Former prisoners were asked to walk through the jail and place a red flag in the space that held their best and worst memory during their time in incarceration.

Courage in workshops took many forms and found many expressions, sometimes in the connection between individuals.

Using drawing to explore memory gave both connection and distance, connection because these were memories closely known and distance because the act of learning a new language diverted attention away from what was being said to how it was said. The unfamiliarity of the medium acted as a kind of buffer between the traumatic experience and its confrontation.

Former prisoners were asked to walk through the jail and place a red flag in the space that held their best and worst memory during their time in incarceration.