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
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Saturday 18 July
Spurlock Museum
600 S. Gregory Drive, Urbana
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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 Clerk Aaron Ammons
Lunch break
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12:55 p.m. Dr. Jeffrey Trask, CU Reparations Coalition
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1:55 p.m. Robert White, African American Heritage Trail
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2:55 p.m. Chyna Figeroa-Dixon,
It Takes A Village: Mindset Frames Perspective
Sunday 19 July
Spurlock Museum
600 S. Gregory Drive, Urbana
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12:10 p.m. Guided tour of the Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights exhibit
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1 p.m. League of Women Voters of Champaign County and ACLU of Illinois panel
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2:45 p.m. Champaign, Urbana, and Rantoul Mayors’ Town Hall
Monday 20 July
Champaign Public Library
200 W Green, Champaign
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6 to 8 p.m. Resource Fair