Champaign

On Monday afternoon, Deborah Thomas, who lives at 906 W. Vine St., received a phone call from the City of Champaign. The woman on the phone identified herself as “Susan” from the City Attorney’s office. They wanted to visit her house the following day on March 2 at 3:30 p.m. with Police Chief R.T. Finney. It was at Deborah’s home that Kiwane Carrington was fatally shot after Chief Finney and officer Daniel Norbits arrived there on October 9, 2009. Running between classes at Parkland, Deborah did not get the chance to ask why they wanted to visit, but told them they could come by.

IMC brings three free events for Open House on March 13

Urbana, IL March 7, 2009:

March 2010 Progressive Community Calendar

Please comment with additional events!

UIUC, Getty Trust Campus Heritage Grant 
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 
 
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has a strong history of planning and implementing continued use of their historic structures and cultural resources. JLA assisted the University in preparation of a successful grant application to the John Paul Getty Foundation to prepare and execute a Campus Heritage Program. The resulting $250,000 grant has been used to complete a comprehensive campus survey and organize information into a publicly-accessible online building register. Related treatment guidelines for historic resources have also been compiled for use by university staff. As part of the third portion of the project, JLA is currently administering an educational program to bring recognition and understanding of the UIUC Building Register, Maintenance Guidelines, and general preservation issues to students, staff, and the surrounding community.

LYNCHING THEN, LYNCHING NOW

Champaign-Urbana stop on the Campaign to End the Death Penalty's national speaking tour

Wed. Feb. 24, 7 PM
University of Illinois
Gregory Hall R. 307
810 S. Wright St. (on southwest corner of quad)

Champaign-Urbana has found itself at the center of a fight to tackle racism in the criminal justice system in the wake of the murder of Kiwane Carrington, an unarmed 15-year-old African-American youth, at the hands of Champaign police. Join a panel of exonerated prisoners and activists as we discuss the links between the historical practice of lynching, racism, and the criminal justice today.

Speakers include:
• Mark Clements, sentenced to life without parole at age 16 based on a confession tortured out of him by Chicago police, released last year
• Marvin Reeves, exonerated Illinois prisoner
• Marlene Martin, National Director of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty
• Brian Dolinar, Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice

A quick sample of the evening during the IMC Film Festival featuring a piece on Haiti followed by a presentation from a CU Haiti Relief Rep & MCs ripping the mic. This episode will air this Spring 2010 on UPTV Channel 6 and UI Channel 7. Stay tuned for more. To be in the audience or to request to be on the air, contact wrfu @ comcast.net. Thank you to everyone who helped out and Thanks to the IMC!

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Ever wished you could learn basic design principles for making stuff like posters, zines, business cards, CD art, books, brochures, or newspapers?

The Public i is holding a series of layout workshops this Spring, with our very own Dave P!

All sessions are held at the Independent Media Center at 202 S. Broadway in Urbana and are open to anyone who's interested. 

Some sessions are specifically about how to help out with layout for the Public i; others are about layout design in general and more tailored to participants' interests.

Current sessions include:

Thursday, February 11th, 6:30-7:30pm (Public i)

Saturday, February 13th from 3-5pm (Public i Feb. issue layout)

Thursday, February 18th, 6:30-7:30pm (Public i)

Saturday, February 20th, from 2-4pm (General Interest)

Thursday, February 25th, 6:30-7:30pm (Public i)

Saturday, February 27th, 2-4pm (General interest)

You can send an email to print@ucimc.org if you have any questions.