Monthly Archives: September 2019

Many Successes in a Year of Existential Crises for the IMC

Posted on 09/20/2019 by IMC Executive Committee

Congratulations! As a community, the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (IMC) was able to overcome the fiscal crisis that surfaced at the beginning of this year. We have each other to thank: our board members, working groups, volunteers and community members. … Continue reading →

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Is a Woman a Person?

Posted on 09/20/2019 by Esther Patt

In a 1980 article about the proposed Human Life Amendment (HLA) to the U.S. Constitution, journalist Ellen Goodman asked, “is a woman a person?” The HLA would have granted constitutional personhood to every fertilized human ovum. Few people back then … Continue reading →

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Emma Scott Bridgewater: Lived Experience Marked by Race and Discrimination

Posted on 09/20/2019 by Vanessa Rouillon

I met Mrs. Erma Pauline Scott Bridgewater (1913-2013) in Spring, 2009, during my research visits to Bethel A.M.E. Church. She led a life of service, racial work, and local activism in Champaign, being, arguably, the most interviewed and celebrated local … Continue reading →

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FirstSteps Community House

Posted on 09/20/2019 by James Kilgore

“Our community needs a transitional house … we’re gonna reach out and help people get employment, help them bond back with their families and be able to give back to the community.” — Casandis Hunt, peer mentor at FirstFollowers, talking … Continue reading →

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It Happens Again: Noose Found in UIUC Dorm

Posted on 09/20/2019 by DRUM Editorial Collective

Reprinted with permission from Drums!, a Black webspace, created by Black Students for Revolution. A noose was found hanging within the Allen Hall dorms at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Saturday night, continuing a long tradition of racist imagery at … Continue reading →

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Violence as a Public Health Issue: One Nurse’s Perspectives

Posted on 09/20/2019 by Susan Misner

Another round of mass shootings in the news and once again Americans ask, “What can be done to keep my loved ones safe?” Sadly, these tragic events are only the tip of a terrible iceberg of violence that devastates families … Continue reading →

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Right-Wing Libertarian Minor at UI Springfield

Posted on 09/20/2019 by Belden Fields

In February of 2013, the University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) adopted something called a “Liberty Studies” minor. There was dissent within the academic senate, but the proposal carried the day. The description of the minor begins, “It is a … Continue reading →

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Strike Averted! Workers of SEIU Local 73 Ratify Contract with University Administration

Posted on 09/20/2019 by Nick Goodell

From November of 2018 until August, 2019, the workers of Service Employees International Union Local 73 were negotiating a new contract with the UIUC administration. In July, members of the local overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike. Formal notice of … Continue reading →

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