March 15, 2023
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My Life by David J
I’m just waiting on my big chance to perform the best show for the rest of my life with freedom and happiness. My time will…
October 13, 2022
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Can You See Me?
Can you see me? — on view at Weinberg/Newton Gallery, Arts + Public Life and SkyART from October 14 to December 17, 2022 — challenges viewers to reflect…
May 5, 2022
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Remember when it was called Corona?
This report captures a snapshot of the work we have accomplished during 2020-2021, The Covid Years.
April 27, 2022
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Thank you for spending Passover with ConTextos
Seperation (as performed by “YT”) Watch the company you keep. You Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future, My father Constantly reminded me…
April 21, 2022
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Into A Black Beyond Winter Module Reflections
In February of 2022, ConTextos launched its second chapter of Into a Black Beyond, a multimedia project that aims to build a new library of…
March 23, 2022
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Springing Forward…And Hoping the Numbers Fall Back
A couple of days of spring, and all the despair of Chicago seems to wash away. Masks are off and I hear people comment at…
February 14, 2022
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Valentines day team-write piece written by dr. moore
“Here is hope. Here is our future.”
February 8, 2022
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You’re good, write?
At ConTextos, we try to practice what we preach, so writing together is a regular activity. At least once a week, we gather to process…
December 6, 2021
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Freedom by Danny Martinez
Close your eyes and count to 10. Better yet, in my case, count to 8. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. Now open…
October 20, 2021
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Gold Scars
My friend Kate says everyone she knows is one stuck item in a vending machine away from a total collapse. It’s the most poignant insight…
June 15, 2021
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Expose Not Exploit
Last Saturday, the documentary All These Sons premiered at Tribeca Film Festival, highlighting the power of the ConTextos’ Authors journey. And this Friday, June 18,…
March 31, 2021
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HERSTORY: Celebrating the Women of ConTextos
Vanessa Kucera Office Manager Vanessa is our devoted Office Manager in Chicago who officially joined the team in 2020. As a hard-working Capricorn she helps…
March 25, 2021
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HERSTORY: Celebrating the Women of ConTextos
dr. moore Facilitator/Coordinator of Literary Arts & Stories dr. moore is a conscious wanderer, consistent wonderer, originally from the south suburbs of Chicago and now…