Groundbreaking for new social justice initiative at Governors State
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About 70 people came out tocelebrate the SJI groundbreakingUbuntu: “I am because you are. You are because I am.” These were the first words spoken by Dr. Phyllis West, Director of the Social Justice Initiative (SJI), at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the SJI Center at Governors State University (GovState) on Monday, October 23, 2023. SJI, w
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