Archived Public Service Announcements
Dream Act Rally
IDREAM Coalition
add date: 16 Sept. 2009
drop date: 24 Sept. 2009
On September 23rd at 12 PM, the IDREAM Coalition will be hosting a rally in support of the Dream Act and an end to deportation and raids against immigrants. The rally will be at 12 PM south of the Illini Union on the Quad.
The dream act was reintroduced on March 26, 2009. This bipartisan legislation would provide undocumented immigrant youth in the united states conditional residency and a path to citizenship, provided that they have arrived before the age of 15, maintained continued residence for a minimum of 5 years, obtained a high school diploma, attended 2 or 4 years of college, or served in the U.S. military.
For more information, contact idreamillinois@gmail.com. A couple minutes of your time could change the lives of thousands of students forever.
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UC-IMC Open House
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
add date: 21 July 2009
drop date: 26 July 2009
The IMC welcomes the community, working groups, individual members, and volunteers to the first IMC open house! Come see what is stewing in the "Old Post Office Building" in Urbana this Saturday, July 25th from 11am to 1pm.
Working groups will be on site to share what they are up to, live music will fill the room, and a display of local media will be on hand to inspire you. Active working groups include
* Artists
* Books to Prisoners
* Community Connections
* Finance
* Librarians
* Outreach
* Production (including Video/Radio News)
* Public i Newspaper (Print)
* Shows/Booking
* Staff
* Tech
* Web
* WRFU 104.5 FM
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UC-IMC IndyMedia Arts Lab
UC-IMC
add date: 8 July 2009
drop date: 13 July 2009
Come check out the IndyMedia & Arts Lab, hosted by the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center being held from July 13th to July 23rd.
The IndyMedia & Arts Lab will operate Monday thru Thursday’s from 9a. to 3p, with lunch & snacks provided. Youths 12-16 years of age will explore:
Audio/Radio Production
Community Gardening
Painting
Crafts and
Instrumentation
For more information on tuition and enrollment options, please contact Jason Keist (pronounced Kyste) at jasonk@ucimc.org or the Independent Media Center at 217.344.8820. Enrollment is on a first come, first serve basis. So, secure your child’s spot today while openings are available!
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WRFU TOWER BENEFIT
Mike n' Molly's
add date: 6 May 2009
drop date: 17 May 2009
A benefit to raise funds for WRFU's new permanent tower will take place on Saturday, May 16 from 5:30pm to 1am in Mike n' Molly's beer garden, 105 N. Market Street in downtown Champaign. More than 18 local musicians, poets, spoken word artists, and bands including The Duke of Uke, Aaron Ammons, Elizabeth Simpson, William Gillespie and Crystalline Scoggins, Tree Thump, and John Hoeffleur of the Beauty Shop will perform short sets at the benefit, many of which will include a personal tribute to community radio. Ray Morales of WRFU's The Show presides over the night as MC. WRFU tower benefit Saturday, May 16 at Mike n' Molly's. Keeping our airwaves tuned to local! For more information, visit www.myspace.com/whatmattersbenefit.
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Boneyard Arts Festival
40 North | 88 West, Champaign County Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council
add date: 31 March 2009
drop date: 20 April 2009
Expect the unexpected at the Boneyard Arts Festival presented by 40 North | 88 West, Champaign County Arts, Culture and Entertainment Council.
See belly dancers, live theater and local bands on the street; sculptors and painters in bars and restaurants and other artists spreading their creativity across the county. Get your art fix on Thursday, April 16 in Downtown Champaign; Friday, April 17 on Campus; Saturday, April 18 in Downtown Urbana and Sunday, April 19 out and about in Champaign County. Look for your Boneyard Map in the News Gazette & the Buzz or go to 40North.org for more information. The Boneyard Arts Fesival is sponsored by Krannert Center for the Performing Arts and the 217.com.
