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Courtwatch Report: Sitting in Jail vs. Bailing out

Posted on 03/06/2015 by Public i

By Courtwatchers In court we support, observe and learn. In the community, we share collected wisdom. Courtwatch is a group of volunteers who sit in on cases at the Champaign County Courthouse to learn how “justice” really works. Regardless of … Continue reading →

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Rep. Carol Ammons Holds Community Advisory Panels

Posted on 02/26/2015 by Public i

Newly elected State Representative of the 103rd House District Carol Ammons, is reaching out to Champaign-Urbana community members to bring their passion and expertise to her Community Advisory Panels. Each panel is responsible for following the bills moving through corresponding … Continue reading →

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#BlackLivesMatter Protests Locally

Posted on 01/30/2015 by Public i

Along with others across the nation, people of Champaign-Urbana have held protests, die-ins, and marches. Below are photos from some of the events. On Tuesday, November 25, CU Citizens for Peace and Justice held a demonstration outside of the county … Continue reading →

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ACLU Screening of “OverCriminalized”

Posted on 01/30/2015 by Public i

OverCriminalized Tuesday, Feb. 10th, 7:30PM. Art Theater, downtown Champaign, Champaign County ACLU is sponsoring this free showing of a film on alternatives to criminalization. Panel discussion to follow. OverCriminalized profiles three promising and less expensive interventions that may actually change … Continue reading →

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UC-IMC’s Own Aaron Ammons Receives Pardon

Posted on 01/20/2015 by Public i

On Monday night, January 12, 2015, Aaron Ammons sat in the front row of the audience at the Urbana city council meeting. The purchase of Tasers for police was being discussed. He got a call and stepped out of the … Continue reading →

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Nov. 15: WEFT Fundraiser

Posted on 11/02/2014 by Public i

On Saturday November 15th, when the University of Illinois men’s football team meets the Iowa Hawkeyes, WEFT 90.1 will be hosting a fundraiser at the three Champaign Telephone Parking lots located at 1300 South Neil Street in Champaign. WEFT will … Continue reading →

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Nov. 13: Speak Cafe

Posted on 10/30/2014 by Public i

SPEAK CAFE’ (OPEN MIC/POETRY SET) Thursday, Nov. 13, 7-9 p.m. Theme: “Art Changes the Season” Krannert Art Museum (500 E. Peabody)

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New Sustainers to The Public i!

Posted on 10/01/2014 by Public i

The Public i is happy to announce two new sustaining members, The Art Theater Co-op and Smile Politely. The Art Theater Co-op is a century-old treasure in downtown Champaign (126 W. Church St.) that screens independent and international films in … Continue reading →

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“My Work in the Light of Herbert and Marianne Brün”

Posted on 10/01/2014 by Public i

The Herbert Brün Society & the School for Designing a Society are excited to offer their new joint venture beginning this Fall. National, international and local artists/activists–former students of Herbert or Marianne Brün–will be offering 8 interactive presentations/workshops to talk … Continue reading →

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Oct. 7: “Shadows of Liberty” documentary screening at Art Theater

Posted on 10/01/2014 by Public i

WEFT 90.1 FM, and DocFactory Bring Internationally Acclaimed “Shadows of Liberty” Documentary to Champaign Tuesday, October 7, at 7:30 p.m. The ART Theater Co-op (126 W. Church St., Champaign IL 61820) The Shadows of Liberty Coast to Coast Screening & … Continue reading →

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Books to Prisoners fall book sale

Posted on 09/22/2014 by Public i
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Why Aren’t Nicaragua’s Children Fleeing to the United States?

Posted on 08/21/2014 by Public i

by The Nicaragua Network (In the 1980s, the Peoples Alliance on Central America (PACA), which was affiliated with the Nicaragua Network, was a very active local Central American solidarity group that opposed both the US attempts to overthrow the Sandinista … Continue reading →

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Michael Brown Rally Aug. 16

Posted on 08/17/2014 by Public i
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Renew Your IMC Membership!

Posted on 07/24/2014 by Public i
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Central Illinois Jobs With Justice’s Statement on the Termination of James Kilgore by the University of Illinois, Urbana

Posted on 06/24/2014 by Public i

Central Illinois Jobs with Justice (CIJWJ), a coalition of labor, faith-based, and secular civic organizations that advances the interests of the  unemployed and working people in both the public and private sectors, condemns the  termination of  James Kilgore and calls … Continue reading →

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“Being Black At Illinois”

Posted on 03/27/2014 by Public i

This photo from a recent protest on the quad, “Being Black At Illinois,” which also has a blog and Twitter following.  

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April 4-6: Books to Prisoners Book Sale

Posted on 03/27/2014 by Public i

Ten years ago Urbana Champaign Books to Prisoners began its program of sending books through the mail at no cost to inmates in Illinois prisons.  Since then, over 92,000 books have been sent out to more than 14,000 inmates.  The … Continue reading →

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Clinton Landfill Plans an Unacceptable Risk to the Mahomet Aquifer

Posted on 03/27/2014 by Public i

By Stacy James Clinton Landfill, Inc. plans to store PCB-laden soil in its landfill above the Mahomet Aquifer, our drinking water supply! Opponents of this economically lucrative but environmentally risky venture are increasing in number as more and more people … Continue reading →

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Protests at Walmart in Urbana and McDonald’s in Champaign

Posted on 12/01/2013 by Public i

On this year’s Black Friday, November 29, 2013, local activists held a rally at the Walmart in Urbana that was organized by Central Illinois Jobs With Justice. They stood out in 30 degree weather holding signs as shoppers drove by, … Continue reading →

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Illinois and The Right to Know What’s In Our Food: Labeling Genetically Engineered Food

Posted on 10/02/2013 by Public i

Illinois has jumped into a food fight! Some even call it the food fight of our lives. It is the fight for our right to know what ingredients are in our food and to have those ingredients clearly and truthfully … Continue reading →

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