There's something so enriching and fulfilling about being in a room filled with individuals that share a common purpose, a collective ambition of seeking and promoting change.

More than anything, my start as SBI Academic Program Manager has called me into a posture of remembrance.

Quintin Williams co-teaches Body-Centered Practices for Community Healing, a transformative course offered by Solidarity Building Initiative to incarcerated students. Read Quintin’s reflection on his experience.

SBI Director, Jia Johnson, recently gave a keynote presentation at the Presbyterian Women of Chicago’s 2023 Spring Gathering on the topic of Prison Ministry as Solidarity not Charity.

Celebrating 5 Years of Higher Ed in Jail. Join SBI on April 20th at their 5-Year Anniversary Kick-Off Pop-Up Event, “Through These Bars: A Behind the Walls Listening Party.” This will be the public's first look into the protest songs created by McCormick’s Solidarity Building Initiative incarcerated students at the Cook County Jail.

Rev. Lis Valle, PhD, Quintin Williams, and Jia Johnson co-teach a transformative course on body-centered practices for community healing to incarcerated students.