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Current News: 2008

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Upcoming Events and Meetings:

Tuesday, Sept. 9th, 7:00PM
Urbana City Council Chambers
400 S. Vine St., Urbana

Political Forum on the Environment

Local politicians will give their views on environmental issues, and those in office will discuss their environmental legislative accomplishments. The Prairie Group has been hosting this Forum for the last three elections, and this year promises to be another exciting debate. The environment has become a hot issue, and the Forum will be an opportunity for the pols/candidates to give their views and/or report their progress.

Each candidate will start with a brief statement. Then, our MC, Kirstin Replogle, will ask the panelists a series of questions, some which will be prepared in advance and some which will be taken from the audience.

The speakers will be:

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact the Forum's organizer, Jim Beauchamp, jwbeauch {at} illinois.edu.

New meeting location and day-of-month, starting in November, 2008:

(mostly) 7 PM, (probably) 3rd Tuesday of each month
McKinley Foundation Geneva Room
5th & Daniel, in Champaign just W of UofI campus

Sierra Club Radio
WEFT, 90.1 FM, Tuesdays 5:30-6:00pm

Sierra Club Radio is now on local community radio station WEFT, 90.1 FM in Champaign, every Tuesday afternoon from 5:30 to 6:00pm. Sierra Club Radio is a nationally produced half-hour radio show about the environment with a focus on what each of us can do to make our world better. Each week host Orli Cotel has in-depth interviews with politicians, authors, celebrities, artists, businesspeople, and activists inspired by nature. There is advice from "Mr. Green", lifestyle tips, and occasional commentary from Sierra Club executive director Carl Pope.

Coming up: interviews and call-in shows with local environmental leaders about the issues affecting Central Illinois.

So listen each week on your radio to WEFT, 90.1 FM on Tuesdays at 5:30pm as Sierra Club turns the airwaves green.

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