CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: JAN 29 – FEB 16

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A Non-Profit Community-Owned Bookstore & Meeting Center
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--Jan 29 & ongoing, Congress Hotel, 520 S Michigan
24-7 UNION PICKET: SUPPORT CONGRESS HOTEL STRIKERS
Sponsor: HERE Local 1
Info: www.congresshotelstrike.info

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

--Jan 29, Thu, 5 pm, DePaul University,
Schmitt Academic Center PIT, 2323 North Seminary
LUIS ADOLFO OF COLOMBIA COKE UNION
Hear the activist & union organizer

--Jan 29, Thu, 6:30 pm, Loyola University, 6525 N Sheridan, 966 Damen Hall
STOP THE DISAPPEARANCES CAR CARAVAN PLANNING MEETING
Feb 21 action on US immigration policy on Devon Ave
Info: chicago (at) refuseandresist.org


--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 29, Thu, 7 pm, Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St
FILM: DIVERSITY IN OAK PARK
Premier of Stan West & Yves Hughes, Jr.’s documentary
Sponsor: Project Unity
Info: 708-829-0067

--Jan 29-Feb 2
OCCUPIED VOICES: STORIES OF
EVERYDAY LIFE FROM THE SECOND INTIFADA
Hear author Wendy Pearlman
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 30, Fri, 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza
CRITICAL MASS BIKE RIDE
Info: www.ChicagoCriticalMass.org

--Jan 30, Fri, 5:30 pm, UIC Behavioral Science Building,
1007 W Harrison, rm 145
MARCH 4 BOOKS NOT BOMBS MOBILIZATION MEETING
Info: 773-505-2579 or dwlb (at) uchicago.edu

--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

Sat, 9 am, wnur 89.3 fm radio
THIS IS HELL
Hear Rachel Denber of Human Rights Watch,
also Brian Klug on the Myth of the New Anti-Semitism
Info: www.thisishell.net

--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 1, Sun, 7 pm, Film Studies Center, Cobb Hall Rm 306, 5811 S Ellis
FILM: THE PINOCHET CASE
Patricio Guzmán’s documentary on prosecuting the Chilean dictator
& leader of the coup against Salvador Allende
Part of Human Rights Film Festival
Info: 773-834-0957

--Feb 1, 7:30 pm, St Francis Worker House, 4652 N Kenmore
ROUNDTABLE: CHICAGO SOCIAL FORUM EXPERIENCES
Info: 773-561-5073 or www.sustaincup2.blogspot.com

--Feb 1 & 2, Sun & Mon
NORA CASTAÑEDA
Hear the director of Venezuela’s Women’s Development Bank
2/1, 5pm, Decima Musa, 1901 S Loomis
2/2, 7pm, UC Social Science Bldg rm 122, 1126 East 59th St
Sponsor: Chicago Venezuela Coalition
Info: kelykleiser (at) yahoo.com or 773-960-4231

--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
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION TO SUPPORT
GROCERY WORKERS & SAVE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE
Info: www.unionvoice.org/campaign/stopsafeway/

--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, 7 pm, New World Resource Center
CHICAGO IWW BRANCH MEETING
Info: michaelhargis (at) netscape.net

--Feb 6-7, Fri-Sat, 9 pm, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: OKRAINA
Boris Barnet’s 1932 anti-war drams of a Russian sniper & a German POW
Info: 773-281-4114

--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, 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

--Feb 8, Sun, 7 pm, Film Studies Center, Cobb Hall Rm 306, 5811 S Ellis
FILM: WHEN THE WAR IS OVER
Francois Verster’s documentary on after-effects of the
South African struggle against Apartheid, followed by
discussion with anti-apartheid activist Prexy Nesbitt
Part of Human Rights Film Festival
Info: 773-834-0957

--Feb 11, Wed, 9-2 pm, location tba
CHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADES
ASPIRING TRADESWOMEN SUMMIT
Info: vjohnson (at) cwit2.org or 312-942-1444 x 203

--Feb 11, Wed, 7 pm, ACME Artworks, 1741 N Western
THE RISE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
Nineteenth century origins of the party of Lincoln
Part of Third Parties in the US-Past & Present forum series
Sponsor: Open University of the Left

--Feb 11, Wed, 7:30 pm, T's, 5025 N Clark
CHICAGO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS BENEFIT
10% of food & beverage tab goes to the homeless
Info: 312-435-4548

--Feb 12, Thu, 6-9 pm, darkroom, 2210 W. Chicago
EVERYBODY DOES IT:
BENEFIT FOR GUILD COMPLEX
Info: 773-227-6117

--Feb 12, Thu, 7 & 9pm, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: THE OUTSKIRTS
Pyotr Lutsik’s 1989 drama of Russian peasants who
discover their land has been sold
Info: 773-281-4114

--Feb 14, Sat, 11-3 pm, Chicago Historical Society, 1600 N Clark
EXHIBIT OPENING: HALF PAST AUTUMN:
THE ART OF GORDON PARKS

--Feb 14, Sat, noon, Cardinal George's residence, North Ave & State
NATIONAL DAY OF SUPPORT FOR EQUAL RIGHT TO MARRIAGE
Info: CABNstopthehate (at) aol.com or www.CABN.org or 888-471-0874

--Feb 14, Sat, 1 pm, Millar Chapel, Northwestern University
Corner Chicago & Sheridan, Evanston
DR. HELEN CALDICOTT: THE NEW NUCLEAR DANGER
Sponsor: North Suburban Peace Initiative
Info: 847-475-3692

--Feb 14 & 21, Sats, 2-4 pm, Logan Square. Kedzie & Milwaukee
NORTHSIDE PEACE GATHERING

--Feb 14, Sat, 9 pm, Heartland Café, 7001 N Glenwood
NICARAGUA SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE
VALENTINES DAY SALSA DANCE
Music by Orqestra Nabori, salsa lessons
Info: nscchicago (at) yahoo.com or 773-276-5626

--Feb 14 & 15, Sat & Sun, 1 pm, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: DIVINE INTERVENTION
Elia Suleiman’s hilarious satire on love & war
along a Palestinian-Israeli checkpoint
Info: 773-281-4114

--Feb 15, Sun
GLOBAL VIGIL FOR PEACE
International candlelight vigil commemorates one-year
anniversary of global 15 million-strong anti-war protest
Info: www.endthewar.org/feb15.htm

--Feb 15, Sun, noon, New World Resource Center
MONTHLY VOLUNTEER MEETING FOR
NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER
Info: NWRC_2600 (at) yahoo.com

--Feb 15, Sun, 1 pm, DePaul University, room tba
SOA WATCH MEETING WITH KATHY KELLY
Info: laurie (at) vitw.org

--Feb 15, Sun, 6:30 pm, Wesley Foundation
435 W State St, West Lafayette IN
GLOBAL VIGIL FOR PEACE
Info: 765-463-4705

--Feb 15, Sun, 7 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N Clark
FILM: AL-JAZEERA EXCLUSIVE
Ben Anthony’s 2003 doc on the TV network

--Feb 15, Sun, 7 pm, Film Studies Center, Cobb Hall Rm 306, 5811 S Ellis
FILM: MY TERRORIST
Yulie Cohen Gerstel’s documentary of personal reflections on
the Israeli/Palestinian conflict
Part of Human Rights Film Festival
Info: 773-834-0957

--Feb 16, Mon, location tba
UNION ORGANIZING TRAINING
Sponsor: Service Employees International Union
Info: svartm (at) seiu.org
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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

CALENDAR INFO: Send event title, date, time, location,
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by 5 pm Tuesday for events beginning Thursday

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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: ameyer (at) niu.edu

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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