I am a part of a team (@eatcho , @rudysernaredstone , and myself) that was hired by RACC to paint a mural for the Department of Community Justice building in Outer East Portland on SE 122nd Ave., near the Midland Library. It was an enormous task and came at a time when there are a lot of tensions between community and law enforcement. I am still processing all that I have learned in this time. For this project, I engaged with a number of folks affected by our Justice system. Thank you Carlos, Jose, Ben, Sal, Dawud, Talilo, Thy, and Wassila for sharing your lives through this project. They are the portraits in this mural. I will probably write a much more detailed piece about who these folks are. In this mural, these folks represent all of us. Folks who grieve lost loved one, folks who fight to see their children, folks overcoming addiction and depression, and folks who have to overcome heavy labels put upon us. It is an honor to know all of you. #community #portland #eastportland #portlandmurals #pdxmurals #portraits https://www.instagram.com/p/CIlmbFVBCEd/?igshid=emzzv68ng8t0