The University of Illinois Springfield鈥檚 Sangamon Experience documentary, 鈥淪oil & Soul: Farming in the Sangamon River Valley,鈥� has been selected for screening at the , held A
The Sangamon Experience at 天美传媒 Springfield invites you to attend the grand opening of its new exhibit, Soil & Soul: Farming in the Sangamon River valley, which includes a documentary film that tells the stories of 10 individuals who have spent their lives farming throughout the Sangamon River valley, an area that encompasses approximately 1,500 square in central Illinois.
Soil & Soul is presented by United Community Bank, with additional funding from the Melvin Wing Charitable Trust and the Dan and Carolyn Dungan Family Fund.聽
WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield鈥檚 Sangamon Experience will open a new exhibit and premiere a documentary film titled 鈥淪oil & Soul: Farming in the Sangamon River Valley.鈥� The documentary tells the stories of 10 individuals who have spent their lives farming throughout the Sangamon River Valley, an area encompassing approximately 1,500 square miles in central Illinois.
WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield鈥檚 Sangamon Experience will host a panel discussion titled 鈥淓choes of Change: Central Illinois Journalism and Social Justice in the 1980s.鈥� Co-sponsored by NPR Illinois, the event will explore the impact of local journalism during this transformative era.
WHEN: 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 24
WHERE: UIS Student Union Ballroom, 2251 Richard Wright Drive, Springfield
Echoes of Change: Central Illinois Journalism and Social Justice in the 1980s is a captivating exploration of the profound impact of local journalism during a transformative era.
鈥淭he Struggle for Change,鈥� a new exhibit by the University of Illinois Springfield鈥檚 Sangamon Experience, will tell the history of underrepresented people in central Illinois when it opens on Jan. 12 on the lower level of the UIS Public Affairs Center. The exhibition will run through Sept. 6.