Monthly Archives: December 2024

Winter Issue Front Cover

Posted on 12/28/2024 by Public i

AFTER THE ELECTION: WHAT IS TO BE DONE? 84 total views, 2 views today

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Preparing for the Knock on the Door: Community Responses to the Threat of Mass Deportation

Posted on 12/28/2024 by Janice Jayes

Across Champaign-Urbana immigrant assistance organizations, schools, and local governments are worried but actively planning for the next administration. Eight years ago they underestimated Donald Trump, dismissing his vitriol as mere campaign posturing. This time they know that the incoming president … Continue reading →

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Posted in Immigrants, Immigration, Refugees, Sanctuary movement, Section, Trump | Tagged deportation, Immigrants, local immigrant support, refugees, Sanctuary movement, second Trump admiistration | Comments Off

The Democrats’ Debacle: The Path Forward for the Left

Posted on 12/28/2024 by Grant Chassy

Buckle up—it’s happening again. Donald Trump will be president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The next four years will be a constant struggle, as we fight to retain the meager rights and supports we currently possess … Continue reading →

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Posted in Economy, Elections, Gaza, Inequality, Politics, Politics, Section, Supreme Court, Trump | Tagged Democratic Pary, economy, politics, second Trump admiistration, working-class issues | Comments Off

Local Organizers Share Winning Strategies with Weary Residents

Posted on 12/28/2024 by Elizabeth Sotiropoulos

As the Champaign-Urbana community considers how we’ll navigate a second Trump presidency, we can learn from the organizing that led to local ballot victories this past November. The massive effort that made these ballot wins possible holds part of the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Police, Politics, Section, Trump | Tagged ceasefire resolution, Gaza, local activism, policing, public safety, second Trump admiistration | Comments Off

Be Prepared: The Danger to Reproductive Rights is Real

Posted on 12/27/2024 by Julie Laut

We are already facing the consequences of Trump’s first administration. His appointment of three Supreme Court justices established a conservative majority on the bench, a decades-long goal of the anti-abortion movement. When that court voted 6 to 3 to overturn … Continue reading →

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Safer For Who?

Posted on 12/26/2024 by Dua Aldasouqi

For many community members, Tuesday night means Champaign City Council (CCC) night. The council chambers are the spot to be! Dozens of diverse community members show up to ask our elected officials to endorse a resolution that includes 1) a … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Peace movement, Politics, Section | Tagged ceasefire resolution, Champaign City Council, Gaza, local activism | Comments Off

The Pretrial Fairness Act at One Year: Success but Lots More to Do

Posted on 12/26/2024 by James Kilgore

In September of 2023 a mysterious journalistic force bombarded our county with hysterical pseudo-newspapers under the banner Chambana News. Though they took the form of an advertising sheet from Walmart or Menard’s, they were actually a classic example of disinformation, … Continue reading →

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Posted in IL, incarceration, Justice, Politics, Section | Tagged bail reform, Illinois justice reform, incarceration, Pretrial Fairness Act | Comments Off

Hide and Seek with Public Safety

Posted on 12/23/2024 by Chris Evans

On the Illinois Public Media’s Dialogue radio program from September 12, 2024, Urbana Police Chief Larry D. Boone said, “My philosophy is you hide nothing from the public. The days of that type of policing are gone by the way of the dodo … Continue reading →

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Posted in Police, police accountability, Policing, Section, Urbana | Tagged local policing, police accountability, public safety, Urbana | Comments Off

The Negro/Black Cultural, History, and Art Museum of Urbana

Posted on 12/23/2024 by Mrs. Marilynn Dean Cleveland

I would like to see this museum established here in our town of Urbana for the purpose of educating our people, especially our Black children: to teach them about our history and what Black people have contributed to this country, … Continue reading →

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Posted in African American history, African American women, African American Women in Champaign-Urbana, African Americans, African Americans, Arts, Local Arts, Racism, Remembering, Section, Voices, Women | Tagged African American history, local culture, museum, racism, Slavery | Comments Off

ADM’s Carbon Sequestration Leaks Demonstrate Why We Need to Protect the Mahomet Aquifer

Posted on 12/23/2024 by Lan and Pam Richart

How the Story Broke On September 13, 2024, E&E News by Politico broke a shocking story about an underground carbon dioxide (CO2) leak six months earlier at Archer-Daniels-Midland (ADM)’s much-lauded carbon capture and storage facility in Decatur, IL. After only … Continue reading →

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Posted in Climate crisis, Environment, Environment, Section | Tagged carbon capture, climate crisis, environment, EPA, global warming | Comments Off

Winter Issue Back Cover

Posted on 12/23/2024 by Public i

The Public i editorial collective mourns the passing of our dear colleague and friend Belden Fields. A full appreciation will appear in our next issue. 34 total views