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May 1 2024
BOOK EVENT: Frank Chapman - The Damned Don't Cry
Wednesday, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Research/Editorial Assistant position available with Black Studies Department!
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Are you interested in economic, racial and social justice movements? Do you have research experience and excellent communication skills? If so, apply for this Research Assistant position with the Black Studies Department! Position…
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We are HIRING: Join the SJI Team!
Monday, March 25, 2024
The Associate Director of External Affairs and Communications initiates, sustains, manages, and oversees the unit’s external community relations, website, social media and publicity campaigns. Oversees unit’s overall programming involving project development, oversight, and…
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UPDATED Gallery Hours for 2024: Climates of Inequality
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
The Chicago Justice Gallery is currently featuring an exhibition highlighting stories of environmental justice, collective resistance, and community solutions to create a more just future. From February 7th through May 24th, 2024 CGJ…

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In 2020–2021, the U.S. and the world experienced multiple crises and confrontations that have forced us to interrogate basic assumptions and answer difficult questions about who we are as a nation, and where we are headed. This March we announcing the launch of the Social Justice Portal Project. Sign up to receive updates and information on upcoming events, programs, and resources.

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Social Justice Film Series
Social Justice Film Series
Chicago Social Justice Lens Film Series Is an annual public film and discussion series focused on national and local social justice issues. The 2018 film series was Debt, Economic Justice and Racial Divides
Pipeline 2 Justice
Pipeline 2 Justice
The Pipeline to Justice (P2J) scholarship and mentoring program is designed to support community organizers and activists in completing undergraduate degrees at UIC. Since 2012 the P2J program has been an academic conduit for diverse students with non-traditional backgrounds who have a track record of community organizing and commitments to social justice.
Social Justice Minor
Social Justice Minor
The Social Justice Minor is an interdisciplinary program housed in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Gender and Women’s Studies Program. Students critically explore injustices as well as social movements working to effect positive change within the United States and throughout the world.
Border Crossing Scholarship
Border Crossing Scholarship
The Nesbitt, Carrasco, Unzueta Scholarship in Border Crossing Activism is an award program of the Social Justice Initiative that honors a UIC undergraduate student whose scholarship and community engagement demonstrate a commitment to social justice activism across national boundaries and identities.
Chicago Justice Gallery
Chicago Justice Gallery
The Chicago Justice Gallery is a unique space where UIC students, staff and faculty along with members of the Chicago community attend social justice focused art exhibitions, documentary films, performances, discussions, and community events.

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