Center for the Study of Race, Politics, & Culture

Justice for Michael Broadway! Come out and rally tomorrow, Wednesday July 24 at noon outside the State of Illinois Building, 555 W Monroe to demand ! Sign up to get involved at bit.ly/CLOSESTATEVILLENOW

All of us at CSRPC and our Beyond Prisons Initiative join our friends and partners in commemorating the life of Michael Broadway who tragically lost his life in late June during a sudden asthma attack while incarcerated at Stateville prison.

Michael Broadway was a loving son, father, grandfather, devoted friend, and a vibrant member of our community. Michael's passing has left a void in the lives of those who knew him. Michael was guided by his moral compass. He exuded wisdom and thoughtfulness and was regarded as a leader and trusted advisor. Michael's presence will be missed by many.

Please consider a donation to help pay for Michael's going home ceremony, including travel costs to Chicago for his loved one's and additional funds to allow them time to grieve and honor Michael. https://gofund.me/921d7192

Please attend this town hall meeting about Governor Pritzker’s decision to close Stateville Correctional Center and the current conditions of those who are still incarcerated there. Most of the recent conversations have left out the voices of those who have experienced incarceration at Stateville directly and so you are invited to come and hear some firsthand stories and perspectives about these urgent issues. Tuesday, 6/25 at 6pm | Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, 420 E. Superior St (8th floor)

Congratulations to our “Reimagining the University: Race and Arts” 2024 awardees!

The twelve projects that CSRPC has funded will advance the Center’s ongoing efforts to reimagine the university as a place where we can investigate and intervene in the systems of white supremacy and racism. Grantees will reimagine the university through the lens and practices of the arts, creativity, and humanistic inquiry. Project themes range from an examination of racism in the health-care system to the racialized injustice of mass incarceration.

“We are incredibly excited to welcome our latest ‘Reimagining the University’ grantees to the Center community,” says CSRPC Executive Director Tracye A. Matthews.

“Together, we will advance CSRPC’s core mission to support scholarship, arts, and public dialogue about the centrality of race and racism in the systems we inhabit.”

Don't miss the last Research Bites of the school year!

Register today for the Wednesday, June 5 discussion: bit.ly/RBKyshH

This month's speaker is social psychologist Kyshia Henderson whose work focuses on how White Americans justify and promote racism.

We hope to see you there!

“Abolition isn’t a certificate program, it’s a lot deeper,” says Reimagining the University fellow Durrell Washington and coeditor of “Abolition and Social Work.”

Happening now! Abolition and social work—book talk

Tomorrow! Join us for a book talk for "Abolition and Social Work: Possibilities, Paradoxes and the Practice of Community Care" with Durrell Washington Sr., Cameron Rasmusen, Mimi Kim, and Brianna Suslovic; Facilitated by Astrid Watkins. Register at bit.ly/ASWBook or at the link in our bio.

The event is free and open to all, and the first few guests will get a free copy of the book.

This event is in person only and will not be livestreamed. Please only register if you intend to join us in person.

Please join the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture (CSRPC) and the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality (CSGS) as we celebrate the end of the 2023-24 academic year.

We will have great food (with plenty of veg-friendly options), drinks, and music to welcome the summer.

All are welcome!

Join us this Wednesday for Research Bites with Gina Fedock! Register at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/RBMayaS. The first 25 people to register will receive a $20 GrubHub voucher.

Join us TOMORROW, Tuesday, May 14th, for Rear View Mirror Sessions with with a live performance by Frankie Parker!

“We’re not taking back our humanity, we’re highlighting our humanity. Because they never took it.” - CSRPC Justice Practitioner Fellow Jimmy Soto on the Humans of Life Row Exhibition, on view now through June 6 at Co-Prosperity Sphere. bit.ly/morebeautiful2024

“Carcerality is not ‘over there’ … everything has to be examined.” - Professor Gina Dent, in conversation with Professor Cathy Cohen, on the ways that carceral systems touch our world, relationships, and personal lives.

Professor Gina Dent highlights work with Chicago Torture Justice Memorials from
Amber Ginsburg and Aaron Hughes, co-curator of “More Beautiful, More Terrible: Humans of Life Row” in collaboration with CSRPC’s Beyond Prisons and PNAP.

Professor Gina Dent takes the stage, introducing her project Visualizing Abolition, which explores ways in which our understanding of the criminal legal system comes from visual media.

