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ONGOING - 24/7 Union Picket - Support the Congress Hotel Strikers! Congress Hotel, 520 S. Michigan. Sponsor: HERE Local 1. Info: www.congresshotelstrike.info

ONGOING – “Silver City,” John Sayles’ drama about a right wing candidate. Fiction mimics reality. Landmark Cinema, Clark & Diversey. Info: www.silvercitythemovie.com

Thursday, September 23 – Last night of “Bush’s Brain,” Michael Paradies Shoob and Joseph Mealey’s documentary on political sleeze-ball and Bush confidant Karl Rove, with original music by Michelle Shocked. Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport.

Thursday, September 23 – “Tour of Doodie,” a whirlwind art tour from the northwest coast of amerika. One night, one night only....the one night art show! 6-11 pm, buddY, 1542 N. Milwaukee Ave, 2nd floor. Plus special music performance bygolden shoulders from Nevada City, CA (10 pm). Action dj tag team of Pigeon and Fifi de la Croix all night long! $5 suggested donation, nobody turned away. Info: www.lumpen.com

Thru Sunday, September 26 – Hellbent on Estrojam!, a seven day festival of music, art, film and workshops. For a full schedule go to: www.estrojam.org/2004schedule.htm Artists include North State/Carla Desantis of Rockrgrl Magazine, The Gossip, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Northern State, Kaki King, Kinnie Starr, The Butchies, Ubaka Hill, Harriet Dodge, Sini Anderson, All Girl Summer Fun band, Wanda Jackson, Danielle Howle, Haley Bonar, The Moaners, Perla Batalla(Leonard Cohen Tribute Set), Myshkin, Cathy Richardson(w/Anne Harris), Violator (NYC's all female Depeche Mode cover band), Sini Anderson, Harriet Dodge, Hellcat Hussies, The Lickity Split Radical Cheerleaders, Callie Lipkin, Flynn, Celesta Danger & Jennifer Catlin, Chris Kowlowski Good Sister/Bad Sister, Court Lurie, Misslady J, KLUV, Cin Salach, Theresa Long, Lenell Moise, Bridget O'Callaghan, The Sheathens, Three Dollar Bill, Sleepover, BBMT, DJ Ali McDonald of "Think Pink" on WLUW, Susie Gomez.

Film Fest in partnership with Chicago Filmmaker's includes "Rough Cut" directed by Logan Kibbens and "More Than Gravity" directed by Cyra Polizzi. Other artists include Apartment Burlesque Orchestra, DJ Sini, Devi 2000, Andrea Bunch and Aerin Tedesco, Goldman, Tres Femmes, Antje, Allison Tartalia, Lucy Smith Quartet, Mama's House Theatre, DJ Mother Hubbard, "Women, Womyn, Grrls & Kings" (performance, panel and party at The Chicago Historical Society with Kim and the Chicago Kings), Bora Yoon, Jennifer Peterson, Meisha Herron.

Workshops include the Seattle-based “Hit Girl Collective DJ Clinic,” a “Women in the Music Business” panel headed up by Moira McCormick from The Chicago Tribune and Carla Desantis of Rockrgrl Magazine, Drumming with Ubaka Hill, pro tools and home recording with Andrea Bunch, “Distribution 101” by Goldenrod Distribution (Ani DiFranco's distro company), “Guerrilla Filmmaking” with Ronit Bezalel (Ronit was rated one of the top 10 women to look out for in Newsweek for her documentary "Voices of Cabrini"), “Teen Stage” (in collaboration with the Chicago Park District and Gallery 37's “After School Matters Program”), “Politics and Art,” “Global Social Justice and Environmental Awareness,” and more. For tickets and schedule 1.800.569.TIXX or www.estrojam.org More info: 773.489.6534, tammy (at) estrojam.org/, tammycresswell (at) usa.net, www.estrojam.org

Thursday, September 23 – The Community Media Workshop presents “Telephone Communications: Static Free,” a workshop for community organizers. 11:45 a.m. - 2 p.m. Community Media Workshop, 623 S. Wabash, Suite 201 Phone listeners judge you in the first 10 - 20 seconds and trust your tone of voice far more than your actual words. Get an edge that will help you and your organization to be even more effective when working with clients, customers, funders and the media on the phone. Workshop leader is Loree Vick. This special lunch time workshop costs just $39 and includes a sandwich buffet. For more info and to register, go to www.newstips.org/register/index.php

Thursday, September 23 thru Sunday, September 26 The 16th Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival. Opening Night Program Co-Presented by the Conversations at the Edge Series - Department of Film, Video, and New Media, School of the Art Institute of Chicago 8:15 pm Gene Siskel Film Center 164 N. State Street. This program features an exciting selection of new works by celebrated avant-garde artists. In Gunvor Nelson’s Trace Elements (2004, 9 mins.), lush digital images, an intricate soundscape, and a constantly searching camera create a work of mystery. Chateau/Poyet (2004, 6 mins., 16mm), master collage animator Lawrence Jordan's first film in several years, is a dynamic reworking of Poyet's engraved illustrations. Bruce Conner¹s Luke (2004, 22 mins.) is a new digital video based on a never-released short film Conner shot on the set of Cool Hand Luke. Su Friedrich¹s The Head of a Pin (2004, 21 mins.) is a wry observation on what happens when city dwellers encounter a country spider. Sharon Lockhart¹s NO (2003, 34 mins., 16mm) frames minimally choreographed actions of Japanese agriculture within the visual tradition of 19th-century American landscape painting. Video except where noted.

Thursday, September 23 – PROTEST at the House of Blues (HOB) for their hosting a performance by “Capleton,” a reggae performer who calls for “shooting” and “burning” Lesbians and Gays. 7 pm, 329 N. Dearborn Street (just north of the Chicago River). HOB's mission statement says the firm aims "to promote racial and spiritual harmony through love, peace, truth, righteousness and nonviolence." Nonviolence?!? One of Capleton's most frequently performed songs is called "Bun Out Di Chi Chi" which, translated from the Jamaican patois, means "Burn Out The Queer" ("Chi Chi" is pejorative slang for gay people). The song calls for its listeners to "Bun out ah chi chi, Blood out ah chi chi ("Burn out a queer, Blood out a queer). "Blood out" is a particularly violent, graphic expression meaning to chop, cut, stab and shoot. HOB claims that it must go ahead with the performance because it favors “artistic expression.” Since when is advocating the murder of any group “artistic expression”? Protest sponsored by the Chicago Anti-Bashing Network. Info: www.CABN.org, CABNstopthehate (at) aol.com and 888.471.0874

Thursday, September 23 - Labor Beat show on CAN TV. Tonight's episode: "Air and Slaughter Show" plus "NYC Starbucks Protest." In the first segment,anti-war demonstrators go to the recent air and water show on Chicago's lake front. The second segment features coverage of a demonstration at Starbucks in Manhattan to support fired workers there, during recent RNC mass protest. 9:30 pm, Chicago Access Network TV, Cable TV Channel 19 in Chicago. Tapes of the show are available for purchase by mailing a $20 check to Labor Beat, 37 S. Ashland, Chicago, IL 60607 (indicate title, "Air and Slaughter Show," on the check). Info: lduncan (at) igc.org or 312.226.3330

Thursday, September 23 – Proposal Writing Workshop. For small not-for-profit organizations. Girl’s Best Friend Foundation, 900 N. Franklin, Suite 210 6:30 - 8:30 pm, registration $20. Sponsor: Crossroads Fund. Info: 773.227.7676

Thursday, September 23 – Open University of the Left and writer, critic, & musician Warren Leming present Tales of Beatnik Glory: Jack Kerouac’s “On The Road.” With respondent Carl Davidson. 7PM Acme Art Works 1741 N Western $ 5 donation requested. “On The Road” changed American literature and the people who portend to make it. Thomas Pynchon and William Burroughs paid him homage. When the Age suddenly laid hands on itself, Kerouac's were the hands. The Beats, whom he later disowned, helped make Kerouac an American icon, only to see him succumb to a furious, dismal reactionary lament. His brother in arms, Neal Cassady, became court jester to Ken Kesey and died alone on a Mexican rail track in 1967. The Beats, having aged well, have finally gotten their fair share of the sad pie in the face of literary fame. If Updike was right--"Fame is a mask that eats the face"--then Kerouac proved his case in titanium. His tortured life and the Zeitgeist he found and then lost have yet to be understood. All will be revealed, but it will take your full attention--and a poetic sensibility honed in the age of cyber sound bite.