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IMC Fest 2009
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center (UCIMC)
add date: 14 April 2009
drop date: 20 April 2009
The Independent Media Center is hosting the 2009 IMC Fest on April 17th, 18th, and 19th, in downtown Urbana at the IMC's historic post office building on the corner of Broadway and Elm. The IMC Fest will feature over 30 musical acts, dancers, art shows, speakers, and late night parties. The IMC Fest is an all-ages event, and will be held in conjunction with the 40 North|88 West Boneyard Arts Festival. For more information, tickets, and artists’ schedules, visit www.imcfest.org.
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Bahá'í Gatherings
Bahá'ís of Champaign-Urbana
add date: 16 February 2009
drop date: 19 February 2009
The Bahá'ís of Champaign-Urbana invite the community to offer prayers and show support for religious freedom in Iran following reports that a group of imprisoned Iranian Bahá'í leaders are expected to go on trial this week.
They will host two prayer and informational gatherings this week: Tuesday at 7 pm at the Bahá'í Center located at the corner of Green and Lynn Streets in Urbana (807 E. Green St.), and Wednesday at 7 pm at the Library and Information Science building at Fifth and Daniel in Champaign. Refreshments will be served.
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Nominate an Outstanding Teacher
Golden Apple Central Illinois
add date: 30 September 2008
drop date: 13 December 2008
Do you know an outstanding teacher who deserves recognition? Would you like to see teachers honored like Hollywood Stars at the Academy Awards? Red carpet, flashbulbs, black tie, TV Coverage? Ten teachers in Central Illinois, grades Pre-K through-12, will receive the prestigious Golden Apple Award for Excellence In Teaching. You can nominate a stellar teacher today at www.goldenappleci.org. Or call 217-244-9110.
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Nominate an Outstanding Teacher
Golden Apple Central Illinois
add date: 30 September 2008
drop date: 13 December 2008
Do you know an outstanding teacher who deserves recognition? Would you like to see teachers honored like Hollywood Stars at the Academy Awards? Red carpet, flashbulbs, black tie, TV Coverage? Ten teachers in Central Illinois, grades Pre-K through-12, will receive the prestigious Golden Apple Award for Excellence In Teaching. You can nominate a stellar teacher today at www.goldenappleci.org. Or call 217-244-9110.
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What Matters WRFU Benefit
WRFU-LP 104.5 FM, Radio Free Urbana
add date: 8 November 2008
drop date: 7 December 2008
What matters, Champaign-Urbana? WRFU, 104.5fm, will host a benefit show at the Cowboy Monkey downtown Champaign Saturday, December 6th from 6 PM until 2 AM. The show will raise funds towards a new permanent tower for the station. The evening features short sets by more than 16 local musicians and poets throughout the night, with each set containing songs related to the show theme: "What Matters". So, what matters, Champaign-Urbana? Local music. The arts. Public affairs programming. Diverse opinions. Debate. Supporting the community by keeping the airwaves for the people. WRFU benefit. Saturday, December 6 at the Cowboy Monkey.
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2008 Tournees French Film Festival
University of Illinois and Parkland College
add date: 08 October 2008
drop date: 06 November 2008
University of Illinois and Parkland College present the Fourth Annual Tournées (pronounced TOUR-NAY) French Film Festival at Boardman's Art Theatre, 126 W. Church St. in downtown Champaign. Seven award-winning French language films will be shown over one week, from October 31 through November 6.
For more information, go to www.boardmansarttheatre.com. The Festival is sponsored by the French American Cultural Exchange.
That's the TOUR-NAY French Film Festival, October 31 through November 6 at Boardman's Art Theatre.
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Pages for Pennies Book Sale
Books for Prisoners
add date: 27 September 2008
drop date: 20 October 2008
UC Books to Prisoners is sponsoring a used book sale October 17th through 19th 2008. The sale will be located at the IMC in the downtown Urbana Post Office building at 202 S. Broadway. Admission is free. Hours are Friday, October 17th, 4 to 8 PM; Saturday, October 18th, from 8:30 AM to 6 PM; and on Sunday, October 19th, from 11 AM to 2:30 PM. Sunday from 1:30 to 2:30 PM is a Bag Sale when book lovers may fill a standard-sized grocery bag with books for a fixed total cost. UC Books to Prisoners is a not-for-profit project that provides recycled books free of charge to Illinois inmates and operates lending libraries at the local jails. For more information check out the Books to Prisoners website at www.bookstoprisoners.org.