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Happening now! Annual Public Lecture with Gina Dent on “Imagining A World Without Prisons”
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Happening now! Come learn about our amazing organizations tabling before our Annual Public Lecture featuring Gina Dent begins at 7pm!

Yesterday, Center for the Study of Race, Politics, & Culture Annual Public Lecture Speaker Gina Dent spoke with incarcerated artists from Stateville Prison Co-Prosperity which is hosting an exhibit of their work entitled "Humans of Life Row."

Come see Dent TONIGHT at International House The University of Chicago from 6 to 8 p.m. to hear her speak about "Visualizing Abolition: Imagining A World Without Prisons."

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TOMORROW, 6 P.M.--join the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, & Culture for the Study of Race, Politics & Culture for our Annual Public Lecture featuring Gina Dent on imagining a world without prisons.

First 50 persons to arrive receive a free copy of Dent's book, "Abolition. Feminism. Now."

Still time to register: bit.ly/ginadent

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The United States has the world’s highest rate of incarceration with some 2.3 million people locked up.

In addition, some 11 million persons in the country experience some form of punitive control from detention centers that are often in disrepair to electronic monitoring. And this carceral system primarily impacts communities of color.

So what if we could create a world without prisons? Come imagine a new future with us on Wednesday, May 8th from 6 to 8 p.m. at the csrpc Annual Public Lecture featuring UCSC, Santa Cruz Professor Gina Dent.

Dent, who will speak about "Visualizing Abolition: Imagining A World Without Prisons" will be in conversation with UChicago Professor Cathy J. Cohen.

Register today: bit.ly/ginadent

Visit the "More Beautiful, More Terrible: Humans of Life Row" exhibition at Co-Prosperity on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 12-5pm through June 5!
Interested in learning more about abolition? Join us THIS WEDNESDAY, May 8 for our Annual Public Lecture with Professor Gina Dent on “Visualizing Abolition: How to Imagine a World Without Prisons". Register at bit.ly/ginadent

We hope to see you this Wednesday to hear professors Gina Dent and Cathy J. Cohen talk about "Visualizing Abolition: Imagining a World Without Prisons!" Register here https://bit.ly/ginadent

Starting in 5 minutes! Join us live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/CSRPCUofC

Join us next Wednesday for Research Bites with Maya Singhal! Register at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/RBMayaS. The first 25 people to register will receive a $20 GrubHub voucher.

Maya Singhal is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Instructor in the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity at the University of Chicago. They received their PhD in Anthropology from Harvard University. Maya's work is broadly about how people navigate violence across generations. Their current book project is an ethnographic and historical study of community defense and its challenges for African American and Chinese American populations primarily in Lower Manhattan from the 1960s to the present.

Mark your calendars for May 8, csrpc Annual Public Lecture featuring Gina Dent on "Visualizing Abolition: Imagining A World Without Prisons." bit.ly/ginadent

'More Beautiful, More Terrible: Humans of Life Row' Exhibition Opens This Week! -

'More Beautiful, More Terrible: Humans of Life Row' Exhibition Opens This Week! theHub is a weekly collection of news, opportunities and events that advance CSRPC’s core mission to serve as a center of research and an incubator of anti-racist practice.

The Beyond Prisons team had an inspiring visit to the MCA last week to see the 'entre horizontes: Art and Activism Between Chicago and Puerto Rico' exhibit!
Register for the opening reception to our exhibition MORE BEAUTIFUL, MORE TERRIBLE: HUMANS OF LIFE ROW with Prison and Neighborhood Arts/Education Project at Co-Prosperity! Learn more at bit.ly/morebeautifulreception

Be among the first 50 people to arrive Annual Public Lecture featuring Gina Dent and get a free copy of the book she coauthored with Angela Y. Davis, Erica R. Meiners, Beth E. Richie.

Reception and tabling from community at 6, program starts at 7

RSVP: bit.ly/ginadent

Join us next Wednesday for Research Bites with Maya Singhal! Register at the link in our bio or at bit.ly/RBMayaS. The first 25 people to register will receive a $20 GrubHub voucher.

Maya Singhal is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Instructor in the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity at the University of Chicago. They received their PhD in Anthropology from Harvard University. Maya's work is broadly about how people navigate violence across generations. Their current book project is an ethnographic and historical study of community defense and its challenges for African American and Chinese American populations primarily in Lower Manhattan from the 1960s to the present.