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Announcement :: Civil & Human Rights : Crime & Police : Drugs : Health |
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Tuesday: Panel Discussion "Why is it Time to Change Our Drug Laws?" |
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by Nancy Dietrich-Rybicki |
24 Apr 2006
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The Channing-Murray April Social Justice Forum will be a Panel Discussion entitled "Why is it Time to Change Our Drug Laws? How UIUC and C-U Drug Policies Affect ALL of Us."
Tuesday, April 25, 7:00 p.m. at the Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W. Oregon, Urbana
It is free and open to the public |
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Democracy in Action at Champaign Unit 4 School Board Meeting |
by Brenda Koenig
Email: bakoenig (nospam) sbcglobal.net |
12 Apr 2006
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On Monday evening, April 10th, on a lark, I turned on the community access TV channel, which for me, like for many folks, is sadly too often one more channel to click over in futile pursuit of substantial entertainment. There, in front of a jerky camera, an African American woman was making an impassioned plea to the Unit 4 School Board to withdraw their proposal to hire armed police officers to patrol inside our community’s schools. I listened for a few moments, and then reached for my jacket and car keys, hoping that by the time I drove the ten blocks down to the Mellon building, she would still be standing behind the podium and it wouldn’t be too late to show some sign of support. |
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democracy breaks out in C-U |
by Ricky Baldwin
Email: baldwinricky (nospam) yahoo.com |
12 Apr 2006
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Democracy breaks out. Voters en masse approve referenda for fall ballot. Pro-war, pro-Bush folks show their true colors. DI story title misses the mark, story gets it right. I sent the DI this letter to the editor. You can write them, too. |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights |
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April 10 March for Immigration Reform |
by Ricky Baldwin
Email: baldwinricky (nospam) yahoo.com |
31 Mar 2006
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 On Monday April 10 Latino/a students from UIUC and area high schools will march with supporters in support of important immigration reforms pending in the US Congress as part of a National Day of Action. Locally the march begins at the mini-park on Neil and Green at 11 AM and ends at the UIUC Quad for a noontime rally. For more info call Diana at 773-727-2580. |
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Announcement :: Civil & Human Rights : Economy : Education : Media : Political-Economy : UCIMC : Urban Development |
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National Summit for Community Wireless Networks, March 31, St. Charles |
by Sascha Meinrath
Email: sascha (nospam) ucimc.org |
28 Mar 2006
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 2006 is shaping up to be a huge year for wireless networking and one of the key events of the year, the 2nd Annual National Summit for Community Wireless Networks, is this week!
The National Summit for Community Wireless Networks will explore the future of Internet access; and hundreds of network developers, policy experts and community activists will be gathering at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., March 31 to April 2, 2006 to share information, coordinate political strategies, and hack on the newest wireless technologies.
Register today: http://cuwireless.net/summit/2006registration |
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News :: Protest Activity |
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Justice is for “Just Us” |
by Brian Dolinar
Email: briandolinar (nospam) gmail.com |
26 Mar 2006
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Community Court Watch begins
It was Illinois native Richard Pryor who first told the joke that American justice was for “just-us,” it was only an instrument of white power. Whether Vice President Dick Cheney, lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Enron executive Ken Lay, or celebrity caterer Martha Stewart, these figures are not served the same justice as the rest of the 2.3 million Americans who sit in America's prisons. But we do not have to look to Washington D.C. to find stories of white collar crime, the crimes often committed by white-skinned authorities who hold high-powered positions. Several recent examples have been exposed in Champaign County. |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights : Education : Health : Housing : Urban Development |
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John Lee Johnson, RIP but Remembered |
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by UC IMC |
24 Mar 2006
Modified: 06:21:44 PM |
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Long-time local African-American activist John Lee Johnson has passed away. He will be missed by a community who he greatly influenced. He was said to either irritate you or agitate you -- or sometimes both at the same time. But there is no question that without his efforts our community would care less about many things he worked to bring attention and action to address. Memories of John Lee are welcome here. |
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Announcement :: Media |
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Media makin' workshops!! |
by Lynsee
Email: lynseemelchi (nospam) gmail.com |
24 Mar 2006
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Come learn photoshop basics and digital photo takin' w/an activist spin. On Sunday afternoon, March 26 the UCIMC will host JJ Tiziou, a Philly photographer, on his fieldtrip tour of the USA.
JJ photographed the WRFU barnraising last November. You can see many of these photos and an awesome slideshow here:
http://www.jjtiziou.net/200511wrfu/ |
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Kirchner & Bell narrowly lose to Wysocki & Beckett - 4 More Years of a Conservative County Board |
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by Ida |
21 Mar 2006
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With all precincts reporting, progressives Bob Kirchner and Lisa Bell lost to conservatives Barb Wysocki and Steve Beckett in the Democractic primary for County Board District 9 (covering Historic East & SE Urbana). Lisa Bell lost by a slim 6 vote margin. |
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News :: Children : Civil & Human Rights : Education : Elections & Legislation : Urban Development |
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Champaign residents vote "NO" for School referendum |
by Melodye Rosales
Email: melodye (nospam) nitrogendesign.com |
20 Mar 2006
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The Black Community is asking for all voters of the City of Champaign to go to the polls and vote "NO" for the school referendum Tuesday, March 21, 2006. |
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