NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: AUG 26 – SEP 11

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
Tues-Fri, 3-9 pm; Sat-Sun 12-7 pm
www.newworldresourcecenter.com/events/

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Calendar listings begin Thursday for following 2.5 weeks,
includes submissions received by 5 pm Tuesday. 1,100+ recipients
SUBMIT EVENTS & SUBSCRIBE at NWRC2600 (at) juno.com
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--Aug 26, Thu & ongoing, Congress Hotel, 520 S Michigan
24-7 UNION PICKET: SUPPORT CONGRESS HOTEL STRIKERS
Sponsor: HERE Local 1
Info: www.congresshotelstrike.info

--Aug 26, Thu, 7 pm, St Sylvester Church, 3027 W Palmer
South of Fullerton between Kedzie & California
SUPPORT RESURRECTION HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES:
WORKERS' RIGHTS BOARD HEARING
Panel of distinguished academics, religious & health care leaders
hears testimony from RHC employees who have been retaliated
against for union organizing with AFSCME Council 31
Info: 773-792-2430

--Aug 26, Thu, 7 pm, Christian Hope Church, 8849 S Greenwood
FREE AARON PATTERSON - JAIL JON BURGE
Hear Fred Hampton Jr., victim David Bates, Ben Ephraim of
New Black Panther Party, Mildred Henry of Enough is Enough,
Ra Chaka of Prisoner Relief Foundation, Hector Reyes of International
Socialist Organization, activist Beauty Turner
Info: 773-643-4078

-Aug 26, Thu, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: QUEIMADA (BURN)
Gillo Pontecorvo’s 1969 drama of an 1840s uprising in the
Caribbean stars Marlon Brando - a must-see uncut print,
from the director of Battle of Algiers
Info: www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter/

--Aug 26, Thu
WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY
Info: www.nwhp.org/events/events.html

--Aug 26, Thu, & ongoing, various theatres
FILM: FAHRENHEIT 9/11
Michael Moore’s documentary on the Iraq war & oil politics
Info: www.michaelmoore.com

--Aug 26 – Sep 2, New York City
RNC PROTESTS
Event listings: www.villagevoice.com/issues/0434/rncevents.php or
www.rncnotwelcome.org/calendar.html or nyc.indymedia.org/

--Aug 27, Fri, 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza
CRITICAL MASS BIKE RIDE
Info: www.chicagocriticalmass.org

--Aug 27, Fri, Landmark Century Cinema
FILM: UNCOVERED: THE WAR ON IRAQ
Chicago premiere of Robert Greenwald’s documentary on
the Bush plan in Iraq, discussion follows with panelists
Salim Muwakkil & David Sirota
Sponsor: In These Times
Info: www.truthuncovered.com/ or 773-772-0100

--Aug 27-28, Fri-Sat, UIC, 750 S Halsted
UNFINISHED BUSINESS OF THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT:
DANGERS & OPPORTUNITIES
Sponsor: Veteran Feminists of America
Info: www.Vfamidwest.Org

--Aug 27-29, Fri-Sun WIDC Theater, 941 W Lawrence Ave, 5th floor
CHICAGO TRANS/GENDERQUEER FILM/VIDEO FESTIVAL
Info: www.widc.org/

--Aug 28, Sat, 10 am, Soldier Field, Waldron & Lake Shore
APNA GHAR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER FUNDRAISER
Annual walkathon & 5K run
Info: www.apnaghar.org/indexnew.shtml

--Aug 28, Sat, 6-9 pm, 2107 N. Albany
ENVIRONMENT 2004 GARDEN PARTY
Tix $50 benefits Environment 2004 nonprofit advocacy organization
Info: www.environment2004.org

--Aug 28-30, Sat-Mon, 7 am continuous, Water Tower, 800 N Michigan
FAST IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINIAN PRISONERS
Sponsor: Palestine Solidarity Group-Chicago,
Al Awda Palestine Right to Return Coalition-Chicago
Info: www.vitw.us/calendar/view_entry.php