Friday, September 24 – Critical Mass Bike Ride. 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza. Info: www.ChicagoCriticalMass.org

Friday, September 24 – Press conference/rally for former death row, police torture victim Victor Saffold, aka Cortez Brown. 9:30 am, 26th & California. Saffold has a petition for freedom before Cook County Court Judge McSweeney Moore, which State Attorney General Lisa Madigan is working to deny. In so doing, Madigan is siding with her Chicago machine buddies Richie Daley and Dick Devine. Demand justice. Demand freedom for Victor Saffold!

Friday, September 24 - Fundraiser for Equal Marriage NOW! 8 pm at Coobah, 3423 N. Southport, Chicago. Hosted by "Big Gay Jim." Date auction, silent auction, and more! $5 donation at the door, cash bar.

Friday, September 24 – “Talk to Strangers: Democracy is a Process, Not an Event.” 6 pm, UIC Cardinal Room, 3rd Floor, 750 S Halsted. 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

Friday, September 24 – Previously announced forum on “Imperialist War, Capitalist Crisis & the Need for Revolutionary Change,” sponsored by the Party for Socialism and Liberation, is POSTPONED to 2:30 PM, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH at the New World Resource Center, 1300 N. Western Avenue, due to circumstances beyond the control of the organizers. Apologies for any inconvenience. Info: www.socialismandliberation.org/

Friday, September 24 – Service for murdered gay man Kevin Clewer, followed by candlelight walk through Lakeview. 7:30 pm, Broadway United Methodist Church, 3344 N. Broadway.

Friday, September 24 – November 6 - Liz Long Gallery is reopening at new location, 1957 S Spaulding Ave., with an art show of works by women of color. The opening reception is September 24 from 6 - 9 p.m. Open to the public and free. This is a group show with lead artists Catherine Butterfly and Simone Bouyer. If you can't make the opening, call for appt. 773.542.9126

Friday, September 24 - Education Not Empire meeting, 6:30 pm, UIC's Behavioral Sciences Building, Room 117, 1007 W. Harrison (just south of the west exit of the “UIC/Halsted” stop on the blue line “el”). Invited are any young person, student, or student organization working for positive social change. We are going to be discussing the upcoming school year and ways to coordinate actions, events, and campaigns; reviewing this summer's actions and activities, and coalition-wide projects (such as skillshares and teach-ins)! We have an exciting year ahead of us, so please make it! Afterwards we are going to hang out and have a potluck, so bring food and good spirits! Info: www.educationnotempire.org

Friday, September 24 - Labor Beat show on CAN TV. Tonight's episode: "Air and Slaughter Show" plus "NYC Starbucks Protest." In the first segment,anti-war demonstrators go to the recent air and water show on Chicago's lake front. The second segment features coverage of a demonstration at Starbucks in Manhattan to support fired workers there, during recent RNC mass protest. 4:30 pm, Chicago Access Network TV, Cable TV Channel 19 in Chicago. Tapes of the show are available for purchase by mailing a $20 check to Labor Beat, 37 S. Ashland, Chicago, IL 60607 (indicate title, "Air and Slaughter Show," on the check). Info: lduncan (at) igc.org or 312.226.3330

Saturday, September 25 – “Ticket to Jerusalem,” Rashid Masharawi’s drama of a Palestinian film projectionist. 5pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State. Repeats at 8 pm, Sept. 27.

Saturday, September 25: Chicago Action Medical presents a Sexual Assault Awareness Training for activists and street medics, hosted by the YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago. Come to the training in the supportive and transformative spirit of increasing our own and others' awareness on these issues, and help us transform our rape culture...beginning within your own community. 10 am - 7 pm, 360 N. Michigan, 8th floor. Free of Cost. There will be trained counsellors on site all day for participants to see at any time. Schedule -- 10-10:45 am: welcome, introduction, guidelines for discussion, icebreakers, goals of this training; 10:45-11:30 am: participants share their experiences, ideas regarding sexual assault; 11:30 am-12 noon: Small group sessions: what is sexual assault?; 2:30-3:30 pm: Concurrent sessions: A: Approaching those we know who are perpetrators; Considerations for safety, support for the survivor, B: Our rape culture: its manifestations and how we perpetuate it; 3:30-4:40 pm: Medical and Legal Support for Survivors of Sexual Assault; 4:30-5:30 pm: Concurrent sessions: A: Transgendered people and sexual assault: with educational materials and targetted discussion B: Children and Sexual Abuse/Assault: prevention, noticing the signs of a child who has been sexually abused, dispelling myths about children who have been sexually abused/assaulted, teaching kids what to do if they are abused; 5:30-6:45 pm: Brainstorming session: what can communities do in the wake of sexual assault when calling the police is not an option?; 6:45-7:00 pm: Check out, feedback, evaluations, announcements. Please Note: we understand that this day will be an intense one for all of us. We ask that participants come to the training in the supportive and transformative spirit of increasing their own and others' awareness on the above issues. To register, e-mail Matt at laghalot4 (at) hotmail.com or call Tanuja at 773.263.3911

Saturday, September 25 – Arab American Action Network March for Immigrant Rights / March for the End to Israeli Apartheid. Join immigrant communities from around Chicago to demand: An immediate moratorium on deportations; the legalization of our communities – no human being is illegal; a stop to the racial profiling and criminalization of our communities; U.S. acceptance and immediate enforcement of the International Court of Justice’s ruling on Israel’s apartheid wall – the wall is illegal, in violation of international law, and must come down immediately. Schedule: 9:30 am, AAAN buses leave from Metropolitan Family Services in Palos Hills, 10537 Robert’s Road, Palos Hills, IL. 10:30 am, buses leave from the Arab American Action Network office, 3148 W. 63rd Street, Chicago. 11 am, gather at Union Park (Ashland & Lake) to meet other marchers. 11:30 am, march to Federal Plaza (Dearborn & Adams). 12 noon, rally at Federal Plaza. 2 pm, leave Federal Plaza for home. Info: Suzanne or Hatem, 773.436.6060, x101 or x105, or email S_Adely (at) yahoo.com or hatem85 (at) yahoo.com

