The Olive Harvey College starts a criminal and social justice center

The Olive Harvey College also organizes its 3. Annual Film Festival for Social Justice on February 27th at 6:00 p.m. The festival serves to present the public talented students in the film and other incredible aspiring filmmakers. American actor, writer, director and producer Corey Hendrix to organize the panel discussion.

CHICAGO-The Orive Harvey College (OHC) starts its center for criminals and social justice to support communities in the whole city and beyond. City Colleges of Chicago officials, community partners, faculties, employees and students will take part with a Ribbon shortening, which will start the start of the new Center for Criminals and Social Justice on Thursday, February 27, 2025, Am College at 11:30 a.m. Clock means 10001 S. Woodlawn Avenue in Chicago.

The center for criminals and social justice is under the vision of Dr. Jeffery Dillard, a respected professor at the Olive Harvey College, initiated, and will drive justice through an intersectional framework that integrates social, ecological and economic equality for every community. The Olive Harvey College is established as a central center for criminal and social justice on the south side of Chicago and offers a wide range of programs because it supports the community in finding and learning more about social justice, and people with effective resources to connect.

The Center for Criminals and Social Justice will offer legal services that include trigger services as well as social support services and advocates, e.g. The start of the center also agrees with the criminal judiciary and the restorative justice of the Olive Harvey College in cannabis programs and its courses in Afranas, sociology, art, music, poetry and more.

“I am more than enthusiastic about the fact that our new judicial center will be a committed space for education and community goods that focus on questions related to criminal justice and social justice, especially those who have been excluded,” said Dr. Kimberly Hollingsworth, President of the Olive Harvey College. “The mission of the new center agrees with the general mission of our college to raise people with knowledge, support and tools – and resources that you need to be successful.”

The most important initiatives and goals of the Center for Criminals and Social Justice include:

• Fine program: provide students with practical experience in legal processes

• Development of the legal clinic: The clinic offers students and community legal assistance and education. Transfers are now available.

• Program for the restorative judiciary: This program promotes dialogue and healing between criminals, victims and the community

• OHC Short Film, an annual event: The film festival shows films that highlight questions of social justice and inspire changes

• Keep in a loudspeaker series that invite experts, exchange findings and provoke thoughtful discussions on topic -related topics

• Develop a judicial music and an event for a spoken word: This program will use the arts to sharpen awareness and inspire actions for topics of social justice

• Community service/volunteer coordination: This program will include students and parishioners in sensible services.

“I am grateful that I am part of this amazing initiative because the establishment of a judicial center will promote a deeper understanding of social issues because it promotes a culture of advocacy and responsibility. By including students and the community in these programs, the judicial center will educate and enable individuals to become positive changes, ”said Dr. Jeffery Dillard, professor at Olive Harvey College. “The center will also serve the public well by promoting awareness, improving the commitment of the community and ultimately contributing to a fair and fairer society.”

As part of the Black History Month and in cooperation with the start of the Criminal and Social Justice Center, the third annual social Justice film festival of the Olive Harvey College will open on Thursday, February 27th, at 6:00 p.m. and on February 28th continued on college. The opening evening will contain a reception and panel discussion, which is organized by Corey Hendrix. Corey is an American actor, writer, director and producer who is currently portraying Gary Sweep in the Emmy-nominated series The Bear on Hulu.

The aim of the film festival is to present talented students and aspiring filmmakers to the Chicagoland community, while filming with actors, directors, leaders and educators lit a conversation with social justice through film and an expert panel discussion. The film festival takes place in the OHC Cherry Theater, 10001 S. Woodlawn Ave.. You can find more information about the Film Festival here or visit

The public (773) 291-6497 can call for further information or to agree in the criminal and social Justice Center.

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