NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: NOV 4 - 22

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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--Nov 4, Thu & ongoing, Congress Hotel, 520 S Michigan
24-7 UNION PICKET: SUPPORT CONGRESS HOTEL STRIKERS
Sponsor: HERE Local 1
Info: www.congresshotelstrike.info

--Nov 4, Thu & ongoing
SUPPORT CHICAGO CITY COLLEGE STRIKERS
Sponsor: Cook County College Teachers Union Local 1600
Info: www.ccctu.com/

--Nov 4, Thu, 6:30 pm, DePaul University
2250 N. Sheffield, Student Center, Private Dining Room
HISTORY OF US GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL TO CUBA
Hear embargo expert Prof Debra Evenson
Sponsor: Celebración de Nuestra América,
Center for Latino Research
Info: www.depaul.edu/~dialogo

--Nov 4, Thu, 7 pm, Acme Arts Center, 1741 N Western
ELECTION POST-MORTEM
Sponsor: Open University of the Left

--Nov 4-5, Thu-Fri, Intercontinental Hotel, 505 North Michigan
BANKERS ASSOCIATION FOR FINANCE
& TRADE CONFERENCE
Say hi to your favorite financial technocrats
Info: www.chicagonewyork.net/dontjustvote/resistbaft.pdf

--Nov 4-11,
CHICAGO LESBIAN & GAY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Info: www.reelingfilmfestival.org

--Nov 4-28, Lookingglass Theater, Water Tower Water Works bldg
1984
New production of the Orwell classic
Info: www.lookingglasstheatre.org/productions/index.html

--Nov 5, Fri, 7:30 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
OUR CHOICES, OUR LIVES: ABORTION & SOCIAL EQUITY
Hear Karen Kubby, director of Iowa City's Emma Goldman Clinic,
discuss book Our Choices, Our Lives: Unapologetic Writings About Abortion
$5 donation benefits Emma Goldman Clinic legal defense fund
Sponsors: Chicago Socialist Party, Chicago Solidarity,
Chicago Democratic Socialists of America
Info: ChgoSP (at) juno.com

--Nov 5, Fri, 5 pm, HotHouse, 31 E Balbo
RENAISSANCE REVOLUTION POST ELECTION
PARTY FOR THE PEOPLE
5 pm Renaissance Revolutionary art exhibit opening
7 pm film, Eyes of the Rainbow on the Life of Assata Shakur
9 pm DJs, etc
Sponsor: Assata Arts Project
Info: 866-230-1857

--Nov 5, Fri, 7 pm, UIC Behavioral Sciences Building Rm 250,
1007 W Harrison St
FILM: FINAL SOLUTION
Examines aftermath violence following burning of Hindus in 2002
Sponsors: Indian Muslim Council-USA, Fateh, UIC International Studies
Program, Muslim Student Action Network, South Asian Progressive Collective,
Students for Social Justice, Public Square

--Nov 5, Fri, 7:30 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
OUR CHOICES, OUR LIVES: ABORTION & SOCIAL EQUITY
Hear author & activist Karen Kubby discuss the book
Our Choices, Our Lives: Unapologetic Writings About Abortion
Info: ChgoSP (at) juno.com

--Nov 6, Sat, 10 am, Northwestern University School of Law, 375 E Chicago
JOHN HOPE FRANKLIN
Hear the historian & activist
Part of Chicago Humanities Festival

--Nov 6, Sat, 10 am, Chicago Temple, 77 W Washington
MICHAEL IGNATIEFF
Hear the author & human rights activist
Part of Chicago Humanities Festival

--Nov 6, Sat, 1 pm, UW Library Mall, State & Lake, Madison WI
TROOPS HOME NOW
Anti-war march and rally
Sponsors: Madison Area Peace Coalition, Stop The War,
International Socialist Organization
Info: www.madpeace.org

--Nov 6, Sat, 2 pm, Chicago Temple, 77 W Washington
CHUCK D: HIP-HOP AND THE DIGITAL DIVIDE
Hear the Public Enemy founder
Part of Chicago Humanities Festival

--Nov 6, Sat, 5 pm, Barbakan, 3145 N Central
CELEBRATE OCTOBER REVOLUTION DAY
Dinner byob & disco
Info: RSVP at 773-278-6587