Saturday, September 25 – Chicago/Midwest organzing meeting for the Million Worker March. UE Hall, 37 S. Ashland Avenue. 1­3 pm, meeting and reports on national effort, regional organizing and what’s going on in Chicago. Outreach, transportation and fundraising discussions. Leaflets, tickets and sign-up sheets will be available at the meeting. 3-4 pm, socializing. To sign up for listserve send an email to: chicagoworkermarch-subscribe (at) yahoogroups.com Million Worker March. For tickets call 773.913.6539 or email: chicagoworkermarch (at) yahoogroups.com (bus tickets are $90). More info available at www.millionworkermarch.org

Sunday, September 26 – “How Is US Foreign Policy Affecting Your Life?” 1 pm, Oakton Community College, 1600 E. Golf Rd, Des Plaines, IL. Town hall forum with Oakton faculty & students. Info: 847.635.1645

Sunday, September 26 – “The Arsenal of Hypocrisy,” A documentary about the U.S. government’s weaponization of space. Screenings at 10am, 12noon, 2pm and 4pm at Healing Earth Resources, 3111 N. Ashland, as part of the “Keep Space For Peace Week,” Sept 25th-Oct 2nd sponsored by the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. Co-sponsored by Chicago Indymedia and Healing Earth Resources. Info: drlora (at) ameritech.net

Sunday, September 26 – Protest against “ex-gay” charlatan Stephen Bennett in Oak Park. 5 pm, in front of Calvary Memorial Church, 931 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL. Stephan Bennett’s "ministry" is part of a national effort to fan the flames of bigotry and codify a second class citizenship for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Taking advantage of bigotry inflamed by the "gay marriage" debate, Bennett preaches not only a "conversion" for gays, but is against our equal civil rights including protection from discrimination in housing and employment as well as access to the civil contract of marriage. The Church has taken the extraordinary step of sending a mailing to every single household in Oak Park and Forest Park to promote this hate-gays event. Believing that "no one is born gay", Stephen Bennett preaches that his interpretation of the Bible can get others to "overcome" their gay sexuality. Claiming to be an "ex-gay" himself, Bennett is a man who is lying to both himself and to others. In so doing, he promotes hatred and discrimination against the entire gay community. He compares homosexuality to alcoholism and drug addiction. Whether you are straight or gay, we invite you to join us in protesting against Bennett and making it clear to him and his followers that their hatred is NOT welcome in Oak Park. With the President using anti-gay hate to promote his election hopes, he helps promote a political environment in which more forthright bigots like Bennett can flourish. We ignore hate promoters like him at our peril. Protest cosponsored by the Chicago Anti-Bashing Network (www.CABN.org) and Equal Marriage NOW! (www.EqualMarriageNOW.org). Taking public transportation, go west by Green Line to Oak Park Avenue stop. Go north to Lake Street, then west to the church. By car take the Eisenhower Expressway west to the Austin exit, go north to Lake Street, then west to the church. If you need a ride from the city, send an email to rufnel (at) aol.com

Sunday, September 26 – “Out at CHS: Women, Womyn, Grrls, and Kings.” This afternoon extravaganza at the Chicago Historical Society celebrates Chicago's lesbian-feminist music culture since the 1970s. Panelists led by Toni Armstrong Jr., former publisher of “HOTWIRE: The Journal of Women's Music and Culture,” and Jackie Anderson, co-producer of Mountain Moving Coffeehouse, explore the origins and continuing significance of lesbian-feminist music and culture in a lively give-and-take discussion. The extensive live performance schedule includes the Chicago DrumSong Orchestra, Kristin Lems, Surrender Dorothy, and the Artemis Singers. A reception will follow the event. This event is $15 for CHS members and students and $20 for general admission. 1-6 pm, Chicago Historical Society. Clark Street at North Avenue

Sunday, September 26 - DAWN ( DuPage Against War Now) and the College of DuPage Campus Greens will sponsor a Progressive Film Festival to be held in SRC room 2800 at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. The all-day offering of films will begin at 1 pm and continue throughout the day until 8 pm, with discussion to following each screening. An informal reception, 8-9 pm, with the soft guitar music of Larry Quick and refreshments provided. The film festival and reception will be free and open to the public. Films include Mark Fiore animated clips (1-1:30 pm), “Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism (1:30-2:50 pm and 6-6:30 pm), “Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election” (3:15-4:45 pm), “Uncovered: The Truth About the Iraq War (5-6 pm), “A Life of Death” (6-6:30 pm). For a complete schedule with full details, please visit www.d-a-w-n.org/filmfest.html or call 630.469.6382. Co-sponsored by DAWN (DuPage Against War Now) and the College of DuPage Campus Greens. For DAWN info, call 630.469.4931.

Monday, September 27 - “Ticket to Jerusalem,” Rashid Masharawi’s drama of a Palestinian film projectionist. 8 pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State.

Tuesday, September 28 – “Bloodsworth: The True Story of the First Death Row Inmate Exonerated by DNA.” The Northwestern School of Law Center on Wrongful Convictions will host a book party and forum with Kirk Bloodsworth and author Tim Junkin. This kind of powerful (and entertaining!) storytelling is immensely important, and promises to communicate to thousands that the death penalty is truly broken. I hope you will join us, and help us spread the word! Space is limited, please RSVP to Edwin Colfax at e-colfax (at) law.northwestern.edu or call 312-503-3604. Northwestern University School of Law, 375 E. Chicago Avenue 6-8 pm. Refreshments provided.

Tuesday, September 28 - Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism general meeting. All who want to organize against war and racism are welcome! 6:30 pm, 1st Methodist Temple, 77 W. Washington (at Clark), 2nd floor "Heritage Room." Call 888.471.0874 or e-mail CCAWR (at) aol.com for information.

Tuesday, September 28 – The Palestine Solidarity Group-Chicago invites you to commemorate the 4th anniversary of the Palestinian Intifada (Uprising) with a candlelight vigil in downtown Chicago. Join us to say: Stop U.S. Aid to Israel, End the Occupation NOW, Tear Down the Apartheid Wall, and Freedom for the Palestinian Political Prisoners. Support the Palestinian struggle for their legitimate political rights of return, self-determination, and liberation. 5 pm - 9:30 pm, 830 N. Michigan Avenue (the southwest corner of Pearson and Michigan Avenues--Pearson is less than a block north of Chicago Avenue). The current Palestinian Intifada began on September 28th, 2000, in the Israeli occupied territories of the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Jerusalem; and even in the 1948 territories, where over 10 Palestinians (all with Israeli citizenship) were killed in protests as well. Over 3,000 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli military in the last 4 years, with almost 50,000 injured. Almost 9,000 Palestinians are political prisoners, including many women and children, incarcerated for their political beliefs and activities in the legal and moral struggle against the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands. Many of these prisoners were on hunger strike for almost a month in August of 2004 to protest the international human rights abuses committed against them by the Israeli prison authorities. Israel's Apartheid Wall is completed in many areas, and still under construction throughout the Palestinian territories. It divides the Palestinians from each other, expropriates more land, and makes it difficult for Palestinians to access their own farms, schools, natural resources, especially water, and medical facilities. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) condemned this barrier to peace as illegal under international law and a gross violation of international human rights. The U.S., as usual, passed a Congressional resolution condemning the ICJ ruling. Info: info (at) psgchicago.org or www.psgchicago.org

Tuesday, September 28 – “Party Politics” with panelists Jackie Grimshaw of the Center for Neighborhood Technology, David Moberg of In These Times, and Marc Loveless of the Green Party USA. Sponsor: HotHouse 7 pm, HotHouse, 31 E. Balbo. Info: www.hothouse.net

