Welcome
The Social Justice Initiative (SJI) at UIC is a campus-wide project that began in 2010. Housed in the Office of the Provost, SJI seeks to build upon and foreground a critically important part of UIC’s mission as a public research university in a diverse global city. Our work is focused on promoting a greater good, serving the underserved, and improving lives through scholarship, teaching and community engagement.
Current Exhibition
Belonging: Place, Power, and (Im)Possibilities
Tonika Johnson
September 1, 2020 – April 10, 2021
The inaugural exhibition at the Chicago Justice Gallery featuring the work of Tonika Johnson.
Featured Events
OPENING: Belonging: Place, Power, and (Im)Possibilities
Date: September 9, 2020
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Online
Featured Artists
Tonika Johnson
Photographer/Social Justice Artist, Chicago, IL
Tonika Lewis Johnson, a visual artist and photographer from Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. Her work explores themes related to racial segregation and inequality, while documenting the nuance cand richness of the Black urban life and culture. Her talent and visionary art projects have earned her accolades in Chicago and beyond. She…
Joe “Cujoh” Nelson
With a multi-disciplinary approach and unique vision, Joe Nelson’s works are of various mediums and surfaces. From large outdoor murals, to small figurines — anything’s game. Joe believes art should not be confined or restricted, as long as it is executed with integrity and skill. The content of his pieces vary, but more often than…