CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: APRIL 8 - 25

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--April 8 & ongoing, Congress Hotel, 520 S Michigan
24-7 UNION PICKET: SUPPORT CONGRESS HOTEL STRIKERS
Sponsor: HERE Local 1
Info: www.congresshotelstrike.info

--April 8, Thu, Music Box Theatre, 3733 N Southport
FILM: GOODBYE LENIN
Wolfgang Becker’s satire on German reunification & the old
German Democratic Republic
Info: 773-871-6604

--April 8, Thu, 7 pm, Christian Hope Church, 8849 S. Greenwood
BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE:
THE CHICAGO POLICE TORTURE CONSPIRACY
Hear Madison & Robin Hobley, author Keeanga Yamahtta-Taylor
Sponsor: Enough Is Enough
Info: enough_is_enoughcampaign (at) yahoogroups.com

--April 8, Thu, 7 pm, Northwestern University Ryan Auditorium
Technological Institute 2145 Sheridan
JULIA BUTTERFLY
Hear the environmental activist. Also:
Sponsor: Peace Project, Women's Coalition, VOX,
Campus Greens, the History Department
Info: naureen (at) northwestern.edu

--April 8-11, various locations
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL
Screenings of Marina; Death In Gaza; Railroad of Hope;
Life In A Basket; Asylum; We Interrupt This Empire; lots more
Info: 773-486-9612 or www.chicagodocfestival.org/

--April 9, Fri, noon, corner Congress & Michigan
ANNUAL GOOD FRIDAY WALK FOR JUSTICE
Info: 312-641-5151 or 8thday (at) claret.org

--April 9, Fri, 4:30 pm, Federal Plaza, Dearborn & Adams
EMERGENCY IRAQ PROTEST: TROOPS OUT NOW!

--April 9, Fri, 7 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
VIDEO: EAST SIDE / WEST SIDE
1963 drama on race & poverty features George C. Scott & Cicely Tyson
Sponsor: A-Zone
Info: socialistpoet (at) azone.org

--April 9, Fri, 7:20 pm, DuPage Unitarian Church
4 South 535 Old Naperville Rd, Naperville
SWEATSHOPS & STRIFE IN HAITI
Video & discussion
Info: 630-420-4233

--April 9 & 11, Fri & Sun, 8 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N Clark
FILM: UNCOVERED: THE WHOLE TRUTH ABOUT THE IRAQ WAR
Robert Greenwald’s 2003 documentary
Info: 773-293-1447

--April 9-11, Fri-Sun, University of Chicago
STUDENT PEACE ACTION NETWORK'S SUMMIT
Workshops, panels, films, more
Info: www.studentpeaceaction.org/summit.html

--April 9-15, Fri-Thu, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: MC5 - A TRUE TESTIMONIAL
David C. Thomas’ must-see documentary on the politics
& music of the seminal 1960s radical rock band
Info: 312-846-2600

--April 10, Sat, 9 am, wnur 89.3 fm radio
THIS IS HELL: AARON PATTERSON
Hear the former death row inmate, also radio host
Kevin Vandenbroek
Info: www.thisishell.net

--April 11, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church 301 N Mayfield
MAD COWS & THE AMERICAN BEEF INDUSTRY
Hear Susan Linke-Salazar
Info: 773-26-9385

--April 11, Sun, 4 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
STOP CAT COALITION MEETING
Info: www.stopcat.org

--April 12, Mon, 6:30 pm, News & Letters, 36 S Wabash, Rm 1440
VALUE, EXCHANGE VALUE, & FREELY ASSOCIATED LABOR
Part of Alternatives to Capitalism series
Info: 312-236-0799 or nandl (at) igc.org

--April 13, Tue, 6:30 pm, Chicago Temple, 77 W Washington
CHICAGO COALITION AGAINST WAR & RACISM MEETING
Info: 888-471-0874 or CCAWR (at) aol.com

--April 13, Tue, 7:30pm, North Central College, Naperville
Harold & Eva White Activities Center, 325 E Benton,
ROBERT McCHESNEY
Hear the author & media activist
Info: 630-718-0836 or www.chicagomediaaction.org/

--April 13, Tue, 7:30pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N Clark
FILMS: LIVING IN COLOR:
CELEBRATING ASIAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
Three video screenings
Info: 773-293-1447

--April 14, Wed, 12:30 pm, Northern Trust Building, 50 S LaSalle
PROTEST: CATERPILLAR STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL MEETING
Stop Cat bulldozers in Palestine, stop Cat sales to Israel
Info: www.stopcat.org

--April 14, Wed, 7 pm, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND
Sam Green & Bill Siegel’s documentary
Info: www.facets.org/asticat

--April 15, Thu, 3:30, University of Chicago, 1010 E 59th, classics 10
MICHAEL SHERRY: THE HOMINTERN: CRITICAL ANXIETIES ABOUT
HOMOSEXUAL INFLUENCE ON THE ARTS IN COLD WAR AMERICA
Part of Queer Origins of American Culture Series
Info: humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/cgs/lgsp.html

