Champaign-Urbana
Good Trouble Lives On

“Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.”

— John Lewis

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’s legacy, voting rights and elections, honoring history, dignity for everyone, and so much more.

Much gratitude to our location hosts: Spurlock Museum of World Cultures and Champaign Public Library.

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Schedule of Events

Friday 17 July

Champaign Public Library

200 W Green Champaign

1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Resource Fair

2 pm: Urbana Mayor DeShawn Williams will read John Lewis' speech, "Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation."

Saturday 18 July

Spurlock Museum

600 S. Gregory Drive, Urbana

(1 block southwest of Lincoln and Illinois)

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MTD 20 Red from Illinois Terminal (12 min)

MTD 50 Green from Lincoln Square (11 min)

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 presentation with Angie Patton, Champaign County Clerk Office’s Chief of Staff and local election judges

Lunch break (on your own)

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 19 July

Spurlock Museum

600 S. Gregory Drive, Urbana

(1 block southwest of Lincoln and Illinois)

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MTD 120 Teal from Illinois Terminal (9 min)

MTD 130 Silver from Lincoln Square (5 min)

12:10 p.m. Guided tour of the Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights exhibit
1 p.m. Welcome and panel with ACLU of Illinois, League of Women Voters of Champaign County, and National Council of Negro Women of Champaign County.
2:45 p.m. Champaign, Urbana, and Rantoul Mayors’ Town Hall

Monday 20 July

Champaign Public Library

200 W Green, Champaign

6 to 8 p.m. Resource Fair

6:30 pm: Reverend Doctor Jerry Wilson, Pastor of Champaign’s historic Salem Baptist Church, will read John Lewis' speech, "Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation."