EJP Member Announcements

October 14, 2024

A page from The Warehouse by James Kilgore and Vic Liu's book illustrates a few of the prison innovations invented by those inside like the tattoo gun. Meet the authors this week at our Thursday event at the YMCA!

Are you trying to get in contact with another EJP member? You can find their info in the the current EJP Directory below.

EJP Fall 2024 Directory

EJP 101

Are you new to EJP?

"EJP 101" is a 90-minute introduction to the Education Justice Project held on Zoom. We respectfully require all EJP members to attend EJP 101 upon joining EJP.

The next EJP 101 is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 3:30 - 5pm Central via Zoom. Following EJP 101s will be held on:

Fri Nov 15

Wed Jan 29

Sat Feb 1

Thurs Feb 27

Mon April 7

You are welcome to attend as many as you wish!

If you have questions or concerns, or need accommodations to fully participate, please reach out to info@educationjustice.net.

Zoom link:

https://illinois.zoom.us/j/89291441422?pwd=L0ZRUkNIRUxWZlFHbngxUjc0elRHQT09

RSVP:

https://educationjustice.jotform.com/223477812539161

EJP Leadership Survey

Do you have a leadership role within EJP?

Please complete the leadership survey below by next Monday, Oct 21. We're developing a leadership curriculum and it will be very helpful to hear from you!

Survey:

https://educationjustice.jotform.com/form/242800784731154

Critical Conversation

The Critical Conversation topic this year is "constructive disagreement." It was selected by EJP students at Danville and we look forward to discussing this topic together!

In preparation for these conversations, we ask inside and outside EJP members to read a selection of short articles on constructive disagreement.

Critical Conversations will be held this year on:

Monday Oct 28

Wed Dec 4

Sat Jan 25

Thurs Feb 13

Wed Mar 19

Thurs April 17

Mon May 5

You can find more information on EJP's critical conversation requirement, including times, zoom link, and links to readings, on the RSVP form below. Please sign up for at least one CC session on the RVSP form. We encourage you to register soon!

Thank you for taking this requirement of EJP membership seriously.

https://educationjustice.jotform.com/242352860189158

Work EJP Info Tables and Info Sessions

We need your help! Fall is recruitment season for EJP. Please help us get out the word!

Please visit the jotform below. We've recently added a new time slot-- for an info session at Gies, on Monday Oct 28.

These info tables and info sessionssessions are incredibly helpful for bringing new members to EJP. Even if you're new to EJP, you can help us bring in more people and grow our work.

Thank you!

https://educationjustice.jotform.com/242407488500152

Critical Conversation

The Critical Conversation topic this year is "constructive disagreement." It was selected by EJP students at Danville and we look forward to discussing this topic together!

In preparation for these conversations, we ask inside and outside EJP members to read a selection of short articles on constructive disagreement.

Critical Conversations will be held this year on:

Thursday Sept 26

Monday Oct 28

Wed Dec 4

Sat Jan 25

Thurs Feb 13

Wed Mar 19

Thurs April 17

Mon May 5

Thank you for taking this requirement of EJP membership seriously.

https://educationjustice.jotform.com/242352860189158

Open EJP Positions

We're currently accepting applications for the following part-time positions:

Academic Advising Coordinator

EJP-York Program Assistant

CAVE Coordinator

Computer Lab Coordinator

Mindfulness Discussion Group Co-Coordinator

Your Birthday Month

We'd love to help you celebrate your birthday by sending you a little something during your birthday month. It's another way of saying thank you for being part of EJP.

We invite all members of EJP to tell us your birthday month, whatever your role and wherever you're based.

It only takes one minute to complete the form. Thank you!

Tell us your birthday month

Have Announcements to Share?

Please use the form below to share any announcements you want us to include in upcoming Member Notices.

Announcement Request Form

The mission of the Education Justice project is to create a model college-in-prison program that demonstrates the positive impacts of higher education upon incarcerated people, their families, the neighborhoods from which they come, the host institution, and society as a whole.