Altars give Detroit residents a place to honor detained loved ones

Late last year, four Detroit students and their families were detained by ICE. The incident sparked outrage and fear amongst community members, who have since raised their voices in response. A new project spearheaded by two Detroiters aims to give people whose loved ones have been taken a place to heal.

The Altars for Collective Grief Project is an effort by Theresa Beckley-Amaya and Julianna Sanroman to construct altars around Southwest Detroit with the photos of loved ones who have been detained. Beckley-Amaya and Sanroman joined the show to discuss the project and why they organized around grief.

Submit your photos to the project here.

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