Education
Is Ethical Capitalism Possible?
Submitted by anonymous on March 15, 2010 - 1:20pmIn response to the current ecological and financial crises, the call for a more sustainable and fairer globalization is gaining momentum. Building this alternative must begin with a spiritual, moral and ethical understanding of our society and economy
We live in a time of transition, a time when all is changing and being challenged - weather systems, ecosystems, our interaction with nature, our understanding of other beings. We now understand that we are all interconnected and interdependent. Somewhere along the line, our actions as human beings have created enormous instability to the planet and the millions of species who reside here.
March 13: Super Saturday: Skillshares, RRFM, FNB, and Open House!
Submitted by anonymous on March 8, 2010 - 1:15pm
IMC brings three free events for Open House on March 13
Urbana, IL March 7, 2009:
March Forth Rally pic
Submitted by Brian Dolinar on March 5, 2010 - 8:58am
Miriam Larson on the bull horn.
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March Forth Rally pic
Submitted by Brian Dolinar on March 5, 2010 - 8:49am
The "Reclaim Knowledge" banner and flags created by local artist-activists Sarah Ross and Ryan Griffis.
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UIUC Marches Forth for Public Education
Submitted by Brian Dolinar on March 4, 2010 - 10:25pm
On March 4th, 2010 several organizations on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campus and people across the country gathered to “march forth” in a National Day of Action to Defend Public Education. At UIUC, more than 300 came together for a spirited rally on what turned out to be the first sunny day of the new Spring.
The march began at the Alma Mater statue with a dedication to the Native American peoples who “granted” the land on which this land grant university was built. Miriam Larson led a modern-day adaptation of the classic Woody Guthrie song: “This land is your land, This land is my land, From Illinois to California, From Minnesota to Arizona, Land grants were made for you and me!”
March Forth on March 4th! National Rally to Save Public Education!
Submitted by Brian Dolinar on February 25, 2010 - 12:19amGEO, CAMPUS LABOR COALITION, CAMPUS FACULTY ASSOCIATION, & UNDERGRADUATE - GRADUATE ALLIANCE RALLY FOR THE FUTURE OF AN ACCESSIBLE & AFFORDABLE UIUC
When: March 4, 2010
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Assemble at Alma Mater. March to Swanlund at 12:10, rally ends at 12:50
For event flyers, legal size posters, and alternative information about the budget, please visit http://www.uigeo.org/publicity-materials
Making a Place for Labor History
Submitted by anonymous on February 24, 2010 - 11:58amWhen teaching about social movements in America, I ask my students how many of them had to take a U.S. labor history course in high school. For the last twenty-five years the answer has been the same. Not a one.
I ask the question to make a point about how we learn what's needed for social change to occur. If all we know about social change comes from celebrating the lives of Susan B. Anthony, Rosa Parks, or Martin Luther King Jr., we may think that change results mainly from individual moral heroism.
The study of labor history teaches a different lesson: change occurs through organized, persistent, collective action by ordinary people. It's not surprising that those with the biggest stake in preserving the status quo don't want that lesson taught.
But times might be changing. After twelve years of legislative efforts, the state of Wisconsin recently passed the Labor History in the Schools Bill, the first such law in the country. The new law makes labor history part of the state's standard social studies curriculum.
Feb. 26-28, 2010: Campus Antiwar Network National Conference @ UIUC.
Submitted by Vericuester on February 23, 2010 - 12:15pm
For Immediate Release: January 12, 2010
Local Contact: Susan Song
song16@illinois.edu
(630)-544-7186
CAMPUS ANTIWAR NETWORK ANNOUNCES NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Disappointment with Obama Administration reinvigorates national student antiwar movement.