--Aug 29, Sun
WORLDWIDE PROTEST AGAINST BUSH JUNTA
Info: www.unitedforpeace.org

--Aug 29, Sun, 3 am, Book TV, C-SPAN 2 cable TV
WHOSE TRADE ORGANIZATION?
Author Lori Wallach discusser her new book

--Aug 29, Sun, 2 pm, Federal Plaza, Dearborn & Adams
CHICAGO AGAINST BUSH JUNTA PROTEST
City-wide unity rally for justice & peace
Info: info (at) chicagorally.org

--Aug 29, Sun, 6-8 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
COLUMBIA SOLIDARITY GROUP MEETING

--Aug 29, Sun, 7 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N Clark
FILM: OUTFOXED: RUPERT MURDOCH¹S WAR ON JOURNALISM
Robert Greenwald¹s documentary on Fox news

--Aug 29 - Sep 2, Sun-Thu
REPUBLICAN PARTY CONVENTION NYC PROTEST
Bus tickets from Chicago still available
Info: www.chicagonewyork.net/ & www.unitedforpeace.org

--Aug 31, 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 information.

--Aug 31 – Sep 3, Tue-Fri
CAFÉ SOCIETY DISCUSSIONS:
OUTFOXED & BIAS IN THE MEDIA
Open discussions on media bias
8/31 7:30-8:30 pm, Intelligentsia Coffee, 3123 N Broadway
9/1 7-8 pm, Buzz Café, Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St
9/1 7-8 pm, Soul Café, 1301 W Hollywood
9/2 7-8 pm, Caffe De Luca, 1721 N Damen
9/2 7-8 pm, Valois, 1518 E 53rd St
9/3 5-6 pm, Ron¹s Barber Shop, 6041 W North, Oak Park

--Sep 1, Wed, 9-noon, City Hall
FINAL CHICAGO CITY COUNCIL VOTE ON
SOUTH SIDE WAL-MART
Tell your alderman to vote no, attend the council meeting
Info: 312-738-6161 or james (at) jwj.org

--Sep 1-3, Wed-Fri, Hyatt O’Hare
ILLINOIS AFL-CIO CONVENTION
Info: 217-544-4014

--Sep 2, Thu, 7:30 - 9 pm Funky Buddha Lounge, 728 W Grand
EMERGENCY LEGAL DEFENSE FUNDRAISER FOR
CHICAGOANS ARRESTED IN NEW YORK RNC PROTESTS
Sponsor: Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism
Info: CCAWR (at) aol.com or 888-471-0874

--Sep 3-9, Fri-Thu, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: INVESTIGATION OF A CITIZEN ABOVE SUSPICION
Elio Petri’s classic 1970 political thriller of police abuse
Info: www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter/

--Sep 4, Sat, 6-8:30 pm, Wellington Church, 615 W Wellington
SPIRIT, SONG, & VERSE CONCERT
Benefit honors struggles of working people,
fundraiser for Chicago Interfaith Committee on Worker Issues,
music by Bucky Halker & poet David Hernandez
Info: 773-728-8400

--Sep 5, Sun, 5 pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: CANOA
Felipe Cazal’s drama of the 1968 revolts in Mexico
Info: www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter/

--Sep 6, Mon, 11 am, Navy Pier
LABOR DAY AT NAVY PIER
Sponsors: Chicago Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

--Sep 7, Tue, 7 pm, Wellington Church, 615 W Wellington
JUSTICE OR VENGEANCE:
WHEN THE INNOCENT ARE CONDEMNED TO DIE
Hear attorney & former Chicagoan Staughton Lynd, who is
representing 5 unjustly convicted Ohio prisoners on death row,
also Kathy Kelly of Voices In The Wilderness
Info: 773-784-8065 or jeffleys (at) vitw.org

--Sep 7, Tue, 6:30 pm, Glen Ellyn Library, 400 Duane St
FILM: OUTFOXED
Robert Greenwald¹s documentary on Fox news
Sponsor: DuPage Against War Now
Info: www.d-a-w-n.org