Tuesday, September 28 – “A Few Bad Apples – Like You and Me: Ordinary Americans as Torturers,” with John Conroy, author of “Unspeakable Acts, Ordinary People: The Dynamics of Torture,” Beth Ann Toupin, Iraq Country Specialist and member of the board of directors of Amnesty International USA. 7 pm, Parkes Hall, Room 122, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (Parkes hall is on the south end of Alice Millar Chapel, 1870 Sheridan Road, at Chicago Avenue, in Evanston). Sponsored by Amnesty International USA Group 50. Info: Dan Drennan, 773.338.6020 or djd (at) datagroupltd.com

Wednesday, September 29 - The ordinance to fund CAN TV is expected to come up for a vote by the full Council today, 10 am, City Council chambers, 121 N. LaSalle Street, 2nd floor. At the September 1 City Council meeting, a vote on the ordinance to fund CAN TV was stalled when 14th Ward Alderman Ed Burke and 7th Ward Alderman William Beavers "deferred and published," a procedure that allows for two Aldermen to delay a vote. This was the second time the ordinance was delayed. The first time was after the ordinance was passed by the Committee on Finance meeting in June when the administration requested time to seek an alternate funding solution. At present, the administration has not proposed or signed onto any alternate funding solution. Thanks to your many calls and letters, there is widespread support for the ordinance among the Aldermen, but at the press conference following the last council meeting, Daley claimed that the City doesn’t have the money and he suggested that the Aldermen supporting CAN TV can fund it out of their own paychecks. If the ordinance does not pass on September 29th, and an acceptable alternative funding solution isn’t found, CAN TV will lose 40% of its cable funding and cuts in staffing and services are inevitable. Info: 312.738.1400 or www.cantv.org/

Wednesday, September 29 – Orientation for getting grants from the Crossroads Fund. 5:30 pm, Access Living, 614 W. Roosevelt. Pre-application seminar; deadline for Crossroads Seed Fund proposals is November 1st. Info: 773.227.7676

Wednesday, September 29 – “Will They Bring Back the Draft?” Forum and discussion sponsored by the International Socialist Organization. 7 pm, Loyola Park Field house, Greenleaf & Sheridan. Info: www.internationalsocialist.org

Wednesday, September 29 – Author John Nichols discusses his new book, “Dick: The Man Who is President.” 7:30 pm, Barbara’s Books, 1218 S. Halsted. Info: 312.413.2665

Wednesday, September 29 – “Uncovered,” Richard Ray Perez & Joan Sekler’s film documentary on the 2000 Florida election. 7:30 pm, Evanston library, 1703 Orrington. Info: www.reeltimeevanston.org/

Thursday, September 30 – Come to hear the decision on DNA in the case of Harold Hill Dan, a wrongfully convicted man who spent 17 years in prison. 9 am, 26th & California (room location will be noted on list in the lobby).

Thursday, September 30 - Labor Beat show on CAN TV. Tonight's episode: "Air and Slaughter Show" plus "NYC Starbucks Protest." In the first segment,anti-war demonstrators go to the recent air and water show on Chicago's lake front. The second segment features coverage of a demonstration at Starbucks in Manhattan to support fired workers there, during recent RNC mass protest. 9:30 pm, Chicago Access Network TV, Cable TV Channel 19 in Chicago. Tapes of the show are available for purchase by mailing a $20 check to Labor Beat, 37 S. Ashland, Chicago, IL 60607 (indicate title, "Air and Slaughter Show," on the check). Info: lduncan (at) igc.org or 312.226.3330

Thursday, September 30 thru Friday, October 1 – “Sustainable Communities: Learning From the Dutch Experience,” a symposium on green design, environmental safety, public policy, more. IIT HUB-Center, 3300 S. Federal. Info: www.dutchsustainablecommunities.com/

Thursday, September 30 thru Sunday, October 3 – “We’ve Come Undone,” m onologues inspired by stories from Arab, Muslim American and South Asian communities, written and performed by Kayhan Irani. Athenaeum Theater, 2936 N. Southport. Info: www.singlefilechicago.com/schedule.html

Friday, October 1 – “The Battle of Algiers,” Gillo Pontecorvo’s gripping 1965 drama of the anti-colonial movement in Algeria. Block Cinema, Northwestern University. Info: www.blockmuseum.northwestern.edu/blockcinema/nufilmsub3.html

Friday, October 1 – Monthly meeting of the Industrial Workers of the World. 7 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N. Western.

Friday, October 1 - Opening of Theater Oobleck’s "The Passion of the Bush: An Election Show.” Chicago's pre-eminent political theater company presents its fourth quadrennial election show, which follows the fate of Bush & Cheney from Troy to Calgary. Cameo appearances by John Kerry and Mel Gibson! Shows thru November 1st on Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 7pm, with a Special Election Eve Show, Monday Nov 1 at 7 pm! At The Viaduct, 3111 N. Western Avenue. $10 suggested donation, more if you got it, free if you're broke. Info: 773.347.1041

Friday, October 1 - Labor Beat show on CAN TV. Tonight's episode: "Air and Slaughter Show" plus "NYC Starbucks Protest." In the first segment,anti-war demonstrators go to the recent air and water show on Chicago's lake front. The second segment features coverage of a demonstration at Starbucks in Manhattan to support fired workers there, during recent RNC mass protest. 4:30 pm, Chicago Access Network TV, Cable TV Channel 19 in Chicago. Tapes of the show are available for purchase by mailing a $20 check to Labor Beat, 37 S. Ashland, Chicago, IL 60607 (indicate title, "Air and Slaughter Show," on the check). Info: lduncan (at) igc.org or 312.226.3330

Friday, October 1 - Anti-Bush Rally, 3 pm, Lombard, Illinois’s Lilacia Park, sponsored by Students for a Progressive Society. 3:30 pm - speakers, 4 pm - march to Main St. and St. Charles in Lombard, with a rally until about 5:30 pm. 5:30 pm - take train to Villa Park and march to downtown Villa Park. 6-7 pm - rally in Villa Park. For directions go to Yahoo maps and type in Parkside and Main St. as your destination (Lilacia Park is just west of that intersection

Friday, October 1 - Whoopi in Chicago, stand up show with rare Q&A after the show. VIP tickets on sale for $150, which include private, easy-access entrance to the theatre, special reserved seating, and a post-show open-bar reception at which Whoopi Goldberg is scheduled to be present. For info on VIP tickets call 312-932-9950, x 17....VIP tickets are very limited. Chicago Theatre (State and Randolph Streets). Call 312-902-1500 for general admission tickets or visit www.Ticketmaster.com

Friday, October 1 thru Thursday, October 7 – “Tying the Knot,” Jim de Sève’s documentary on gay couples’ struggle for marriage rights. Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport.

