The Open Society Institute - Washington Office hosts a Luncheon Reception and Discussion featuring Anthony Papa, the author of 15 to Life: How I Painted My Way to Freedom

Friday, September 29, 2006
Noon-1:30pm
1120 19th Street, NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20036

RSVP by Sept. 22 to vcampbell@osi-dc.org or call (202) 721-5649

Anthony Papa is an acclaimed painter, author, and formerly incarcerated person. He is also the author of the book: 15 to Life: How I Painted My Way to Freedom. Convicted of his first and only criminal offense in a police sting operation, Papa discovered painting while at Sing Sing and, essentially, painted his way to freedom. His 15-year sentence was cut short when one of his works was selected for exhibition at the Whitney Museum, and he was granted clemency by Governor Pataki. Since his release, Papa has become a noted advocate for law and prison reform.

Anthony Papa will be in town as the honoree of the first annual Taste of Justice Fair, at the Martin Luther King Library, Saturday, September 30 from 10-5, cosponsored by the Prisons Foundation, along with a host of criminal justice, advocacy, legal, educational, and religious organizations. For more information on Taste of Justice, call (202) 393-1511.