Ceasing Fire: Anti-Gun Violence Work in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Groups in Champaign, Illinois trying to end gun violence describe their programs and efforts.
Groups in Champaign, Illinois trying to end gun violence describe their programs and efforts.
More Than a Bus Ride: Desegregating Champaign Schools examines the process and implications of the 1968 plan that desegregated public schools in Champaign, Illinois.
Ben Mueller of Champaign, Illinois discusses his journey as an immigrant advocate, during which he’s done everything from getting a Spanish-speaking radio program off the ground to organizing protests.
Professor Ann Abbott talks about how her role as an educator has brought her into close contact with students of DACA status, as well as how she teaches people to challenge the idea of the USA as a monolingual nation.
For over twenty years, students at University Laboratory High School have worked with Illinois Public Media to produce audio documentaries covering a wide range of issues. One project has taken them further afield than usual: to Clarksdale, Mississippi and other Delta communities, to see how Habitat for Humanity and other organizations are bringing greater opportunity and renewed purpose to people's lives. This is part two; for part one, click here.
For over twenty years, students at University Laboratory High School have worked with Illinois Public Media to produce audio documentaries covering a wide range of issues. Their latest project has taken them further afield than usual: to Clarksdale, Mississippi and other Delta communities, to see how Habitat for Humanity and other organizations are bringing greater opportunity and renewed purpose to people's lives.
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