CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: JAN 22 – FEB 7

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--Jan 22 & ongoing, Congress Hotel, 520 S Michigan
24-7 UNION PICKET: SUPPORT CONGRESS HOTEL STRIKERS
Sponsor: HERE Local 1
Info: www.congresshotelstrike.info

--Jan 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 22-25, 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 22-25, 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 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, Fri, 7 pm, 1907 S Halsted, 2nd floor
BANNER-MAKING PARTY FOR FEB 7 AUTO SHOW PROTEST
Info: www.ChicagoCriticalMass.org

--Jan 23-24, Fri-Sat, Township High School District 214
2121 S Goebbert Rd, Arlington Heights
ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT
& REFUGEE RIGHTS POLICY SUMMIT
Hear Luis Gutierrez, many others
Info: 312/332-7360 x34

--Jan 23-24, Fri-Sat, Free Street, 1419 W Blackhawk
PLAY/DEAD JUGAR/MUERTE
Songs, poems, letters, dialogues, etc from the Spanish Civil War
Interpreted by Chicago students
Sponsors: Columbia College Theater Department, Music Theatre
Workshop, Chicago Friends of Lincoln Brigade,
Free Street Programs, Proyecto hACE,
Columbia College Office of Community Arts Partners
Info: 773-772-7248 or www.freestreet.org

--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, 9 am, WNUR 89.3 fm radio
This Is Hell radio program
DEAN BAKER
Hear the co-director of the
Center for Economic & Policy Research

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

--Jan 24, Sat, 7:30 pm, Wind's Bar & Café, 2657 N Kedzie
JAM FOR JUSTICE
Bands, DJs, more
Benefit for International Socialist Organization

--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 25, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N. Mayfield
CURRENT SITUATION IN NORTH KOREA
Hear Kent Lee of Young Koreans United
Info: 773-626-9385

--Jan 25, Sun, 1-5 pm, Agape House, 1046 W Polk
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST CATERPILLAR
MIDWEST PLANNING MEETING
Sponsors: International Solidarity Movement,
Northwest Suburban SUSTAIN
Info: ISMinChicago (at) aol.com

--Jan 26, Mon, 6:30 pm, News & Letters, 36 S Wabash, Rm 1440
FUNDAMENTALISM, WOMEN'S LIBERATION, & DEMOCRACY
Hear authors Ali Reza & Sonia Bergonzi
Info: 312-236-0799

--Jan 26, Mon, 7 pm, Oak Park Conservatory, 615 Garfield
VIDEOS: EARTH IN THE BALANCE, also
HOW TO GET FAT WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
Docs on environmental & agricultural issues
Sponsor: 7 Generations Ahead
act (at) sevengenerationsahead.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’ satire of undocumented African immigrants in the UK
Info: 773-702-8574

--Jan 31, Sat, 7 pm, University Church, 5655 S University
4th ANNIVERSARY OF ILLINOIS MORATORIUM ON EXECUTIONS
NO TURNING BACK - SAY NO TO DEATH ROW
Hear Renaldo Hudson, Madison Hobley, Alice Kim, others
Sponsor: Campaign To End The Death Penalty
Info: www.nodeathpenalty.org or 773-955-4841

--Feb 1, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
THE PEDRO PAN CHILDREN
Prof Maria de los Angeles Torres discusses the
airlift of children from Cuba to the US in 1962
Info: 773-626-9385

--Feb 3, 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

--Feb 3, Tue, 7 pm, Unitarian Church North
13800 N Port Washington Rd, Mequon, WI
WITNESS TO WAR, EYEWITNESS FOR PEACE
Hear Kathy Kelly, Voices in the Wilderness
Info: 262-375-3890

--Feb 4, Wed, 7 pm, ACME Artworks, 1741 N. Western
1984 IN 2004 – RESCHEDULED DATE
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

--Feb 5, Thu, 6 pm. DePaul University, Schmitt Academic Center
2320 N Kenmore, Rm 161
LOST PROPHET: LIFE & TIMES OF BAYARD RUSTIN
Hear author John D'Emilio

--Feb 6, Fri, New World Resource Center
CHICAGO IWW BRANCH MEETING
Info: michaelhargis (at) netscape.net

--Feb 7, Sat, noon, Daley Plaza
AUTO SHOW PROTEST
Bike from Daley Center to McCormick Place auto show
Sponsor: Critical Mass
Info: www.ChicagoCriticalMass.org

--Feb 7, Sat, Devon Avenue
STOP THE DISAPPEARANCES CAR CARAVAN
Informational action on US immigration policy
Info: chicago (at) refuseandresist.org

--Feb 7, Sat, 1 pm, Bessie Coleman Library, 731 E 63rd
KINGS: THE TRUE STORY OF CHICAGO'S
POLICY KINGS & NUMBERS RACKETEERS
Here author Nathan Thompson
Info: 312-747-7770

--Feb 7, Sat, 3 pm, Bessie Coleman Library, 731 E 63rd
THE GREAT HAITIAN REVOLUTION OF 1789-1804
Here sociologist Lou Turner
Info: 312-747-7770

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WEEKLY EVENTS BELOW
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NEW BOOKS AT NWRC:

--GREAT NEW SELECTION OF KIDS BOOKS
-Bolsheviks and the Chinese Revolution 1919-1927, $15.95
-War in Colombia: Made in the USA
-The New War on Terrorism, by Noam Chomsky, $14.98
-The Politics of Individualism, $24.98
-Artists in Times of War and Other Essays, Howard Zinn - $9.95
-Bushwhacked: LIfe in George W. Bush's America, Molly Ivins - $24.95
-Dude, Where's My Country, Michael Moore - $24.95
-The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, Greg Palast - $14
-For Reasons of State, with new forward by Arundhati Roy, Noam Chomsky - $19.95
-Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Domination, Noam Chomsky - $22
-Jungle: The Uncensored Original Edition, Upton Sinclair - $12
-Lies My Teacher Told Me, James W. Loewen - $15
-Manufacturing Consent, Herman and Chomsky - $18.95
-Silencing Political Dissent, Nancy Chang - $9.95
-Terrorism Trap: September 11 and Beyond, Michael Parenti - $8.95
-War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, Chris Hedges - $12.95

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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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