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Posted on Tuesday, Nov. 02, 2010

Mural a testament to teens' redemption
By THEO KARANTSALIS

After teens robbed him of his gold chain on a Liberty City playground, Jonas Ortiz knew what he had to do next. He walked away.

``As they jumped me, I looked across the street at the mural we were painting,'' said Ortiz, 16. ``I'm a philosopher now, not a gangster.''


So Ortiz brushed himself off, held his head up, and went back to work to share his life story with a paint brush.


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ArtSpring, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization in Florida, believes in the power of art to transform individuals and strengthen communities. Our mission is to use arts, education and environmental programming to develop self-growth and effective life skills for incarcerated women, men and youth as well as other at-risk populations in underserved communities. Our faculty empowers participants to redirect their lives, resulting in a healthier and safer society.  
  

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