--Nov 6, Sat, 6 pm, 3947 W. Division
BENEFIT FOR FAMILIES OF THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED
Dinner, raffle, more
Info: MMO3069 (at) aol.com

--Nov 6, Sat, 7 pm, UIC Chicago Circle Center, 750 S Halsted
WHAT SHOULD PROGRESSIVES DO AFTER THE ELECTION?
Hear Ahmed Shawki, of International Socialist Review
Info: 312-458-9380 or chicago_socialists (at) yahoo.com

--Nov 6, Sat, 7 pm, UNITE! Hall, 333 S Ashland
LUIS RODRIGUEZ: PEOPLE'S TRIBUNE /
TRIBUNO DEL PUEBLO BENEFIT
Hear the award winning author discuss
Revolutionary Media & the Dream of a New World
$15 tix includes dinner

--Nov 6-20
HAVANA & CARACAS LABOR SEMINAR
Info: www.geocities.com/us-Cuba-labor/

--Nov 7, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES IN THE CRISIS IN DARFUR
Hear Michaela Purdue of Amnesty International
Info: 773-626-9385

--Nov 7, Sun, 12:30 pm, Chicago Historical Society, Clark & North
ANNALS OF REVOLT: 1968
Panelists: Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Bobby Rush, more
Part of Chicago Humanities Festival

--Nov 7, Sun, 2 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N. Western
THE ELECTIONS & THE STRUGGLE AGAINST WAR,
RACISM & REPRESSION
Hear Caneisha Mills, Richard Becker, Beth Massey; inaugural
Chicago meeting of The Party for Socialism & Liberation.
Info: www.socialismandliberation.org
or Chicago (at) socialismandliberation.org or 773-769-4181

--Nov 7, Sun, 6:30 pm, North Park University, Hamming Hall, Foster & Kedzie
MISHWAR: AN ARAB MUSICAL JOURNEY
Middle Eastern classical music performed by As-Sharq Ensemble
Part of City of Chicago’s Arab Heritage Month

--Nov 8, Mon, 6:30 pm, News & Letters, 36 S Wabash, Rm 1440
AFTER THE ELECTIONS: PERSPECTIVES FOR FIGHTING
THE POLITICS OF DESPERATION
Hear Olga Domanski
Info: nandl (at) igc.org; (312) 236-0799

--Nov 9, Tue, 4:30 pm, Senn High School, Ridge Ave southeast of Clark
MARCH TO 48TH WARD ALDERPERSON MARY ANN SMITH’S OFFICE
Help keep the Naval Academy out of Senn High School
Info: www.savesenn.org or 773-398-3020 or 773-271-1870

--Nov 9, Tue, Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, 190 S LaSalle, 40th Floor
GUANTANAMO DETAINEES & THE SEARCH FOR JUSTICE
Forum sponsors: Northwestern Law Center for International Human Rights,
Center for Constitutional Rights, People's Law Office

--Nov 9, Tue, 6:30 pm, Chicago Temple, 77 W Washington
CHICAGO COALITION AGAINST WAR & RACISM MEETING
Info: 888-471-0874 or CCAWR (at) aol.com

--Nov 9, Tue, 7 pm, Crown Center Auditorium, Loyola University
ANTIRACIST ORGANIZING: DAVID ROEDIGER ON
SINATRA'S THE HOUSE I LIVE IN
Hear the African-American Studies historian & author give a
multimedia presentation on antiracist organizing and the left
sponsors: Loyola Campus Greens, Sociology Department, History Department
Info: campus-greens (at) luc.edu

--Nov 9, Tue, 7;30 pm, Women & Children First, 5233 N. Clark
LIZA FEATHERSTONE: SELLING WOMEN SHORT:
THE LANDMARK BATTLE FOR WORKERS’ RIGHTS AT WAL-MART
Journalist discusses her important new book
Info: 773.769.9299

--Nov 10, Wed, 6 pm, Harold Washington Library, 400 S State
TONY KUSHNER
Hear the playwright & author

