Visions of Justice: Series

What does a truly just society look like? How does it feel? How do we get there?

While these questions evoke the deep inequities and complexities of our present and past, their answers are crucial to shaping our future.

Illinois Humanities presents Visions of Justice, an eight-part video series created in partnership with VAM STUDIO that brings together the perspectives of more than 30 Illinoisans spread over seven towns and cities to examine the far-reaching impacts of mass incarceration in our local communities. Join us this fall for eight virtual screenings and panel discussions to hear from an exciting array of Illinois artists, organizers, scholars, and other local residents working to interrogate the foundation of the criminal legal system and advance justice where they live.

In each edition of the Visions of Justice series, Envisioning Justice Fellow Meredith Nnoka hosts conversations with individuals in the communities of Bloomington-Normal, Carbondale, Chicago, Decatur, East St. Louis, Galesburg, and Urbana-Champaign to explore the conversation through a hyperlocal lens. Videos will be available online following each premiere.