NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: SEP 16 – OCT 4

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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includes submissions received by 5 pm Tuesday. 1,100+ recipients
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--Sep 16, Thu & ongoing, Congress Hotel, 520 S Michigan
24-7 UNION PICKET: SUPPORT CONGRESS HOTEL STRIKERS
Sponsor: HERE Local 1
Info: www.congresshotelstrike.info

--Sep 16, Thu, 7:30 pm, Women & Children First, 5233 N Clark
THE BOUNDARIES OF HER BODY:
THE TROUBLING HISTORY OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN AMERICA
Journalist & attorney Debran Rowland discusses her new book on
how the American legal system has defined women by their bodies
& by the sexual and biological roles

--Sep 16, Thu, 7:30 pm, Barbara’s Books, 1100 State St, Oak Park
BILL AYERS: TEACHING TOWARD FREEDOM
Author discusses his new book

--Sep 16, Thu, & ongoing, various theatres
FILM: FAHRENHEIT 9/11
Michael Moore’s documentary on the Iraq war & oil politics
Info: www.michaelmoore.com

--Sep 16-19, Thu-Sun, Peace Museum
EYES WIDE OPEN
Multimedia journey of words, images, & sounds of the Iraq war
9/17 Sat 5-8 pm Fundraising Reception
Info: 312-427-2533

--Sep 17, Fri, 6 pm, Jumping Bean Cafe, 1423 W 18th
PILSEN FOOD NOT BOMBS MEETING
Info: xx927xx (at) aol.com

--Sep 17-19, Fri-Sun, Beirut
INTERNATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ANTI-WAR &
ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEMENTS
Info: www.tni.org/acts/beirut.htm

--Sep 17-23, Fri-Thu, Music Box Theatre, 3733 N Southport
FILM: BUSH’S BRAIN
Michael Paradies Shoob & Joseph Mealey’s documentary on the
one & only Karl Rove, with original music by Michelle Shocked

--Sep 17-23, Fri-Thu, Landmark Cinema, Clark & Diversy
FILM: SILVER CITY
John Sayles drama of a right wing candidate
Info: www.silvercitythemovie.com

--Sep 18, Sat, 9:30 am, Promontory Point, 5491 South Shore Drive
PEACE PLEDGE PEDAL FOR PEACE
Info: peacepledgechicago.org/pedal

--Sep 18, Sat, noon, Humboldt Park Boathouse parking lot, 1359 N Sacramento
CAR CARAVAN FOR JUSTICE
Comite Exigimos Justicia caravan through Chicago Police Area 5,
site of well-known police frame-ups
Info: 773-772-9117 or CEJchicago (at) att.net

--Sep 18, Sat, 2 pm, Albany Park Library, 5150 N Kimball
FILM: BREAKING THE SILENCE: TRUTH & LIES IN THE WAR ON TERROR
John Pilger's award winning documentary
Sponsor: Albany Park/North Park/Mayfair Neighbors for Peace & Justice
Info: 773-250-3335 or justice.yes (at) juno.com

--Sep 18, Sat, 3 pm, Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake
RASHID KHALIDI: RESURRECTING EMPIRE:
OUR PERILOUS PATH IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Hear the Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies &
director of Middle East Institute at Columbia University
Info: 312-427-2533 or justpeace1 (at) aol.com

--Sep 18, Sat, 4 pm, Decima Musa, 1901 S Loomis
VENEZUELA DEFEATS THE COUPMAKERS
Eyewitness report from Venezuela by journalist Lee Sustar
Sponsor: International Socialist Organization
Info: 312-458-9380 or e-mail or chicago_socialists (at) yahoo.com

--Sep 18, Sat, 4:30-6 pm, The Naper Settlement, 523 S Webster, Naperville
CIRCUS PROTEST
Animal rights protest / leafleting of Kelly Miller Circus
Info: www.circuses.com

--Sep 18, Sat, 5:30 pm, NIU Convocation Center, DeKalb
SAY HI TO DICK CHENEY
And good buddy Denny Hastert

