CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: MAY 13 - 31

Sponsored by: New World Resource Center
A Non-Profit Community-Owned Bookstore & Meeting Center
1300 N Western, Chicago IL USA 60622-2923
(773) 227 4011; (773) 489-5942 fax
www.NewWorldResourceCenter.com
Tues-Fri, 3-9 pm; Sat-Sun 12-7 pm

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--May 13 & ongoing, Congress Hotel, 520 S Michigan
24-7 UNION PICKET: SUPPORT CONGRESS HOTEL STRIKERS
Sponsor: HERE Local 1
Info: www.congresshotelstrike.info

--May 13, Thu, Landmark Century Cinema, Clark & Diversy
FILM: THE AGRONOMIST
Jonathan Demme’s documentary of
Haitian freedom activist Jean Dominique
Info: (773) 509-4949

--May 13, Thu
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH TRAVELING FILM FESTIVAL
Info: www.facets.org

--May 13, Thu, 6:30, Catalyst Ranch
CHICAGO PEACE JUBILEE
Benefit supports American Friends Service Committee
www.peacechicago.org/jubilee/index.php

--May 13, Thu, 6 pm, Harris Bank Auditorium, 115 S LaSalle, 8th Floor
AMIRI BARAKA: AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS
SPEAK ABOUT ART & INTEGRATION
Also dancer Fayard Nicholas
Info: RSVP at 312-422-5580 or ihc (at) prairie.org

--May 13, Thu, 7 pm, 57th Street Books, 1301 E 57th St
BUILDING THE SOUTH SIDE: URBAN SPACE &
CIVIC CULTURE IN CHICAGO, 1890-1919
Hear author & historian Robin Bachin

--May 13, Thu, 7:30 pm, Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark
MARTHA NUSSBAUM: HIDING FROM HUMANITY:
DISGUST, SHAME & THE LAW
Hear the University of Chicago law professor & philosopher
Info: www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/

--May 13-19, Landmark Century Cinema, Clark & Diversy
FILM: SUPER SIZE ME
Morgan Spurlock films his 30-day fast-food-only
diet with predictable results
Info: (773) 509-4949

--May 14, Fri, 10-3, DePaul University Lincoln Park Quad
MORE BOOGIE, LESS BOMBS
Games, arts & crafts, info tables, more
Sponsor: DePaul Students Against the War
Info: depaulagainstwar (at) yahoo.com or 773-339-2115

--May 14, Fri, noon, Concordia University, Mequon WI
Protest George Bush at Concordia University
Info: hawaiiboy2004 @yahoo.com or 262-377-6582

--May 14, Fri, 4:45 pm, International House, 1414 E 59th
JOHN NICHOLS
Hear the noted author, part of Constructing the Current conference
Info: social-sciences.uchicago.edu/mediaconf/schedule.shtml

--May 14, Fri, 7 pm Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark
GLORIA FELDT, THE WAR ON CHOICE: THE RIGHT-WING
ATTACK ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS & HOW TO FIGHT BACK
Hear Planned Parenthood president Gloria Feldt
Info: www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/

--May 14, Fri, 7 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
FILM: UNPRECEDENTED: THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Sponsor: Logan Square Neighbors for Justice & Peace

--May 14-15, Fri-Sat, New York
TAKE BACK AMERICA
Conference panelists: Katrina vanden Heuvel, Paul Krugman,
Sandy Berger,Gary Hart, Barbara Ehrenreich, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.,
Kevin Phillips, Robert Reich, Joe Trippi, more
Sponsor: Nation Institute
Info: www.newdemocracyproject.org

--May 14 -20, Fri-Thu, Landmark Century Cinema, Clark & Diversy
FILM: WITH ALL DELIBERATE SPEED
Peter Gilbert’s documentary on the landmark Supreme Court
decision in Brown v Board of Education
Info: (773) 509-4949

--May 14 -20, Fri-Thu, Landmark Century Cinema, Clark & Diversy
FILM: LOST BOYS OF SUDAN
Megan Mylan & Jon Shenk’s documentary on two Sudan refugees
surviving American suburbia
Info: (773) 509-4949

--May 15, Sat, Paris
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SOLIDARITY
WITH THE IRAQI PEOPLE
Info: conf-irak (at) urbs.org

--May 15, Sat, Cable and Clam Lake, WI
DIRECT ACTION AT PROJECT ELF
Against the Navy's Project ELF & the Trident nuclear arsenal
Info: www.nukewatch.com, www.peacenorth.org

--May 15, Sat, 1 pm, Frenwood Church, 10557 S Wallace
CHICAGO BLACK PEACE MOBILIZATION MEETING
Presentations from Nate Clay, Carl Turpin, Karen Bond, others

--May 15, Sat, 9-1 pm, Navy Pier
ARMED FORCES DAY COUNTER PROTEST
Demonstrate at Armed Service recruitment drive

--May 15, Sat, 4 pm, Jak's Tap, 901 W Jackson
TORTURE IN IRAQ:
THIS IS WHAT OCCUPATION LOOKS LIKE
Sponsor: International Socialist Organization
Info: 312-458-9380 or www.socialistworker.org

--May 15, Sat, 8 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark
FILM: TOO FLAWED TO FIX
Jackie Rivet-River & John Lyons’ documentary on the
Illinois death penalty – meet the filmmakers
Info: www.chicagofilmmakers.org/

--May 15, 18, 22, 25, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND
Sam Green & Bill Siegel’s documentary
Info: www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter/

--May 16, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield00
VOTING FOR THE REVOLUTION:
INDEPENDENT POLITICS IN THE 2004 ELECTION
Hear Carl Davidson of Committees of Correspondence
Info: 773-626-9385

