Matters of the Earth Videos
The UIC Social Justice Initiative released these videos as a part of the Social Justice Portal Project launch.
The Portal Project, inspired by Dr. King’s use of the term the “fierce urgency of now,” is responding to the fierce urgency of this moment by convening and curating a series of discussions, forums and working groups, involving scholars and activists, to address some of the most pressing issues of the day: the demands for prison abolition, climate justice, and economic democracy.
Each of the videos are created by the Matters of the Earth Production team.
What is the Social Justice Portal Project?
Click play on the image above to watch the premiere video announcing the launch of the Social Justice Portal Project, a national movement-oriented think tank. This collaborative project brings together over 100 scholars and activists together to address urgent questions of racial and social justice. The focus areas of the include abolition, climate justice, and economic democracy.
Who’s involved & what will we explore?
Click play on the image above to watch the video announcing the Franco Fellows and details of the project. The Portal Project, inspired Arundhati Roy’s article on the Pandemic as a Portal is responding to the fierce urgency of this moment by convening and curating a series of discussions, forums and working groups, involving scholars and activists, to address some of the most pressing issues of the day.