For questions or interview requests from news or ad outlets, Deb can be reached at home: 217-352-4717 and on cell: 217-493-6761.
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Engineering Open House
UIUC College of Engineering
add date: 07 February 2008
drop date: 09 March 2008
“Sparking Curiosity” is the theme of this year’s Engineering Open House at the University of Illinois. On March 7th and 8th, visitors of all ages will converge on campus to see and experience the technological achievements of students in the College of Engineering. From high school- and college-level robotics competitions, to Rube Goldberg machines, to over 190 student exhibits, there’s lots to see and do. This is the largest student-run event at the University of Illinois with over 20,000 visitors each year. This event is fun and free! Again, the Engineering Open House will be on Friday, March 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Saturday, March 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the University of Illinois College of Engineering. For more information, visit http://eoh.ec.uiuc.edu/.
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5th Annual Share-a-Meal with Community Shares
Community Shares of Illinois
add date: 01 March 2008
drop date: 13 March 2008
Now, feeding your own hunger can help feed the hungry, house the homeless and much more!
On Tuesday, March 11th, Community Shares of Illinois invites you to pull up a chair at participating local restaurants for the 5th Annual Share-a-Meal with Community Shares event.
All you need to do is spend an enjoyable lunch or dinner with family and friends at one of these fine local restaurants: Café Luna, Kennedy's, Pasha, Mezzaluna or The Great Impasta.
Proceeds from this unique event will support dozens of local charities working to address hunger, health care, homelessness, domestic violence and other important community issues.
For more information, including a complete list of participating restaurants and member charities, call 352-6533 or visit www.share-a-meal.org (www-dot- share-dash-a-dash-meal-dot-org).
Reservations are recommended for Share-A-Meal on Tuesday, March 11th. And remember—there's a place at the table for you!
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Hip Hop Benefit Concert
United For Uganda
add date: 01 March 2008
drop date: 13 March 2008
United For Uganda will host A hip hop benefit concert for Come Let’s Dance
on Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m. at the Independent Media Center at 202 S.
Broadway in Urbana. Local rappers and breakdancers will perform. Entrance
is open to all ages and costs $6. Performers include
• Krukid, a Ugandan native and rising international star. He is signed with
Rawkus Record and his recent album Afr-I-Can has been a huge success.
• Cornbread, whose past albums include Leftover Bread: Crumbs for critters.
He is currently working on Tha Black Magic LP with Hipgnosis.
• Text, who just released his newest album Discretionless.
All proceeds go to Come Let’s Dance, a grassroots organization in northern
Uganda helping former child soldiers recover from forced combat in the
20-year long civil war there and helping the surrounding war-torn
community to rebuild itself. You can learn more at www.comeletsdance.org.
United For Uganda is a local student group working to understand and
spread awareness about the conflict in northern Uganda. More information can be found at www.unitedforuganda.org or email miyer@uni.uiuc.edu.
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Silent Auction and Dinner
American Cancer Society
add date: 04 April 2008
drop date: 18 April 2008
Want to have fun and fight cancer at the same time? The "No Speed Limit" Relay For Life team would like you to join them and other Rantoul-area residents at their Silent Auction & Dinner at the Rantoul Knights of Columbus on Sunday, April 20th, from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM.
All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. For more info call Janet at 418-1704.
Call for Artists Fellowship Applications
Illinois Arts Council
add date: 25 July 2007
drop date: 02 September 2007
Applications are now available for the Illinois Arts Council’s Artists Fellowship Program. These competitive grants enable enable to pursue their artistic goals. Fellowships are a fixed amount of $7,000. A limited number of Finalist awards will also be given. The $700 Finalist awards are intended to recognize additional applicants who demonstrate considerable talent. All Illinois residents are eligible and encouraged to apply.
