Time and Date of Event
August 26, 2008 Film Screening at the IMC: Juvies, directed by Leslie Neale
August 26, 2008 at 7pm: The Prison Impact Working Group will host a film screening at the UCIMC, showing the film Juvies, by director Leslie Neale. The film deals with the juvenile justice system in the United States, with regards to the trying of children as adults and the dispensation of excessively harsh sentences. For more information, please visit:
http://prisonimpact.blogspot.com/
Aug. 18: Presentation and Discussion on the Nursing Home Crisis
The Nursing Home Crisis: Problems and Solutions
Presentation and Discussion with Tara McCauley
The Champaign County Nursing Home faces a fiscal crisis due to the County Board's
neglect of their oversight responsibilities. The home recently moved into a newly-built
$24 million facility and has an outstanding reputation for care, yet preservation of the
Aug. 21: "Show Me the Money" - Campus Workers Rally Against Wage Cuts
"SHOW ME THE MONEY!": CAMPUS WORKERS RALLY AGAINST WAGE CUTS
When: Thursday 21, August at Noon
Where: College Court (PAR-FAR)
Who: All campus workers and unions
July 21: Green Crossings -- Railroads, Light Rail, and Energy-Conscious Environmentalism
Green Crossings: Railroads, Light Rail, and Energy-Conscious Environmentalism
Presentation and Discussion with Mike Lehman
July 18 & 19: Marx in Soho
Imagine all Karl Marx would have to say after one hundred years of just being
able to watch...
Marx in Soho: A Play on History
By Howard Zinn, performed by Jerry Levy
Performances AT 7:30 pm
Friday, July 18, Independent Media Center, Urbana
Saturday, July 19, Channing-Murray Foundation, Urbana
Suggested contribution $5
July 19 (Sat) 2-4PM: "No War on Iran" peace demonstration *Country Fair*
As part of trying to bring messages of peace to other parts of town, AWARE is sponsoring a special anti-war demonstration in a different place -- Country Fair shopping center -- and a different time of month -- Saturday, July 19th, 2-4pm.
July 13: Radio Liberacion, Criminal (In)Justice Pt. 1: Police Review Board and the Thompson Case
Due to the transmitter malfunction at WEFT
this show originally planned for June will be broadcast for the first time:
Sunday morning, July 13 at 10 a.m.
July 14: Sustainability Talk at Mennonite Church
Monday, July 14, at 7:00 p.m.
Mon. Jun. 23, 7PM: Impressions from the National Conference on Media Reform
Several people from C-U were among the 3500 attendees of the June 6-8 National Conference for Media Reform (http://www.freepress.net/conference/).
We'd like to let the community know what we heard/saw/met/learned there. So please come hear our
Impressions from the National Conference on Media Reform<br>Monday, June 23rd, 7:00-8:45pm
June 14: HEUNA 8th Annual Picnic at Victory Park in Urbana
Saturday, June 14
1pm to 5pm
Victory Park, corner of Green & Lynn Streets, Urbana
8th Annual Picnic of the Historic East Urbana Neighborhood Association
2007 Governor's Hometown Award Winner
Dedication ceremony of Victory Park renovations at 2pm
Musical entertainment and raffle prizes
Games and goodies for kids
Bring your own sidedish, lawn chairs, and non-alcoholic beverages
