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”Students For Justice In Palestine” Question Israeli Studies

Posted on 11/04/2009 by David Green

On a visit to Israel in 2007, then Chancellor Richard Herman expressed his opposition to a boycott of Israeli academics supported by Great Britain’s University and College Union. Herman stated that “Scholarship and research must remain fluid and borderless, unconstrained … Continue reading →

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Celebrate 10 Years of Indymedia at UCIMC

Posted on 11/04/2009 by Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Indymedia movement and the founding of the UCIMC. On December 5th, we will be celebrating 10 years of the Indymedia movement and kicking off the 10th year of the UCIMC’s existence. Come … Continue reading →

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Livening Up the Airwaves

Posted on 11/04/2009 by Joel Gillespie

Carly Nix is passionate about community radio, and her enthusiasm shines through to anyone interacting with her. Nix, a Decatur native who graduated this past spring from Boston University with a B.A. in religion, is the Ameri- Corps News Media … Continue reading →

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Make More Local Radio!

Posted on 11/04/2009 by Danielle Chynoweth

There is a new sound on the radio. Listen past the endless drone of manufactured music and centralized news feeds, and you might already hear it. It started with the murmur of a few hundred community radio stations, broadcasting with … Continue reading →

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The Legacy Of The 1999 WTO “Battle Of Seattle” On Champaign-Urbana

Posted on 11/04/2009 by David Johnson

During the late summer and early fall of 1999, I saw a multitude of e-mails and postings on the relatively new internet, from numerous citizens’ organizations and individuals, indicating their plans to go to Seattle in November to protest the … Continue reading →

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GEO Update

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Rich Potter

DESPITE HAVING WORKED for over two months under the terms of an expired contract, the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO) continues to seek a negotiated agreement over the terms of their new contract with the University of Illinois Board of Trustees. … Continue reading →

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Free Trade & the Economic Crisis in Nicaragua

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Shara Esbenshade

THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS that began at the end of 2008 has hit Nicaragua hard. Over a dozen maquilas, factories, that import all the primary materials, export all the products, and comprise the primary source of employment in Nicaragua, have … Continue reading →

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A Conference With Mexico City’s Youth

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Brady Collins

EARLY LAST MONTH I JOINED over 1,300 UN delegates, NGO workers, and policy makers from around the world who descended on Mexico City to attend the 62nd annual UN Department of Public Information/Non-Governmental Organizations (DPI/NGO) Conference. The title of this … Continue reading →

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Statement From CU Citizens for Peace and Justice

Posted on 10/04/2009 by CU Citizens for Peace and Justice

On Friday October 9, 2009, two unarmed 15 year-olds, Kiwane Carrington and another youth, were accosted by Champaign officers—including the Chief of Police—at the place where Kiwane stayed. Kiwane was shot and killed. The other was arrested, at first for … Continue reading →

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Unity March Highlights “Don’t Care” Attitude Toward the Poor

Posted on 10/04/2009 by Brian Dolinar

DESPITE THE DREARY DAY, about 75 people came out for the sixth annual Unity March on October 3, 2009. The event is a unique coming together of black, brown, and white people from both the campus and the community. This … Continue reading →

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GEO Struggles For A Living Wage And The Future

Posted on 09/04/2009 by Rich Potter

WHILE THE ONGOING ADMISSIONS SCANDAL at UIUC has brought mainstream attention to the administration’s misplaced priorities, labor activists have long been familiar with the contradictions. It doesn’t surprise Peter Campbell therefore, to know that the Chancellor approved using $300,000 of … Continue reading →

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Champaign County Health Care Consumers‘ Forum

Posted on 09/04/2009 by Marya Burke

ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2009, I attended a Champaign County Health Care Consumers (CCHCC) community meeting to examine issues being raised around health reform and to consider what it means in Champaign-Urbana. We were welcomed by CCHCC Board Chair, Lisa … Continue reading →

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Champaign-Urbana Residents Hold Vigil For Public Health Insurance Option

Posted on 09/04/2009 by Robert Naiman

ON SEPTEMBER 2ND more than a hundred members of MoveOn and the Campaign for Better Healthcare held a vigil at the Champaign County Veterans Memorial in Urbana to push for health care reform. Participants shared their stories of suffering resulting … Continue reading →

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Safe Haven Member Back in City Court

Posted on 09/04/2009 by Brian Dolinar

ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, Jesse Masengale returned to city court for two tickets issued to him by Champaign police this summer. A member of the Safe Haven community, Jesse was present when Champaign police showed up on June 8 to … Continue reading →

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The French Left and the 2009 European Elections

Posted on 08/04/2009 by Belden Fields

INTUITIVELY, GIVEN THE ROTTEN STATE of the capitalist economy in this period, one might have predicted that the voters in the 2009 election for the European Parliament, the only institution that is directly elected by popular vote in the highly … Continue reading →

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Americorps Positions at UCIMC

Posted on 08/04/2009 by Public i

We are excited to announce that the UCIMC is hiring for 8 full-time AmeriCorps volunteers starting this fall! We are accepting applications for: News Media (including the Public i and WRFU) Coordinator, Building Management, Books to Prisoners Volunteer Coordinator, The … Continue reading →

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Safe Haven Tent Community Goes to Court

Posted on 08/04/2009 by Brian Dolinar

A CROWD OF APPROXIMATELY 20 people showed up in city court on July 28, 2009 to watch the proceedings in a case against Jesse Masengale, a member of the Safe Haven Tent Community. After a group of homeless men and … Continue reading →

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A Memorial for Archie Green: A Union Man, Laborlore Scholar, Folklife Advocate and Legend

Posted on 08/04/2009 by Ron Peters

THIS PAST MARCH, ARCHIE GREEN passed away. He was 91. Archie collected and catalogued songs, poems, and stories produced by ordinary people that described their work experiences, and their lives as workers. He studied Library Science at the University of … Continue reading →

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Tasers, the Upside and the Downside

Posted on 08/04/2009 by Ellen Baranowski

CURRENTLY, 14,200 OUT OF 17,876 state and local law enforcement agencies in the U.S. possess tasers (2009 figures). In Champaign County, the Sheriff’s Department has them for use anywhere in the county and in the two jails. The cities of … Continue reading →

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24 Hours in Gaza

Posted on 08/04/2009 by Martin Smith

I FIRST WANT TO THANK THE C-U COMMUNITY for their support of my participation in the Viva Palestina delegation. There is amazing local solidarity for justice in Palestine, and many people gave generously to make my trip possible. The Viva … Continue reading →

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