The Artists Fellowship Program operates on a two-year rotating cycle. This year, applications for choreography, crafts, ethnic and folk arts, media arts, new performance forms, prose, and scriptworks will be accepted. The primary factor on which applications will be judged is quality of submitted work.
The deadline for application to the fiscal year 2008 Artists Fellowship Program is September 1, 2007. Guidelines and application materials are available from the Illinois Arts Council website: www-dot-state-dot-il-dot-us-slash-agency-slash-iac. For further information about this program or to receive a hard copy of these materials, please contact the Illinois Arts Council at 312/814-6750, toll-free in Illinois 800/237-6994, TTY 888/261-7957 for individuals who have hearing or voice impairments, or email iac.info@illinois.gov . Individuals who are blind, have low vision, or have learning impairments may obtain assistance regarding IAC written materials by contacting the agency’s ADA/504 Access Coordinator.
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Jazz at the Urbana Free Library Urbana Free Library Foundation
add date: 21 August 2007
drop date: 20 August 2007
The Boneyard Jazz Quintet will be playing a free concert in the front reading rooms of the Urbana Free Library this Sunday, August 19 from 2 to 3:30pm. The Boneyard Jazz Quintet is a local group of seasoned jazz performersand performs popular tunes by legends such as Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Miles Davis, and Dizzy Gillespie, as well as experimenting in a variety of styles such as swing, Latin, and ballads. The band includes Armand Beaudoin on bass and cello, Jeff Magby on drums, Morgan Powell on trombone, Tom "Shab" Wirtel on trumpet and flugelhorn, and Woody Woodward on piano.
The concert is part of the library's popular monthly UFLive concert series which takes place on the third Sunday of every month. The concerts are made possible by a generous donation from the Urbana Free Library Foundation.
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Immigrant Rights Meeting New Sanctuary Movement
add date: 25 July 2007
drop date: 08 August 2007
The New Sanctuary Movement is an attempt to take a stand for immigrant rights within our county. The New Sanctuary Movement is seeking to do this by providing hospitality to a limited number of immigrant families, whose cases clearly reveal the contradictions and moral injustices of our current immigration system. The Movement is also seeking to educate the general populace about how the current immigration struggle is driven by U.S. foreign and trade policy. The grandest hope is that by doing these things, the Movement can protect immigrants against hate, workplace discrimination, and unjust deportation. The Movement also hopes to reveal the actual suffering of immigrant workers and their families under current and proposed legislation to the wider religious community and the general public.
To be a presence, however, the New Sanctuary Movement needs an ever-greater Latino and Latina voice working with them. The Movement is looking for attendees for their next meeting on Tuesday, August 7, at 7:00 p.m. at Community United Church of Christ at the corner of Sixth and Daniel Streets in Champaign.
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Tibetan Buddhist Talks Tashi Choling Center
add date: 30 July 2007
drop date: 05 August 2007
Venerable George Churinoff, a Tibetan Buddhist monk will be giving talks on "The Steps On the Path to Enlightenment" Friday, Aug 3, 7-9 PM and Saturday Aug 4, 9-11:30 AM and 1:30-4 PM at Christ Unity Church in Urbana. A donation is suggested but no one will be turned away. This event is sponsored by Tashi Choling Center.
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Human Rights Film Series: Wetback Illinois Disciples Foundation
add date: 06 September 2007
drop date: 21 September 2007 On Thursday, September 20th, the Illinois Disciples Foundation will kick off its semi-annual Human Rights Film Series with the film Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary. This film focuses on crossing the U.S./Mexico border through the eyes of illegal immigrants, U.S. border patrol, Arizona minutemen, and human rights activists. The film will start at 7pm, admission is free, and drinks and snacks will be provided. The event is wheelchair accessible and limited parking is available. The IDF is located at the northwest corner of Springfield and Wright Streets in Champaign. For more information, please contact the IDF at 352-8721 or idf@prairienet.org.
