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SUMMARY:CU MAC Community Check-In
DESCRIPTION:As we witness the return to the indiscriminate bombing of Gaza\, there are no words for the pain we are feeling. Join CU MAC for a community check-in at 1:30 pm via zoom. \nSend CU MAC an email at admin@cumuslimaction.com for the link.
URL:https://www.cumuslimaction.com/event/cu-mac-community-check-in/
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SUMMARY:Protest in the Post-Political Era Symposium
DESCRIPTION:March 7 / Knight Auditorium of the Spurlock Museum \nProtests erupted in spring 2024 in response to the October 7\, 2023 attack by Hamas on Israel and Israel’s military response. On university campuses\, students shocked by the scale and intensity of Israel’s response took to the quad\, organizing rallies and creating encampments. Some critics of the demonstrations called the denouncements of Israeli military action antisemitic\, the equivalent of hate speech\, leaving little intellectual space for criticism or protest. At UIUC\, faced with campus unrest\, the university administration tried to draw a line between\, on one side\, the acceptable expression of political opinion and freedom of speech and\, on the other\, civil disobedience and disruption. \nIn considering the stakes of civil disobedience nationally\, one might think of the Civil Rights movement’s struggles for justice staged through boycotts and marches and in the public spaces of buses\, lunch counters\, and bridges\, and the Stonewall riot against police raids of a gay bar in New York City. Whether waged in peaceful solidarity or as a form of turbulent and deliberately disruptive resistance\, these forms of protest went beyond words\, the bodily presence of the protesters making a powerful demand for political change. But civil disobedience can come at a high cost as protesters endure forced removal\, violence\, criminalization and even incarceration. Thus\, it is often the last resort of people for whom the conventional methods of affecting change (though voting or litigation) have failed. \nThe conference speakers will address the history\, mechanism\, and goals of political protest\, looking at it from the various perspectives of ethics\, efficacy\, communication\, strategy\, solidarity\, public policy\, parliamentary channels\, and law. \nSpeakers\nAsef Bayat (Sociology\, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)\nCristobal Bianchi (Art & Design\, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)\nChristina Foust (Communication Studies\, Metropolitan State University at Denver)\nRichard Gilman-Opalsky (Politics and International Affair’s University of Illinois Springfield)\nJuan González (Great Cities Institute\, University of Illinois Chicago)\nSara Safransky (Human and Organizational Development\, Vanderbilt University)\nAshwini Vasanthakumar (Legal & Political Philosophy\, Queens’ University Ontario)\nEkow Yankah (Law & Philosophy\, University of Michigan) \nProgram\n9:00-9:10 | D. Fairchild Ruggles – Welcome \n9:10-9:15 | David Wilson – “What Do We Mean by ‘Post-Political’”?  \n9:15-10:00 | Ashwini Vasanthakumar (Queens University) – “Forget Persuasion: Protest as Refusal and Rehearsal”  \nModerator: David Wilson (UIUC) \n10:00-10:45 | Richard Gilman-Opalsky – “The Post-Political is also always Pre-Political: Real Horizons of Revolt”  \nModerator: Ken Salo (UIUC) \nBreak \n11:00-11:45 | Sara Safransky (Vanderbilt University) – “What Time is it? Freedom Struggles and the Crisis of the University”  \nModerator: Luvell Anderson (UIUC) \n11:45-12:30 | Cristóbal Bianchi (UIUC) – “The Span of Protest: Poetic Action as Resistance”  \nModerator: Sara Bartumeus \nLunch for speakers and moderators at Intermezzo Café in the KCPA \n1:15-2:00 | Christina Foust (Metropolitan State University at Denver) – “Revisiting Anarchy amid the Collapse of (a) Hegemony: Tactical hopes for a second Trump presidency”  \nModerator: Lena Shapiro (UIUC) \n2:00-2:45 | Asef Bayat (UIUC) – “Protests in a Post-Gramscian Moment”  \nModerator: Anke Pinkert \nBreak \n3:00-3:45 | Ekow Yankah (University of Michigan) – “Black Patriotism and Protest”  \nModerator: Colleen Murphy (UIUC) \n3:45-4:30 | Juan González (University of Illinois Chicago) – “Mass Protest in the U.S. and Resistance to Empire in the Global South”  \nModerator: J. David Cisneros (UIUC) \n4:30-5:15 | Discussion \n5:15-6:00 | Reception in the Spurlock Museum rotunda
URL:https://www.cumuslimaction.com/event/protest-in-the-post-political-era-symposium/
LOCATION:UIUC\, UIUC\, Urbana Champaign\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:UIUC Event
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SUMMARY:Free Film Screening: Boycott
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on March 2nd at the Channing Murray Foundation for a screening of the 2021 film Boycott. \nThis film explores anti-BDS laws\, which make it illegal to utilize boycotts against Israel as a form of nonviolent protest. \nThe ACLU of Champaign County will provide additional information regarding anti-boycott legislation in Illinois and HB 2723\, “Illinois Human Rights Advocacy Protection Act\,” a current bill to repeal Illinois’ 2015 anti-boycott law. \nDoors open 5:30 pm\, screening starts at 6:00 pm.
