Monthly Archives: October 2009

GEO Update

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Rich Potter

DESPITE HAVING WORKED for over two months under the terms of an expired contract, the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) continues to seek a negotiated agreement over the terms of their new contract with the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. … Continue reading →

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The Really, REALLY Free Market Comes to C-U

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Laurel Nobilettes

IMAGINE STUMBLING INTO THE PARK to find what looks like a festival, picnic, yard sale, or all of the above. Hungry and low on funds, you ask a kindly merchant, “How much for this food?” They reply, “It’s free. Everything … Continue reading →

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Community Protests “Chief Illiniwek”

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Conar Gillard

THE AIR WAS COLD AND THE SKY GREY as students huddled together around the Alma Mater in anticipation of the march to Assembly Hall for the Not Our Mascot Rally on Friday. According to the iResist Web Site, Chief Illiniwek … Continue reading →

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Free Trade & the Economic Crisis in Nicaragua

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Shara Esbenshade

THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS that began at the end of 2008 has hit Nicaragua hard. Over a dozen maquilas, factories, that import all the primary materials, export all the products, and comprise the primary source of employment in Nicaragua, have … Continue reading →

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Coup and Human Rights in Honduras: An Issue That Must Not Be Ignored

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Daniel Cruz

IT WAS AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING and my phone was urgently ringing. I usually do not receive calls so early. The call came with a shocking message: “Coup d’état!” I remember throwing the cell phone with anger, awe and great … Continue reading →

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A Conference With Mexico City’s Youth

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Brady Collins

EARLY LAST MONTH I JOINED over 1,300 UN delegates, NGO workers, and policy makers from around the world who descended on Mexico City to attend the 62nd annual UN Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organizations (DPI/NGO) Conference. The title of this … Continue reading →

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Statement From CU Citizens for Peace and Justice

Posted on 10/04/2009 by CU Citizens for Peace and Justice

On Friday October 9, 2009, two unarmed 15 year-olds, Kiwane Carrington and another youth, were accosted by Champaign officers—including the Chief of Police—at the place where Kiwane stayed. Kiwane was shot and killed. The other was arrested, at first for … Continue reading →

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Cycle of Greed

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Aaron Ammons

Gateway through people on the street even though they paid their rent They won’t even let us live in a tent You can’t just look the other way Your silence gives consent! These brothers are sleeping in the park That … Continue reading →

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Unity March Highlights “Don’t Care” Attitude Toward the Poor

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Brian Dolinar

DESPITE THE DREARY DAY, about 75 people came out for the sixth annual Unity March on October 3, 2009. The event is a unique coming together of black, brown, and white people from both the campus and the community. This … Continue reading →

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Power Without Accountability?

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Marti Wilkinson

IN FOLLOWING THE NEWS coverage and comments made regarding the murder of Kiwane Carrington-Williams, I am disturbed to see how many people are quick to jump to the defense of an officer who took the life of a 15 year … Continue reading →

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Champaign Police Fatally Shoot Unarmed 15 Year-old African American Youth

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Brian Dolinar

CHAMPAIGN POLICE SAY it will take a month for an investigation into the “officer- involved shooting” of Kiwane Carrington, an unarmed 15 year-old African American youth. There has been an outpouring of support for young Kiwane from friends and family. … Continue reading →

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Af-Pak Escalation Not The Change We Need

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Paul Mueth

THE COMPLEXITY OF THE REGION affords great cover for ongoing misrepresentation by the administration, representatives, think tanks, and the media. All spin, “simplify” and generally distort the war on terror/al-Queda as currently conducted mainly in Afghanistan/Pakistan. Unresolved colonial borders that … Continue reading →

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