UIC Social Justice Initiative

UIC Social Justice Initiative

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The Social Justice Initiative (SJI) at UIC is a campus-wide project that began in 2010.

05/05/2026

Join us on 5/27 for a free screening of Academy Award-winning documentary No Other Land at the Chicago Justice Gallery.

RSVP at go.uic.edu/NoOtherLand

04/10/2026

Join us on 5/6 for a double feature: "Expanding Sanctuary" & "The Search"--exploring themes of immigration, state repression and disappearance, & grassroots justice struggles. Plus panel discussion with director Marina Tupa, Dr. Xóchitl Bada, & Dr. Patrisia Macías.

RSVP: go.uic.edu/Sanctuary_Search

02/26/2026

Join the UIC Institute for the Humanities, the Social Justice Initiative, the Arab American Cultural Center, and Global Middle East Studies for a special screening of "The Encampments," a documentary film about the student movement to cut university ties to the war on Gaza.

📅 Tuesday, March 10, 2026
⏰ 3:00 - 5:00 PM
📍UIC Student Center East, Room 301 (750 S. Halsted St.)
♿️ Wheelchair accessible

This film traces mobilizations that spread to hundreds of campuses across the U.S., where students organized encampments to make their voices heard.

This film is part of a symposium on Carceral Liberalism in an Age of Fascism.

Accessibility notes: SCE room 301 is wheelchair accessible. Masking is suggested.

To RSVP, visit go.uic.edu/Encampments

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1253 S Halsted Street
Chicago, IL
60607

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm