[Peace] upcoming events for the rest of January 2011

[Karen Medina]

Also attached as a text file, events2011_january16.txt, ...

Upcoming events
Very few are AWARE events, though.
January 16, 2011 -- end of January

MLK Jr. Community Celebration
Jan 16, 2011 | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall, 500
South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana

Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast
Jan 17, 2011 | 8:30 am - 10:30 am
The Vineyard Church, 1500 North Lincoln Avenue, Urbana

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Jan 17, 2011 | All Day
Ikenberry Commons, Multipurpose Room 1, 301 East Gregory, Champaign

Film: "The Other America" and Facilitation
Jan 17, 2011 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Boardman's Art Theatre, 126 West Church Street, Urbana

MLK Jr. Essay Contest Winners Live on WEFT 90.1 FM radio
Jan 17, 2011 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
WEFT 90.1 FM radio

Beyond the Headlines in Ivory Coast
Tuesday, January 18 at 7pm / Urbana Free Library
Writer Carol Spindel: Carol Spindel is the author of essays, articles,
book reviews, and two books of creative nonfiction. In the Shadow of
the Sacred Grove, a New York Times Notable Book, is a memoir of the
year she spent living in a village in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.
Dancing at Halftime is an exploration of how American sports teams use
imaginary American Indian warriors as mascots.

Pioneering Latinos: Building a Legacy on and Beyond the Playing Field
Film: "Roberto Clemente" /Adrian Burgos with fimmaker Bernardo Ruiz
Jan 19, 2011 | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana

Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Day of Service
Jan 20, 2011 | 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wesley Evening Food Pantry, 1205 West Green Street, Urbana

Pioneering Latinos: Building a Legacy on and Beyond the Playing Field:
Fireside Chat with Bernardo Ruiz, Fernando Prez and Adrian Burgos
Jan 20, 2011 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana

AWARE book club begins!
Saturday, January 22nd, 2010
9am
Location: Cafe Kopi, 109 N Walnut St, Champaign, Illinois
The first book:
Title: The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans
Author: Aaron Glantz

Martin Luther King Jr. Culminating Community Event
Jan 22, 2011 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 South Goodwin Avenue

Martin Luther King Jr. Writing Contest Presentation of Winners
Jan 22, 2011 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

The Critical Research and Action Caucus (CRAAC!) will be meeting for
another Radical Reading Circle on Tuesday, January 25th at 5pm at the
University YMCA! in "the chapel" room.
We will be discussing Myles Horton's, The Long Haul and its relevance
to contemporary struggles here in Champaign-Urbana and beyond. All are
welcome!

New reading group to examine "how the U.S. came to have the highest
incarceration rate in the world". First meeting will be:
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
5pm
IPRH Seminar Room
805 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
[IPRH stands for Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities]

Public library screenings of Independent Lens documentaries prior to
their broadcast on WILL-TV.
First event: For Once in My Life / screening and post screening discussion
January 27, 2011
6:30 PM
Champaign Public Library, Robeson Rooms A & B
200 W. Green St.
Urbana-Champaign, IL 61820
- http://ww.itvs.org/screenings

Democracy is not a spectator sport: Commemorate the 1st anniversary of
Howard Zinn’s passing. Spend the evening at a live staged reading of
“The People Speak.”
Event: The People Speak – a community reading in Champaign-Urbana
Time: Thursday, January 27 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: The Red Herring, 1209 West Oregon Street, Urbana, Illinois
$5 suggested donation at the door. Proceeds benefit Haymarket Books,
and The People Speak.
See the facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176509949037849

Invisible Conflicts Fundraiser...
to benefit "Peace Together Uganda", a community-based organization in
rural Pajule, northern Uganda. PTU was created as a forum for
rebuilding a community devastated by a twenty-year civil war.
January 29th at 12:30 a run around the Quad in underwear or costume
Thaw out until 2pm at the YMCA; food, Ugandan jewelry, auction,

MLK Jr. Essay Contest Artwork and Exhibit
Feb 1, 2011 - Feb 21, 2011 | All Day
University of Illinois, Main Library, 1408 West Gregory Drive, Urbana
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Upcoming events
Very few are AWARE events, though. 
January 16, 2011 -- end of January

