Voices of Reentry

09/28/2025

Please join us in celebrating George’s life on October 18, 3-5 pm, at STEPRox Recovery Support Center, 153 Blue Hill Ave, Roxbury, MA.

07/14/2024

03/18/2024

We’re honored to have George as one of our panelists to lead the post-screening discussion at the 3/21 event.

George Halfkenny is the co-founder of THRIVE Communities in Lowell, MA, a nonprofit that uses a restorative justice model to support formerly incarcerated people returning to our communities. George has over three decades of lived experience in the U.S. criminal legal system and now works to repair the harms of incarceration and addiction. He is a Certified Peer Specialist who has served as a reentry expert and support provider in a variety of organizations. With partners from Emerson College, George is co-developing a storytelling project that centers the experiences of unhoused people in Boston’s Mass and Cass neighborhood. He is also working on a multi-disciplinary memoir project and recently published a commentary in the Ideas and Opinions section of The Boston Globe.

03/13/2024

We’re honored to have three amazing reentry experts on our panel to lead the post-screening conversation on 3/21.

George Halfkenny is the co-founder of THRIVE Communities in Lowell, MA, and a Certified Peer Specialist who has served as a reentry expert and support provider in a variety of organizations.

Sean “2ruTh7” Evelyn is a Massachusetts-based poet, writer, restorative justice practitioner, and social justice advocate with 15 years of lived experience in the U.S. criminal legal system. 2ruTh7 serves returning community members in the Merrimack Valley as a Reentry Coach with UTEC Inc.

Joanne “Jojo” MacKeen is a THRIVE Fellow supported by the Massachusetts Service Alliance/Commonwealth Corps program. Jojo is a member of the THRIVE team that is working to repair the
harm of incarceration and addiction and build a community that supports its members who are transitioning from incarceration.

03/05/2024

Join us on Thursday, March 21, at the Goodnow Library in Sudbury for a screening of Voices of Reentry followed by a community conversation between the audience and one or more of the film’s storytellers, local providers of reentry support services, and formerly incarcerated members of our community. The event is free—just click the link in our bio to register.

01/17/2024

In honor of MLK Jr. Day, Voices of Reentry is available to stream at home for an entire week! We encourage you to share Voices with friends and community members by organizing a watch party or community event. Want to learn more after watching the film? Explore the resources on the Take Action tab on our website. The Vimeo link is now open in our bio, and it will remain available through 11:59 pm on January 19th.

01/08/2024

In honor of MLK Jr. Day, Voices of Reentry will be available to stream at home for an entire week! We encourage you to share Voices with friends and community members by organizing a watch party or community event. The Vimeo link is in our bio, and it will open at 8am on January 14th, and remain available through 11:59 pm in January 19th.

12/06/2023

We are excited to announce that Voices of Reentry has been selected for the Activists Without Borders Film Festival, which will take place on December 16th in London. Activists Without Borders prioritizes space for identities, viewpoints, forms or expertise, and experience that are often silenced in the film industry and media, and we are honored to be part of their film festival lineup this year.

11/03/2023

For the next 10 days you still have a chance to stream Voices of Reentry at home for only $3 through the International Social Change Film Festival. Click the link in bio to buy tickets and watch this weekend.