Good Trouble Lives On Weekend of Action

John Lewis was a legislator and an activist who was passionate about ending racial segregation and securing voting rights. We need his words — and his spirit — now more than ever. 

Our coalition of organizations in and around Champaign County invites you to a weekend filled with the topics Lewis loved because addressing issues and celebrating wins benefits us all.

At Good Trouble Lives On, taking place July 17 through 20, learn about Lewis’ legacy, voting rights and elections, honoring history, dignity for everyone, and so much more. 

Saturday Agenda:
10:30 a.m. Keynote speaker the Rev. Terrance L. Thomas (2023-24 John Lewis Fellow with the Faith and Politics Institute)
11:35 a.m. Champaign County Elections
Lunch break
12:55 p.m. Dr. Jeffrey Trask, CU Reparations Coalition
1:55 p.m. Robert White, African American Heritage Trail
2:55 p.m. Chyna Figeroa-Dixon - "It Takes A Village: Mindset Frames Perspective”

Sunday Agenda:
12:10 p.m. Guided tour of the Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights exhibit
1 p.m. League of Women Voters of Champaign County and ACLU of Illinois panel, moderated by Elizabeth Hess
2:45 p.m. Champaign, Rantoul, and Urbana Mayors’ Town Hall, moderated by Elizabeth Hess

This program is presented in conjunction with the Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Right Exhibit.

Presenting Coalition Members:
ACLU of Champaign County
Bend The Arc: Jewish Action Champaign-Urbana
Champaign County Indivisible
Champaign Urbana Reparations Coalition
Champaign Urbana Resistance Effort (CURE)
Illinois for a World BEYOND War
ILVOTE of Champaign County
Indivisible Illinois
Indivisible Vermilion County
League of Women Voters Champaign County
NAACP Champaign County Branch
National Council of Negro Women, Champaign County Section
Sierra Club, Illinois Chapter, Prairie Group
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures
UC Reproductive Justice
Uniting Pride