Thursday, May 20
Truman College 1145 W. Wilson, Chicago
9-3:30pm
Truman College 1145 W. Wilson, Chicago
9-3:30pm
At this year's Social Justice Student Expo students will be addressing many issues, including:
- School Closings
- Raids & Deportations
- Militarization of Schools
- Transportation Cuts
- Community Violence
MISSION of the Social Justice Expo
Organized by Chicago Youth Initiating Change (CYIC) and the Collaborative for Equity and Justice in Education (CEJE), students, teachers, community members, and university faculty from diverse backgrounds and institutions work side-by-side to create an educational space where students from different high schools engage in a social justice expo that allows them to teach and learn from one other on social justice issues.
CYIC hopes to develop meaningful curricular development, support local level teachers, and include organized student presentations and action opportunities in classroom curricula. The Annual Social Justice Student Exposition offers opportunities for student-centered social justice learning, presenting, and action.
What takes place at the Social Justice Student Exposition?
The Social Justice Student Exposition is set up like a science or history fair, only students (with support from their teachers) present social justice work that they have done in their classrooms, after-school programs, or community youth organizations. For example, students may present research projects that they conducted in their classrooms on equity in education, gentrification, or environmental racism. Students may also present their work organizing in their schools or communities on issues such as the Iraq War and military recruitment, school closings, or affordable housing. Students who attend this event get an opportunity to investigate social justice projects of their peers, participate in student-led workshops, have a voice in shaping curriculum that will impact their lives in the future, and enjoy a talent show to close out the exposition.
Click here to view all the Photos from last year's Expo!
Click here to download the CYIC Classroom Action Guide.
The CYIC Steering Committee meets every other Monday at the UIC campus (CYIC Calendar) If you would like to be part of the committee, please contact:
info@cyicexpo.org.
Teachers and students are welcome to participate in meetings and volunteer. Everyone is encouraged to sign up a group, have a table at the fair, and/or present a workshop!
