CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: JAN 8 – 31

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--Jan 15 & ongoing, Congress Hotel, 520 S Michigan
24-7 UNION PICKET: SUPPORT CONGRESS HOTEL STRIKERS
Sponsor: HERE Local 1
Info: www.congresshotelstrike.info

--Jan 15, Thursday
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTIN LUTHER KING JR
“When machines and computers, profit and
property rights are considered more important
than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism
and militarism are incapable of being conquered.”
(Declaration of Independence from the War in
Vietnam, Riverside Church speech, 4/4/67)
Info: www.stanford.edu/group/King/

--Jan 15, Thu, noon, Israeli Consulate
EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR TOM HURNDALL
Procession in memory of the Palestinian activist
Sponsor: International Solidarity Movement

--Jan 15, Thu, 5 pm, State of Illinois Bldg, 100 W Randolph
PROTEST IL ATTORNEY GENERAL LISA MADIGAN
Refuses to meet with the families of police torture victims
Sponsors: Enough is Enough Campaign, Families of the Wrongfully
Convicted, Campaign to End the Death Penalty,
Justice Coalition of Greater Chicago, others
Info: 773-947-0889

--Jan 15, Thu, 6 pm Conference Center, 2800 S Western
CHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADES ORIENTATION
Info: llitman (at) cwit2.org or 312-942-1444

--Jan 15, Thu, 6 pm
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY PLANNING MEETING
Activities for March 8th
Sponsors: Prairie Fire Organizing Committee,
Puerto Rican Cultural Center, National Organization for Women
Info: 773-278-6706

--Jan 15, Thu, 6:30 pm, Chicago Temple, 77 W Washington
WHAT’S AT STAKE IN THE MARRIAGE DEBATE?
Town Hall meeting
Sponsors: Chicago Anti-Bashing Network, Advocacy Committee
of Chicago's Advisory Council of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &
Transgendered Issues, DontAmend.com
Info: CABNstopthehate (at) aol.com, 888-471-0874, www.CABN.org

--Jan 15, Thu, 7 pm, UIC Illinois Room 750 S Halsted
GRACE LEE BOGGS
Hear the veteran activist & writer on the occasion of MLK’s birthday
Sponsors: The Public Square, African-American Studies at UIC,
Center for Youth & Society, Children & Family Justice Center,
Long Hairz Collective, Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago

--Jan 15, Thu, 7:30 pm, Chicago Police Headquarters, 3510 S Michigan
SUPPORT COMMUNITY ACTIVIST GWEN HOGAN
Seeks responsible police investigation of the
murder of her son, Larry Harper
Info: 312-446-4939 or hammerhard (at) aol.com

--Jan 15-20, Thu-Tue
BRIAN AVERY SPEAKING TOUR
Hear the International Solidarity Movement activist who was
shot & wounded by Israeli soldiers in Palestine
1/15, Thu, 7:30pm, University of Chicago, Social Sciences 122, 59th & University
1/16, Fri, 7pm, Wesley United Church, 21 E Franklin, Naperville
1/18, Sun, 5pm, Aqsa Schoo, 7361 W 92nd St, Bridgeview
1/19, Mon, 7pm, Bradley University, Peoria
1/20, Tue, time tba, Illinois College, Jacksonville
Info: 312-491-1789, ISMinChicago (at) aol.com, www.palsolidarity.org

--Jan 15-22, Music Box Theatre, 3733 N Southport
FILM: THE BATTLE OF ALGIERS
Gillo Pontecorvo’s gripping must-see drama of the 1950s
Algerian civil war against French occupation
Info: 773-871-6604

--Jan 15-25, Victory Gardens Theater, 2257 N Lincoln
PLAY: MAJOR BARBARA
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company’s production of the
GB Shaw satire on war & arms manufacturers
Info: 773-871-3000

--Jan 15-25, Field Museum, 1400 S Lake Shore Drive
EINSTEIN
Exhibit examines the physicist’s scientific, socialist,
civil rights, & anti-nuke activism, plus his FBI file
Info: 312-922-9410

--Jan 16, Fri, 4:30 pm, Access Living, 614 W Roosevelt
GRACE LEE BOGGS & BOB LUCAS
Hear the veteran atctivists
Info: 773-294-9418

--Jan 16, Fri, 5 pm, Trinity Church, 26th & Michigan
BOOKS NOT BOMBS MARCH 4 ACTION PLANNING MEETING
Sponsor: National Youth & Student Peace Coalition, www.nyspc.net
Info: dwlb (at) uchicago.edu or 773-505-2579

--Jan 16, Fri, 7 pm, UCC Church, Cable WI
PRINCIPLES & PRACTICE OF NON-VIOLENCE
Workshop with Joy Meeker,
Northland College Peace Studies program
Sponsor: Peace North
Info: www.peacenorth.org

