Dr Carol Glover
EDWARD (‘Ted’) Thomas McKenzie (1928-2012) put his life on the line for his country, quite literally, when he enlisted to help defend from further incursions by North Korean and Chinese forces, the 38th parallel that to this day divides North and South Korea.
He had already served in the Citizens’ Military Forces at Sale from 1948 to 1951.
But one February day in 1952 while working at the Yallourn open cut as a machine operator, Ted decided to go to Melbourne with his good mate Ron Newton and join the regular army.
Their Sale friend and Yallourn work mate, Johnny Hunt, had recently joined, so they agreed, “well, we might as well join the bloody army too”.
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A poster project creates an opportunity for artists leaving incarceration.
Amanda Page
When Aimee Wissman was released from prison, she wanted to build a life as a visual artist but didn’t know where to start. “I had no jumping-off point,” she says.
She began volunteering with the Ohio Prison Arts Connection, which exists “at the intersection of the arts and the justice system,” says Jessie Glover, lead facilitator for OPAC, a coalition that pushes for arts access for people in prison and after their release.
Reentry from prison poses a host of problems, and resources can be scarce. Finding suitable housing, transportation and a job that pays a living wage can be overwhelming tasks. Making art can provide solace and possibly a career, if “returning artists a term advocates often use in place of “formerly incarcerated,” which carries stigma find the means, mentorship and money to make and sell their creations.