URL:https://www.cumuslimaction.com/event/free-film-screening-boycott/
LOCATION:Channing-Murray Foundation\, 1209 W Oregon St\, Urbana\, IL\, 61801\, United States
CATEGORIES:CU MAC Event
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SUMMARY:PopUP Teach-in\, “Concerning Global Voices” by Dr. Barnes and Dr. Salo
DESCRIPTION:Join FJP UIUC on Feb 28th (3-3:50 PM in Davenport Hall 230) for a conversation with Dr. Terri Barnes and Dr. Ken Salo about Africanist perspectives on global violences\, past and present\, and how our social justice orgs could respond. Our dialogues will reignite the Popular University as we consider Goran Olsson’s documentary “Concerning Violence” (2014) and its anti-colonial Fanonian vision for collective liberation\, link to trailer in QR code. We’ll also have snacks\, community organizing info\, and a popUP of selected books from the Refaat Alreer Memorial Library — bring a friend! \nDavenport Hall: 607 S Mathews Ave\, Urbana\, IL 61801
URL:https://www.cumuslimaction.com/event/popup-teach-in-concerning-global-voices-by-dr-barnes-and-dr-salo/
LOCATION:UIUC\, UIUC\, Urbana Champaign\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:UIUC Event
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SUMMARY:WHY IS PALESTINE IMPORTANT
DESCRIPTION:IGI Lecture Series on Palestine in the World: “Why is Palestine Important?” Ussama Makdisi by the Center for South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at UIUC \nSponsor: Center For South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies \n1000 Lincoln Hall\, 702 S. Wright St.\, Urbana
URL:https://www.cumuslimaction.com/event/why-is-palestine-important/
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SUMMARY:CONSOLIDATED PRIMARY ELECTION
DESCRIPTION:Primary election in Urbana\, several key races. If you live in Urbana\, please vote! \nLearn more at the CU MAC CHAMPAIGN COUNTY 2025 VOTER GUIDE.
URL:https://www.cumuslimaction.com/event/consolidated-primary-election/
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SUMMARY:Tu B’Shvat Solidarity Seder
DESCRIPTION:Have you heard of Tu B’Shvat? \nIt’s sometimes called “Jewish Earth Day” and has roots in ancient agricultural practices around tending to trees. \nThis year UC Jews for Ceasefire is working in collaboration with CU MAC and SECS UIUC to learn about the Israeli occupation’s devastation of Palestinian land\, and the history of environmental activism at UIUC. We hope to strengthen the connections between local activists and build a supportive network of community members who look out for each other. We are still in the cold and darkness of winter\, and yet springtime is just around the corner! The sap is rising and so are we! \nCome join us for a warm welcoming evening of ritual\, discussion\, and food. Please reach out with any questions or accessibility needs.
URL:https://www.cumuslimaction.com/event/tu-bshvat-solidarity-seder/
LOCATION:Channing-Murray Foundation\, 1209 W Oregon St\, Urbana\, IL\, 61801\, United States
CATEGORIES:UIUC Event
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SUMMARY:TRUMP! NOW WHAT? Join the Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Everyone\, regardless of immigration status\, has rights under the U.S. Constitution.\nLearn about your rights & what to do if they are violated.\nWe know it’s been a wild few weeks since our new president. Constant scary executive orders and news. \nCU MAC is here for this important conversation for the community and is featuring Dilara Sayeed\, president of the Muslim Civic Coalition. This coalition is a partnership of hundreds of Changemakers and Organizations across Illinois. Their mission is to Educate\, Collaborate\, and Amplify on social and civic efforts with diverse races\, faiths\, and communities towards Civic Justice. \nPlease join our first Quarterly Community Meeting of the year. \nEvent will be immediately following Asr prayer in the multipurpose area. \nPlease note this event is occurring at the Central Illinois Mosque and Islamic Center and we ask attendees to be respectful of the space. You will be asked to remove your shoes upon entering and to observe modest attire.
URL:https://www.cumuslimaction.com/event/trump-now-what-join-the-conversation/
LOCATION:CIMIC\, 106 S. Lincoln\, Urbana\, IL\, 61801\, United States
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