Saturday, October 2 – 6th Annual Matthew Shepard March. Because rights are not given, they are WON. Rally, 8 pm, Halsted Street and Roscoe Avenue, followed by a march. Co-sponsored by the Chicago Anti-Bashing Network and Equal Marriage NOW! This year’s theme is “DEMAND Legal Equality. DEMAND Marriage Equality.” Info: CABNstopthehate (at) aol.com, 888.471.0874 or www.CABN.org

Saturday, October 2 – “Making History/Creating Community,” Gerber/Hart Library’s annual autumn benefit. 7 pm – 11 pm, Swedish American Museum Center, 5211 N. Clark Street. Pioneering LGBT historian John D’Emilio will be the keynote speaker. Tickets are $75 and $125. Info: 773.381.8030

Saturday, October 2 – Testimonial dinner honoring Perry Cartwright. 6:30 pm, Reza's Restaurant, 432 W. Ontario Street. Perry Cartwright is a lifelong socialist. He has been a World War II R.A.F. combat pilot and U.S. Air Force pilot, a civil rights activist in the American south in the 1950s, and a supporter of the Midwest Radical Scholars and Activists Conference 1989 - 1997. Dinner initiated by Open University of the Left and co-sponsored by Democratic Socialists of America Chicago chapter and Networking for Democracy. No tickets beforehand. We'll order from the menu and chip in for Perry. For more info and to RSVP, contact Open University of the Left at oulchicago (at) yahoo.com

Saturday, October 2 – “Queering Culture,” films and videos by Jorg Fockele. 7 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark. Filmaker will be in the house. Info: www.chicagofilmmakers.org/

Saturday, October 2 – “$ELECTION: Take Us To Your Leader,” part of a series of public artworks throughout October to make and show election art, guest speakers, open discussions, and street performances, inviting people to share their thoughts on leadership and create art in the process. 1-4 pm, SpareRoom, 2416 W. North Avenue (Humboldt Park). Guest speaker Earl Silbar, union organizer at 3 pm. Sponsored by Anti Gravity Surprise. Info: www.spareroomchicago.org

Saturday, October 2 thru Sunday, October 31 – Festival of films from Iran. Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State. Info: www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter/2004/october/iran.htm

Sunday, October 3 – Neighbors for Peace free film screenings of "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War On Journalism" and "Amy Goodman: Independent Media In A Time of War." 2 pm, Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL. Info: www.neighborsforpeace.org, info (at) neighborsforpeace.org, or 847.289.7253

Sunday, October 3 - Confront the "Pro-life" Action League bigots! Stand up for womens rights. Sponsored by Refuse & Resist! Info: collectivistleftist (at) yahoo.com

Sunday, October 3 - South Siders for Peace presents “Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism.” 4-6 pm, World Folk Music Co., 1808 W. 103rd St. Info: www.southsidersforpeace.com/ or 708.423.6392.

Monday, October 4 -Tuesday, October 5 – Folksinger David Rovics in concert. 7 pm, Monday at the Holmes Student Center, NIU DeKalb. 8 pm, Tuesday at the Heartland Café, 7000 N. Glenwood

Tuesday, October 5 – Nancy Mullen, MSW and Lori Fox will discuss the Questioning Youth Center at the next meeting of the Illinois Gender Advocates, 7:30 pm, New Spirit MCC Church, 542 S. Scoville Avenue, Oak Park.

Tuesday, October 5 – George Chauncey discusses his new book, “Why Marriage?: The History Shaping Today’s Debate Over Gay Equality.” Lambda Legal Senior Counsel Pat Logue will provide an update on marriage litigation. Chauncey is Professor of American History at the University of Chicago and the author of “Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940,” which won a distinguished Turner and Curti Award, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and the Lambda Literary Award. Cosponsored by Lambda Legal and the University of Chicago Lesbian and Gay Studies Project. 7 pm, Borders Books, 830 N. Michigan. Info: jason.brantley (at) perseusbooks.com, 212.340.8164 or 312.573.0564.

Wednesday, October 6 – “The Real Face of the Occupation.” Coordinators Jacquie Soohen and Brandon Jourdan explore how the U.S. military occupation looks from the other end of the gun barrel. Was Abu Ghraib an exception or merely an extreme? How has Iraq changed since the fall of Saddam Hussein? What is life like under occupation? On-the-ground footage shows the humiliation and dehumanization inevitable in a colonial situation. Part of the weekly “Shocking & Awful” program series on CAN TV, Cable Channel 21 in Chicago, 11-11:30 pm. Info: lduncan (at) igc.org

Wednesday, October 6 – National Day for the Detained and Disappeared in Colombia. 5:30 pm, St. Augustine College, 1333 W. Argyle. Info: www.chicagoans.net

Wednesday, October 6 – The Three Arts Club of Chicago is proud to kick off the 14th season of 3Arts Jazz with Bobbi Wilsyn & SHE. SHE is an all-female jazz combo featuring: Sarah Allen on drums, Kelly Brand on piano, Audrey Morrison on trombone, Marlene Rosenberg on bass, and Juli Wood on the saxophone. 6:30 pm, doors and cash bar open at 6 pm. Call 312.944.6250 for tickets ($20 standard admission for one concert, $150 series admission for eight concerts). www.threearts.org

Thursday, October 7 - Hugh Iglarsh on "Reading the Constitution" and Glenn Fritz on "Inquiry into the origin and course of political parties in the U.S." by Martin Van Buren. 7 pm, Acme Arts Center, 1741 N. Western Ave. $5 requested; pay what you can. Sponsor: Open University of the Left.

Thursday, October 7 – “Uncovered: The Truth About the Iraq War,” film. 6:30 pm, Glen Ellyn Library, 400 Duane Street, Glen Ellyn, IL. Sponsor: DuPage Against War Now. Info: www.d-a-w-n.org/index.html

Friday, October 8 - ZAM’s Hope 4th Annual Dinner at Biagio Banquet, 4242 N. Central Ave. 7 pm sharp. ZAM’s Hope Community Resource Center, 6401 N. Artesian Ave. Info: 773.719.9267

Friday, October 8 – Court date for community activist and former death row inmate Aaron Patterson. To get a seat in the courtroom, be there early. Court starts at 9:30 am, Dirkson Federal Building, 219 S. Dearborn. You must have photo ID to get into the courtroom.

Friday, October 8 – Chicago Anti-Bashing Network live call-in show on CAN-TV, 6:30-6:55 pm on Cable Channel 21 in Chicago.

Friday, October 8 – “Vote Results Vulnerabilities: Fixes for November 2004.” Video and discussion. 7:20 pm, Unitarian Church, 4 S 535 Old Naperville Road. Sponsor: DuPage Peace through Justice Coalition. Info: 630.420.4233

Friday, October 8 – Hear Kathy Kelly of Voices in the Wilderness. 7:30 pm, St. Luke's Church, 939 Hinman, Evanston

Friday, October 8 thru Thursday, October 14 – “Howard Zinn: You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train,” Deb Ellis and Denis Mueller’s new documentary on the historian & activist. Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State. Info: www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter/2004/october/r

Saturday, October 9 - "Neocon Lite" with Leon Bailey’s Critique of Brooks' "Bobos in Paradise.” Time to be announced, Acme Arts Center, 1741 N. Western Ave. $5 requested; pay what you can. Sponsor: Open University of the Left.

