Do you have expertise in health justice, correctional healthcare, or social justice? Do you want to share your talent and your knowledge to make an impact?
The Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago (PHIMC) seeks workshop presenters and innovative, socially conscious artists for the 2025 Illinois Reentry Conference, which will be held on Thursday, March 13 2025 at UIC Student Center West: 828 S Wolcott Ave Suite 242, Chicago, IL 60612.
PHIMC’s annual Illinois Reentry Conference brings together people who are justice-impacted, their families, their advocates, and professionals from medical and non-medical community-based and healthcare settings for a day of honest dialogue to transform the way we advocate for and work with people who are justice-impacted. Promoting systems of health and healing for those impacted by the criminal justice system, through collaboration, education, and innovation, the 2025 Illinois Reentry Conference aims to advance equity in health justice for justice-impacted people.
This event is free and open to the public, offering a platform for education and collaboration. It will be held in a hybrid format, in Chicago and online.
PHIMC seeks submissions from workshop presenters and creative artists:
- Workshop Presenters: PHIMC invites people from the community with lived experience of incarceration, representatives of community-based organizations, and non-medical and medical entities to lead workshops that offer valuable insights and practical tools that raise awareness, reduce stigma, and transform systems to support people who are justice-impacted. Your contribution should highlight the opportunities and barriers surrounding the reentry process and services for people who were formerly incarcerated.
Download Call for Workshop Presenters
Workshop Presenters: APPLY HERE by January 13, 2025
- Creative Artists: PHIMC invites creative artists with personal and/or professional lived experience to lead creative performances, showcases, or exhibits that explore the reentry experience and address dignity, healing, and comprehensive supports and opportunities around the reentry needs of people who are justice-impacted. Your work should aim to inspire, raise awareness, and provide insights into the reentry process.
Download Call for Creative Artists
Creative Artists: APPLY HERE by January 13, 2025
Join PHIMC in building a transformative path to healthy futures for people who are justice-impacted and their families. You can make a significant impact on the conversations surrounding reentry from incarceration.
Submissions must be received by January 13, 2025, and will be evaluated on a rolling basis.
For more information or if you have questions, contact us at reentry@phimc.org.
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PHIMC envisions systems that impact how we live, work, and play as compassionate, affirming, and racially equitable, supporting health and well‐being for all people. For 30 years, we have worked alongside partners throughout Illinois, including nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, cross-sector government agencies, and other institutions, to bridge gaps, leverage resources, and address oppressive policies that hurt people.
Learn more here about PHIMC’s Community Reentry Project.