--Sep 18, Sat, 6 pm, University Church 5655 S. University
FORCED CONFESSIONS: HOW DO THEY HAPPEN?
Panelists: Erica Hawn of Indiana Campaign to End the Death Penalty,
Indiana Public Defender Steve Shultz
Sponsor: IL Campaign to End the Death Penalty
Info: 773.955.4841 or www.nodeathpenalty.org

--Sep 18, Sat, 7 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N Clark
FILMS: WAR AT A DISTANCE, also INEXTINGUISHABLE FIRE
Harun Farocki explores military strategy, industrial production
& how war technology finds its way into everyday use

--Sep 19, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
ONGOING DEVELOPMENTS IN VENEZUELA
Hear Vicki Cervantes from La Voz de los de Abajo
Info: thirdunitarianchurch.org/

--Sep 19, Sun, 2 pm, Dammrich Rowing Center, 3220 W Oakton, Skokie
CASTING OFF THE SINS OF CONFLICT: AN ALTERNATIVE
TASHLICH CEREMONY FOR THE JEWISH NEW YEAR
Sponsored by Not In My Name
Info: www.nimn.org/

--Sep 19, Sun, 2 pm, 325 E Main, Barrington
MEMORIAL PROCESSION FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS
LOST IN THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ
Guests include Rob Sarra of Iraq Vets Against the War,
Dr. Amir Ali of Institute of Islamic Information and Education, others
Info: 847-420–3274

--Sep 19, Sun, 2 pm, Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake
FILM: PATRIOT ACTS
Sree Nallamothu¹s powerful 2004 documentary explores the
US National Security Entry-Exit Registration System
Lecture by activist Michael Nagler follows screening

--Sep 19, Sun, 3 pm, Concordia University Christopher Center,
Augusta & Monroe, River Forest
FILM: DEADLINE
Katy Chevigny and Kirsten Johnson’s documentary on
clemency granted Illinois death row prisoners
Info: 708-383-0415 or 708-383-9477

--Sep 19, Sun, 3 pm
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT MEETING
Info: ISMinChicago (at) aol.com or 773-489-3505

--Sep 20-26, Mon-Sun, various venues
ESTROJAM
Chicago women’s music and culture festival
Info: www.estrojam.org/

--Sep 21, Tue, 57th Street Books, 1301 E 57th St
BILL AYERS: TEACHING TOWARD FREEDOM
Author discusses his new book

--Sep 22, Wed
WORLD CAR-FREE DAY
worldcarfree.net/wcfd/

--Sep 22, Wed, 6:30, Thousand Waves Self Defense Center
1220 W Belmont
SELF-DEFENSE & EMPOWERMENT SEMINAR
FOR WOMEN & TEEN GIRLS
Info: 773-472-7663 or www.thousandwaves.org

--Sep 22, Wed, 7 pm, Healing Earth, 3111 N Ashland
FILM: THE USA PATRIOT ACT
Documentary explores effects program requiring non-immigrant
Muslim males to register with the Department of Homeland Security
Sponsor: Chicago IndyMedia & Healing Earth Progressive Film Theater
Info: drlora (at) ameritech.net or 773-486-7660

--Sep 23, Thu, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Girl's Best Friend Foundation
900 N Franklin, Suite 210
PROPOSAL WRITING WORKSHOP
For small not-for-profit organizations, registration $20
Sponsor: Crossroads Fund
Info: 773-227-7676

--Sep 23, Thu, 7 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
TALES OF BEATNIK GLORY: JACK KEROUAC'S ON THE ROAD
Discussion with writer & activist Warren Leming
Sponsor: Open University of the Left

--Sep 24, Fri, 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza
CRITICAL MASS BIKE RIDE
Info: www.ChicagoCriticalMass.org

--Sep 24, Fri, 6 pm, UIC Cardinal Room, 3rd Floor, 750 S Halsted
TALK TO STRANGERS: DEMOCRACY IS A PROCESS, NOT AN EVENT
Panelists: author Danielle Allen, Phil Martin of Tavis Smiley Show,
Solana Larsen of OpenDemocracy Project,
Sanhita Sinha Roy Progressive Media Project
Info: 312-993-0682, or info (at) thepublicsquare.org

