Diversity Calendar

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Friday, October 10, 2025

    • All Day
    • Locations Vary (see flyer)

    Intellectual freedom is more than banned books. It's the free flow of ideas and information. Protect freedom to read, create, and express. Borrow a banned book from the Library bookmobile, create resistance art, or visit the cultural center libraries for a chance to win a limited edition Read & Resist tote bag and gift card to the Illini Union bookstore.

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign

  • Red Background with black font stating "Read and Resist" with an image of the cover of "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler
    • 3:00 pm
    • Women's Resources Center (616 E Green St. Suite 213)

    Join the staff of the Women's Resources Center as part of the 2025 Banned Books Week (October 5-11) as we discuss "Parable of the Sower" by Octavia Butler. Parable of the Sower is a dystopian novel that depicts a future United States struggling with socio-economic inequality, racism, and classism.