Diversity Calendar

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Friday, October 10, 2025

    • All Day
    • Locations Vary (see flyer)

    Read and Resist Events

    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

    Friday Forum + Conversation Cafe

  • 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)

    Banned Books Week: Parable of the Sower Book Club

    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.