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Department of Urban Planning Presents My Brooklyn Documentary

Submitted by admin on February 5, 2016 - 4:17pm
Date: 
February 17, 2016 - 6:00pm to February 18, 2016 - 7:30pm

The Department of Urban and Regional Planning, in cooperation with many community partners, is presenting two free screenings of My Brooklyn: Demystifying Gentrification, a documentary about director Kelly Anderson’s personal journey as a Brooklyn “gentrifier” to understand the forces reshaping her neighborhood along lines of race and class.


Show times are: 



  • Wednesday, Feb. 17, at 6 p.m. at the Champaign Public Library; followed by a community panel to discuss recent development trends in CU, and

  • Thursday, Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Plym Auditorium, Temple Buell Hall; followed by Q & A with the film’s director.

For more information CONTACT: Stacy Harwood at sharwood@illinois.edu; Denise Czuprynski at 217.300.4687

Boneyard Creek Community Day

Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on January 11, 2016 - 9:42am
Date: 
April 23, 2016 - 9:00am to 12:00pm

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Registration is now open for the 11th annual Boneyard Creek Community Day. The event, to be held Saturday, April 23, encourages the public to help protect local waterways though cleanup and educational activities.


Individuals of all ages can participate. Work sites vary from projects in the creek to those more suitable for children. Cleanup begins at 9 a.m. and ends at noon. After the clean-up activities, lunch will be served at Scott Park, where there will also be music and interactive learning displays.


Last year a record 500 volunteers participated in picking up 165 cubic yards of litter from an approximately 1,800-acre area.