CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: JULY 8 - 26

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

--July 8, Thu, & ongoing, various theatres
FILM: FAHRENHEIT 9/11
Michael Moore’s documentary on the Iraq war & oil politics
Info: www.michaelmoore.com

--July 8, Thu, & ongoing, Landmark Century Cinema, Clark & Diversy
FILM: CONTROL ROOM
Jehane Noujaim’s documentary on Al-Jazerra & the Iraq War
Info: (773) 509-4949

--July 8, Thu
PROTEST ANTI-CHOICE FANATICS
Keep abortion safe & legal
9 am, Kennedy overpass, Madison St & Des Plaines
11:30 am, Art Institute
3:30 pm, Union & Ogilvie Stations

--July 8, Thu, 5 pm, Courthouse Green, Main & Clinton, Fort Wayne IN
HANDOVER OF POWER TO THE PEOPLE OF FORT WAYNE
Thank you Mr. President
Sponsor: FT Wayne Peace Action Coalition
Info: www.fortwaynepeace.com/

--July 8, Thu, 7:30 pm, Women & Children First, 5233 N Clark
MARISSA N. BATT: READY FOR THE PEOPLE
Author discusses her book on gay & lesbian crime victims
Info: www.womenandchildrenfirst.com/

--July 8-Aug 15, Victory Gardens Theater, 2257 N Lincoln
WEDDINGS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
Satire on pressing issues of the day, presented by
Second City Theatricals & GayCo Productions
Info: 773-871-3000

--July 9, Fri
PROTEST ANTI-CHOICE FANATICS
Keep abortion safe & legal
9 am, Kennedy overpass, Madison St & Des Plaines
11:30 am, Buckingham Fountain
3:30 pm, Kennedy overpass, Madison St & Des Plaines

--July 9, Fri, 7 & 9 pm, Doc Films, 1212 E 59th
FILM: BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN
Segei Eisenstien’s classic drama of the 1905 revolt in Russia
Info: docfilms.uchicago.edu/calendar-date.html

--July 9, Fri, 8 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark
FILM: THE MIAMI MODEL: THE MIAMI FTAA PROTESTS:
REPRESSION, RESISTANCE & FUTURE STRATEGIES
New documentary on protest tactics & strategies
Repeats 7/10, 8 pm, Buddy Gallery, 1542 N Milwaukee
Sponsor: Chicago Indymedia, Chicago Media Action,
Chicago Filmmakers, Buddy Gallery, Third Coast Press,
Self Publishers Event Council of Chicago

--July 9-15, Fri-Thu, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: BLISSFULLY YOURS
Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s drama of illegal immigrants
on the Burmese/Thai border
Info: 773-281-4114

--July 10, Sat
PROTEST ANTI-CHOICE FANATICS
Keep abortion safe & legal
9 am, Washington St & Ogden Ave, Naperville
11:30 am, Cass Ave & Ogden Ave, Westmont
3:30 pm, North Ave & York Rd, Elmhurst

--July 10, Sat 9 am, wnur 89.3 fm radio
THIS IS HELL
Guests include Larry Tye, author of Rising From The Rails:
Pullman Porters & the Making of the Black Middle Class, also
Ellen Frank, author of The Raw Deal: How Myths & Misinformation
About the Deficit, Inflation, & Wealth Impoverish America
Info: www.thisishell.net

--July 10, Sat, 5:15 pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: THE SPANISH EARTH
Joris Ivens’ classic 1937 documentary on the Spanish Civil War,
narrated by Hemingway; repeats 7/14, 8:30 pm

--July 10, Sat, 7:30 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS:
WHAT DOES LABOR GAIN FROM THE IRAQ OCCUPATION?
Trade unionist & Vietnam veteran activist
Barry Romo leads a discussion
Sponsor: Chicago Socialist Party
Info: ChgoSP (at) juno.com

--July 10, Sat, 10 pm, Buddy Gallery, 1542 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl
FILM: VENEZUELA BOLIVARIANA: VENEZUELA’S GRASSROOTS
BOLIVARIAN PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT ON THE GROUND AND ABROAD
Sponsor: Chicago Indymedia, Chicago Media Action,
Chicago Filmmakers, Buddy Gallery, Third Coast Press,
Self Publishers Event Council of Chicago

--July 10-11, Malcolm X College, 1900 W. Van Buren
STILL WE RISE: THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
Panels, workshops, etc, intended for people of color
Sponsor: Racial Justice 911 (RJ911) Midwest Network,
Info: www.racialjustice911.org/mwnet/ or 773-476-3534 x 34

--July 10-11, Sat-Sun, noon, Cricket Hill, Montrose Ave & lakefront
CHICAGO PEACE FEST
Bands, speeches, picnics
Info: www.genralpatton.com/ or 708-795-1146.

