Massachusetts Law Reform Institute

Mass Law Reform Institute (MLRI) is a statewide nonprofit poverty law and policy center with a mission to advance economic, racial, and social justice through legal action, policy advocacy, coalition building, and community outreach. Working with low income individuals, families and communities, MLRI addresses issues surrounding housing, domestic violence, health, disability, and language access barriers and more. Special practices focus on fighting for racial equity and the state’s immigrant communities. As the statewide poverty law center, MLRI provides support to nearly 200 local and state community organizations serving low income people with services such as health care, shelter, and food support.
MLRI recently moved into an office space located downtown where their advocates work long hours supporting people in crisis and fighting systems that oppress or harm poor people. Client groups and fellow advocacy coalitions are regularly hosted in this space. Clients that come into the MLRI office often feel marginalized and are accustomed to austere “institutional” settings. When MLRI’s hallways and meeting rooms are filled with original art brings a sense of dignity and hope to people seeking justice who often feel forgotten and will inspire and validate the advocates working to deliver social justice on their behalf.

To learn more visit: www.mlri.org

Placement:2016

Prilla Smith Brackett, Interior Dialogues #39, Oil, pastel, carat d'arches, prisma color pencil on paper, 1982, 23"x 44"

, Catherine Carter, Yellow Squares, Acrylic on paper collaged on paper, 2007, 30"x 22"

Deborah Clearman, Spring Garden, Silkscreen, 1980, 30"x 24", 

Susan C. Collings, Anonymous Roma, Photograph, 2015, 11"x 14

Joanne Cornell, Bubbles 1, Monotype, 2015, 6"x 15"

Joanne Cornell, Bubbles 4, Monotype, 2015, 6"x 15"

Joanne Cornell, Untitled, Oil monotype collage, 2015, 25"x 21"

Estelle Disch, Tree Mosaic III, Giclee print on canvas, 2015, 24"x 36"

Estelle Disch, Tree Impressions Yellow, Giclee print on canvas, 2016, 24"x 36"

Estelle Disch, Magenta Birches, Giclee print on canvas, 2016, 24"x 36"

Mayuko Fujino, Doppelgänger, Paper cutout & magazine pages collage, 2012, 24"x 18"

Frances K. Grossman, Inwood, Oil on canvas, 2007, 28"x 32"

Suzanne Hodes, River Reeds, Oil on canvas, 2008, 30"x 40"

Diana Korzenik, Meditation 1, Acrylic on paper, 1978, 18"x 12"

Shirley Partoll, Little Compton Lotuses, Oil, 17"x 22"

Mark Peterson, I93 South 1, Photograph, 2010, 20"x 30"

Dany Pierard Deviche, Little Ladybug [in 5 paintings], Acrylic on canvas, 2006, 30"x 116"

 Judith Silverstein, March 2013, Acrylic, 2013, 24"x 36"

Slusarz, Media City, Mixed media: paper mache and oil paint, 2012, 48"x 40"

Maria Termini, Watermelon Sunset, Silkscreen, 35"x 23"

Maria Termini, Still Life, Silkscreen, 16"x 22" 

Clara Wainwright, An Arabian Night, Quilt, 2009, 78"x 52"

Beth Redmond Walsh, Collisions in Proto-Space, Oil, graphite, charcoal on canvas, 2000, 36"x 40"