A Unique,
Inviting Space


Entrance to the Red Herring

The Channing-Murray Foundation is known throughout the UIUC campus community for its good music, great food, and the opportunity to engage in nonjudgmental spiritual exploration. Writing, dance and arts workshops flourish, and our chapel hosts a wide array of justice oriented community forums, concerts, poetry slams, and student theatrical productions. Located on the corner of Oregon and Mathews, Channing-Murray welcomes everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation or religious background. We invite you to come and just be yourself and to participate in activities and events that appeal to you.

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Wednesday, April 20 7PM

WAR ON THE FAMILY
Mothers in Prison and the Children They Leave Behind
A few appalling statistics: Illinois' rate of re-uniting an incarcerated mother and her children after prison is only 28%. In Illinois, 73% of the women's prison population are women of color. While over 80% of women in the Illinois Department of Corrections need drug treatment, it is available to only 16% of them.
This film puts a human face over the statistics: haunting first person narratives, coupled with analysis from passionate advocates, paint a devastatingly clear picture of the effects imprisonment has not only on the women who are locked away, but also on the children who have been left behind.
Discussion following the film will be co-facilitated by members of the Education Justice Project’s Family and Community Engagement program (FACE).

Monday night dinners are back!

Krishna Karma-Free Dinner
Join us between 5:30 and 7:30 PM in the Red Herring Vegetarian Restaurant for a delicious $5 all you can eat dinner! The menu for the April 4th dinners will be rice, split mung dal soup, vegetable medley, diamond bread (deep-fried unleavened bread), and walnut-date halavah (a farina pudding).

serving vegetarian lunches
Red Herring Vegetarian Restaurant
monday-friday from 10 to 3 (NEW HOURS!)
The Red Herring Vegetarian Restaurant has been serving the Urbana-Champaign community for over thirty years. It was started by the Channing-Murray Foundation as a way to put Unitarian-Universalist principles into action.  The restaurant is non-profit, so all the money we make goes back into making the restaurant better for our cooks and customers by keeping our prices accessible to folks trying to live a healthy vegetarian lifestyle. The Red Herring serves lunch five days a week from 11am-3pm when U of I is in session.  Remember that we love volunteers! Hungry? One hour of work equals one free meal!

Tuesdays from 7-9 pm
UU Young Adult Group - learn more
join us for dinner and discussion
The Channing-Murray Young Adult Group will meet from 7-9 pm every Tuesday night when university classes are in session. We will meet for our potluck supper (codename: Free Food) and group exploration and conversation. The potluck will begin at 7pm followed by a 7:30-9 pm conversation. Please note that you are not required or expected to bring any food to share, but you may do so if you choose.

Red Herring Coffeehouse
fridays and saturdays:  8 pm to 1 am
Started in 1967, the Red Herring Coffeehouse has been one of our longest running programs here at Channing Murray Foundation.  By creating a sharing community where any age, religion, race, style, gender, or sexual preference are welcome, the Red Herring Coffeehouse aims to create a diverse and open atmosphere.  Stop by for chili, soup of the day, baked goods, snacks, soft drinks, fair trade organic coffee, music, performance art, and conversation with friends.  We are seeking to create a rich multimedia experience, so please plan on joining us with your paintings, poetry, prose, comedy, and music!

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Channing Murray Foundation Office
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11:30-4:30, or by appointment
Call us at 217.344.1176
Email us at office@channingmurray.org