Janet Braun-Reinitz (1938 – 2023) was a muralist, painter and activist committed to social justice. Her ongoing involvement in civil rights activism began in 1961 when she was a Freedom Rider. During one incident in

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, she was arrested and was jailed from July 8 to 15. She subsequently worked at the national office of

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and was the head of the CORE chapter in Rochester, NY in 1962–3. She was the subject of the documentary, ''Interview with Janet Braun-Reinitz for the Freedom Riders 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001'', published by the University of Mississippi, excerpts are included in the film, ''The Children Shall Lead'' (2001). In 1983, she co-founded ''Tasteful Ladies for Peace'' of

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. This organization was involved in peaceful protests promoting reproductive choice and protesting against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Braun-Reinitz then worked as a muralist and studio artist based in New York City. Since she began creating murals in 1984, Braun-Reinitz had painted more than 60 murals in seven countries, including India, Ghana, England, Georgia, Italy, Nicaragua and the United States. Her 3,300-square-foot mural titled ''"When Women Pursue Justice" can be found in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. This mural was created in collaboration with 12 other women artists and Artmakers Inc. (see documentary films, The Women of Nostrand and Greene, Dave Reinitz, H2F Productions, 2006; Beyond the Walls, Gail Embrey, Power Surge Productions, 2014.) Her studio work is in collections as diverse as the

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, PAD/D Archives and

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. Braun-Reinitz died on May 3, 2023, at age 85.

Publications

* ''ON THE WALL: Four Decades of Community Murals in New York City'', Janet Braun-Reinitz and Jane Weissman,

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, February 2009, * ''The Mural Book: A Practical Guide for Educators'', Janet Braun-Reinitz and Rochelle Shicoff, November 7, 2001, .

References

External links

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Janet Braun-Reinitz, blogpost on albeit, March 1, 2017
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