Editing Carbondale, Illinois (section)

==Activism==
Due to the presence of Southern Illinois University, Carbondale residents have a tradition of political activism. During the [[Vietnam War]], and especially after the [[Kent State shootings]], massive anti-war demonstrations took place on the SIU campus and on the streets of Carbondale. They resulted in the closure of SIU, more than [[USD|$]]100,000 of property damage, more than 400 arrests,<ref>[http://www.dailyegyptian.com/riot/riotspring70.html Spring 1970: A season of protests] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623211537/http://www.dailyegyptian.com/riot/riotspring70.html |date=June 23, 2007 }}</ref> and the deployment of the National Guard to restore order.<ref>{{cite web|work=The Daily Egyptian|url=http://www.dailyegyptian.com/riot/|title=Remembering the Days of May}}</ref>

In 2011, the [[Occupy Movement]] took up residence on the lawn of Quigley Hall at Southern Illinois University, occasionally clashing with local police and with university policy.

SIU's Faculty Association went to the picket lines on November 3, 2011, after an agreement could not be reached between the Association and the administration concerning contracts. The other unions—the Non-Tenure Track Faculty Association, the [[Association of Civil Service Employees]], and Graduate Assistants United—all settled with the administration within hours of the picketing action. The Faculty Association came to an agreement with the administration on November 10.<ref>''Chicago Tribune'', November 10, 2011, [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2011/11/10/strike-ends-at-sius-carbondale-campus/ "Strike ends at SIU's Carbondale campus"]</ref> The strike was the first ever in the school's history.

Several local organizations are concerned with peace, justice and the environment, including the Peace Coalition of Southern Illinois/[[Fellowship of Reconciliation (United States)|Fellowship of Reconciliation]], the Shawnee Green Party, the Student Environmental Center, the Southern Illinois Center for a Sustainable Future, and local chapters of the [[American Civil Liberties Union]], the [[Sierra Club]], and the [[National Audubon Society]].

In 2001, the city was the location for the national [[Carbondale Green Party Congress|Green Party Congress]].