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Human Rights Film Series: Taxi Dreams Illinois Disciples Foundation
add date: 06 September 2007
drop date: 28 September 2007
On Thursday, September 27th, the Illinois Disciples Foundation will continue the Human Rights Film Series with Taxi Dreams. This documentary explores the high frequency of recent immigrants working as taxi drivers and follows the story and challenges of four individuals who reflect the melting pot amongst NYC cabbies. The film will start at 7pm, admission is free, and drinks and snacks will be provided. The event is wheelchair accessible and limited parking is available. The IDF is located at the NW corner of Springfield and Wright streets in Champaign. For more information, please contact the IDF at 352-8721 or idf@prairienet.org.
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Helvetica: The Movie at Parkland Art Gallery Parkland Art Gallery
add date: 14 September 2007
drop date: 10 October 2007
“Helvetica” is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one type-face as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. Helvetica is currently screening at film festivals, museums, design conferences, and cinemas worldwide. The Champaign-Urbana premiere will take place on Wednesday, October 10, at the Parkland Theater.
There is a suggested donation at the door, and all proceeds will benefit the Parkland Art Gallery. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
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IDF Human Rights Film Series Letters from the Other Side Illinois Disciples Foundation
add date: 08 October 2007
drop date: 12 October 2007
On Thursday, October 11th, the Illinois Disciples Foundation will conclude its semi-annual Human Rights Film Series with the film Letters From The Other Side. This film interweaves video letters carried across the border with the intimate stories of women left behind in post-NAFTA Mexico. Letters From The Other Side paints a complex portrait of families torn apart by economics, communities dying at the hands of globalization, and governments incapable or unwilling to do anything. The film will start at 7pm, admission is free, and drinks and snacks will be provided. The event is wheelchair accessible and limited parking is available. The IDF is located at the NW corner of Springfield and Wright streets in Champaign. For more information, please contact the IDF at 352-8721 or idf@prairienet.org.
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Jena Six Dialogue C-U Citizens for Peace and Justice
add date: 08 October 2007
drop date: 13 October 2007
C-U Citizens for Peace & Justice presents a speech Friday evening, October 12, at 7:00 P.M. by Ms. Terry Davis at the Urban League of Champaign County. Ms. Davis joined the legal team for Mychal Bell, who was incarcerated for 9 months as one of the Jena Six teenagers charged with conspiracy to murder. Ms. Davis was in Jena, Louisiana for a total of three-and-a-half weeksin August and September, including the day of national protest, September 22.
Ms. Davis was a retired union organizer for United Electric and is a trained investigator for the Public Defender's officer in Chicago. She volunteered these skills to the legal teams at work in Jena to defend the six teenagers. In this capacity, she has interviewed scores of persons connected to the first trial, to the defendants, to the scene of the alleged crime, and to the high school where most of the events transpired.
On October 12th at the Urban League, Ms. Davis will share information and engage in dialogue with the community about this defining event in the stuggle for civil rights for African-Americans. All are welcome. The Urban League of Champaign County is located at 314 S. Neil St. in Champaign, Illinois.
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Metanoia Centers Town Hall Meeting Metanoia Centers
add date: 08 October 2007
drop date: 18 October 2007
Metanoia [pronounced met-tah-noi-ya] Centers, in conjunction with the Central Illinois Organizing Project, will be holding a Town Hall meeting to address problems and offer solutions concerning the foreclosure crisis happening now in our Champaign-Urbana community.
The meeting will be held on Wednesday October 17, 2007 at 7pm at Saint Patrick’s Church, 708 West Main Street in Urbana. This event is free and open to the public. Anyone directly or indirectly affected by foreclosure is strongly encouraged to attend.
If you are interested in canvassing areas to bring people to the meeting that can benefit from this event, please contact us ASAP. Canvassing will begin on Saturday October 6, 2007 at 1pm.
For more information please e-mail the Metanoia Centers at info@metanoiacenters.org or 217.355.6423.
