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Author Archives: Public i
October Issue Front Cover
The Human Cost of the War on Gaza Ms Rachel, a YouTube preschool educator, has suffered online and offline harassment for bringing attention to children suffering in the Israeli War on Gaza. She is shown here with Rahaf, a three-year-old … Continue reading
560 total views, 1 views today
Posted in children, Front Cover, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Music, Section
Tagged children, front cover, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Ms. Rachel
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The Struggle for Land and Housing Justice in Urban South Africa
This article is a distillation of a recent conversation with UIUC-based urban justice educator Ken Salo and his Cape Town, South Africa-based comrade Bevil Lucas by the Public i’s Rick Esbenshade. Ken and Bevil are veterans of the 1976 student- … Continue reading
414 total views
Posted in Africa, Democracy, Housing, International, International, Justice, labor, Section, South Africa
Tagged African National Congress, collective solutions, housing justice, humane urbanisms, labor solidarity, neoliberalism, South Africa
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October Issue Back Cover
Friday Forum + Conversation Café Fall 2025 Series Please join the University YMCA and Diversity & Social Justice Education for our Fall 2025 Friday Forum + Conversation Café series. We will hear from community leaders tackling our most pressing public concerns through an … Continue reading
303 total views, 2 views today
Posted in Back Cover, Section, University of Illinois
Tagged back cover, UIUC, University YMCA
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August Issue Front Cover
AGAINST GENOCIDE, FOR ISRAEL DIVESTMENT
Posted in Front Cover, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Peace movement, Section
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August Issue Back Cover
LOCAL PROTESTS 336 total views, 2 views today
336 total views, 2 views today
Posted in Back Cover, Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Section, War
Tagged anti-war, back cover, Gaza protest, Iran, Israel/Palestine
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Summer Issue Front Cover
BELDEN FIELDS (1937–2024): SCHOLAR, ORGANIZER, ACTIVIST, SOCIALIST 862 total views
862 total views
Posted in In Memoriam
Tagged Belden Fields, front cover, In Memoriam
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Belden’s Public i Articles
“Economic Human Rights in Champaign County: A Living Wage,” September 2001 “September 11—An Attack on Human Rights,” October 2001 “Universities and the ‘War on Terrorism,’” November 2001 “Administration and the Attempted Coup in Venezuela,” No. 6, 2002 “Protesters as Targets,” … Continue reading
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Posted in In Memoriam, UCIMC
Tagged Belden Fields, In Memoriam, Public i
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Summer Issue Back Cover
Community Memorial We hope you appreciate this special issue of the Public i remembering our colleague Belden Fields. It was gratifying for us to put it together. The IMC will be hosting a memorial at some point in the near … Continue reading
417 total views
Posted in IMC, In Memoriam, UCIMC
Tagged back cover, Belden Fields, fourth of July, In Memoriam
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May Issue Front Cover
HANDS OFF! RESIST! 829 total views, 2 views today
829 total views, 2 views today
Posted in Democracy, Front Cover, Section
Tagged democracy, front cover, protest, resistance
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UCIMC 25th Anniversary Announcement
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438 total views
Posted in Section, UC-IMC, UCIMC
Tagged announcement, UCIMC
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May Issue Back Cover
WEFT 90.1 FM, WRFU’s Sister Station, Needs Your Support For several years, WEFT’s feed line cable, which runs from the transmitter on the ground near Mahomet to over 300 feet up the antenna, has been deteriorating. In December, 2024 WEFT … Continue reading
526 total views, 1 views today
Posted in Back Cover, Media, Section
Tagged community media, independent media, WEFT radio
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Feb./Mar. Issue Front Cover
THE PEOPLE FIGHT BACK! 1,045 total views, 1 views today
1,045 total views, 1 views today
Posted in Front Cover, LGBTQ, Section, Trump
Tagged protest, second Trump administration, trans rights
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Feb./Mar. Issue Back Cover
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
409 total views, 1 views today
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged announcements, events, Friday Forum, University YMCA
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Winter Issue Front Cover
AFTER THE ELECTION: WHAT IS TO BE DONE? 1,082 total views, 1 views today
1,082 total views, 1 views today
Posted in Immigrants, Refugees, Trump
Tagged deportation, Immigrants, refugees, second Trump admiistration
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Winter Issue Back Cover
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. 519 total views, 2 views today
519 total views, 2 views today
Posted in Remembering, UCIMC, Uncategorized
Tagged Belden Fields, In Memoriam, Public i, UCIMC
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October Issue Front Cover
LOCAL POLICING AT A CROSSROADS 1,102 total views, 1 views today
1,102 total views, 1 views today
Posted in Gaza, Police
Tagged Gaza encampment, local policing, UIUC
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October Issue Back Cover
FRIDAY FORUM + CONVERSATION CAFÉ Fall 2024 Series Please join the University YMCA and Diversity & Social Justice Education for our Fall 2024 Friday Forum + Conversation Café series. We will hear from community leaders tackling our most pressing public … Continue reading
Summer Issue Front Cover
UIUC JOINS NATIONWIDE MOVEMENT FOR PALESTINIANS 1,076 total views, 1 views today
1,076 total views, 1 views today
Posted in Uncategorized
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Summer Issue Back Cover
588 total views
588 total views
May/June Issue Front Cover
The Suffering in Gaza is Our Community’s Concern! 1,398 total views, 1 views today
1,398 total views, 1 views today
Posted in Gaza, Israel/Palestine, Justice, Middle East, Palestinians, War
Tagged Gaza, Israel/Palestine, local politics, Middle East, Urbana City Council, war
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