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Welcome!
Champaign-Urbana Reparations Coalition seeks reparations for African American people. Our goal is to address the historic and ongoing harms caused by systemic racism and discrimination and to work towards creating a more just and equitable society for all. Join us in our mission to advocate for reparations and push for real change.
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Our current efforts include work toward the establishment and funding of a Champaign County Reparations Commission for African Americans, which will study the need for reparations and bring recommendations for action to public governing bodies and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The city of Urbana and the Champaign County Board have already committed funds to this effort. We propose an 11-person Commission, with at least 51 percent of its seats filled by community members, to ensure that the leadership and recommendations authentically represent African American residents of Champaign County. ​
We meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 6:30 at New Covenant Fellowship (124 W. White Street, Champaign). Everyone is welcome!
. . . Action Items . . .
Scripts for Speaking to Council -- Click here for tips and verbiage toward speaking up for local governmental support for reparations at two City Council meetings:
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Urbana City Council meeting, 400 S. Vine St, Urbana, Monday, June 15, 7pm
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Champaign City Council meeting, 102 N. Neil St, Champaign, Tuesday, June 16, 7pm
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We also invite you to a campaign strategy meeting at 4pm on Saturday, June 13 (right after the Juneteenth event in Douglass Park, which ends at 3pm). We’ll meet at the Champaign County Christian Health Center at 1401 S. State Street in Champaign. There’s a parking lot out front.
