Prairie Liberation Center

Join as at the Champaign Public Library on Saturday, February 28 to discuss how we build a mass movement in Champaign County to defeat the Trump administration’s racist and unconstitutional attacks on our basic freedoms.

Join us at the Independent Media Center on Saturday, February 21 to learn about reparations and the history of the Black liberation struggle in the U.S. This free teach-in event will begin with a short presentation on the Black freedom movement, which will be followed by a workshop on how to talk to people about reparations. Come to learn and to get involved in the movement for reparations in Champaign County. Refreshments will be provided.

Calls for a general strike are everywhere, but how do we make it happen? Join us at the Champaign Public Library in Robeson Pavilion Room C to learn how to organize beyond protests to build real people power. Cookies and coffee provided.

Show your support for our migrant communities! Come to West Side park Saturday and join our speakers as we march in solidarity with our neighbors.

Join us Thursday and the PLC for a free screening of a documentary about the fight to free Angela Davis after her political organizing lands her on the FBI’s top ten most wanted list.

Join us at the Champaign County Courthouse, 101 E. Main St., Urbana at 2 pm on Saturday, October 5 for a protest as a part of an International Day of Action. We haven’t forgotten, and we won’t back down. Join us to demand justice and hold the main backer and funder of this genocide—the United States—accountable.

Join us at the Prairie Liberation Center for a screening of the 2014 film Pride, a movie about Gay and Lesbian solidarity with striking British miners in 1984. After the movie, we’ll have a discussion about its major themes and how they apply to our world today. Free pizza will be provided!

Join us at the Prairie Liberation Center to learn about the Party for Socialism and Liberation. PSL members will talk about what the party is, the kinds of work they do as party members, and how you can get involved.

Join us at the Independent Media Center on Sunday, June 16 for a public safety townhall. Co-hosted by the Independent Media Center and the Prairie Liberation Center, this public safety townhall will discuss the recently proposed 2025 budget for the City of Urbana.

At a time when crime rates in Urbana are at historic lows, the proposed budget includes the largest ever year-to-year increase in funding for the Urbana Police Department (additional $2.7 million in funding), while providing minimal investments in social services and programs which provide alternatives to enhancing community safety.

Come learn more and make your voice heard.

Join us at West Side Park at 1pm on Saturday, June 8 for a solidarity action with the protest in D.C on the same day. Wear red and come prepared to tell Biden that WE ARE YOUR RED LINE.

Join us for a debrief on the long fight to win a ceasefire resolution in Urbana and to discuss next steps.

March 23rd, Saturday, 2pm @prairieliberationcenter 44 E. Main Street, Champaign, Rm. 206. Snacks and masks will be provided.

Join C-U parents, guardians, educators, and grown ups in learning how to talk to their K-8th graders about Palestine.

This supportive, engaging event will begin with a Palestine 101 primer. Then, 3 workshop sessions will equip attendees with information, tips, and practice for answering kids’ difficult questions about the occupation and genocide in Palestine.

Supervised kids activities, ideal for 5-10 year olds, will be on-site.

While our workshop sessions will be tailored for grown ups who are caring for or teaching kids, the information is relevant to all community members who want to learn how to talk about Palestine in simple, accessible ways.

Masks encouraged and provided! ADA entrance on south side of IMC.

Event schedule:

• 1:30-2:15: Palestine 101
  • A presentation to understand the history of Israel’s occupation of Palestine and the oppression of Palestinians
• 2:30-3:00: Emotional Regulation
  • A guide to equip adults with coping mechanisms and ways to co-regulate their emotions when discussing Palestine with children
• 3:15-3:45: Story-time Demonstration
  • A reading of Mima and Zain Stand for Palestine by Eman Kourtam, where the group will reflect and pose questions that they or children may have about the book
• 4:00-4:30: Workshop
  • A space to practice answering questions about Palestine where small groups will independently discuss or be guided in conversation by prompts

Join us for a powerful discussion on the importance of Black-Palestinian solidarity. As Israel bombards Rafah and continues its genocide against the Palestinian people, it’s important to note that these events are not occurring in a vacuum. The United States plays a key role in supporting the Palestinian genocide.

In addition to billions of dollars in funding, the US sends police officers to Israel to be trained in the oppressive tactics used to persecute Palestinians. The exchange of violent ideologies and practices between Israel and the US increases the subjugation of oppressed groups both here and in Palestine.

Join us on Saturday, February 24 at 1pm as we dive into this important topic.

Want to learn more about Cuba and their revolution? Join us for an open house about the upcoming Venceremos Brigade trip to Cuba. See you at the Liberation Center (44 E. Main, Champaign, Suite 206) Feb. 18th at 1pm.

Want to learn more about the situation in Gaza and the Palestinian Resistance? Come join us for a screening of Gaza Fights for Freedom this Sunday, Oct. 15th at 6PM in the Prairie Liberation Center (44 E. Main St., Champaign IL, Suite 206).