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IMC Electronics Garage Sale Donations Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
add date: 08 September 2007
drop date: 21 October 2007
The IMC is accepting donations for our electronics garage sale coming up on Oct. 18, 19, and 20. Until the sale, bring your working electronic items to the first floor IMC offices any weekday between 10am and noon, or Friday evenings between 5 and 7 P.M.
We are accepting
Radios,
Speakers,
Microphones,
Head phones,
LCD Monitors,
Computers,
Televisions,
CDs and CD players,
DVDs and DVD players,
Ipods and mp3 players, and
Any similar items
We are sorry, but we can't accept
Any item that doesn’t work,
Cassette tapes,
VCR tapes,
Vinyl records or 8-tracks, nor
CRT monitors
Bring your items to the IMC in downtown Urbana on the north side of Lincoln Square Mall at 202 S. Broadway. If you have any questions or need more information you can call Randall Hawkins at 217.355.8799. Once again, donations can be dropped off at the IMC any weekday between 10am and noon, or Friday evenings between 5 and 7 P.M.
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Kids on the Radio Event Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
add date: 14 October 2007
drop date: 30 October 2007
WRFU radio station is giving all young people a chance to be on the radio on Monday, October 29th from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. at the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center at 202 S. Broadway in downtown Urbana. There will be tables where kids can prepare to announce music, make public service announcements or work up a radio show skit. Children can practice on a stage and they can then perform in a live radio show from our radio studio. There will also be an art area open for use. The radio show will be recorded and families will be able to purchase discs of the program to listen to later.
Donations will be accepted during this event to help WRFU raise a new radio tower to better serve our community.
For more information you can contact
Lavana S. Hawkins
217/355-8799
lrhawkins@sbcglobal.net
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La Fiesta Latina Latino Partnership of Greater Champaign
County
add date: 17 October 2007
drop date: 29 October 2007
On Sunday, October 28th, the Latino Partnership of Greater Champaign County will be hosting La Fiesta Latina. This event has been planned to showcase several agencies that provide services to the local Latino community. Some of the agencies that will be in attendance include Crisis Nursery, Champaign Consortium, Girl Scouts, Cultivadores, Mental Health Center, Champaign County Health Care Consumers, the Urbana Free Library and many more. There will be games and childcare for the kids. This event is free, and the press is invited. There will be giveaways, including 10 computers,
phone cards, and more.
La Fiesta will be from 1:00 to 4:00 P.M. at the Urbana Middle School, 1201 South Vine Street, Urbana. There is plenty of free parking available. If you have questions about this event, please contact Rebecca Guyette at 217-337-1500.
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IMC Concerts UC-IMC Shows Group
add date: 06 November 2007
drop date: 18 November 2007
The UC-IMC Shows Group is committed to supporting local music by creating an easily accessible concert venue. The next shows will be at the IMC Fest this weekend Friday November 9th through Sunday November 11th. Please visit http://shows.ucimc.org/ for more information.
The next show after the IMC fest will be Saturday, November 17th starting at 8 P.M. The artists that will be playing are:
- the Aux Sable Embers, a Punk/Rock/Emo group from Joliet;
- The Frantic, a Rock/Punk group from Chicago;
- the Synthesis Reaction, a Rock/Alternative group from Urbana-Champaign; and
- Backyard Shark, another Rock/Alternative/Indie from Urbana-Champaign
If you or your musical group wants to play at one of the IMC's shows or hold your own show, attend a Shows Group meeting at the IMC, Thursdays at 7:00pm in the Independent Media Center Main Space, and contact the venue at shows@ucimc.org.
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CCCHC 5k Walk/Run Vineyard Church
add date: 08 October 2007
drop date: 11 November 2007
The Vineyard Church will be holding its 3rd annual 5K Walk/Run to benefit Champaign County Christian Health Center. Champaign County Christian Health Center is a non-profit, free, holistic health clinic that serves Champaign County’s uninsured population. Being uninsured means that you may not have access to quality, primary care or decent medical resources. Champaign County Christian Health Center seeks to fill this void and you can help by participating in the 5K fundraiser!