MLK Jr. Community Celebration
Jan 16, 2011 | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall, 500
South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana

Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast
Jan 17, 2011 | 8:30 am - 10:30 am
The Vineyard Church, 1500 North Lincoln Avenue, Urbana

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Jan 17, 2011 | All Day
Ikenberry Commons, Multipurpose Room 1, 301 East Gregory, Champaign

Film: "The Other America" and Facilitation
Jan 17, 2011 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Boardman's Art Theatre, 126 West Church Street, Urbana

MLK Jr. Essay Contest Winners Live on WEFT 90.1 FM radio
Jan 17, 2011 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
WEFT 90.1 FM radio

Beyond the Headlines in Ivory Coast
Tuesday, January 18 at 7pm / Urbana Free Library
Writer Carol Spindel: Carol Spindel is the author of essays, articles, book reviews, and two books of creative nonfiction. In the Shadow of the Sacred Grove, a New York Times Notable Book, is a memoir of the year she spent living in a village in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. Dancing at Halftime is an exploration of how American sports teams use imaginary American Indian warriors as mascots.

Pioneering Latinos: Building a Legacy on and Beyond the Playing Field
Film: "Roberto Clemente" /Adrian Burgos with fimmaker Bernardo Ruiz
Jan 19, 2011 | 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana

Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Day of Service
Jan 20, 2011 | 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Wesley Evening Food Pantry, 1205 West Green Street, Urbana

Pioneering Latinos: Building a Legacy on and Beyond the Playing Field:
Fireside Chat with Bernardo Ruiz, Fernando Prez and Adrian Burgos
Jan 20, 2011 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana

AWARE book club begins!
Saturday, January 22nd, 2010
9am
Location: Cafe Kopi, 109 N Walnut St, Champaign, Illinois
The first book:
Title: The War Comes Home: Washington's Battle Against America's Veterans
Author: Aaron Glantz

Martin Luther King Jr. Culminating Community Event
Jan 22, 2011 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, 500 South Goodwin Avenue

Martin Luther King Jr. Writing Contest Presentation of Winners
Jan 22, 2011 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

The Critical Research and Action Caucus (CRAAC!) will be meeting for
another Radical Reading Circle on Tuesday, January 25th at 5pm at the
University YMCA! in "the chapel" room.
We will be discussing Myles Horton's, The Long Haul and its relevance
to contemporary struggles here in Champaign-Urbana and beyond. All are
welcome!

New reading group to examine "how the U.S. came to have the highest
incarceration rate in the world". First meeting will be:
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
5pm
IPRH Seminar Room
805 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
[IPRH stands for Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities]

Public library screenings of Independent Lens documentaries prior to their broadcast on WILL-TV.
First event: For Once in My Life / screening and post screening discussion
January 27, 2011
6:30 PM
Champaign Public Library, Robeson Rooms A & B
200 W. Green St.
Urbana-Champaign, IL 61820
- http://ww.itvs.org/screenings

Democracy is not a spectator sport: Commemorate the 1st anniversary of
Howard Zinn’s passing. Spend the evening at a live staged reading of
“The People Speak.”
Event: The People Speak – a community reading in Champaign-Urbana
Time: Thursday, January 27 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: The Red Herring, 1209 West Oregon Street, Urbana, Illinois
$5 suggested donation at the door. Proceeds benefit Haymarket Books,
and The People Speak.
See the facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176509949037849

Invisible Conflicts Fundraiser...
to benefit "Peace Together Uganda", a community-based organization in
rural Pajule, northern Uganda. PTU was created as a forum for
rebuilding a community devastated by a twenty-year civil war.
January 29th at 12:30 a run around the Quad in underwear or costume
Thaw out until 2pm at the YMCA; food, Ugandan jewelry, auction,

MLK Jr. Essay Contest Artwork and Exhibit
Feb 1, 2011 - Feb 21, 2011 | All Day
University of Illinois, Main Library, 1408 West Gregory Drive, Urbana