It's OUR River. Let's Protect It! People should attend the Monday June 11 hearing in Danville to tell the Illinois EPA and Governor Rauner to do the right thing, and require Dynegy to move its coal ash to protect the river and people of vermilion County. That's the urgent message from the Eco-Justice Collaborative and … Continue reading Update from Eco-Justice Collaborative: Show the IEPA you care what happens to the Middle Fork
Category: Immigration
Families Belong Together: Rally in Urbana Friday, June 1 with ACLU
Friday, we’re bringing a message right to the people tearing apart immigrant families: We won’t sit quietly while the Trump administration separates and detains parents and children, because families belong together. Nearly 200 Families Belong Together rallies are taking place at immigration enforcement offices in cities from Bakersfield to Boston, Dallas to Detroit – including … Continue reading Families Belong Together: Rally in Urbana Friday, June 1 with ACLU
Community Data Release: Immigrants in Champaign County
The New American Welcome Center at: https://universityymca.org/welcome/ will release data on the contributions of immigrants in Champaign County on Wednesday, May 23. Below is an invitation to the event and an announcement of what's involved. Invitation: Join us for a presentation on the demographic and economic contributions of immigrants with the New American Economy and … Continue reading Community Data Release: Immigrants in Champaign County
Call on Rodney Davis to Sign DACA Proposal
Our friends at Bend the Arc: CU have asked for urgent (this weekend) action Item taken from Facebook event. Bend the Arc:CU has learned the House of Representatives is just a few signatures away from being able to force House Speaker Paul Ryan to begin debate on the full range of DACA proposals that got … Continue reading Call on Rodney Davis to Sign DACA Proposal
