MLK Celebration 2025 Lecturer: Dr. Rebecca Ginsburg, Finding the Beloved Community in Prison
- Event Type
- Lecture
- Sponsor
- 2025 MLK Commemorative Planning Committee
- Location
- OVCDEI 3rd floor Conference Room 3080 (614 E. Daniel Street, Champaign)
- Date
- Jan 21, 2025 4:30 - 5:30 pm
- Speaker
- Rebecca Ginsburg, co-founder and current director of the Education Justice Project (EJP)
- Contact
- Medra Roberts-Southerland
- mrs@illinois.edu
- Views
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- Originating Calendar
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Celebration
Each year a distinguished faculty member is asked to speak on the ideals and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year’s speaker will be Dr. Rebecca Ginsburg, co-founder and current director of the Education Justice Project (EJP).
Access to college not only enhances the eventual earning prospects of incarcerated individuals. At their best, higher education in prison programs create loving, supportive, brave spaces within these violent environments. This talk explores the potential for creating education-based beloved communities within prisons and argues that truly committing to the values of such communities requires closing prisons down.
A livestream link for this event is also available. Please register for the livestream at go.illinois.edu/mlklecture.
Please email Medra Roberts-Southerland with questions or accommodation needs at mrs@illinois.edu.