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Peter Beard Journal_076

Item

A page from a scrapbook or journal featuring a Dallas Love Project theme, with a photograph of a laptop screen displaying a virtual meeting and handwritten reflections.
Title
Peter Beard Journal_076
Alternative Title
Peter Beard Journal
Creator
Karen Blessen
Date
2020
Description
The page is part of a scrapbook or journal. On the left side, there is a photograph of a laptop screen showing a virtual meeting with multiple participants. The laptop is placed within a heart-shaped frame, with the word "LOVE" vertically aligned on the left side of the heart. The right side of the page contains handwritten notes and a date, "June 4, 2020." The handwriting includes reflections on police aggression, questions about achieving true change, and a mention of a presentation to the Region 10 group. There is also a doodle of a pen near the date.
Identifier
005_041820-070420_peter_beard
Dates Completed
April 18, 2020 - July 4, 2020
Keywords
Brandon Woodard; Prison; ONE BULLET; Unfinished chapter; Dallas Morning News; Follow-up story; Brandon’s Story; Tom Huang; Editor; Woodard family; Correspondence; Michael Unit; Texas Prisons; Tennessee Colony; Large family; Peter Beard; Disappearance; Death; Art hero; Peter Beard piece; Encounters with Peter Beard; Writing return; Lee Marvin; Cat Ballou; Old gunslinger; Boyd Gallery; Deep Ellum; Peter Beard exhibit; Inwood Theatre; Peter Beard film; Covid-19; Pandemic; Despicable leadership; Kelly; Ankle surgery; Gratitude; 29 Pieces; We thrive; Darcy Beck; Death of husband; Response to story; Peter Beard photos; Me with Peter Beard; Dallas Morning News article; Police killings; Race relations; Demonstrations; Headlines; Black Lives Matter; George Floyd; The Terrible Lessons of Life; Love Project; Online presentation; Zoom; Region 10 Education Service Center; LOVE workshop; White folks; Vengeful God; Quotidian joys; Journeyman, Inc.; DaVerse Lounge; 13th; Feelings; Blue Mountain Center of Meditation; Setu Retreat; Mad Maxish dream; Cocktail dresses; Betsy Bock; Elvis Presley; Paradise Lost; Satan; Hero; God-forsaken year; Gretchen; Breast cancer; Illnesses; Covid-19 deaths; Feeling words collage; Milton Glaser; Death; Art hero; Lizi Boyd; Reconnection; Reasons not to do Brandon Woodard story; 4th of July memories; Barbara Boster Phillipp; Anniversary of death; Autobiography of Malcolm X; Re-read; Transcript; Peter Beard story
Transcription
Handwritten Text:
police were aggressive and violent. He feared for his life. He was traumatized.
How is true change achieved?
Is it possible to have a revolutionary growth with so many debarking minds?
June 4, 2020
This morning, I do the Love Project presentation to the Region 10 group. I pray that I connect.
The lamp for better lighting doesn't work.
Rights
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Is Part Of
Peter Beard Journal
Relation
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