Saturday, October 9 - “$ELECTION: Take Us To Your Leader,” part of a series of public artworks throughout October to make and show election art, guest speakers, open discussions, and street performances, inviting people to share their thoughts on leadership and create art in the process. 1-4 pm, Mess Hall, 6932 N. Glenwood Avenue (Rogers Park). Guest speaker Elvira Arellano, immigrant-rights activist, at 3 pm. Sponsored by Anti Gravity Surprise. Info: www.my.calendars.net/messhall

Saturday, October 9 – Chicago Earth Charter Community Summit. Hear Kathy Kelly of Voices In The Wilderness, others. 9 am-3 pm, Unity Church, 1925 W. Thome. Info: www.earthcharterchicago.org/Summit.html

Saturday, October 9 – “2004 Midwest Socialist Conference: War, Poverty, Oppression...building a left alternative” sponsored by the International Socialist Organization. 11 am, University of Illinois-Chicago, Chicago Circle Center, 750 S. Halsted. Workshops and sessions include: “Debate: Should Progressives Vote For Nader?” “The Fight for Immigrants' Rights: No Human Being Is Illegal,” “From Stonewall to Gay Marriage: The Fight for Equal Rights,” “Will They bring back the draft?,” “Why We Need A Revolutionary Party,” “The Origins of Racism,” “State and Revolution in Latin America,” “Organizing the Unorganized: America's Hidden Labor History,” “No Recovery For Workers: Where is the Economy Headed?,” “The Occupation of Iraq: The Case for Withdrawal,” “Marxism and Elections,” “Socialism and the Fight for Women's Liberation,” “The Fight Against U.S. Imperialism.” Workshops and sessions are subject to change. Pre-registration, $5. Child care available. After the Midwest Socialist Conference attend a rally with vice presidential candidate Peter Camejo to support independent antiwar presidential candidate Ralph Nader, 7:30 pm. Info: www.socialistworker.org, 312.458.9380 or chicago_socialists (at) yahoo.com

Sunday, October 10 - Planned Parenthood/Chicago Area invites you to a special performance of "Words of Choice", a series of theatrical shorts about a woman's right to choose. They are stories from the heart: humorous and serious, poignant and riveting, from theater, spoken word, comedy, poetry, oral history and journalism. A discussion about choice, led by Planned Parenthood/Chicago Area staff, will immediately follow the performance. Tickets for the 3 pm matinee performance are available online, and all proceeds will benefit Planned Parenthood/Chicago Area programs and services. Call Laurie at 312.592.6838 for reservation information. Seating at the Las Manos Gallery is limited, so be sure to reserve your tickets now! Tickets: $35 and $25 ($10 for students).

Sunday, October 10 – “Women and Social Justice Movements in Song,” with Eileen Censotti. 10:30 am, Ethical Humanist Society, 7574 N. Lincoln. Coffee hour follows. Info: 847-677-3334 or www.ethicalhuman.org/

Sunday, October 10 – Hear Dr. Helen Caldicott, author and anti-nuclear power activist. 3:30 pm, Peace Museum, 100 N. Central Park. Info: 773.638.6450 or www.peacemuseum.org

Tuesday, October 12 - Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism general meeting. All who want to organize against war and racism are welcome! 6:30 pm, 1st Methodist Temple, 77 W. Washington (at Clark), 2nd floor "Heritage Room." Call 888.471.0874 or e-mail CCAWR (at) aol.com for information.

Wednesday, October 13 - "Hidden in Plain Sight," a documentary about the School of the Americas and the struggle to close it permanently. Part of the progressive film series held the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, co-sponsored by Chicago Indymedia and Healing Earth Resources, 3111 N. Ashland. 7-9pm. $2 donation requested at the door. Info: drlora (at) ameritech.net

Wednesday, October 13 – “Dance of Death.” Coordinator Mark Read looks at the American military in Iraq: lambs led to slaughter or centurions for the Empire? Either way, U.S. troops are locked in a deadly interaction with the people of Iraq. Being a soldier isn’t like an “Army of One” ad on MTV. Soldiers and their families speak out against the war, and for their lost loved ones. Part of the weekly “Shocking & Awful” program series on CAN TV, Cable Channel 21 in Chicago, 11-11:30 pm. Info: lduncan (at) igc.org

Friday, October 15 - National conference on "Nuclear Power and Children's Health," a two-day symposium on current issues and findings about the hazards of nuclear power and low-level radiation exposure. This conference (available online at ) is being conducted by internationally renown pediatrician and peace activist Dr. Helen Caldicott, founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Nuclear Policy Research Institute (NSPI) of Washington, D.C. in cooperation with the Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) of Washington, D.C.; and locally by the Chicago Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR-Chicago), North Suburban Peace Initiative (NSPI), and NEIS. It will be held at St. Scholastica Academy in West Rogers Park, Chicago. PSR was the co-winner of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize, and Dr. Linus Pauling individually nominated Dr. Caldicott for the Prize. Dr. Caldicott also founded Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament (WAND), and is the author of numerous books exploring nuclear and environmental issues, the most recent of which is entitled The New Nuclear Danger: George W. Bush's Military-Industrial Complex. This Conference comes at a time when the major utilities, heavily nuclear-reliant Exelon among them, still balk and actively work against the adoption of state or federal renewable energy legislation. · Exelon has announced plans to seek extended operation permission from federal regulators for its four aging Dresden and Quad Cities reactors, among the oldest, most decrepit and heavily fined reactors in the U.S., and seeks permission for an "early site permit" for the possible construction of new nuclear reactors in Illinois, sometime before 2010.· A cancer cluster is reported to exist in the area around the Dresden reactor, yet this is dismissed by public health officials and Exelon (a trained health care worker and mother of one child victim of this cancer cluster will report her experience at the Conference). Info: neis (at) neis.org. To register or for more info: www.nuclearpolicy.org

Saturday, October 16 - “$ELECTION: Take Us To Your Leader,” part of a series of public artworks throughout October to make and show election art, guest speakers, open discussions, and street performances, inviting people to share their thoughts on leadership and create art in the process. 1-4 pm, Links Hall, 3435 N. Sheffield Avenue (Lakeview). Guest speaker Netron Howard-Bernal, community health advocate, at 3 pm. Sponsored by Anti Gravity Surprise. Info: www.linkshall.org

Saturday, October 16 - ¡Abre los Ojos! National Latino AIDS Awareness Day. March, Forum, and Health Fair, 9:30-11:30 am. Concerned Latinos, people with HIV/AIDS, and agency representatives will march through the Pilsen neighborhood to raise awareness about the HIV/AIDS crisis in the Latino community. Participants will gather at St. Pius Church, 1900 S. Ashland, and march to Harrison Park where the forum and health fair will take place. Event hosted by Congressman Luis Gutierrez, the Chicago Department of Public Health, the Midwest Hispanic Health Coalition, and a local planning committee that includes AFC. Info: www.latinoaids.org/nlaad/2004/localities/locality.asp or call the Midwest Hispanic Health Coalition, 312.913.3001

Sunday October 17 - First annual fundraiser for the Young Women's Empowerment Project featuring Funkadesi and DJ Matt Fields. Martyr's, 3855 N. Lincoln Avenue. Doors open at 6 pm. Suggested donation: $10. Tickets may be purchased at the door or online at www.martyrslive.com/. Info: 773.728.0127, x1, or www.youarepriceless.org/

Sunday, October 17 - Million Worker March On Washington D.C. A short list of some of the demands of the March: Universal healthcare for all people in America; A national living wage and minimum retirement benefits; Affordable housing and eliminating homelessness with guaranteed housing and jobs for all; Outlaw discrimination of all kinds. An injury to one is an injury to all; putting an end to both the criminalization of poverty and the prison-industrial complex; End Corporate America¹s war on Iraq; bring U.S. troops home now; Fund public education to provide our schools with state of the art facilities in every community. Call 773.913.6539 or email chicagoworkermarch (at) yahoogroups.com to join in the organizing efforts. Sign up for the listserve by sending an email to: chicagoworkermarch-subscribe (at) yahoogroups.com. Info/resources: groups.yahoo.com/group/Chicagoworkermarch/files/ or www.millionworkermarch.org

Wednesday, October 20 – “National Insecurities.” Coordinator Jason Da Silva looks at violence against immigrants, especially Arabs, including imprisonment without trial, especially for Muslims. Is the U.S. government fomenting fear to inflame racial and ethnic divisions? History repeats itself, as violence against immigrants and imprisonment without trial become routine. Part of the weekly “Shocking & Awful” program series on CAN TV, Cable Channel 21 in Chicago, 11-11:30 pm. Info: lduncan (at) igc.org

Thursday, October 21 - Hugh Iglarsh discusses "Democracy" by Henry Adams. 7 pm, Acme Arts Center, 1741 N. Western Ave. $5 requested; pay what you can. Sponsor: Open University of the Left.

