Monthly Archives: February 2018

A People’s Hearing: Bringing the Public’s Voice to The Middle Fork Coal Ash Decision

Posted on 02/11/2018 by Pam Richart

by Pam & Lan Richart, co-directors of Eco-Justice Collaborative Eco-Justice Collaborative is a Champaign-based non-profit that uses education, advocacy and action to address urgent environmental issues, while integrating its work with ongoing struggles for social and economic justice. “If … Continue reading →

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FAIR TAX NEEDED in ILLINOIS NOW!

Posted on 02/11/2018 by Germaine Light

by Germaine Light Germaine Light is a retired high school biology teacher, Illinois Education Association-Retired member and activist, and member of the Responsible Budget Coalition, who lives in the woods on the Vermilion River in Vermilion County. The state income … Continue reading →

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Turning Lemons Into Lemonade! Attacks on Unions & Fighting Back

Posted on 02/11/2018 by Ricky Baldwin

Turning Lemons Into Lemonade! Attacks on Unions & Fighting Back Sun. Feb. 18 at 1 pm Champaign Public Library 200 W. Green St., Champaign Speakers from Wisconsin join local discussion about the devastating impact of legal changes to workers’ rights, … Continue reading →

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Announcement

Posted on 02/11/2018 by Belden Fields

[DAVE-please put this announcement on the same page as the article on the artist Nika if possible] ART THROUGH THE GENERATIONS ART EXHIBIT AT CHAMPAIGN COUNTY NURSING HOME 500 S. Bartell Road, Urbana SUNDAY, FEB. 25, 1-5 PM Come to … Continue reading →

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Poland: Following in Hungary’s Footsteps

Posted on 02/11/2018 by Richard Esbenshade

Second of two parts. On December 20, the European Commission—the executive arm of the European Union (EU), consisting of one representative from each of the 28 member countries—launched the “nuclear option” of EU politics against Poland: a proposed formal warning … Continue reading →

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Nika Lucks

Posted on 02/11/2018 by Rachel Storm

A column curated by staff of the Urbana Public Arts Program Nika Lucks is a local photographer originally from the Chicago Southside. Her most recent work, People of Speech: Part I, draws inspiration from parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, … Continue reading →

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Cooperatives and Socialism

Posted on 02/11/2018 by Colin Dodson

Colin Dodson is IT coordinator at the Common Ground Food Co-op. The last two years have given us plenty of reason to grow weary of “politics” and lose faith in the political structures around us, but as a cooperative, Common … Continue reading →

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RED HERRING VEGETARIAN RESTAURANT CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

Posted on 02/11/2018 by Public i

The Red Herring Vegetarian Restaurant, a project of the Channing Murray Foundation, is celebrating its 50th Anniversary with a Golden Birthday Party on Feb. 17th. The event will include live music, local food, storytellers, a memorabilia exhibit (LPs, poetry books, … Continue reading →