--April 15, Thu, 5:30 pm, Main Post Office, 433 W. Harrison
NO TAXATION WITH DISCRIMINATION PROTEST
Equal marriage rights for same gender couples on Tax Day
Sponsor: Chicago Anti-Bashing Network
Info: www.DontAmend.com

--April 15, Thu, 6 pm, Harold Washington Library, 400 S State
MANNING MARABLE & STUDS TERKEL:
POLITICAL TRANSFORMATION BEYOND THE BALLOT BOX
Chicago politics & the legacy of Harold Washington

--April 16, Fri, 9:30 am, Rodeway Inn, Halsted & Madison
NEXT STEPS FOR US GLOBAL JUSTICE / FAIR TRADE MOVEMENT
Panels, workshops
Info: www.uswa.org/uswa/program/adminlinks/docs//Issue_9_Winter_2004-pg8.pdf

--April 16, Fri, 7 pm, Centro Cultural Ruiz Belvis, 1632 N Milwaukee
DR. JALIL SUED BADILLO: PUERTO NEGRO
Hear the author, part of Abolition of Slavery in Puerto Rico series
Info: www.ruizbelvis.org

--April 16-18, Fri-Sun, New York City
PALESTINE RIGHT TO RETURN COALITION NATIONAL CONVENTION
www.alawdaconvention.org

--April 16-28, Fri-Wed
CHICAGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
Info: www.latinoculturalcenter.org/filmfest/

--April 17, Sat, 9:30 am, Northwestern University, Evanston
McCormick Tribune Center, 870 Campus Dr
CHICAGO MEDIA WATCH CONFERENCE
Info: www.chicagomediawatch.org/SpringConference041704.htm

--April 17, Sat, 10 am
SOCIAL CHANGE GIVING
Resource Generation's workshop for young participants
on opportunities as donors
Info: www.resourcegeneration.org or 617-225-3939 x202

--April 17, Sat, 10 am, Broadway Armory
48TH WARD GREEN COMMITTEE EARTH DAY FESTIVAL & CIVIC FAIR
Info: marcloveless (at) yahoo.com

--April 17-18, Sat-Sun, Rodeway Inn, Halsted & Madison
MOTHER EARTH MEETS MOTHER JONES
Labor & environment conference
Info: www.uswa.org/uswa/program/adminlinks/docs//Issue_9_Winter_2004-pg8.pdf

--April 17-18, Sat-Sun, New Orleans
MEDICAL STUDENTS FOR CHOICE ANNUAL MEETING
Info: www.ms4c.org/annualmeeting.htm

--April 18, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church 301 N Mayfield
GLOBAL WARMING & TRANSPORTATION
Hear Colleen Sarna, organizer for Sierra Club
Info: 773-26-9385

--April 18, Sun, 11 am, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER VOLUNTEERS MEETING
Join this astute, fashionable, well-read group of bookstore geeks
Info: 773-227-4011

--April 18, Sun, 2 pm, Northminister Presbyterian Church
2515 Central Park, Evanston
MILITARY FAMILIES SPEAK OUT PANEL DISCUSSION
Sponsors: Northern Lake County Citizens for Peace, North Suburban
Peace Initiative, Vietnam Veterans for Peace, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, COWIE, Lake Forest Friends Meeting, North Shore Women for Peace,
North Suburban Mennonite Church, Physicians for Social Responsibility/Chicago
Info: 847-548-9853

--April 20, Tue, 1 pm, 419 S. Humphrey, Oak Park
KEVIN MCDERMOTT: CURRENT PEACE & JUSTICE ISSUES
Sponsor: Third Unitarian Church Women's Alliance
Info: 773-626-9385

--April 20, Tue, 7 pm, University Church, 5655 S University
LIVE FROM PRISON: THE HOUSE OF SCREAMS
Hear form prisoners tortured by Chicago policeman Jon Burge
Sponsor: Enough Is Enough
Info: enough_is_enoughcampaign (at) yahoogroups.com

--April 20, Tue, 7:30 pm, Roosevelt University, 430 S Michigan
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AKALLO GRACE GRALL
Hear the former Ugandan child soldier
Sponsor: Amnesty International Group 113,
Roosevelt University Women's & Gender Studies Program
Info: aiis (at) uchicago.edu

--April 21, Wed
NORMAN FINKELSTEIN: IMAGES OF PALESTINE
Hear the author & activist
Sponsor: Committee for a Just Peace in Israel & Palestine
Info: JustPeace1 (at) aol.com or 312.427.2533 x18

--April 21, Wed
MORDECHAI VANUNU – PRESENTE!
Israeli anti-nuke activist scheduled for release
after 18 years of incarceration
www.vanunu.org

--April 21, Wed, 7 pm, ACME Artworks, 1741 N. Western
RISE OF ALTERNATIVE POLITICAL PARTIES SINCE VIETNAM
Part of Open University of the Left’s Third Parties series