The race will be held on Saturday November 10, 2007 at 9am. The race will begin at The Vineyard Church, 1500 North Lincoln in Urbana. There is a minimal registration fee. The first 300 runners to register will receive a t-shirt and all runners will receive a gift bag. Prizes will also be given to participants. There is a free ‘Kids Fun Run’ for all children of registered runners.
For more information or to register, please call 217.766.6922 or visit www.thevineyardchurch.us. If you are interested in sponsoring the event, please contact Lem at volunteerccchc@yahoo.com or 217.766.6922 .
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Waiting to Inhale: Champaign-Urbana Screening and Panel Discussion Champaign County Healthcare Consumers & Students for Sensible Drug Policy
add date: 07 November 2007
drop date: 13 November 2007
The Champaign County Healthcare Consumers and the Students for Sensible Drug Policy will be screening the documentary Waiting to Inhale and will be holding a panel discussion afterwards. Waiting to Inhale examines the heated debate over cannabis and its use as medicine in the United States. Twelve states have passed legislation to protect patients who use medical cannabis. Illinois has had medical cannabis laws on its books since 1971, but refuses to enforce these provisions, while choosing to continue criminally prosecuting medical cannabis users. Yet opponents claim the medical argument is just a smokescreen for a different agenda--to legalize cannabis for recreation and profit. What claims are being made, and what are the stakes?
Waiting to Inhale takes viewers inside the lives of patients who have been forever changed by illness and of parents who lost their children to addiction. Is marijuana really a gateway drug? What evidence is there to support the claim that cannabis can alleviate some of the devastating symptoms of AIDS, cancer and multiple sclerosis? Waiting to Inhale sheds new light on this controversy and presents shocking new evidence that cannabis could hold a big stake in the future of medicine.
A panel discussion will follow the screening. The panel will include Dr. Christopher Fichtner and Jamie Clayton, a patient. Jed Riffe, the director of Waiting to Inhale, will be moderating the discussion.
The screening and panel discussion is free and open the public and will be held at 6:30pm on Monday, November 12, at the Wisegraver Lounge in the Illinois Disciples Foundation. The Illinois Disciples Foundation is located at 610 E. Springfield, Champaign, Illinois at Northwest corner of Wright and Springfield.
The Illinois Disciples Foundation is wheelchair accessible & offers free parking in the parking lot.
This project was made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly.
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Health Care Panel Discussion
University High School Activism Club and The Channing-Murray Foundation
add date: 15 January 2008
drop date: 24 January 2008
A Panel Discussion entitled Transform: Health Care & the Local Movement
for Reform will be held on Wednesday, January 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209 W. Oregon, Urbana.
The panelists will discuss the crisis in Champaign County, where 40% of
residents have no or little access to health care. They will cover the
local movement to increase access to health care, the situation for
immigrants, alternative approaches to redesigning the system, and an
internal perspective from a physician and health care consultant who has
worked on increasing access for uninsured residents of Vermilion County.
Panelists include:
• Claudia Lennhoff, executive director of Champaign County Health Care
Consumers
• Jeff Trask, pastor and founder of the Champaign County Christian Health
Center
• Judith Ormazabal, interpreter at the Christian Health Center
• Rob Scott, director of the School for Designing a Society which hosted
the “Redesigning the Health Care System” Intensive in October, 2007
• David Hurley, health care consultant and physician in Danville
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Women in Business Leadership Conference
UIUC MBA Women in Businss
add date: 27 January 2008
drop date: 17 February 2008
The Women in Business Society is holding their Fifth Annual Women in Business Leadership Conference. The theme for this year is Expand Your Horizon and will be held in the Illini Union Ball Room on Saturday the 16th of February. The keynote speaker at this year's conference will be Dianne Adams, Vice President of Human Resources for World Wide Sales and International Theatres at Cisco. Systems, Inc. Registration, schedule, and more information for the event can be found at www.2008.wibconference.illinoismbaa.org.
The Women in Business Society is a student organization under the UIUC MBA association and a UIUC Registered Student organization. The Society can be reached at uiucwib@gmail.com.
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