gabby jackson 2024

Gabby Jackson

she/her
Location
Philadelphia

Gabby Jackson is an activist, artist, and community advocate dedicated to empowering youth to amplify their voices and drive change around violence prevention and social justice issues through art, media, interactive workshops, and community education. She has engaged in various projects that highlight the urgency of healing and reducing harm within her community. Beyond her artistry and activism, Gabby loves exploring new topics, traveling, and nurturing plants. Her vision is to raise awareness about the harm caused by incarceration and to work toward a world built on community, connection, and the abolition of prisons.

Awarded Grants

2024
Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR)

25,000
Discipline(s)
Media Arts
Social Change Intents
Decarceration (Effective 2019)
Economic Justice
Racial Justice

Gabby Jackson will collaborate with the youth of Care, Not Control (CNC) to create an audio and visual podcast that aims to bring awareness to restorative and transformative justice – specifically how to implement concepts to create alternatives for incarceration from youth perspectives. Youth organizers of CNC will learn how to facilitate conversations and build social awareness through media and technology. The residency will culminate with a podcast release event for the community. 

Care Not Control
Care Not Control is a coalition of organizations and individuals working to end youth incarceration in Pennsylvania. As a robust coalition of youth leaders with direct experience and youth justice advocates, CNC builds power and develops strategies to shrink the youth carceral state in Pennsylvania. CNC works to not only end inhumane, ineffective, and racist practices, but to also build a new world where every young person has a chance to thrive.
https://carenotcontrol.com/

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