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The Sanctuary Movement: Still a Model for Shaping Policy from the Grassroots Up

Posted on 09/14/2026 by Janice Jayes

The Urbana-Champaign community has a long history of making national and even global matters topics of local debate. Apartheid in South Africa, the US war in Vietnam, and nuclear proliferation are among the many issues that galvanized residents in past … Continue reading →

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Belden Fields: Organizer for Justice

Posted on 06/30/2025 by Jim Barrett

Anyone who knew Belden Fields understands that he was an institution in Champaign-Urbana, someone who injected a message of social justice into our daily lives. Everyone will have their own way of remembering him. He was very smart, very funny, … Continue reading →

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