Visit With Other Progressives at Drop-In June 27

Meet with other progressive-minded people in a relaxing, no obligation setting this coming Wednesday, June 27, any time from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. We'll be meeting at Jupiter's at the Crossing, 2511 Village Green Place, Champaign (http://jupitersatcrossing.com/). Look for the group in the back room. This will be our 7th Drop-In so far and, … Continue reading Visit With Other Progressives at Drop-In June 27

Update on “Families Belong Together” Events Locally

June 30 is the day that nation-wide "Familes Belong Together" rallies are planned, as we outlined in an earlier post. Organizer moveon.org says: Update: June 20, 2018 Events are on! The executive order that Donald Trump signed today is not a solution to the crisis created by his administration: it keeps kids imprisoned indefinitely and … Continue reading Update on “Families Belong Together” Events Locally

CU Indivisible: More Action Items on Families at the Border

We continue to be horrified and exhausted by the parent/child separations on the U.S. border. Below is a list of actions from the CU Indivisible Facebook page on June 20. If you're a member, let them know how many of these you were able to do. File a complaint against ICE with Office for … Continue reading CU Indivisible: More Action Items on Families at the Border

More on the CU Student Activist Organization (SAO)

Are you curious about what local high school students are doing as a follow up to the March for Our Lives and Wear Orange events? We posted a short comment about this topic showing that their activism continues. Now there's a longer article on the organizing going on. It's an article by the blog "Cheat … Continue reading More on the CU Student Activist Organization (SAO)