--Sep 24, Fri, 7 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
IMPERIALIST WAR, CAPITALIST CRISIS &
THE NEED FOR REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE
Panelists: Richard Becker, Caneisha Mills
Inaugural meeting of The Party for Socialism and Liberation
Info: www.socialismandliberation.org/ or BillBeth (at) rcn.com

--Sep 25, Sat, Vandenberg AFB
KEEP SPACE FOR PEACE RALLY
Info: www.vpeaceldf.org/

--Sep 25, Sat, 1 pm, UE Hall, 37 S Ashland
MILLION WORKER MARCH PLANNING MEETING
Info: 773.913.6539 or chicagoworkermarch (at) yahoogroups.com

--Sep 25, Sat, 5pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: TICKET TO JERUSALEM
Rashid Masharawi’s drama of a Palestinian film projectionist
Repeats 9/27 8 pm

--Sep 25 – Oct 2
KEEP SPACE FOR PEACE WEEK
Info: www.wilpf.org/ and www.space4peace.org/

--Sep 26, Sun, Healing Earth Resources, 3111 N. Ashland
FILM: THE ARSENAL OF HYPOCRISY
Documentary on US weaponization of space
Screenings at 10am, noon, 2pm, 4pm
Info: drlora (at) ameritech.net

--Sep 26, Sun, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, IA
CREATING PEACE
All day seminar, panelists include filmmaker David Lynch, UNESCO
Peace Education Prize winner Robert Muller, Sue McGregor of Peace
& Conflict Studies Program at Mount Saint Vincent University of Halifax,
Dr Maureen McCue of Physicians for Social Responsibility, more
Info: 641-919-1898 or creatingpeace.mum.edu

--Sep 26, Sun, 9:30 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
FILM: UNPRECEDENTED: THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Richard Ray Pérez & Joan Sekler’s documentary on the controversial election
Info: thirdunitarianchurch.org/

--Sep 26, Sun
PEDAL FOR PEACE
Bike-a-thon benefits grassroots peace/justice projects
in Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia
Info: cmsa (at) chicagosanctuary.org

--Sep 26, Sun, 1 pm, Oakton Community College
1600 E Golf Rd, Des Plaines
HOW IS US FOREIGN POLICY AFFECTING YOUR LIFE?
Town hall forum with Oakton faculty & students
Info: 847-635-1645

---Sep 26, Sun, 1-8 pm, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
PROGRESSIVE FILM FESTIVAL
Films include Outfoxed, also Uncovered-Truth About the Iraq War
Sponsors: DuPage Against War Now, College of DuPage Campus Greens
Info: www.d-a-w-n.org

--Sep 28, Tue, 7 pm, HotHouse, 31 E Balbo
PARTY POLITICS
Panelists: Jackie Grimshaw of Center for Neighborhood Technology,
David Moberg of In These Times, Marc Loveless of Green Party USA
Sponsor: HotHouse
Info: www.hothouse.net

--Sep 29, Wed, 5:30 pm, Access Living, 614 W Roosevelt
ORIENTATION TO CROSSROADS GUIDELINES
Pre-application seminar; deadline for
Crossroads Seed Fund proposals is 11/1
Info: 773-227-7676

--Sep 29, Wed, 7 pm, Loyola Park Field house, Greenleaf & Sheridan
WILL THEY BRING BACK THE DRAFT?
Forum & discussion
Sponsor: International Socialist Organization
Info: www.internationalsocialist.org

--Sep 29, Wed, 7:30 pm, Barbara’s Books, 1218 South Halsted
JOHN NICHOLS: DICK: THE MAN WHO IS PRESIDENT
Author & journalist discusses his new book
Info: 312-413-2665

--Sep 29, Wed, 7:30 pm, Evanston library, 1703 Orrington
FILM: UNCOVERED
Richard Ray Perez & Joan Sekler’s
documentary on the 2000 Florida election
Info: www.reeltimeevanston.org/

