“Yet that night I witnessed something that I had NEVER seen at Mansfield Correctional before…” (Excerpt from a letter written by an inmate at Mansfield).
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The first story comes from Tony, a man who has been incarcerated for over 34 years. The second comes from Jackie, who co-wrote a song with us as part of Stories From Our Streets, this year’s Documentary Songwriting project.
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What a year it’s been! We’re grateful for the growth we saw yet again in 2024, in our team and our work in the community. Check out the full year-in-review here!
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Instead of disrupting problems of crime and violence, our prison system perpetuates them. From violence inside our prisons to up to 80% of those locked up in state prisons being rearrested within five years of release, these destructive cycles do not promote a “safer” society.
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“The time also flew when we were performing for the women at the Northeast Reintegration Center, as we played Amazing Grace over an added chorus of quiet sobs and sniffles from our audience.”
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We continue to commit ourselves to deepening our impact in Northeast Ohio through the transformative and healing power of music. And we’d like to invite you to be a part of this transformation as well!
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We have been searching and praying for quite some time to fill two new positions on our Renovare team, and are thrilled to introduce you to our new Violist and Managing Director.
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Had I known then how hard it would be, I don’t know if I would have had the courage or energy to try.
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Renovare was honored to be featured on Cleveland’s WKYC Channel 3 News.
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“…I am honored to have my art brought before you all, in accompaniment with Renovare, for what we in the Hip-Hop culture refer to as “the remix”. I believe that it is fitting to have this and all music explored and expanded upon.”
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This month has been full of opportunities to share the love of God through music with neighbors in Northeast Ohio.
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Last Wednesday night we played a Mixtape Concert at the Grafton Correctional Institution. Our set list was made up of requests we had received at our previous two concerts there. Before playing each song, we asked if the person who had requested it would share why they had picked it.
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Renovare is partnering with the NYC-based VISION Collective to benefit Buffalo String Works, and organization that provides music education to refugee and low-income families in Buffalo, New York.
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Maybe Renovare could live more fully into the things I had always dreamed of as something different than a string quartet.
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As you can imagine, Renovare's activities have been profoundly disrupted by the coronavirus. Between facility closures and stay at home orders, basically everything we used to do is presently impossible.
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“Advent holds space for our grief, and it reminds us that all of us, in one way or another, are not only wounded by the evil in the world but are also wielders of it, contributing our own moments of unkindness or impatience or selfishness.”
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Renovare Music has established a secure portal for online donations! You can now make a one time or monthly gift in support of our work directly through our support page.
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