From the CU Immigration Forum blog site: "In these hard times for immigrants, everyone's help is needed. We appreciate all volunteers and donations. Our regular meetings are meant as a dialogue and inclusion of points of view so that we may do a better job serving and advocating....Let's meet to share the issues affecting immigrants … Continue reading CU Immigration Forum Partnership Building Meeting on October 9

Hear a panel of successful immigrant business owners share stories about their entrepreneurial experience and answer questions about their most challenging barriers starting out, greatest successes over the years, and insights into the business process within Champaign County. Audience questions and discussion will follow the formal panel. The event is Monday, September 24 at 6:30 … Continue reading Immigrant Entrepreneurship in C-U: A Panel Discussion

Come celebrate the diversity of cultures that make up our community with an afternoon of food, music, art projects for children, and special guests. The 5th Annual Immigrant Welcome Awards Ceremony recognizes the contributions of individuals and organizations that have created a welcoming atmosphere for immigrants in the Champaign-Urbana community. The event is Saturday, September … Continue reading Immigrant Welcome Awards Ceremony and Celebration

Our community is immigrant friendly but ICE is not..familes are still being separated.  On Tuesday, September 11, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm, the Immigration Forum will first go over what has been happening so we can better decide correlated next steps. Come and learn, come and share your observations and come and let's to something … Continue reading ICE still in our communities: What can be done?

            On Saturday, September 1, 1:00 pm, at the Kankakee County Courthouse, there will be a rally to protest expanding Kankakee to become one of the largest ICE detenion centers in Illinois.  Below is information from the Facebook event: "What is this about? Kankakee County’s Jerome Combs Detention Center houses … Continue reading Help Protest Expansion of Kankakee County as an ICE Detention Center!