--Jan 16, Fri, 7:30 pm, Women & Children First, 5233 N Clark
THE EMPTY CHALICES
Scenes from Judy Veramendi’s play on the
radical Uruguayan poet Delmira Agustini
Info: 773.769.9299

--Jan 16-17, Fri-Sat
NEWS FROM THE UNDERGROUND;
A FESTIVAL OF AUTONOMOUS MEDIA
Videos, photo exhibits, music, more
1/16, 8pm, Women in the Directors Chair, 941 W Lawrence
1/17, 8pm, Decima Musa, 1901 S Loomis
Sponsors: Ritual Multimedia, Chicago Media Action,
Labor Beat / Labor Express, Nicaragua Solidarity Committee,
Producciones en el ojo, Polvo Art Studio,
Info: 312-505-0764 or mayday (at) riseup.net

--Jan 16-21, Fri-Wed, Mumbai, India
WORLD SOCIAL FORUM
Info: www.wsfindia.org

--Jan 17, Sat, 9 am, WNUR 89.3 fm radio
This Is Hell radio show, scheduled guests
Info: www.thisishell.net

--Jan 17, Sat, 9 am, Loyola University Simpson Center, 6333 N Winthrop
NORTHSIDE FORUM ON BLACK FAMILY & COMMUNITY ISSUES
Hear Danny Davis, more
Sponsor: Black Unity Political Convention of Illinois
Info: 773-465-6666 or BLKagenda2004 (at) aol.com

--Jan 17, Sat, 10-2:30 pm, Columbia College, 1104 S Wabash, Room 302
GETTING READY FOR REGIME CHANGE CONFERENCE
Hear Rep Jan Schakowsky, more
Sponsors: Chicagoans Against War & Injustice, Operation PUSH,
Citizen Action, Civic Engagement & Responsibility Committee
of Columbia College Chicago, others
Info: 312-822-0505 or pjvoter2004 (at) yahoo.com

--Jan 17, Sat, 1 pm, Courthouse Green, Clinton & Main, Fort Wayne IN
MARTIN LUTHER KING RALLY FOR PEACE
Sponsor: Fort Wayne Peace Action Coalition
Info: www.fortwaynepeace.com/mlk.html

--Jan 17, Sat, 2-4 pm, Milwaukee & Kedzie
NORTH SIDE PEACE GATHERING

--Jan 17, Sat, 9 pm, Heartland Café, 7000 N. Glenwood
HEARTLAND CAFÉ'S ANNUAL JANUARY
BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION & ANTI-BUSH BALL

--Jan 18, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
OPEN FORUM ON THE GUANTANAMO BAY PRISONERS
Hear Gary Stiler, also slide presentation & report
Info: 773-626-9385

--Jan 18, 11 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING
Hear activist Sherlyn Reid
Info: 773-626-9385

--Jan 18, Sun, noon, Reuss Federal Bldg, 3rd & Wisconsin, Milwaukee
MLK DAY JUSTICE MARCH
Info: peace (at) peaceactionwi.org or 414 964-5158

--Jan 18, Sun, 2 pm, Chicago Historical Society, 1600 N Clark
FILM: CITIZEN KING
Chicago premier of a new Martin Luther King documentary
Info: 312-993-0682 or info (at) thepublicsquare.org

--Jan 18, Sun, 3-6 pm, Chicago Temple, 77 W Washington
MARTIN LUTHER KING CELEBRATION
Video presentations, also hear Cliff Kelley & Salim Muwakkil

--Jan 18, Sun, 7 pm, Park West, 322 W Armitage
CHICAGO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS HOPEFEST
Benefit, live music with David Johansen, Hubert Sumlin, others
Info: 312-435-4548

--Jan 18, Sun, 7 pm, Doc Films, 1212 E 59th St
FILM: THE SHOP IN MAIN STREET
Ján Kadár & Elmar Klos’ 1965 drama of a
Jewish button shop in a Nazi-occupied Slovak town
Info: 773-702-8574

--Jan 19, Mon, 10 am, Irish American Heritage Center, 4626 N Knox
CHICAGO BLACK LESBIANS & GAYS 9TH ANNUAL
FREE BREAKFAST HONORING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
Info: 312-409-4917

--Jan 19, Mon, 10 am, GTs Restaurant, corner Argyle & Pulaski
DAY LABORERS LABOR RALLY
Honors MLK spirit of justice, includes labor tour of Albany Park
Sponsors: Albany Park Day Laborers
Info: 773-728-8400 x20 or 312-491-9044

