Weather "Underground"
The Politics of Race and Class, then and now.

Film & Discussion Series (#2) with ex Weather-Underground and SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) activists of the 1960-70s

Speakers
- Bill Ayers: SDS/Weather-Underground, UIC Prof. of Edu., Author (Fugitive Days).
- Judy Hoffman: SDS, UofC Prof., Chicago Women's Liberation Union (1960-70s) and filmmaker.
- Mike Hargis: SDS, IWW (Industrial Workers of the World), Some Chicago Anarchists.

Film; "Underground" (1974): The original documentary of weather-underground activists made while they were on the run as fugitives, including interviews.

Discussion: The 1960's Revisited-Remembering & understanding the history & politics of the civil rights/anti-war organizations within the context of their time. Hear from former SDS and Weather Underground activists as they describe their political experiences and share their views on white skin privilege politics and class and the issues that eventually led up to their factionalism in the late 60s. Discussion will include the political climates of the past, present & what we may look forward to in the future.

Saturday, June 5th 6:30pm
At New World Resource Center 1300 N Western, Chicago IL
(1blk N. of Division. Call NWRC for Directions (773) 227-4011 )

Autonomous Zone Benefit
$5-10 donation, sliding scale (no one turned away for lack of money)

Autonomous Zone Foundation
e-mail: autonomous-zone(at)riseup.net
www.azone.org


***** Midwest Books to Prisoners Benefit!******

Saturday jUne 12 6pm
2 floors of fun
Music:
Reaccion (chicago bilingual hardcore0
Six degrees of Sabotage (noise folk)
36 Invisibles (rock n roll)
+1 TBA
Food:
$5 all you can eat vegan buffet
1123 N. Spaulding (Humboldt Park 1/2 block S. of Division bus)

We are a newly formed collective that will soon be sending much needed reading materials to prisoners in many states of the midwest. We are in need of books, financial assistance (for books, postage and office needs), promotion, volunteers and any suggestions you may have.

Contact us:

Midwest Books to Prisoners
1573 North Milwaukee Ave PMB #460
Chicago, Illinois 60622

mwbtp (at) riseup.net


***** Prison Abolition Conference III *******

August 13-15, 2004
UIC-Chicago
contact: 708-534-1334

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ALSO: Sunday through Wednesday you can use the A-Zone's Amazing radical library by appointment, in Humboldt Park. Please contact Sarah at 773-645-5410 or by sarahjeandrago (at) yahoo.com.
regular library coffee nights start in june.
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