[ACLU-CU ALERT] Upcoming Events

[Champaign County ACLU Announcements]

TONIGHT!
Freedom to Read: Ethnic Studies Under Fire
Thursday, October 18 at 7:00pm at the Urbana Free Library
A special program for Banned Books Week
http://www.urbanafreelibrary.org/about/latest.php#free
 
SATURDAY October 20th
Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice (CUCPJ)  is organizing the 9th Annual Unity March on October 20. People will assemble at the County Courthouse  in downtown Urbana at noon for a program of speakers from various sectors of the community. After the program the march will proceed to the satellite jail near Brookens (1776 E. Washington) in East Urbana. The theme for this year's march is "Alternatives to Incarceration."  The local ACLU Chapter is a co-sponsor of the march.

WEDNESDAY October 24th
Panel of Immigrants will Share Their Stories
7pm – 8pm
First Presbyterian Church of Champaign - 302 W. Church, Champaign

FRIDAY October 26th
Jose Antonio Vargas - Define America: Immigration in the 2012 Election
Noon - 1pm
University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St.
Friday Forum at University Y. Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize Winner and undocumented immigrant from the Philippines. This lecture is part of the University YMCA's fall series, Beyond the Rhetoric: Key Issues in the 2012 Elections.

SAVE THE DATE!
Our annual Fall Gathering fundraiser will be Sunday, November 11th at the home of Carol Spindel and Tom Bassett, 608 E Delaware in Urbana. 
http://www.aclu-cu.org/reserve.htm


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