--July 10-18, Pavelsko, Bulgaria
AGROCADABRA: COMMON GROUND MEETING ABOUT
AGRICULTURE, FOOD, ALTERNATIVES & ACTION
Sponsor: A Seed
Info: www.aseed.net/agrocadabra/agro-commonground-2004.htm

--July 11, Sun, 1 pm, Buddy Gallery, 1542 N Milwaukee, 2nd Fl
SHOOTING WITH PURPOSE: DIGITAL WITNESSING TO
SAFEGUARD HUMAN RIGHTS: WORKSHOP FOR
DNC/RNC/CHICAGO VIDEO ACTIVISTS
Sponsor: Chicago Indymedia, Chicago Media Action,
Chicago Filmmakers, Buddy Gallery, Third Coast Press,
Self Publishers Event Council of Chicago

--July 12, Mon, 6:30 pm, News & Letters, 36 S Wabash Rm 1440
THE MOVEMENT AGAINST POLICE TORTURE
& WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS
Panelists: Mary L. Johnson of Families of the Wrongfully Convicted
& Citizens Alert, Mildred Henry of Enough Is Enough,
Yvette Cruz of Comite Exigimos Justicia
Info: 312-236-0799 or nandl (at) igc.org

--July 13, Tue,
PROTEST ANTI-CHOICE FANATICS
Keep abortion safe & legal
9 am, 103rd St & Pulaski Rd
11:30 am, Gage Park, 55th St & Kedzie
3:30 pm, Archer Ave & Halsted

--July 13, Tue, 2-11 pm, Buddy Collective, 1542 N Milwaukee
THE TOTAL LIBERATION TOUR
Music, speakers in support of earth, animal & black liberation /
people of color liberation, with Fred Hampton Jr., Leslie Pickering,
SHAC, Jeff Watkins, CrimethInc., Ian Hamilton, Afropunk, lots more
Info: TL (at) resist.ca or www.total-liberation.com/

--July 14, Wed, 6:30 pm, 222 South Morgan , ring #23
FILM: FROM DEATH ROW, THIS IS MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
Sponsor: Spartacist League/Spartacus Youth Club
Info: 312-563-0441 or spartacist (at) iname.com

--July 14, Wed, 7 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N. Western
THE PARIS COMMUNE
Bastille Day panel on the 1871 uprising with
CPL History Librarian Emeritus David Williams,
Eric Schuster of Chicago Socialist Party, others
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: 847-677-5474

--July 14, Wed, 7 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
FILM: PALESTINE IS STILL THE ISSUE
John Pilger’s 1977 ground-breaking documentary on Palestinian history
Info: info (at) psgchicago.org

--July 14, Wed, 7 pm, Healing Earth Resources, 3111 N Ashland
PROGRESSIVE FILM FORUM
Film showings every other Wednesday: 7/28, 8/11, 8/25
Sponsors: Healing Earth Resources, Chicago Indy Media,
New World Resource Center
Info: drlora (at) ameritech.net

--July 14, Wed, 7:30 pm, Evanston Public Library
FILM: MAXWELL STREET: A LIVING MEMORY
Shuli Eshel’s documentary on the late great Chicago market

--July 14, Wed, 9 pm, T's, 5025 N. Clark Street
BENEFIT FOR THE DYKE MARCH
Info: www.chicagodykemarch.org or 773-250-7856

--July 15, Thu
PROTEST ANTI-CHOICE FANATICS
Keep abortion safe & legal
9 am, Irving Park Rd & Barrington, Hannover Park
11:30 am, Golf Rd & Roselle, Hoffman Estates
3:30 pm, Euclid Ave & Plum Grove, Rolling Meadows

--July 16, Fri
PROTEST ANTI-CHOICE FANATICS
Keep abortion safe & legal
9 am, Arlington Heights Rd & Golf, Arlington Heights
11:30 am, Oakton & Lee/Mannheim, Des Plaines
3:30 pm, Glenview Rd & Waukegan, Glenview

--July 16-18, Fri-Sun, 7528 North Oakley
BASIC STREET MEDIC TRAINING
3-day training in first aid skills for protests & direct action
Sponsor: CAM & Doc Rosen of the Colorado Street Medics
Info: cam (at) rescueteam.com

--July 16-22, Fri-Thu, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: POWER TRIP
Paul Devlin's documentary on the privatization
of electricity in the Republic of Georgia
Info: 773-281-4114

--July 16-29, Fri-Thu, Landmark Century Cinema, Clark & Diversy
FILM: THE CORPORATION
Mark Achbar & Jennifer Abbott’s brilliant new documentary on
the corporate system features Howard Zinn, Noam Chomsky,
Michael Moore, Naomi Klein, more
Info: (773) 509-4949

--July 17, Sat
PROTEST ANTI-CHOICE FANATICS
Keep abortion safe & legal
9 am, Central St & Green Bay, Evanston
11:30 am, Davis & Ridge, Skokie
3:30 pm, McCormick & Touhy, Lincolnwood

