CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: MAY 20 – JUNE 6

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

--May 20, 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 20, Thu, 4:30 pm, Federal Plaza, Dearborn & Adams
RALLY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN IRAQ
End the occupation, bring the troops home
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 20, Thu, 6 pm, School of Art Institute, 280 S Columbus
SOUTH AFRICA TEN YEARS AFTER APARTHEID:
THE CHALLENGES OF A YOUNG DEMOCRACY
Hear Barbara Masekela, South African Ambassador
to the United States
Info: 312-993-0682 or info (at) thepublicsquare.org

--May 20, Thu, 7 pm, 35th Ward Office, 2706 N Sawyer
CHICAGO PARTNERSHIPS FOR
AFFORDABLE NEIGHBORHOODS WORKSHOP

--May 20, Thu, 7 pm, 1311 W Erie
STOP CAT COALITION MEETING

--May 20-21, Thu-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 20-27, 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 21, Fri, 4 pm, Israeli Consulate, 111 E Wacker
EMERGENCY RESPONSE DEMO: PROTEST
LATEST ISRAELI MASSACRE OF PALESTINIANS IN RAFAH

--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, Fri, 7 pm, 6400 S Kedzie
STILL WE RHYME
Generation Y & Arab American Action Network host
evening of spoken word, poetry, performances, MC battles, etc
Info: 773-476-3534 x 25 or jlahoud (at) juno.com

--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 22, Sat, 4 pm, Acme Art Works 1741 N Western
WHY HAS THE LEFT BEEN MARGINALIZED
FOR SO LONG IN AMERICAN POLITICS
Panelists: Jim Weinstein & Salim Muwakkil of In These Times,
Dr. William Pelz of Socialist Party USA & Elgin Community College,
Rosemary Feurer of Northern Illinois University
Sponsors: In These Times, Open University of the Left, Democratic
Socialists of America Chicago, Chicago Socialist Party, Networking for Democracy
Info: 773-384-5797.

--May 22. Sat, 5:30 pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND
Sam Green & Bill Siegel’s documentary, repeats 5/25
Info: www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter/

--May 23, Sun, 8:30 am, Book-TV, C-SPAN2, cable TV
OIL, POWER & EMPIRE: IRAQ & THE U.S. GLOBAL AGENDA
Author Larry Everest

--May 24, Mon, 3:30 pm, DePaul Egan Urban Center, 243 S Wabash
LISTENING TO OLIVIA: VIOLENCE, POVERTY, & PROSTITUTION
Author Jody Raphael discuses new book on
how the sex trade facilitates violence against women

--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 26, Wed, 9-noon, Chicago Bar Foundation
321 S Plymouth, Suite 1505
NON-PROFIT BUDGETING 101
Part of Crossroad Fund Technical Assistance Workshop Series
Info: www.crossroadsfund.org/TAWorkshops.html

--May 26, Wed, City Hall, 121 N LaSalle
OPPOSE WAL-MART: CITY COUNCIL VOTE
Info: www.unionvoice.org/alert-description.tcl

--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 27, Thu, 4 pm, Federal Plaza
IRAQ WAR MEMORIAL DAY
Sponsor: Circle of Life Affinity Group, 8th Day Center for Justice,
DuPage West Suburban Faith Peace Coalition, Voices in the
Wilderness, American Friends Service Committee, Pax Christi Illinois,
Fellowship of Reconciliation, United for Peace – Faithful Citizenship,
Illinois SOA Watch, Chicago Religious Leadership Network, more

--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 28-June3, Landmark Century Cinema, Clark & Diversy
FILM: Carandiru
Hector Babenco’s film on the largest penitentiary in Latin America,
the São Paulo House of Detention
Info: (773) 509-4949

--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 29, Sat, 9 pm, Heartland Café, 7000 N Glenwood
SCUPE BENEFIT
lLve music, poetry, DJs, auction, benefits
North Park University’s MA Community Development program
Info: www.amum.net/macd/macdflyer.pdf

--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/

--June 4-6, Fri-Sun, Geneva Lake, WI
RADFEST 2004
Medea Benjamin, Jarnala Rogers, many more
Info: www.havenscenter.org/radfest/radfest04/radfest04whatis.htm

--June 4-6, Fri-Sun, Washington, DC
NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY COALITION'S
7TH ANNUAL NATIONAL YOUTH SUMMIT
Annual gathering of LGBTQ youth & their allies
Info: www.nyacyouth.org/nyac/events.html

--June 4-6, Fri-Sun, Fayetteville, AR
AGAINST THE WAL
Protest Wal-Mart At the annual shareholders convention
Info: www.againstthewal.org/

--June 4, Fri, 3:30 pm, Tribune Plaza
RALLY & MARCH TO DEMAND JUSTICE IN PALESTINE
March to Israeli Consulate, 111 E Wacker
Info: psg_chicago (at) hotmail.com.

--June 4-10, Fri-Thu, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: ALILA
Amos Gitai's drama of Israeli society
Info: www.facets.org

--June 4-18, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
CHICAGO PALESTINE FILM FESTIVAL
www.palestinefilmfest.com or 312-873-4401

--June 5, Sat, Washington DC
MARCH ON PENTAGON
www.answercoalition.org

--June 5, Sat, 8 pm, Heartland Café, 7000 N Glenwood
CHICAGO RECYCLING COALITION BENEFIT

--June 5-6, Sat-Sun, 10-6 pm, Dearborn & Congress
NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER BOOK TABLE AT
PRINTERS ROW BOOK FAIR
We have thousands of insanely great used books,
priced to move! See you there!!

--June 5, Sat, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark
FILMS: THE KILLING ZONE, also 500 DUNAM ON THE MOON
Two videos on the Palestinian struggle: BBC reporters document
activist struggles in the days following Rachel Corrie’s murder,
also a documentary on the Ayn Hawd village depopulated in 1948
Info: www.chicagofilmmakers.org/

--June 6, Sun, noon, Daley Plaza
BURNHAM/ WARD LAKEFRONT VISION RIDE
Two hour bike ride exploring history & future of
Chicago's carfree lakefront
Sponosor: Campaign For a Free & Clear Lakefront
Info: www.ForeverFreeandClear.org.

--June 6-8, Sun-Tue, Washington DC
ETAN LOBBY DAYS
East Timor Action Network's effort to keep Bush from
trumping justice for East Timor & human rights in Indonesia
Info: www.etan.org

FORTHCOMING:
-6/10-12 How Class Works conference, www.workingclass.sunysb.edu
-6/11-17 African Diaspora Film Festival, www.Facets.org
-6/15 Congress Hotel Strike first anniversary, www.congresshotelstrike.info/
-6/17-20 Socialism 2004 Conference, www.socialism2004.org
-6/17-22 Ramallah International Film Festival, www.ramallahfilmfestival.org
-6/19 National Day of Action for Universal Health Care,
www.americansforhealthcare.org/
-6/25-30 Americas Social Forum - Ecuador, www.forosocialamericas.org
-7/18 Disability Pride Parade, www.disabledandproud.com/parade.htm
-8/2-9 2004 World Conference against A & H Bombs, Hiroshima,
antiatom (at) topaz.plala.or.jp
-8/5-8 A Better World's in Birth? Struggles Against Globalization conference,
international.conference (at) juno.com
-8/6 Hiroshima Remembrance Day
-8/29-9/2 Republican Party Convention Protest NYC, www.chicagonewyork.net/
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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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