Millikin University selected to lead an Illinois Humanities' Envisioning Justice Community Hub

Millikin University News

Millikin University is proud to share that it has been selected by Illinois Humanities to lead one of six Envisioning Justice Community Hubs. Founded in 2017, Illinois Humanities’ Envisioning Justice program examines and reimagines the criminal legal system through the arts and humanities to foster conversation, empower diverse perspectives, and address injustices of mass incarceration. 

Envisioning Justice has been working to deepen relationships with organizations and individuals across six Illinois communities impacted by mass incarceration: East St. Louis, Galesburg, Carbondale, Decatur, Bloomington-Normal, and Champaign-Urbana. 

The selected hubs collaborate with Illinois Humanities to bring visibility and engagement to organizations and programs that use humanities and the arts to address the impacts of mass incarceration and the criminal legal system at the local level. In addition to receiving financial and capacity-building support, each hub is supported by Illinois Humanities to develop a suite of programming and activities that are responsive to community needs and will gather at an annual statewide convening in the fall to learn from each other, build statewide relationships, and advance best practices. 

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