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Coalition to Free Vernon Bateman

Coalition to Free Vernon Bateman

Exonerate an Innocent Man!

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SIGN THE PETITION!
Coalition to Free Vernon Bateman

Coalition to Free Vernon Bateman

Exonerate an Innocent Man!

  • About
    • About the Coalition
    • About Vernon
    • Vernon’s Books
  • Contact
    • Contact Vernon
    • Book Vernon to Speak
    • Commission Art
  • Art
    • Vernon’s Versions
    • “Ammunition for Healing”
    • Vernon in Tokyo
    • First Solo Exhibit Glimpse
  • Events
  • Petition
  • Videos

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Vernon T. Bateman Featured at Inaugural ELEVATE Event

Coalition to Free Vernon BatemanApril 26, 2026August 20, 2026

Who better represents the efforts to weave our broken society into a tapestry than Vernon?

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  • Education
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  • video

Vernon Speaks in NYC: Reflections on Shaka A. Shakur

Coalition to Free Vernon BatemanFebruary 8, 2026March 8, 2026

Listen as Vernon recalls meeting Shaka A. Shakur at Shaka’s book launch hosted by The People’s Forum.

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Muncie, IN: Vernon T. Bateman to Speak at Documentary Screening

Coalition to Free Vernon BatemanFebruary 6, 2026February 8, 2026

Bateman, who has known Shaka for decades, will be a featured panelist.

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Vernon T. Bateman to Speak at NYC Book Launch

Coalition to Free Vernon BatemanDecember 7, 2025February 5, 2026

Vernon will speak at the launch of what Emory Douglas calls an “impressive, highly insightful, and moving book.”

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Vernon T. Bateman Invited to Speak at Screening of New Documentary in NYC

Coalition to Free Vernon BatemanNovember 18, 2025December 7, 2025

Vernon is scheduled to be a featured panelists at the NYC Premiere of a new documentary.

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How to Make Prison into a University: Screening and Discussion

Education Studies Department, DePauw UniversitySeptember 6, 2025September 30, 2025

All are invited to this unique opportunity to learn about and meet Bateman at DePauw University.

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Black Artists Celebrate Vernon T. Bateman

Coalition to Free Vernon BatemanJuly 15, 2025January 15, 2026

After parole wouldn’t let him attend his art exhibit, Black artists threw Vernon his own party.

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Press Conference on the Power of Art and Community: Exonerating Vernon Bateman

Coalition to Free Vernon BatemanJuly 12, 2025July 23, 2025

On Mon., July 14, join Mr. Bateman’s lawyers, friends, and supporters as they reveal the details behind his ongoing struggle for exoneration.

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“Just Beyond the Senses:” Grand Opening

Vernon's VersionsJuly 8, 2025July 23, 2025

Featuring remarks by the Exoneration Project, this group show kicks off the last phase in the struggle to free Vernon.

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Art for Exoneration: The Vernon T. Bateman Experience

Vernon's VersionsMay 30, 2025October 26, 2025

For two weeks, Vernon and his team of artists are transforming Gallery Forty Two into a distinctive and diverse set of experiences.

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Celebrate Vernon’s Latest Contribution to Our Community

CultivateMay 11, 2025October 26, 2025

Celebrate Vernon T. Bateman’s collaboration with Community Food Box Project!

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  • Community
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Vernon Awards Le’Deana Brown of Midwest Leak Magazine

Coalition to Free Vernon BatemanMarch 21, 2025September 21, 2025

Brown’s magazine continues providing windows to life to our people behind bars.

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