--Jan 19, Mon, 6 PM, Wellington Church, 615 W Wellington
DR. GINO STRADA & KATHY KELLY: VITW ANNIVERSARY
Sponsor: Voices in the Wilderness
Info: metta (at) earthlink.net

--Jan 20, Tue
STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS SOUP PARTIES
Help bring attention to the real state of the union
Sponsor: Peace Action
Info: www.peace-action.org/home/sou2004.html

--Jan 20, Tue, 6:30 pm, Chicago Temple, 77 W Washington
CHICAGO COALITION AGAINST WAR & RACISM GENERAL MEETING
Info: 888-471-0874 or CCAWR (at) aol.com

--Jan 20, Tue, 8 pm, University of Chicago Fulton Recital Hall
1010 E 59th Street
MIDDLE EAST MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Free concert led by Palestinian composer and 'ud player Issa Boulos
Info: 773-702-8069

--Jan 21, Wed, 6 pm, Public Square, 117 N. Jefferson, Suite 201
JOHN D’EMILIO ON BAYARD RUSTIN
Author of Lost Prophet: The Life & Times of Bayard Rustin
Info: 312-993-0682 or info (at) thepublicsquare.org

--Jan 21, Wed, 7 pm, ACME Artworks, 1741 N. Western
1984 IN 2004
Mark Weinberg leads discussion on relevance of Orwell's vision
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: oulchicago (at) yahoo.com or 312-909-0127

--Jan 22, Thu, 6:30 pm, Mead Library, Sheboygan WI
HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION INC. ANNUAL MEETING
Hear Kathy Kelly
Info: acacia_anne (at) yahoo.com

--Jan 22, Thu, 7 pm, Rogers Park Presbyterian Church, 7059 N Greenview
THE FIGHT AGAINST THE RACIST CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Hear Madison Hobley, Cynthia Taylor, Keeanga Taylor, Tanya Trowell,
Sponsor: International Socialist Organization
Info: 773-209-8476

--Jan 23-24, Fri-Sat, Lutheran Church, 2201 N 35th, Milwaukee WI
COURAGE FOR NONVIOLENCE CONFERENCE
Hear Joyce Ellwanger, Kathy Kelly, John Nichols, Olu Sijuwade
Info: reception (at) wichurches.org

--Jan 23-29, Fri-Thu, Fri Music Box Theatre, 3733 N Southport
FILM: THE FOG OF WAR
Errol Morris’ creepy interviews with
Vietnam War architect Robert S. McNamara
Info: 773-871-6604

--Jan 23-29, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: EL BONAERENSE
Pablo Trapero’s drama of cops & oppression in Buenos Aries
Info: 773-281-4114

--Jan 24, Sat, 10 am, Chicago Temple, 77 W Washington
MARCH 20 PROTESTS PLANNING MEETING

--Jan 24, Sat, 9 pm, Heartland Café, 7000 N. Glenwood
BENEFIT DANCE FOR SANTA ANITA COOP
GUATEMALA BUS PROJECT
DJ Masta Ventura direct from Mexico City

--Jan 24, Sat, 7-10 pm, In These Times, 2040 N Milwaukee
SOLIDARITY FOREVER! GRAPHICS OF THE
INTERNATIONAL LABOR MOVEMENT
Opening night of exhibit, with Barack Obama &
SEIU Local 880 Pres Helen Miller
Info: 773-772-0100 or tracy (at) inthesetimes.com

--Jan 24-25, Sat-Sun, Washington DC
NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORGANIZED RESISTANCE
Info: www.organizedresistance.org/

--Jan 24-Feb 2
OCCUPIED VOICES: STORIES OF
EVERYDAY LIFE FROM THE SECOND INTIFADA
Hear author Wendy Pearlman
1/24, Sat, 6:30pm, Mosque Foundation, 7360 W 93rd
1/29, Thu, 1:40pm, Northeastern University, 5500 N St Louis, Classroom Bldg 2071
1/30, Fri, 7pm, Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S Prospect
2/1, Sun, 4pm, Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S Woodlawn
2/2, Mon, noon, North Park College, 3225 W Foster, Brandel Library
Sponsor: Not In My Name
Info: www.nimn.org/

--Jan 27, Tue, 7:30 pm, White Activity Center, North Central College, Naperville
ROBERT MCCHESNEY: EMERGING STRUGGLE FOR
CONTROL OF THE MEDIA IN THE US
Hear the author & journalist
Info: 630-637-5369

--Jan 28, Wed, 3 pm, Chicago School Board, 125 S Clark
CHICAGO-AREA CAMPAIGN FOR MILITARY-FREE SCHOOLS
Press conference & Rally
Sponsor: Not In Our Name
Info: 773-430-4688

