' Play won "Best Burlesque Show" at the Brooklyn Nightlife Awards in 2017, 2018, & 2019.”
ALT Image 6: A horizontal image of a storefront with a glass door and a big glass window with a books display, it says Books Are Magic in all caps, rounded, at the top in dark letters with pink radiating out of them on a very slightly purple wall. Title: Books Are Magic Book Subscription. “Three Months Subscription to new releases of books in the genre of your choosing! Hand selected by the talented and well-read staff at Books are Magic just for you each month.”
ALT Image 7: An image of a light gray graphic that says “This is a dirty gift” in large letters, and below, in smaller letters, “certificate.” To the left of the image is the title: BKLYN CLAY Try Day. Below, the blurb: “Always wanted to be a ceramics person but balk at the huge price tag? Try out BKLYN Clay's "Try Day" for 2 with a two hour ceramics class before taking the plunge!”
ALT Image 8: An image of a Polaroid camera with film and the Brooklyn Film Camera card on a gray reflective table. The title is below the image: Polaroid Camera. There is a blurb above: “Were you alive in the 1980s? If so, you may remember engaging in the behavior immortalized by Andre 3000 in the seminal Outkast song "Hey Ya" where the listener is exhorted to "shake it, sh-shake it like a Polaroid picture.”” & a short descriptor to the left of the image too: “Throw it back with a Polaroid 600 Spirit Camera. From Brooklyn Film Camera in East Williamsburg.”
ALT A dark pink square graphic w/ Parole Preparation Project written in orange letters, all caps at top, The 10th Annual Welcome Home Party written below it in bubblegum pink. At the bottom left, it says Raffle in all caps cream letters. This same background & frame is used for a series of 10 graphics w/ 10 different raffle items. Each graphic includes an image representing the item, a title for the item, & a brief blurb. On Image 1, there is a picture of an artwork, a collage with a painting of flowers, other yellow-hued works & a brown-colored year with the edges of facial hair showing & a flower-shaped earring. The title, above the image: Nick Sethi, Almost Everything (signed), 2022. The blurb: “Sethi is an artist working in a variety of mediums, predominantly photography & installation. His work is mainly focused on the spiritual process of acute attention, connection, & respect, & how it manifests in art and image making. Donated by the beloved art book nonprofit, Printed Matter!”
ALT Image 2: A picture of a small wooden house with a black ceiling and front deck, surrounded by lush green, with a person standing on the deck too. The title: 2 Nights in the Catskills. The blurb: “Just two hours outside the city, this 2 bed 2 bath home is surrounded by 50 acres of forest!”
ALT Image 3: Vertical photo of a stack of books (listed in blurb) with Policing A Class Society at the top, standing, the cover straight ahead. There is a police officer from older times walking in the photo and a large wagon behind him, the cover is in grayscale. The title: Haymarket Book Bundle. The blurb: “A bundle of five books from Chicago based radical, independent publisher Haymarket Books including: Abolition. Feminism. Now.; Abolition Feminisms; The Long Term: Resisting Life Sentences, Working Toward Freedom; Policing A Class Society; and Rehearsals for Living.”
ALT Image 4: A centered, horizontal photo of bowling pins & a bowling ball with a pepperoni pizza behind them, half of it cut off in the photo. Title: Pizza and Bowling with PPP! Blurb: Join your favorite Parole Prep staff for a night of pizza and bowling to relive your beloved childhood birthday memories!
ALT Image 5: A photo of the drag & burlesque collective Switch n’ Play with a disco ball between them. There are seven people in the photo, one wearing a very large bright red wig, another wearing purple lingerie, someone wearing a red leather jacket, another person wearing a crown, one person is wearing pink lingerie, and one person a blue silky dress with a sash that says Miss. The title is below the image & says: Two Tickets to Switch n' Play's Burlesque Show. Blurb: “Win two seated tickets to beloved Brooklyn drag and burlesque collective Switch n' Play's next show Saturday, May 27, at 8pm. Established in 2006, Switch n' Play won "Best Burlesque Show" at the Brooklyn Nightlife Awards in 2017, 2018, & 2019.”
ALT Image 6: A horizontal image of a storefront with a glass door and a big glass window with a books display, it says Books Are Magic in all caps, rounded, at the top in dark letters with pink radiating out of them on a very slightly purple wall. Title: Books Are Magic Book Subscription. “Three Months Subscription to new releases of books in the genre of your choosing! Hand selected by the talented and well-read staff at Books are Magic just for you each month.”
ALT Image 7: An image of a light gray graphic that says “This is a dirty gift” in large letters, and below, in smaller letters, “certificate.” To the left of the image is the title: BKLYN CLAY Try Day. Below, the blurb: “Always wanted to be a ceramics person but balk at the huge price tag? Try out BKLYN Clay's "Try Day" for 2 with a two hour ceramics class before taking the plunge!”
ALT Image 8: An image of a Polaroid camera with film and the Brooklyn Film Camera card on a gray reflective table. The title is below the image: Polaroid Camera. There is a blurb above: “Were you alive in the 1980s? If so, you may remember engaging in the behavior immortalized by Andre 3000 in the seminal Outkast song "Hey Ya" where the listener is exhorted to "shake it, sh-shake it like a Polaroid picture.”” & a short descriptor to the left of the image too: “Throw it back with a Polaroid 600 Spirit Camera. From Brooklyn Film Camera in East Williamsburg.”
ALT A horizontal, rectangular picture of an original artwork on a white surface. The white surface borders the painting in a very thin line on all 4 sides. The painting depicts 8 pink roses in th forefront, two butterflies resting atop them, leaves and branches and greenery and more flowers in the background.