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#TuitionMustFall: The Radical Black Student Movement in 2016 & Beyond
Outside of the distraction that is the presidential election season, radical black students within this country have been reinvigorated in our fight against white supremacy and capitalism. While some organizations are still ambiguous about their ideological foundation, one point must … Continue reading
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Art Contest for People Incarcerated
TMK Cleaning service is announcing an art contest for those incarcerated! We will accept submissions from January 1, 2016 through April 4, 2016. This is a contest to enter your best art through poetry, short writing, painting etc. Only published … Continue reading
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#BlackLivesMater-CU’s Winter Coat Drive
Black Lives Matter: Champaign-Urbana’s Winter Coat and Outerwear Drive Many children and families in Champaign-Urbana are in need of winter coats and outerwear such as: gloves, scarves, socks, hats, and boots. Please join BLMCU in our effort to make sure … Continue reading
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Nov. 30: (T)error documentary at Art Theater
Mon, Nov 30, 7:00PM Tickets: $10/Adult, $8.50/Annual Member Post-show discussion to follow (T)ERROR is the first documentary to place filmmakers on the ground during an active FBI counterterrorism sting operation. Through the perspective of “Shariff,” a 63-year-old Black revolutionary turned … Continue reading
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Purpose Workshop at the IMC
Are you tired of living paycheck to paycheck? Or maybe you “have it all” on the surface but deep down you’re just plain exasperated and fatigued. Lack is an illusion & you cannot step into a fulfilling life of purpose … Continue reading
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IMC Gallery Exhibits on Display
Drop by the IMC Gallery to see an exhibition of local comic artists Nina Paley, Grant Thomas, and Damian Duffy. The next IMC Gallery exhibit opening November 7th will feature works by Chinese photographer Chen Shen from his Garden Metro … Continue reading
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First Class Justice vs. “the Cattle Call”
By a Courtwatcher Courtwatch is a group of citizens who volunteer to attend criminal proceedings by request of the defendant or a family member of a jailed defendant. We are there as witnesses to criminal justice in Champaign County, to … Continue reading
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Work Day: Lament for Darius Graves
The below poem was written by Ryan Collins for the project Lament for the Dead (http://www.lamentforthedead.org/), an online community poetry project which marks the death of every person killed by police this summer, and every police officer who loses life … Continue reading
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Oct. 4: New Art Film Festival
The New Art Film Festival takes place October 4 at the Art Theater Co-op in downtown Champaign. The festival treats its audiences to a mix of shorts, features, and live presentations, all drawn from a homegrown film culture that has … Continue reading
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IMC Gallery
The IMC Gallery this summer collaborated with the Arts of Life to present a group show curated by artist Tim Stone, of the Chicago Studio. The Arts of Life is a studio based community for adults with developmental disabilities. This … Continue reading
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Oct. 17: Books to Prisoners Book Sale!
UC Books to Prisoners is holding its Saturday, October 17, 2015, 12-5 p.m. Thousands of high quality books from fiction to text books will be available. Come early for the best selection. At the Independent Media Center, 202 S. Broadway, … Continue reading
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Oct. 9-11: UCIMC 15th Anniversary
Reunion, Celebration, & Conversation Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 9-11 at the Independent Media Center 15 years ago a handful of people gathered in a living room, collectivized their media equipment and started to tell untold stories. In 2005, we bought the post … Continue reading
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New Mural by CU’s Own Langston Allston in Downtown Urbana
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Islam and the Inmate: Mislabeled “Menaces”
By Anatta Oknokwo “Allahu Akbar!” Mack Trimble, Jr. enthusiastically calls his fellow inmates to prayer. Soon the chapel of Jackson State Prison will hum with the melodic recitation of the Holy Qur’an as the community of Muslim males prostrate before … Continue reading
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Do Something
By Johnny Page What’s it going to take for us to do something? To do something besides run our mouths; Do we have to lose all our children to caskets and cages before we do something? Do we allow their … Continue reading
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New Book by Joseph Dole, Incarcerated in Stateville
The new book, A Costly American Hatred, written by Joseph Dole, is available now on Amazon. Dole’s articles were published in The Public i while he was locked up in the infamous Tamms prison, which has since been closed down. … Continue reading
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July 18: Jason Patterson and Brian Dolinar at the IMC
“Talks on Our History and Its’ Artistic Representations” Exploring African American History, In Illinois & Throughout The United States. With writer Brian Dolinar, editor of “The Negro in Illinois: The WPA Papers,” and artist Jason Patterson, who’s work in portraiture … Continue reading
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Odyssey Project Classes Offered in Fall 2015
The Odyssey Project offers U of I classes to the community. They take place at the Urbana Adult Education Center. The deadline for applications to attend Fall 2015 classes is August 17. If you or anyone you know would be … Continue reading
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Fight for $15 at McDonald’s in Champaign
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