Happy birthday Pete Seeger!

Saturday, May 3rd May Day Celebration

Celebrate Pete Seeger’s legacy of social and environmental justice and community-building with events for the whole community. Please spread the word about these upcoming events and join us for a celebration of community! Kid-friendly, disability-aware, and open to the public!

12:00pm Planting Seeds in our Peace Garden
Channing Murray Foundation/ Red Herring
1209 W. Oregon, Urbana
Plant native seeds together! Bring seeds to donate if you’d like!

2:00pm Leal Park Teach-In
Leal Park – Join us under the large oak tree
303 W. University Avenue, Urbana
A discussion of the sacredness of Leal Park as Potawatomi land and honoring Native American history and present. ASL interpreter present.

5:00pm Neighbor Potluck, Sing, +  Pajama Party
Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
202 S. Broadway Avenue, Urbana
Bring a dish to pass, songs,& instruments. Kids: bring your jammies +sleeping bags for kid activities.

Wednesday, May 14th

Join us for a screening of PBS American Masters Pete Seeger: The Power of Song *Live music by Paul Kotheimer
6:30pm, Urbana Free Library
210 W. Green Street, Urbana

These events are made possible by Urbana Champaign Independent Media Center, The Urbana Free Library. The Channing Murray Foundation, Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice, the Native American House, the Native American Student Organization, and the C-U Folk and Roots Festival.