--Jan 28, Wed, 7:30 pm, Roosevelt University Ganz Hall, 430 S Michigan
JUDITH LEWIS: GLOBAL HUNGER
Hear the United Nations World Food Program representative
Info: 847-864-3665 or 312-341-3696

--Jan 29, Thu, 7 pm, Dole Library, 255 Augusta Blvd, Oak Park
YOUTH IN CRISIS: GROWING UP IN A WAR ZONE
Hear Ziad Abu Rish of AFSC on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Sponsor: Committee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine
Info: 312-427-2533

--Jan 30, Fri, 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza
CRITICAL MASS BIKE RIDE
Info: www.ChicagoCriticalMass.org

--Jan 30 – Feb 5, Fri-Thu, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: THE TRACKER
Rolf de Heer’s drama of Aborigines & whites in 1920s Australian Outback
Info: 773-281-4114

--Jan 30 – Feb 5, Fri-Thu, Music Box Theatre, 3733 N Southport
FILM: RANA’S WEDDING
Hany Abu-Assad’s drama of life in Palestine
Info: 773-871-6604

--Jan 31, Sat, 9-6 pm, Jones High School, 606 S. State
CHICAGO SOCIAL FORUM
Hear Njoki Njehu, Soren Ambrose, Dr Quentin Young,
James Thindwa, Mary Zerkel, Saskia Sassen,
Dave Ranney, Ahmed Shawki, others
Info: 312-427-2533 or www.chicagosocialforum.org

--Jan 31, Sat, 6:30 pm, Co-op Markets 2nd floor, 1300 E 47th St
BENEFIT FOR LIBRARIANS BEVERLY COOK & CATHRYN BAKER
Chicago Public Library employees unjustly fired
Food, music, presentations
Sponsors: AFSCME Council 31, AFSCME Local 1215, others
Info: 773-329-7379 or dvdwilliams51 (at) hotmail.com

--Jan 31, Sat, 6:30, 9, 11pm, Doc Films, Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E 59th
FILM: DIRTY PRETTY THINGS
Stephen Frears’s satire of undocumented African immigrants in the UK
Info: 773-702-8574
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-Terrorism Trap: September 11 and Beyond, Michael Parenti - $8.95
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WEEKLY & BIWEEKLY EVENTS

Thu, 7:30 pm, 806 Ridge Avenue, Evanston
NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE WEEKLY MEETING
Info: www.neighborsforpeace.org/

Thu, 9:30 pm, CAN-TV cable channel 19
LABOR BEAT: CLASS STRUGGLE TV
Repeats Friday 4:30 pm
Info: 312-226-3330 or www.laborbeat.org

Fri, 5 pm, First & Lincoln, City Clock Park, DeKalb IL
DEKALB AREA PEACE GATHERING
Info: garthliebhaber (at) hotmail.com

Sat, 9 am, wnur 89.3 fm radio
THIS IS HELL
Info: www.thisishell.net

Sat, 9 am, wluw 88.7 fm radio
LIVE FROM THE HEARTLAND
Info: www.heartlandcafe.com

Sat, 10-5pm, 927 S Western
GIANT HUMANITARIAN BIKE SALE
Repeats Sun 12-4pm, Wed 12-5pm
Info: www.workingbikes.org

Sun, noon, Water Tower Park, 830 N Michigan
END ISRAELI OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE VIGIL
Sponsor: Not In My Name. Info: www.nimn.org/

Sun, 7 pm, WLUW radio, 88.7 FM
LABOR EXPRESS RADIO
Info: wheimbach.igc.org

Mon, 6 pm, 2502 W Division
IRAQ PEACE PLEDGE
Info: peacepledgechicago.org/

Mon, 7 pm, North Shore Church, 5242 N Lakewood, Rm 131
ANDERSONVILLE NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE
First & third Mondays
Info: AndersonvillePeace (at) yahoogroups.com

Mon-Fri, 7-9 am, WZRD 88.3 FM radio
DEMOCRACY NOW

Mon-Fri
FREE SPEECH RADIO NEWS
--3:45 pm, WZRD 88.3 FM radio
--6 pm, WLUW 88.7 FM radio

Tue, 8-9 am, Chicago Federal Building, Jackson & Dearborn
SILENT VIGIL AGAINST WAR & RACISM
Sponsor: 8th Day Center for Justice
Info: 312-641-5151

Tue, 7 pm, Grace Church, 3325 W Wrightwood
LOGAN SQUARE NEIGHBORS FOR JUSTICE & PEACE
Info: 773-252-9956 or g.henninger (at) comcast.net

Tue, 7 pm, University Church, 5655 S University
HYDE PARK COMMITTEE AGAINST WAR & RACISM
WEEKLY MEETING
Info: www.chicagoantiwar.org/hydepark/
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