[Peace] Obama UnBall at the IMC Tuesday at 6 pm

Sat Jan 17 23:49:13 CST 2009

The IMC will be the site of an Obama UnBall Tuesday starting at 6 pm.  It is
free and open to all.  IMC journalists will be providing live coverage from
DC.  Thanks to the organizing efforts of Lisa & Ricardo Diaz.  Here is their
invite:

Welcome in a new era for America at the Urbana UnBall on Inauguration Day.
Bring the kids. Gather with local friends and
strangers to celebrate the beginning of one administration and the end of
another, and to get to know the activist-progressive community in town.

This is a potluck event so bring your favorite political dish. TV coverage.
Entertainment. Dress up as your favorite politician. Bring a political game:
trivia, board game, group game, all welcome. Present plans are open to your
contribution and cooperation.

Provided: A great place to celebrate with Obama kin. Souvenir. Paper
products. (Bring your own serving utensils!). Feel free to forward this
invitation.

On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 11:34 PM, Stuart Levy <slevy at ncsa.uiuc.edu> wrote:

> Most of these are from the web page:
>   http://www.admin.uiuc.edu/mlk/community.html
>
> *All* events listed here are free and open to everyone.
>
>
> Sun Jan 18  2-4pm  Champaign Public Library, Robeson Pavilion rm "A"
>   "Renewing America's Promise of Peace and Justice"
>   Listening to King's "Beyond Vietnam - A Time to Break Silence"
>   speech, and looking at today's world in that light.
>   More at:  http://www.anti-war.net/
>   (this event is from AWARE & isn't on the admin.uiuc.edu listing)
>
>
> Sun Jan 18  5-7pm  Krannert Center's Foellinger Great Hall
>   "The Dream is Alive and Reborn"
>    Campus Community Celebration & Scholarship Program
>      Community Choir performances
>      Keynote speaker
>      Awards of 2009 MLK essay scholarships
>
>
> Mon Jan 19  8:30-10:00am    Vineyard Church, 1500 N. Lincoln, Urbana
>   Unity Breakfast
>      Keynote Speaker
>      Scholarship award winners recognized
>   Sponsored by the Martin Luther King Jr. Committee for Justice
>
>
> Mon Jan 19  10:00am-3:00pm   Illinois Street Residence Hall (ISR), UofI
> campus
>                             Multipurpose Room
>   Urbana Rotary and Urbana High School Interact - Youth Festival
>   "High School Diversity and Conflict Resolution Conference"
>
>
> Tue Jan 20  11am-1pm
>   Several places to gather & watch Obama's inauguration on TV:
>
>   ** LGBT Resource Center, 323 Illini Union, UofI campus, Urbana
>   ** Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W. Nevada Street, UofI campus,
> Urbana
>
>        (at each of the above sites) A facilitated discussion will
>        focus on the issue of civil rights, the 2008 election of President
>        Barack Obama and the ban on same-sex marriage in several states.
>
>   ** [Martel also mentioned that]
>      Douglass Annex will have a large TV watching the Inauguration, too.
>
>
> Wed Jan 21  noon-1pm   African American Cultural Center, 708 S. Matthews,
> UofI campus, Urbana
>   "Reclaiming the Dream/History Makers"
>
>    Featuring Clarence Lang, Assistant Professor in History and African
> American Studies, University of Illinois
>    http://www.bnaacc.illinois.edu/
>
>
> Wed Jan 21  4:30pm-?   La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 West Nevada Street,
> Urbana
>    "The Legacy of Civil Disobedience":
>        A Film Screening and Discussion of the Walk Outs
>    For more information, contact: (217) 333-4950
>
>
> Thu Jan 22  noon-1pm  La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 West Nevada Street,
> Urbana
>    "The Chief: Why a Mascot Would Be Retired"
>    Lunch provided.
>    For more information, contact: (217) 333-4950
>
>
> Fri Jan 23  all day  2nd Floor, 703 Wright Street
>    Grand Opening of the University of Illinois Center for Women and Gender
> Justice
>    For more information, contact: (217) 333-3137
>
>
> Sat Jan 24  10am-1pm    Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Lobby,
> Urbana
>    MLK Culminating Community Celebration
>    "Four Score and A Dream Ago: Weaving our Common Destinies"
>
>    Both Dr King and President Lincoln were committed to weaving the many
>        peoples and ideas of this great nation into one, knitting us all
> together in an
>        inseparable bond of humanity and common destiny.
>    Please join our local artists Dawn Blackmon, Hua Nian, Haryuo Kamekawa
> as
>        they continue this tradition of nation and community building and
> engage
>        children of all ages in weaving a communal tapestry in the annual
> MLK art
>        making activity in the lobby of Krannert Center.
>    Featuring:
>        Family friendly events
>        Bowdacious String Band
>        Mo' Better Music youth band and choir
>        MLK Essay and artistic expression contest winners
>        Booker T Washington Elementary Arts Program
>        Countryside School Chinese choir
>        Tito Carilo's Latin Jazz Band
>        Salsa Dancing
>        Children's Art-making
>
>
> Mon Jan 26  noon-1pm   LGBT Resource Center, 323 Illini Union, Urbana
>    Film screening
>    "Brother Outsider"
>
>    The life and legacy of Bayard Rustin, a civil rights movement leader and
>        gay activist will be examined. A discussion will follow after the
> film showing.
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