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Tag Archives: In Memoriam
Summer Issue Front Cover
BELDEN FIELDS (1937–2024): SCHOLAR, ORGANIZER, ACTIVIST, SOCIALIST 160 total views, 8 views today
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Belden Fields: Organizer for Justice
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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Posted in Chief Illiniwek, In Memoriam, labor, Sanctuary movement, socialism
Tagged Belden Fields, Central American solidarity, In Memoriam, Labor, Sanctuary movement, socialism
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Belden’s Democratic Socialist Vision
What are we to make of the current horrors of a globally ascendent authoritarianism, an authoritarianism bred in the toxic soil of neoliberalism and the aftermath of the wars in Iraq and Latin America that sent desperate migrants knocking on … Continue reading
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Posted in human rights, In Memoriam, socialism
Tagged Belden Fields, democratic socialism, human rights, In Memoriam
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Belden Fields: Human Rights Scholar
Review Belden’s book Rethinking Human Rights for the New Millennium (2003), addresses a conflict among three human rights theories and provides a compelling synthesis of the three. According to The Declaration of Independence, “All men are created equal, . . … Continue reading
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Posted in Human Rights, human rights, In Memoriam, Section
Tagged Belden Fields, human rights, In Memoriam, Marxism
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A Belden Fields Memory
It’s February 8, 1990. The U of I Board of Trustees are meeting. The Coalition Against State Sponsored Terrorism (CASST) is protesting against CIA recruitment on campus. We have members inside the meeting planning to disrupt, but not get arrested. … Continue reading
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Posted in In Memoriam, Section, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tagged Belden Fields, campus activism, In Memoriam
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Belden’s Work in the Union of Professional Employees and Campus Faculty Association
I worked closely with Belden in the Union of Professional Employees (UPE) and later in the Campus Faculty Association (CFA). UPE voted to change its name to CFA in 2007. This article is an attempt to reconstruct Belden’s work in … Continue reading
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Posted in Academy on Capitalism and Limited Government, In Memoriam, labor, Labor/Economics, Section, union soldarity, University of Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tagged Belden Fields, Campus organizing, CFA, In Memoriam, labor organizing, UPE
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Belden Rests in Solidarity
When I hear the word solidarity, the first person I think of is the late Professor Belden Fields; may his spirit rest in power. On the 25th anniversary of the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center, we honor our dear friend Belden, … Continue reading
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Posted in In Memoriam, police accountability, Police brutality
Tagged Belden Fields, campus activism, In Memoriam, police accountability, solidarity
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In Celebration of My Political Advisor-Turned-Surrogate Father: Belden Fields
In 2025, in my eleventh year serving Champaign-Urbana as state representative, the world seems to be coming apart at the seams. We have a madman in the White House, who is shredding the last remnants of dignity our country had … Continue reading
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Posted in African Americans, In Memoriam, Politics, Politics, Section, Voices, Women
Tagged Belden Fields, Illinois state politics, In Memoriam, local politics
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Belden’s French Connection
I met Belden in 1963. We both were residents at the Cité Universitaire Internationale and attended the same seminar on the 1930s at the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po). It was the start of a close friendship spanning … Continue reading
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Posted in 1968, 1968 Revolt, France, In Memoriam, International, International, Politics, Section, Students
Tagged 1968 revolt, Belden Fields, France, In Memoriam, International, politics, students
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Belden’s Public i Articles
“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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Posted in In Memoriam, UCIMC
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Summer Issue Back Cover
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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Posted in IMC, In Memoriam, UCIMC
Tagged back cover, Belden Fields, fourth of July, In Memoriam
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Winter Issue Back Cover
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. 219 total views
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Posted in Remembering, UCIMC, Uncategorized
Tagged Belden Fields, In Memoriam, Public i, UCIMC
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Remembering Jim Holiman, Local Activist Mentor: Rest In Power
Before there were cell phones, or the internet or Zoom, campus activism in C-U was alive and well. Posters and word of mouth brought people of conscience together for strategy sessions and social justice cultural events at the Illinois Disciples … Continue reading
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Posted in Community, Religious radicalism, Remembering, Sanctuary movement, Vietnam War
Tagged activism, anti-Vietnam war, In Memoriam, religious radicalism, Sanctuary movement
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Daniel Ellsberg: “The Most Dangerous Man in America” and Heroic Whistleblower
“Wouldn’t you go to prison to help end this war?” Daniel Ellsberg, 1971 “I was PFC Manning.” Daniel Ellsberg, 2011 “The current risk of nuclear war, over Ukraine, is as great as the world has ever seen.” Daniel Ellsberg, 2023 … Continue reading
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Posted in Foreign Policy, Free Speech, Imperialism, Peace movement, Vietnam War, War
Tagged activism, imperialism, In Memoriam, peace movement, Vietnam War, Whistleblowers
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Kathryn J. Oberdeck (January 18, 1958–June 8, 2022)
Kathy was a passionate fighter against all forms of inequality. She combined an unwavering commitment to the highest intellectual standards with a selfless dedication to community and family. She was a prolific historian of poor and working-class people, particularly their … Continue reading
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Posted in Community, Education, Remembering, Women
Tagged education, In Memoriam, local activism
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