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Public i addendum (to article on $50,000 award for FBI and St. Paul police actions)

Posted on 06/23/2011 by Belden Fields

(291 words) The Public i’s addendum to article on $50,000 settlement from FBI and St. Paul Police In the November 2008 issue of the Public i, we published an article on the “preemptive” raids made by the FBI and local … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Illinois’ Truth-In-Sentencing Law

Posted on 06/23/2011 by Joseph Dole

We are all aware of the dire fiscal state Illinois currently finds itself in. One of the main causes of this has been years of passing laws without any consideration for the financial costs of their enactment. There is now … Continue reading →

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On Civil Unions with Kevin and Brandon Bowersox-Johnson

Posted on 06/17/2011 by Marti Wilkinson

Residents in Illinois now have the opportunity to apply for and be joined in a civil union, which recognizes a legal commitment between two adults who wish to have the same rights and privileges afforded to married couples. However, this … Continue reading →

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Champaign Farmers Market

Posted on 06/17/2011 by Marti Wilkinson

Fresh produce, award winning barbecue, and a Prosperity Garden run by the Boys and Girls Club are amongst the attractions that residents can enjoy at the Champaign Farmers Market on Thursdays from 3PM to 7PM. Located on a city parking … Continue reading →

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UC-IMC Summer Update

Posted on 06/17/2011 by Austin McCann

PHILANTHROPIST BEQUEST The UC-IMC recently received a $100,000 bequest from the late Dr. Alice Tang, a ‘Planetary Peace Promoter’ and philanthropist. This is the largest single gift received by the UC-IMC and attests to our high national visibility as a … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Johns Under Fire for Health Risks

Posted on 06/17/2011 by Neil Parthun

While some have expressed displeasure with the recent photos of Jimmy John Liautaud’s hunting of leopards and other exotic animals, another much more damaging story has fallen under the radar. In April, a Minneapolis-St. Paul Jimmy John’s franchise fired six … Continue reading →

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UIUC Disappoints Environmental Community

Posted on 05/21/2011 by Katie Kinley

Millions of years ago, dinosaurs died off and left humans a parting gift—a vast supply of fossil fuels. Coal, natural gas, and oil are the black gold upon which society’s standard of living is built on today, and account for … Continue reading →

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The Border Thickens: In-Securing Communities in C-U and Beyond

Posted on 05/21/2011 by Gilberto Rosas

The despotic policing apparatus found at the U.S.-Mexico border now reaches into Champaign County and across much of the United States. Under federal initiatives “Secure Communities” and related police-ICE collaborations, local law enforcement agencies in communities across the United States … Continue reading →

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Statement From Socialist Forum of Champaign-Urbana

Posted on 05/20/2011 by Belden Fields

Our Democracy Has Been Replaced By a Plutocracy The present assault on working people and the poor shows us clearly the class warfare inherent in capitalism. The system aims to treat everything, including people, as commodities in order to maximize … Continue reading →

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The Tunisian Revolution: Dignity, Expression, Gender, and Religion

Posted on 05/20/2011 by Belden Fields

The Tunisian Revolution: Dignity, Expression, Gender, and Religion Dignity The Tunisian uprising that deposed dictator Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali is of enormous historical significance for the entire region of North Africa. A recurring and resounding call during the uprising has … Continue reading →

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Awakening to The Limits of the Obama Presidency

Posted on 05/20/2011 by Antonia Darder

There are folks who seem to keep hoping that Obama has a “progressive” side which we will all soon see emerge—reminiscent of the transformation of Clark Kent to Superman in the phone booth. Yet, I can’t help wondering if all … Continue reading →

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Chicago Commemorates 125th Anniversary of Haymarket Affair

Posted on 05/19/2011 by Brian Dolinar

In early May 1886, Chicago workers demonstrated for an eight-hour workday. One demonstration on May 3, 1886, in solidarity with workers who had been locked outside of the McCormick Reaper Plant while strikebreakers worked inside, led to police opening fire … Continue reading →

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Graduate Employees Lobby Illinois Legislators to Protect Workers’ Rights

Posted on 05/19/2011 by Natalie Uhl

The fight for workers’ rights in the U.S. has always been political, but this spring, as state legislators and governors proposed bills to limit or eliminate collective bargaining rights and devastate public services, including schools, the battle for labor took … Continue reading →

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Portrait of Ethel Rosenberg by Jason Patterson

Posted on 05/19/2011 by Brian Dolinar

This is a portrait of Ethel Rosenberg by local artist Jason Paterson taken from the original mug shot after her arrest on August 11, 1950. Ethel and her husband Julius Rosenberg, both members of the Communist Party, were sentenced for … Continue reading →

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The 1970 Student Strike in Protest of Kent State Killings

Posted on 05/18/2011 by Eric Heim

University of Illinois students and faculty went on strike 41 years ago this May in response to the killing of four students at Kent State by the Ohio National Guard. The killings at Kent State were seen by many at … Continue reading →

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Call for Submission: April Poetry Slam Hosted by Aaron Ammons

Posted on 03/28/2011 by Public i

Get published in the Public i: WHEN: Saturday, April 30th, 7-9:30pm WHERE:Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center 202 S. Broadway in downtown Urbana The Public i is pleased to present its final event in the Poetry for the People Series. Over the … Continue reading →

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“A Side of Prejudice with That?”

Posted on 03/28/2011 by Paul Nolan

When you walk into a fast food restaurant and place your order, there are many things that you expect to get: food, a drink, some napkins, a couple of packets of ketchup and salt. At most places, that pretty much … Continue reading →

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Portraits of Local African American Women

Posted on 03/28/2011 by Public i

These images reprinted in the Public i are among 23 portraits created by local artist Jason Patterson. They hung in the Murphy Gallery of the Campus YMCA for February and March, Black History Month and Women’s History Month. The exhibit … Continue reading →

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Solidarity Rally Turns into Spontaneous Temporary Occupation

Posted on 03/28/2011 by Brian Dolinar

On Friday, March 11, 2011, approximately 300 people joined a nationwide student walkout and rally on the quad at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. What was unique about this rally was the number of many new faces of people … Continue reading →

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We Went to Madison: Now Let’s Talk

Posted on 03/28/2011 by Will Adams

We went to Madison for our own reasons and had own experiences, but we want to speak less in terms of autobiography; our emphasis here is on the movement and all those present… What follows is a selection of a … Continue reading →

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