Through our brilliant events and festivals, you’ll experience the vibrance of the Champaign-Urbana area! Discover something new every day!
Note: Fundraisers, sales, meetings related to membership-based groups, political events, and events outside of our coverage area are not included on the calendar.
Friday Forum + Conversation Cafe
University YMCA
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Join the University YMCA and Center for Civic Education & Justice for the Friday Forum + Conversation Café series. We will hear from community leaders tackling our most pressing public concerns through an unwavering pursuit of social justice. All presentations are free and open to the public.
Sept. 25 Bienvenidos: The Works and Murals of Jose Vasquez with Jose Vasquez (Muralist)
Oct. 2 Speaker: Olmeca (Artist Activist)
Oct. 9 Breaking Chains, Building Futures: Pathways to Redemption, Education, and Excellence with Stanley Andrisse (Endocrinologist Scientist)
Oct. 16 Speaker: Aster Gilbert (Center on Halsted)
Oct. 23 Beautiful Struggle: How One American High School Took On Systemic Racism with Sharon Chubbuck (Author and Professor Emerita)
Oct. 30 Speaker: Dylan Blaha (Community Organizer)
Nov. 6 Vine City as the World Trade Center: Subproletarianization as Structural Violence from Atlanta to Champaign with Augustus Wood (Assistant Professor)
Nov. 13 Feeding Our Neighbors: Community Food Resources panel discussion with community organization representatives