Monthly Archives: February 2025

Feb./Mar. Issue Front Cover

Posted on 02/25/2025 by Public i

THE PEOPLE FIGHT BACK! 317 total views

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This article, lightly edited for style, was previously published on January 28, 2025 in the News-Gazette as a “My Turn” guest column, under the title “Echoes of William Shirer’s Berlin Diary.” Used with permission. One of the first acts of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Antisemitism, Politics, Section, Trump, Violence, White Nationalism, Xenophobia | Tagged fascism, Nazism, paramilitary violence, second Trump administration, violence, white supremacy | Comments Off

The Real Influencer Threats in Central Illinois

Posted on 02/25/2025 by C. Owen

What Happened November 5? The headlines stated that the swing states might go blue, carried by women angry over the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, or by Latinos who would not hand their states to racists like Donald Trump, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Feminism, Immigrants, LGBTQA, Politics, Racism, Reproductive Justice, Right-wing Libertarianism, Section, Tax policy, Trump, Voices, White Nationalism | Tagged Immigrants, patriarchy, racism, reproductive rights, right-wing propaganda, second Trump administration | Comments Off

ACLU Warns U of I to Respect Free Speech

Posted on 02/23/2025 by Jane McClintock

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Illinois recently sent an open letter to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign warning administrators that new guidelines surrounding “expressive activities” are having a chilling effect on student expressions of free speech. Despite UIUC’s … Continue reading →

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Posted in Censorship, Climate Activism, Environment, Gaza, Section, Students, University of Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Voices | Tagged ACLU, civil liberties, free speech on campus, Gaza protest, student activism, University of Illinois | Comments Off

CU MAC Open Letter to Champaign City Council

Posted on 02/23/2025 by CU Muslim Action Committee

This letter was sent on January 28. It has been lightly edited for style. Dear Champaign City Council, Since May 7, 2024, the Muslim community here in Champaign-Urbana has shown up to city council meetings as part of a diverse … Continue reading →

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Posted in Gaza, Islamophobia, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Palestinians, Voices | Tagged Champaign City Council, Gaza, Islamophobia, pro-Palestinian activism | Comments Off

Hidden in Plain Sight: Herbicide Drift in Illinois

Posted on 02/23/2025 by Prairie Rivers Network

This summer, after more than six years of traveling around Illinois looking at herbicide damage, Prairie Rivers Network (PRN) released Hidden in Plain Sight, a report that is the culmination of our research. The report found that trees are dying, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Environment, Environment, Section | Tagged agriculture, chemical pollution, environment, herbicides | Comments Off

Hope Village: The North End Community Speaks Out

Posted on 02/23/2025 by Melinda Carr and Jackie Curry and Darleen Bailey

The north-end community acknowledges that Champaign-Urbana is facing a growing population of homeless individuals. We fully understand the need, and benefits, of the Hope Village development. We realize it is vital that empathy be shown for the homeless and a … Continue reading →

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Posted in African American, African Americans, Community, homeless, Local Resources, Section, Urbana, Voices, Voices of Color | Tagged African American community, development, homelessness, local planning, neighborhood activism, Urbana City Council | Comments Off

Monetization of Reading Endangers Books-to-Prisoners Programs Across the Country

Posted on 02/23/2025 by Janice Jayes

There are about thirty Books-to-Prisoners programs across the US that provide free books to the incarcerated, but changes in regulations and technology practices are threatening their future. While these changes are not specifically book bans, they will directly affect the … Continue reading →

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Posted in incarceration, Nonprofit, UC-IMC | Tagged access to information, Books to Prisoners, for-profit prison services, incarcerated people, local nonprofit | Comments Off

The Promise of IndyMedia

Posted on 02/22/2025 by Feven Merid

This article was originally published in Columbia Journalism Review on November 22, 2024. It has been shortened to fit and lightly edited for style. At the end of November, 1999, when the World Trade Organization met at the Washington State … Continue reading →

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Posted in Corporate media, IMC, Nonprofit, Section, UC-IMC, UCIMC | Tagged grassroots journalism, Indymedia, nonprofit, protest movement, UCIMC | Comments Off

D. J. Trump: Privileged Inciter-in-Chief

Posted on 02/21/2025 by Belden Fields

The Editorial Collective of the Public i has decided to periodically republish past articles written for us by our late colleague and cofounder Belden Fields. We will also be publishing a special memorial issue for Belden around May, traditionally the … Continue reading →

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Posted in January 6 insurrection, subversion, Trump | Tagged January 6 insurrection, second Trump administration, Shamar Betts, Trump, unequal justice | Comments Off

Feb./Mar. Issue Back Cover

Posted on 02/21/2025 by Public i

Friday Forum + Conversation Café Spring 2025 Series Please join the University YMCA and Diversity & Social Justice Education for our Spring 2025 Friday Forum + Conversation Café series. We will hear from community leaders tackling our most pressing public concerns through an … Continue reading →

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