Friday, October 22 – Annual rally and march against police brutality sponsored by the October 22nd Coalition. Details to be announced.

Saturday, October 23 - “$ELECTION: Take Us To Your Leader,” part of a series of public artworks throughout October to make and show election art, guest speakers, open discussions, and street performances, inviting people to share their thoughts on leadership and create art in the process. 1-4 pm, BuddY, 1542 N. Milwaukee Avenue (Wicker Park). Guest speaker to be announced. Sponsored by Anti Gravity Surprise. Info: www.lumpen.com/buddy/yes.html

Tuesday, October 26 - Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism general meeting. All who want to organize against war and racism are welcome! 6:30 pm, 1st Methodist Temple, 77 W. Washington (at Clark), 2nd floor "Heritage Room." Call 888.471.0874 or e-mail CCAWR (at) aol.com for information.

Tuesday, October 26 – “Fifteen Years of Health Care Justice Advocacy,” the Campaign for Better Health Care’s annual meeting celebrating the passage of the Health Care Justice Act. 9 am to 1 pm, Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, 350 N. Orleans Street. Tickets $50 (discounted and free tickets available). Info: 312.913.9449 or mmccann (at) cbhconline.org or www.cbhconline.org

Wednesday, October 27 - "Holes in Heaven," a 2003 documentary about the HAARP system or the High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program. a secret program by the US government to manipulate global weather, alter ecosystems and knock out global communications. Part of the twice-monthly progressive film series co-sponsored by Chicago Indymedia and Healing Earth Resources, 3111 N. Ashland. This and other films in the series are screened every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, 7-9pm. $2 donation requested at the door. Info: drlora (at) ameritech.net

Wednesday, October 27 – “Erasing Memory: The Cultural Destruction of Iraq.” Coordinator: Suzy Salamy looks at the horrendous destruction of the museums and archives of Iraq, the oldest treasures of human civilization, in the wake of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Millennia of history were bombed, looted and destroyed, and with them the much of the memory and culture of Iraq. Part of the weekly “Shocking & Awful” program series on CAN TV, Cable Channel 21 in Chicago, 11-11:30 pm. Info: lduncan (at) igc.org

Thursday, October 28 - Community forum on "Teen Dating Violence - the Real Deal from a Youth Perspective," sponsored by the Rogers Park Young Women's Action Team. 6:30 - 8:30 pm at the Roger’s Park Campus of Loyola University, Coffey Hall, McCormick Lounge, 1000 W. Sheridan Road. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Join the YWAT as they share the results of their research about teen dating violence. YWAT spent the Spring of 2004 surveying their peers about their thoughts, experiences, and feelings about this very important social issue. Parking is available on campus for a fee. For more info and to RSVP call 773.274.5232, ext 18

Friday, October 29 – Critical Mass Bike Ride. 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza. Info: www.ChicagoCriticalMass.org

Saturday, October 30 - “$ELECTION: Take Us To Your Leader,” part of a series of public artworks throughout October to make and show election art, guest speakers, open discussions, and street performances, inviting people to share their thoughts on leadership and create art in the process. 1-4 pm, Polvo Art Studio, 1458 W. 18th Street (Pilsen). Guest speaker Reverend Finley C. Campbell, anti-racism activist, at 3 pm. Sponsored by Anti Gravity Surprise. Info: www.polvo.org

Tuesday, November 2 - “$ELECTION: Take Us To Your Leader,” part of a series of public artworks throughout October to make and show election art, guest speakers, open discussions, and street performances, inviting people to share their thoughts on leadership and create art in the process. Election Night Extravaganza. 6 pm-close, Handlebar, 2311 W. North Avenue (Wicker Park). Performers include Mrs. Rao's Growl, Spunn, Dan Godston and Joel Wanek. 9:30 pm, music/poetry open mic. Info: www.handlebarchicago.com or www.anti-gravity.info

Wednesday, November 3 - The Three Arts Club of Chicago presents the Yoko Noge Trio. Call 312.944.6250 for tickets ($20 standard admission for one concert, $150 series admission for eight concerts). www.threearts.org

Wednesday, November 3 – “Standing with the Women of Iraq.” Coordinators Persheng Vaziri, Larilyn Sanchez and Molly Fink ask what has the U.S. invasion and occupation meant for the women of Iraq? In this program their passionate statements of resistance are intercut with actions by Code Pink, Women in Black and others who have been at the forefront of protests against the war in the U.S. Part of the weekly “Shocking & Awful” program series on CAN TV, Cable Channel 21 in Chicago, 11-11:30 pm. Info: lduncan (at) igc.org

Friday, November 5 – Chicago Anti-Bashing Network live call-in show on CAN-TV, 6:30-6:55 pm on Cable Channel 21 in Chicago.

Sunday, November 7 - “Imperialist War, Capitalist Crisis & the Need for Revolutionary Change.” The Party for Socialism and Liberation (www.socialismandliberation.org/), founded in July 2004, believes there is only one alternative to capitalism: socialism. Capitalism is an enemy of workers and all oppressed people. We need revolutionary change. The capitalist class of bosses, bankers and landlords has all the political and economic power in society, completely dominating the mass media. Join us in building a new socialist movement to challenge the power of the corporate and banking elite and Military-Industrial Complex. The PSL is holding an inaugural meeting in Chicago at 2:30 pm at New World Resource Center, 1300 N. Western Ave. National leaders and organizers of the Party for Socialism and Liberation including Richard Becker of San Francisco, CA and Caneisha Mills of Washington, DC will participate in this meeting. $5 suggested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds). Info: BillBeth (at) rcn.com

Wednesday, November 10 – “The Art of Resistance.” Coordinators Persheng Vaziri, Larilyn Sanchez and Molly Fink explore the growing impact of artists and cultural performances that have invigorated and enlivened resistance to America's imperial war on Iraq. Part of the weekly “Shocking & Awful” program series on CAN TV, Cable Channel 21 in Chicago, 11-11:30 pm. Info: lduncan (at) igc.org

Thursday, November 11 – Veterans Day protest against the war in Iraq called by Vietnam Veterans Against the War. 11 am, corner of Wabash & Wacker, Chicago.

