Category Archives: UCIMC

UCIMC’s 25th Anniversary

Posted on 01/09/2026 by Jane McClintock

Twenty-five years ago, Indymedia was born out of anti–World Trade Organization protests in Seattle in 1999. Using democratic media, volunteer journalists broadcast the voices from the global justice movement to millions of people around the globe. Out of that realization … Continue reading →

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You Need to Listen to the Radio

Posted on 01/09/2026 by Jane McClintock

I recently quit using Spotify when I learned that its former CEO, Daniel Ek, had major investments in AI weapons manufacturing. As if I needed another reason, I later learned that the company had been streaming ICE recruitment ads. If … Continue reading →

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December Issue Back Cover

Posted on 01/09/2026 by Public i
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Belden’s Public i Articles

Posted on 06/29/2025 by Public i

“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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Summer Issue Back Cover

Posted on 06/29/2025 by Public i

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 →

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UCIMC 25th Anniversary Announcement

Posted on 05/14/2025 by Public i
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A Life Remembered: David Prochaska

Posted on 05/13/2025 by Natalie Prochaska

My Dad looked the same for the 38 years I knew him: tall and lanky, with a full gray beard and a curly ring of hair on his partially bald head, which he covered with a black hat when he … Continue reading →

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The Promise of IndyMedia

Posted on 02/22/2025 by Feven Merid

This article was originally published in Columbia Journalism Review on November 22, 2024. It has been shortened to fit and lightly edited for style. At the end of November, 1999, when the World Trade Organization met at the Washington State … Continue reading →

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Winter Issue Back Cover

Posted on 12/23/2024 by Public i

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.

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Summer Issue Back Cover

Posted on 07/29/2024 by Public i
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August/September Issue Back Cover

Posted on 08/24/2023 by Public i
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The Public i: Countering Hegemonic Mass Media Narratives

Posted on 06/25/2022 by Fatou Jobe

I have always wondered how the Public i, which operates under one of the few Independent Media Centers (IMCs) that still exist in the United States—the UCIMC—has been sustainable for two decades despite the growing dissolutions of Indymedia centers worldwide. … Continue reading →

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Urbana-Champaign Books to Prisoners’ Mission to Bring Books (and Bibliophilia) Behind Bars

Posted on 05/13/2022 by Katherine Langdon

When it comes to helping people make a fresh start after incarceration and avoid returning to prison, few approaches are as effective and vital as education. Many people who wind up in the prison system do not have enough literacy … Continue reading →

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UCIMC News

Posted on 04/03/2021 by Public i

The C-U Independent Media Center, in collaboration with its Public i Working Group, presents a panel on “Grassroots Journalism in Our Community: Past, Present and Future,” with Belden Fields and Janice Jayes, Public i Editorial Collective; Phalonna Stewart, Public i … Continue reading →

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An Indymedia Genesis Story

Posted on 02/08/2021 by Sascha Meinrath

Indymedia is a wide-ranging phenomenon: its genesis in opposition to dominant powers; its constituency spanning numerous public interest movements; and its continuing success creating a proving ground for a next generation of leaders who today, 20 years later, are scattered … Continue reading →

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Indymedia at 20

Posted on 10/27/2020 by Danielle Chynoweth

  It was twenty years ago, September 24, 2000, when a dozen people crammed into my apartment on Carle Park. We began dreaming about the Independent Media Center that now graces the heart of Urbana, nurturing new friendships, growing new … Continue reading →

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This Month from the Archives

Posted on 03/18/2020 by Kathryn La Barre and Courtney Richardson

Established in 2000, the UCIMC was one of the earliest nodes in the Indymedia network, representing an anti-globalist and anti-corporate agenda. With the motto “don’t hate the media, be the media,” along with tools, training, and support, Indymedia encourages citizen … Continue reading →

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Many Successes in a Year of Existential Crises for the IMC

Posted on 09/20/2019 by IMC Executive Committee

Congratulations! As a community, the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (IMC) was able to overcome the fiscal crisis that surfaced at the beginning of this year. We have each other to thank: our board members, working groups, volunteers and community members.  … Continue reading →

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