--July 17, Sat, 11 am, Newberry Library, 60 W Walton
RISING FROM THE RAILS: PULLMAN PORTERS &
THE MAKING OF THE BLACK MIDDLE CLASS
Historian Larry Tye discusses his book on the the first successful
black trade union & initiators of the modern civil rights movement

--July 17, Sat, 1 pm, AIW Hall, 2882 Dineen, Decatur
BENEFIT FOR WORKERS INJURED IN THE
FORMOSA PLASTICS PLANT EXPLOSION

--July 17-18, Sat-Sun, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: STRUGGLE
Ruth Mader’s probing drama of Polish immigrants in Western Europe
Info: 773-281-4114

--July 18, Sun, 10:30 am, Ethical Humanist Society, 7574 N Lincoln
CLOSE THE SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS
Hear human rights activist Jordan Lome
Info: 847-677-3334

--July 18, Sun, noon, Museum Campus Drive
DISABILITY PRIDE PARADE
Info: www.disabledandproud.com/parade.htm

--July 18, Sun, 4 pm, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: THE INNER TOUR
Ra'anan Alexandrowicz’s documentary follows a group of Palestinians
on a three-day sightseeing tour of Israel, formerly their home
Info: 773-281-4114

--July 18, Sun, 5 pm, Goodman Theatre
LET THE EAGLE FLY: THE STORY OF
CESAR CHAVEZ & THE FARM WORKERS
Free admission
Sponsor: Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
Info: 312-443-3800

--July 20, 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

--July 20, Tue, 6:30 pm, Barbara’s Books, 1218 S Halsted St
JIM HIGHTOWER
Author discusses book, Let's Stop Beating Around the Bush

--July 21, Wed, 7 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
FILM: GAZA STRIP
James Longley’s documentary on Israeli-occupied Gaza
Info: info (at) psgchicago.org

--July 21, Wed, 7 pm, Wellington Avenue Church, 615 W Wellington
BENEFIT FOR ILLINOIS SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS SOA WATCH
Hear Kathy Kelly & others

--July 22, Thu, 7:30 pm, Barbara’s Books, 1218 S Halsted St
WOMEN & WAR: STORIES OF WAR, SURVIVAL & WAR
Exhibition of war from women’s’ perspective

--July 22, Thu, 7:30 pm, Barbara’s Books, 1100 Lake St, Oak Park
WARD JUST: AN UNFINISHED SEASON
Author discusses his new novel of the 1950s

--July 23, Fri, 7 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
FLO RAZOWSKY
Hear the American-born Jewish peace activist deported
from Israel for actions against Israel’s Apartheid Wall
Sponsor: International Solidarity Movement
Info: ISMinChicago (at) aol.com or 773-489-3505

--July 23, Fri, 8 pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: A QUESTION OF SILENCE
Marleen Gorris’ 1982 classic spellbinder of feminist rebellion
Repeats 7/26 6 pm

--July 23- 25, Fri-Sun,
EDUCATION NOT EMPIRE:
CHICAGOLAND YOUTH ORGANIZING SUMMIT
Youth & student organizing groups: workshops,
skillshares, teach-ins, performances, more
Info: studentliberation (at) ziplip.com

--July 23-29, Fri-Thu, Belgrade
PEOPLES’ GLOBAL ACTION CONFERENCE
www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/belgrade/index.htm

--July 25-30, Sun-Fri, Quito, Ecuador
AMERICAS SOCIAL FORUM
Info: www.forosocialamericas.org/index.phtml.en

--July 26, Mon, 7 pm, Oriental Institute, 1555 E 58th
WALTER MOSLEY: LITTLE SCARLET
Author discusses the latest Easy Rawlins mystery
set during the 1965 Watts riots

--July 26-29, Boston
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ACTIONS
Info: www.unitedforpeace.org/

FORTHCOMING:
-7/31 Bughouse Square Debates & Book Sale
-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
-8/6-8 Conference on Contingent Academic Labor,
www.chicagococal.org/index-cocal6.html
-8/6 Hiroshima Remembrance Day
-8/13-15 Prison Abolition Conference, 708-534-1334
-8/20-22 Life After Capitalism Conference, www.lifeaftercapitalism.org/
-8/27-29 Chicago Trans/GenderQueer Film/Video Festival, www.widc.org/
-8/28 Apna Ghar domestic violence shelter fundraiser, www.apnaghar.org/indexnew.shtml
-8/29-9/2 Republican Party Convention Protest NYC, www.chicagonewyork.net/
-9/1-3 Illinois AFL-CIO Convention, 217-544-4014
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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,
DEMOCRACY NOW
7-9 am, WZRD 88.3 FM north side
10-11 pm Mon-Thu, WRTE 90.5 FM south side

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/

Wed, 4-6 pm, Logan Square, Kedzie & Milwaukee
NORTHSIDE PEACE GATHERING

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