Saturday, November 13 – Sunday, November 14 – “We Can End the Death Penalty!,” the Fourth Annual Convention of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty. Kent Hall, University of Chicago , 1020 E. 58th Street. Join family members, former death row prisoners, and activists to take a look at our movement, our victories, and our challenges. Activists from across the country will gather for two days of lively discussions, workshops and guest speakers. Speakers include: Dr. Barbara Ransby, noted historian and author of "Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision," speaking on "The Roots of the Civil Rights Movement: Lessons for Activists Today"; Billy Neal Moore, who spent almost 17 years on Georgia's death for the robbery-murder of a 77-year old man, speaking about the circumstances surrounding his crime and the question, "Should people be given second chances?"; Monique Matthews, sister of newly freed Louisiana death row prisoner Ryan Matthews, will tell about the years of struggle she and her family waged to save her brother from execution. Other special guests include: Shujaa Graham, former California death row prisoner; Darby Tillis, exonerated Illinois death row prisoner; Madison Hobley, pardoned Illinois death row prisoner; Sandra Reed, mother of Texas death row prisoner Rodney Reed; Gricelda Ceja, mother of fomer Illinois death row prisoner Raul Ceja, who is now serving a life sentence; and Mildred Henry, member of the Enough Is Enough Campaign, whose son is wrongfully imprisoned after being tortured by Chicago police. Registration is $45, with an additional $10 for the optional Saturday night dinner. A limited number of scholarships are available. Nearby, low-cost housing is also available. Info: 773.955.4841 or www.nodeathpenalty.org

Sunday, November 14 - The Arab American Action Network (AAAN) and the Palestine Humanitarian Aid Project (PHAP) present Marcel Khalife in concert. 7 pm, The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive, in Chicago's Millennium Park. Lebanese musician Marcel Khalife is considered one of the greatest composers and masters of the oud, the fretless Arabic lute. Beyond the disciplined instrumental work, Kalife is most loved for his haunting and inspiring settings of Arab poetry, including that of Khalil Gibran and Mahmoud Darwish. Khalife is recognized for reshaping traditional Arab music by broadening the discipline of the oud, advancing its tradition as a solo instrument and creating works with greater breadth and richness of sound for multiple ouds. He is also considered one of the truly unique Arab nationalist musicians in the history of Arab music, as his lyrics strive and yearn for independence, self-determination, peace, and justice for the Palestinians, the Arabs, and oppressed people everywhere. Tickets are $25, $50, and $100. Proceeds from the concert will go to support the AAAN's community-based social service, organizing, advocacy, and arts and cultural work, and to help build a mobile, medical unit for the Palestinians in the West Bank. You can purchase tickets from the Harris Center box office, 312.334.7777, or by contacting the Arab American Action Network, 773.436.6060. More info: Http//www.madtchi.com/aaan.shtml

Sunday, November 14 - Winter Standown for Homeless Veterans, Humboldt Park. Info: www.vvaw.org/events/

Wednesday, November 17 – Equal Marriage NOW! protest for equal marriage rights on the 6 month anniversary of the beginning of equal marriage in Massachusetts. 12 noon, County Clerk’s Office, 120 N. Clark Street, Chicago (across the street from Daley Plaza).

Friday, November 19 – Sunday, November 21 - Close the School of the Americas, United States military’s terrorist training camp in Ft. Benning, GA. Info: www.soaw.org or 8th Day Center for Justice, 312.641.5151.

Friday & Saturday, November 19 & 20. Anime Sound & Vision is an event featuring the "Crazy 88's" from the "Kill Bill" movie, as well as Japanese martial artists, traditional dancers and musicians to promote Japanese culture through Japanese anime. The event will be held at the Holiday Inn O'Hare in Rosemont, IL. For more details and pre-registration see www.animesoundvision.com/.

Friday, November 26 – Critical Mass Bike Ride. 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza. Info: www.ChicagoCriticalMass.org

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On-Going Events:

Daily, 7-9 am - Democracy Now! is now in Chicago! Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, and their guests are a daily independent source of news on matters like the occupation of Iraq. WZRD, 88.3 FM

Mondays thru Fridays, 3:45 pm - Hear Pacifica's Free Speech Radio News on WZRD 88.3 FM

Mondays thru Fridays, 6 pm - Hear Pacifica's Free Speech Radio News on WLUW 88.7 FM.

Mondays, 6 pm - Peace Pledge Chicago meetings, 2502 W. Division.

Mondays, 7-9 pm - Twice-monthly meeting (1st and 3rd Mondays) of Andersonville Neighbors for Peace, at North Shore Baptist Church, 5242 N. Lakewood, room 131 (Lakewood is three blocks east of Clark, and the church is one block north of Foster).

Mondays - First Mondays of each month. Department of Peace Coalition meetings. 7 pm, Thomas Ford Library, 800 Chestnut, Western Springs. (MarjorieZ (at) DOPC.us)

Tuesdays, 8 am - Silent Presence for Peace at the Federal Building - Peace Vigil, Federal Plaza, Dearborn & Jackson. 8th Day Center for Justice: 312.641.5151

Tuesdays, 9 am – noon. Progressive radio show on WZRD-FM, 88.3 FM

Tuesdays, 6-7 pm - Weekly protest against the occupation of Iraq, northwest corner of 95th and Western Ave. Proceeds the weekly 7:30 pm meeting of South Siders for Peace at the Beverly Unitarian Church, 10244 S. Longwood Dr, Chicago. Info: lswolf (at) imaxx.net

Tuesdays, 7 pm – (2nd & 4th of each month) Hyde Park Committee Against War and Racism weekly meeting at University Church, 57th and University, Chicago. Info: www.chicagoantiwar.org/hydepark/hpcawr.html

Wednesdays, 3 pm - Food Not Bombs: Meals for the Hungry. Loyola El Station.

Thursdays, 5-6 pm - "Party from Damascus" radio program on WHPK, 88.5 FM. Politics plus Arab music - shaabi, pop, dabke, khaleeji and MORE!

Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 pm - Neighbors for Peace weekly meeting. St. Nicholas Church, 806 Ridge Ave. Evanston (3 blocks west of the Main St. 'L' station).

Thursdays, 7 pm - Southside Slam. Open Mics at N'diga Coffee & Books, 3510 W. 63rd Street. List opens at 6 pm, performances begin at 7 pm. Bring a gently used book and get in free ($2 otherwise, performers free, no cookbooks please). Non-smoking, children friendly environment. Info: 773.925.2517

Thursdays, 9 pm - Homolatee, Queer Words and Music, hosted by Scott Free. No Exit Café, 6970 N. Glenwood. www.scottfree.net/homolatte.html

Every last Saturday of the month - Waukegan Food-not-Bombs will be serving vegetarian and vegan food to all those who wish to eat at Jack Benny Plaza in downtown Waukegan. People who can bring or donate food are highly appreciated, but the most important thing is your stomach and your sense of social justice. Please contact the RedAlert Collective for more info. www.redalertcollective.cjb.net or redalertcollective36 (at) hotmail.com

Saturdays, 9 am - "This Is Hell" irreverent radio show. WNUR 89.3-FM. Info: www.thisishell.net

Saturdays, 9 am - "Live from the Heartland" progressive radio show. WLUW 88.7-FM. Info: www.heartlandcafe.com

Sundays, 1:00-2:45 pm - Food Not Bombs serving free vegetarian meals to the hungry @ corner of Lincoln and Fullerton.

Sundays, Noon-1 pm - Not In My Name weekly vigil: End Israel's occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip & East Jerusalem. Water Tower Place, 830 N. Michigan. For more info, go to www.nimn.org

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Emergency Response Plan to War & Racism
Sponsored by the Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism

1. If the U.S. starts another full scale war on another country besides Iraq, a protest will take place at 5 pm+ at the Federal Plaza, Adams & Dearborn Streets, Chicago, the day the bombing begins. There will be a larger follow up protest at the same time & place the day after.

2. In the event of a provocative attack on community leaders or organizations in the Chicago area, CCAWR has constructed a phone tree to mobilize the community to quickly protest the attack, whether at a police station, federal government office, or other appropriate place. To get on the Emergency Response phone tree / e-mail list and receive regular calendar updates such as this one, send your contact information to CCAWR (at) aol.com