--Sep 30 – Oct 1, Thu- Fri, IIT HUB-Center, 3300 S Federal
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES - LEARNING FROM THE DUTCH EXPERIENCE
Symposium on green design, environmental safety, public policy, more
Info: www.dutchsustainablecommunities.com/

--Oct 1, Fri, Block Cinema, Northwestern University
FILM: BATTLE OF ALGIERS
Gillo Pontecorvo’s gripping 1965 drama of the
anti-colonial movement in Algeria
Info: www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/blockcinema/nufilmsub3.html

--Oct 1-2, Fri-Sat, El Paso, Texas & Ciudad Juárez, México
CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION, LABOR & EMANCIPATION
Info: ia.utep.edu/Default.aspx

--Oct 2, Sat, Washington DC
TRAIL OF MOURNING & TRUTH
FROM IRAQ TO THE WHITE HOUSE
National memorial procession
Sponsors: Military Families Speak Out,
Iraq Pledge of Resistance, Peace Action, AFSC, others
Info: www.peacepledge.org/resist/10-2-2004.htm

--Oct 2, Sat, 6:30 pm, Reza's Restaurant, 432 W Ontario
TESTIMONIAL DINNER HONORING PERRY CARTWRIGHT
Honor the lifelong socialist, WWII Vet, & civil rights activist
Sponsors: Open University of the Left, Democratic Socialists of America,
Networking for Democracy
Info: oulchicago (at) yahoo.com

--Oct 2, Sat, 7 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N Clark
QUEERING CULTURE: FILMS & VIDEOS BY JORG FOCKELE
Meet the filmmaker
Info: www.chicagofilmmakers.org/

--Oct 2, Sat, 7 pm, Swedish American Museum, 5211 N Clark
MAKING HISTORY/CREATING COMMUNITY:
GERBER/HART LIBRARY BENEFIT
Hear LGBT historian John D'Emilio, tix $75 & $125
Info: 773-381-8030

--Oct 2, Sat, 8 pm, Halsted Street & Roscoe Avenue
6TH ANNUAL MATTHEW SHEPARD MARCH & RALLY
Sponsors: Chicago Anti-Bashing Network, Equal Marriage NOW!
Info: 888-471-0874 or www.CABN.org

--Oct 2-31, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: FESTIVAL OF FILMS FROM IRAN
Info: www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter/2004/october/iran.htm

--Oct 3, Sun, 2 pm, Evanston library, 1703 Orrington
FILMS: OUTFOXED: RUPERT MURDOCH'S WAR ON JOURNALISM
Also AMY GOODMAN: INDEPENDENT MEDIA IN A TIME OF WAR
Info: www.neighborsforpeace.org or info (at) neighborsforpeace.org

FORTHCOMING:
-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
-10/9 2004 Midwest Socialist Conference, chicago_socialists (at) yahoo.com
-10/14-17 European Social Forum, London
-10/15 Nuclear Power & Children's Health Symposium, mpeters (at) nuclearpolicy.org
-10/16 Steve Earle, Vic Theatre
-10/17 Joan Baez, McAninch Arts Center
-10/17-23 Feed Your Alternative Media Week, ww.infoshop.org/altmediaweek2004.html
-10/18 International Media Democracy Day, www.mediademocracyday.org/
-11/1 Crossroads Fund grant proposal deadline, www.crossroadsfund.org
-11/6-20 Havana & Caracas Labor Seminar, www.geocities.com/us-Cuba-labor/
-11/14 Marcel Khalife in concert, Harris Theater
-11/11 Vietnam Vets Against War Memorial Day Event, www.vvaw.org/events/
-11/19-21 Close the SOA, Ft Benning GA, 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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phone & sponsor to NWRC2600 (at) juno.com
by 5 pm Tuesday for events beginning Thursday

ONLINE CALENDAR LINKS:
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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
Also Wednesdays 4-6 pm

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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TO HOLD YOUR EVENT AT NWRC: Phone (773) 227 4011or
nwrc_2600 (at) yahoo.com. New World is a centrally located non-
smoking storefront accessible by public transportation, street parking
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.

THANKS to everyone for your support.

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