--April 21, Wed, 8 pm, No Exit Café, 6970 N Glenwood
SANDINO VIVE VIDEO THEATER
Video screenings from Palestine, Nicaragua, more
Info: 773 973 6529 nsccicago (at) igc.org

--April 21-22, Wed-Thu
LAILA NAJJAR & ADI FRISH: OASIS OF PEACE
Hear the Israeli & Palestinian fellow students from the
bi-national Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam village
Info: oasisofpeace.org/Tour04.htm

--April 22, Thu, noon, Episcopal Church Center, 65 E Huron
LORI WALLACH: ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE
Hear the author & Director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch
Sponsor: Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America
Info: 773-293-2964 or gcozette (at) crln.org

--April 22, Thu, 7 pm, Malcolm X College, 1900 W Jackson
INTERNATIONALISM: THE LEGACY OF MALCOLM X.
Panelists: Suzanne Adely of Palestine Solidarity Group,
Larry Holmes of International ANSWER,
cultural performances, more
Sponsors: International Action Center-Chicago,
Malcolm X College Student Government
Info: ChicagoANSWER (at) comcast.net or 773-250-7006

--April 22-May 28, Gage Gallery, 18 S Michigan
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT: THE QUIET SICKNESS
Labor photographer Earl Dotter, former photographer
for the United Mine Workers Journal
Sponsors: Chicago Center for Working-Class Studies, Roosevelt University
Info: 312-909-1121

--April 22-23, Thu-Fri
AMY GOODMAN: THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULERS
Democracy Now Radio host presents her new book
4/22-23, St Louis MO
4/23, Urbana-Champaign IL
Info: democracynow.org/book/

--April 23, Fri, noon, Bradley Park, 1700 Park Ave, Peoria IL
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST CATERPILLAR
March to Cat HQ, protest bulldozer sales to Isarel
Chicago bus tix: matt (at) stopcat.org
Info: www.stopcat.org

--April 23-24, Fri-Sat, Hot House, 31 E Balbo
CHICAGO LABOR & ARTS FESTIVAL
Info: www.hothouse.net/

--April 23-July 22, Betty Rymer Gallery, 280 South Columbus
AMAZWI ABESIFAZANE: VOICES OF WOMEN
Exhibition features embroidered & beaded works of
indigenous South African women documenting
their lives during & after apartheid.
Info: www.artic.edu/saic/art/galleries/brsched.html

--April 24, Sat, 10-6 , WLUW Record & Zine Fair
Pulaski Park Fieldhouse, 1419 W Blackhawk;
SELF-PUBLISHING & MEDIA REFORM FEST
Workshops, panels on publishing, Patriot Act, more
Info: www.selfpublishers.org

--April 24, Sat, 1 pm, LaGrange Park Library, 555 N. LaGrange Rd
FILMS: METAL OF DISHONOR: DEPLETED URANIUM,
THE PENTAGON'S SECRET WEAPON and
HIDDEN WARS OF DESERT STORM
Info: navesel (at) yahoo.com or 708-588-0583

--April 25, Sun, Washington DC
ALL OUT!! MARCH FOR WOMEN'S LIVES
Info: ride shares 312-578-9351

--April 25, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
WALMART AND THE UNIONS
Hear Jim Baken of United Food & Commercial Workers
Info: 773-26-9385

--April 25, Sun, 4 pm, Chase Café, 7301 N Sheridan
CHERNOBYL 18 YEARS AFTER: REVERSING THE NUCLEAR REVIVAL
Hear Kiev resident Natasha Akulenko, Kevin Kamps of NIES
Sponsor: Nuclear Energy Information Services annual dinner
Info: 847 869 7650 or neis (at) neis.org

FORTHCOMING:
-4/29-5/2 The New Latin American Left,
www.havenscenter.org/latinamericanleft.htm
-4/30 Crossroads Fund 2004 Annual Benefit, 773-227-7676
-5/1 Chicago Labor History Tour, 312-996-2623
-5/1 May Day Art Party, mayday (at) riseup.net
-5/2 Resurrection Health Care Workers Rally, 773-792-2430
-5/7 Debs-Thomas-Harrington Dinner, www.chicagodsa.org/d2004.html
-5/7-13 Human Rights Watch Traveling Film Festival, www.hrw.org/iff/2003/index.html
-5/15, International Conference of Solidarity with the Iraqi People, Paris,
conf-irak (at) urbs.org
-5/17 National Day of Rallies for Equal Marriage Rights
-5/19-21 Boy Scout National Council Protest, www.scoutingforall.org
-5/21 Amy Goodman, democracynow.org/book/
-6/25-30 Americas Social Forum - Ecuador, www.forosocialamericas.org
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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

Sat, 2-4 pm, Logan Square, Kedzie & Milwakee Aves
NORTHSIDE PEACE GATHERING

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 Mondays of month
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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