--Sep 8, Wed, 7 pm, Healing Earth, 3111 N Ashland
FILM: PLAN COLUMBIA:
CASHING IN ON THE DRUG WAR FAILURE
Ungerman and Brohy’s acclaimed documentary
Sponsor: Chicago IndyMedia & Healing Earth Progressive Film Theater
Info: drlora (at) ameritech.net or 773-486-7660

--Sep 9, Thu, 7 pm, McHenry County College
8900 US Hwy 14, Crystal Lake
MILITARY FAMILIES SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE WAR
Hear Rosemary Slovenas of Rockford whose son died in Iraq,
Bret Donald of Elgin whose son served 16 month in Baghdad,
Connie Cominsky of Greyslake with a brother in Fallujah
& nephew in Baghdad
Info: 815-814-5644

--Sep 9, Thu, 7:30 pm, Whitney Young HS
POETICS OF PEACE: FEAR & BEAUTY IN THE HEART OF AMERICA
Poetry with award winning authors Michael Meade & Luis Rodriguez
Sponsor: Guild Complex
Info: www.guildcomplex.com/

--Sep 10-12, Fri-Sun, Washington, DC
LABOR FILM FEST
Info: www.djdinstitute.org/f_index.html

--Sep 11, Sat, 1-4 pm, 1545 W. Morse, 3rd fl
TOBEY PRINZ AWARDS LUNCHEON
Hear Rev Calvin Morris

FORTHCOMING:
-9/17-19 International Assembly of Anti-War & Anti-Globalization Movements, Beirut, www.tni.org/acts/beirut.htm
-9/18 Say Hi to Dick Cheney, NIU DeKalb
-9/25 Keep Space For Peace Rally, Vandenberg AFB, www.vpeaceldf.org/
-9/26 Progressive Film Festival, College of DuPage, www.d-a-w-n.org
-10/1-2 Conference on Education, Labor & Emancipation, Texas, crossatto (at) utep.edu
-10/5 Fahrenheit 9/11 DVD release
-10/5-9 World Congress Against Death Penalty, Montreal, www.montreal2004.org
-10/8 Presidential Debate Protest, St Louis, www.stlo8.org
-10/14-17 European Social Forum, London
-10/15 Nuclear Power & Children's Health Symposium, mpeters (at) nuclearpolicy.org
-11/6-20 Havana & Caracas Labor Seminar, www.geocities.com/us-Cuba-labor/
-11/19-21 Close the SOA, Ft Benning, www.soaw.org
-1/26-31 World Social Forum, Porte Alegre, Brazil

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NEW STUFF AT NWRC:

-10% OFF ON ALL MAGAZINES, PAPERS & JOURNALS!!
-On sale: Olive Oil from Palestine, Fair Trade Coffee from Nicaragua
-Visit our ever-expanding DVD movie section

Books:
-A Vietcong Memoir, by David Chanoff
-Oil, Power, & Empire, by Larry Everest
-Ten Days That Shook the World, by John Reed
-People’s History of the United States, by Howard Zinn, $18.95
-The Fateful Triangle, new edition, by Noam Chomsky
-The Uses of Haiti, by Paul Farmer
-HealthCare Meltdown, by Robert Lebow
-History as Mystery, by Michael Parenti
-America Besieged, by Michael Parenti
-For Reasons of State, with 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
-Bound for Glory DVD -Motorcycle Diaries, Che Guavera
-The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, by Greg Palast
-Crime & Criminals, by Clarence Darrow, $8

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CALENDAR INFO: Send event title, date, time, location,
phone & sponsor to NWRC2600 (at) juno.com
by 5 pm Tuesday for events beginning Thursday

ONLINE CALENDAR LINKS:
chicago.indymedia.org/
servercc.oakton.edu/~pboisver/OESR/ChicEventsCal.html
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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
BIWEEKLY MEETING
2nd & 4th Tue
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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available, wheelchairs/bikes welcome. Small donation requested.

WHO WE ARE: The New World Resource Center is Chicago’s oldest
independent left & labor bookstore and meeting center. Founded
in 1972, NWRC is a not-for-profit owned and operated by an all-volunteer
collective. Volunteers always welcome; phone 773-227-4011 for info.

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