--May 16, Sun, 11 am, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER VOLUNTEERS MEETING
Better than church
Info: 773-227-4011

--May 17, Mon, noon, Cook County Marriage License Bureau, 118 N Clark
NATIONAL DAY OF RALLIES FOR EQUAL MARRIAGE RIGHTS
Info: 773-243-2576 or www.equalmarriagenow.org

--May 17, Mon, 6:30 pm, News & Letters, 36 S Wabash, Rm 1440
THE FETISHISM OF COMMODITIES & ITS TRANSCENDENCE
Discussion led by author Kevin Michaels
Info: 312-236-0799 or nandl (at) igc.org

--May 17, Mon, 7 pm, Chicago Historical Society, 1600 N Clark
BROWN V. BOARD: A HALF CENTURY LATER
Panelists: Harvey Grossman of ACLU, G. Alfred Hess Jr. of
Northwestern University, Idida Perez of,West Town Leadership United, more
Sponsors: Chicago Historical Society, American Civil Liberties Union, Catalyst

--May 19, Wed, 7 pm, Acme Arts, 1741 N Western
THE RELEVANCE OF THIRD PARTIES TODAY
Part of American Two-Party System series
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: 773-329-7379 or oulchicago (at) yahoo.com

--May 19, Wed, 8 pm, No Exit Café, 6970 N Glenwood
LIFE & TIMES OF SANDINO
Hear author & historian Richard Grossman on the
Nicaraguan rebel leader
Info: nscchicago (at) igc.org

--May 19-21, Wed-Fri, Hyatt Regency, 151 E Wacker
BOY SCOUT NATIONAL COUNCIL PROTEST
End discrimination by Boy Scouts of America towards gay,
lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, girls & atheist youth
Info: www.scoutingforall.org

--May 20, Thu, 4:30 pm, Federal Plaza, Dearborn & Adams
RALLY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAQ
Info: dwlb (at) uchicago.edu

--May 20, Thu, 6 pm, International House, 1414 E 59th St
RASHID KHALIDI: RESURRECTING EMPIRE: AMERICA & THE
WESTERN ADVENTURE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Hear the author & Arab Studies specialist

--May 21, Fri, 12:30 pm, Borders, 150 N State
AMY GOODMAN
Democacy Now host discusses her new book Exception To The Rulers
Info: democracynow.org/book/

--May 21-27, Fri-Thu, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: THE KHMER ROUGE KILLING MACHINE
Rithy Panh’s documentary on the Cambodian holocaust
Info: www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter

--May 22, Sat, 2 pm, Hyde Park Historical Society, 5529 S Lake Park
THE PULLMAN STRIKE
Slide presentation & discussion with Richard Sloan
Info: 773-288-1242

--May 24, Mon, 6:30 pm, News & Letters, 36 S Wabash, Rm 1440
MONEY, EXCHANGE, & REIFICATION
Discussion led by Ali Reza
Info: 312-236-0799 or nandl (at) igc.org

--May 27, Thu, 1 pm, Red Danny Davis Office, 3333 W Arthington
Medicaid Attendant Services and Supports Act – MiCASA
TOWN HALL MEETING
Public testimony for this important long term care rights legislation
Info: 312-253-7000 or 312-253-7019 tty or 708-209-1500

--May 28, Fri, 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza
CRITICAL MASS BIKE RIDE
Info: www.chicagocriticalmass.org

--May 28-31, Fri-Mon, Bloomington, IN.
FIFTH NATIONAL GRASSROOTS
ORGANIZING CONFERENCE ON IRAQ
Info: www.endthewar.org/conference.htm or 888-363-2927

--May 29, Sat, 7:30 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
PLAY: CONDITIONS FOR LIFE
Scot Heckman’s one person play on being queer & HIV positive
Info: www.azone.org

--May 31, Mon, 11-12 pm, Wacker at Wabash
VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY
Demand an end to Iraq war & decent benefits for all vets
Info: www.vvaw.org/events/

FORTHCOMING:
-6/5 March on Pentagon, www.answercoalition.org
-6/5-6, Printers Row Book Fair
-6/4-6 Radfest ’04, www.havenscenter.org/radfest/radfest04/radfest04whatis.htm
-6/10-12, How Class Works conference, www.workingclass.sunysb.edu
-6/17-20 Socialism 2004 Conference, www.socialism2004.org
-6/25-30 Americas Social Forum - Ecuador, www.forosocialamericas.org
-7/18 Disability Pride Parade, www.disabledandproud.com/parade.htm
-8/5-8 A Better World's in Birth? Struggles against Globalization conference,
international.conference (at) juno.com
-8/29-9/2 Republican Party Convention Protest NYC, www.chicagonewyork.net/
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-Terrorism Trap: September 11 and Beyond, Michael Parenti, $8.95
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-Artists in Times of War and Other Essays, Howard Zinn, $9.95
-Deaming War: Blood for Oil & the Cheney-Bush Junta,
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-Fast Food Nation, $13.95
-Hope Dies Last, by Studs Terkel, $25.95
-School of Assassins: Guns, Greed & Globalization, $15
-Bolsheviks and the Chinese Revolution 1919-1927, $15.95
-War in Colombia: Made in the USA
-Crime & Criminals, by Clarence Darrow, $8
-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
-IWW Songs, $5

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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/

Tue, 7:30 pm, Beverly Unitarian Church, 103rd & Longwood Dr
SOUTH SIDERS FOR PEACE WEEKLY MEETING
Info: www.southsidersforpeace.com/
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