Monthly Archives: March 2020

COVID-19 News and Important Resources

Posted on 03/20/2020 by Nick Goodell

*Last Updated May 3, 2020* There are now over 1,000,000 confirmed cases of Corona Virus/COVID-19 in the United States, and over 170 confirmed cases in Champaign County. To avoid contracting or spreading the virus, the Centers for Disease Control and … Continue reading →

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Cover Image for March/April Issue

Posted on 03/18/2020 by Public i
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Criminal Justice Reform to Return Dignity to Community

Posted on 03/18/2020 by Carol Ammons

This is an edited version of the statement by 103rd District Illinois State Representative Carol Ammons made to the Champaign County Board on November 21, 2019. For more on criminal justice reform ideas, see http://www.staterepcarolammons.com/. Good evening, members of the … Continue reading →

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The Trump Administration Just Opened a New Immigrant Prison in Rural Michigan

Posted on 03/18/2020 by Brian Dolinar

From his office at the Cristo Rey Church in Lansing, Michigan, Oscar Castañeda runs a campaign against a new federal immigrant prison, part of President Donald Trump’s escalation of immigration enforcement. In May, 2019, the Trump administration awarded a ten-year, … Continue reading →

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Midwest Black Women Climate Justice Leaders

Posted on 03/18/2020 by Miriam Larson

Last fall, I led a reading group on climate justice and learned about three leaders from the midwest who inspire me. They recognize that climate change is having the greatest impact on communities who have the least. And they share … Continue reading →

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This Month from the Archives

Posted on 03/18/2020 by Kathryn La Barre and Courtney Richardson

Established in 2000, the UCIMC was one of the earliest nodes in the Indymedia network, representing an anti-globalist and anti-corporate agenda. With the motto “don’t hate the media, be the media,” along with tools, training, and support, Indymedia encourages citizen … Continue reading →

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Fighting for the Soul of Public Education

Posted on 03/18/2020 by Stephanie Fortado

The administration of the University of California, Santa Cruz announced on Friday, February 28 that it would fire fifty-four graduate instructors who are on strike at the University. The announcement comes as the latest move in a nation-wide wave of … Continue reading →

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The Scramble for Libya: The New Normal in 21st Century War

Posted on 03/18/2020 by Janice Jayes

In 2011, then-Vice President Joe Biden gloated to the press that US/NATO actions in Libya had modeled the new normal in warfare: an overpowering air and sea operation that accomplished the overthrow of an enemy government (Muammar Gaddafi’s) without sustaining … Continue reading →

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Acceptance or Approval? LGBTQ Housing in 1960s and 1970s Champaign-Urbana

Posted on 03/18/2020 by Nick Goodell

In 1960s Champaign-Urbana, the state and civil society did not actively approve the existence of LGBTQ people, but gave passive acceptance for them to do as they wished in their own homes. Records of this life have been preserved in … Continue reading →

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Decatur Demagoguery: Part 1—City Council

Posted on 03/18/2020 by Allan Axelrod

  On February 3, 2020, six of the seven Decatur City Council members (Councilman Rodney Walker was absent) gathered to consider a proposal to restrict public comment regarding city annexation of territory and its impact on the reporting of the … Continue reading →

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