--Nov 10, Wed, 7 pm, 3111 N. Ashland
FILM: THE PEOPLE'S HISTORY BY HOWARD ZINN
Sponsors: Chicago Indymedia, Healing Earth Resources
Info: drlora (at) ameritech.net

--Nov 10, Wed, 7 pm, Oak Park Library, 834 Lake St
US POLICY & ISRAEL-PALESTINE CONFLICT:
A POST ELECTION ANALYSIS
Hear Mitchell Plitnick of Jewish Voice for Peace
Sponsors: Committee for a Just Peace in Israel & Palestine,
Not in My Name
Info: 312-427-2533 x18 or justpeace1 (at) aol.com

--Nov 10, Wed, 11 pm, CAN-TV cable channel 21
THE ART OF RESISTANCE
Coordinators Persheng Vaziri, Larilyn Sanchez, Molly Fink
explore impact of artists & cultural performances in
resistance to America's imperial war on Iraq

--Nov 11, Thu, 11 am, corner of Wabash & Wacker
VIETNAM VETS AGAINST WAR MEMORIAL DAY EVENT
Info: www.vvaw.org/events/

--Nov 11, Thu, 6:30 pm, Chicago Commons, 3645 W Chicago
CHICAGO SOCIAL FORUM PLANNING MEET
Info: 8thday (at) claret.org or 847-476-7009 or 773-769-2534

--Nov 12, Sun, Humboldt Park National Guard Armory, Kedzie & North
WINTER STANDOWN FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
A day of health care, food, & shelter for homeless veterans
Info: www.vvaw.org/events/

--Nov 13, Sat, 8:30 – 1:30 pm, Roosevelt University, 400 S Michigan
WOMEN & PEACE - GENDER & WAR
Symposium with Harriet Hyman Alonso of CUNY,
Newberry Library Fellow Joan Schroeter, others
Sponsor: Chicago Area Women's History Council
Info: www.cawhc.org

--Nov 13, Sat, 10-2 pm, Grace Place, 637 S. Dearborn
CHICAGOLAND COALITION OPPOSED TO MILITARIZATION
OF YOUTH CITY-WIDE PLANNING MEETING
Info: no-recruitment (at) yahoogroups.com

--Nov 13, Sat, 1 pm, Newberry Library, 60 W Walton
CHICAGO’S FREE SPEECH TRADITION
Bus tour led by labor historian William Adelman, also
actress Alma Washington as Lucy Parsons
Info: 312-642-4600

--Nov 13, Sat, 5 pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: ABOUT BAGHDAD
Sinan Hanoon’s gripping documentary of Iraq under US occupation
Repeats 11/15, 6 pm

--Nov 13, Sat, 7 pm, Agape House,1046 W Polk
PROSPECTS FOR NONVIOLENCE IN ISRAEL &
PALESTINE: WILL NONVIOLENCE END OCCUPATION?
Hear Quaker Representatives Paul Pierce, Kathy Kamphoefner, Mark Frey, Sponsor: American Friends Service Committee
Info: jbing-canar (at) afsc.org or 312-427-2533 x18

--Nov 13-14, Sat-Sun, Kent Hall, University of Chicago, 1020 E 58th St
WE CAN END THE DEATH PENALTY: FOURTH ANNUAL
CONVENTION OF THE CAMPAIGN TO END THE DEATH PENALTY
Panelists: Dr. Barbara Ransby, former death row inmates Billy Neal Moore,
Shujaa Graham, Darby Tillis, Madison Hobley, many more
Info: 773.955.4841 or www.nodeathpenalty.org

--Nov 14, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
ELECTION ANALYSIS
Hear Bob Roman of Chicago Democratic Socialists of America
Info: 773-626-9385

--Nov 14, Sun, 7 pm, Harris Theater, 205 E Randolph
MARCEL KHALIFE
Concert with master oud player benefits Arab American Action Network
Info: 773-436-6060 or www.madtchi.com/aaan.shtml

--Nov 16, Doc Films, Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E 59th
FILM: BURN!
Gillo Pontecorvo’s gripping drama of colonialism &
revolution stars Marlon Brando
Info: 773-702-8574

--Nov 17, Wed, 6 pm, HotHouse, 31 E Balbo
MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT
Panelists: George Pillsbury of MassVOTE,
Cook County Clerk David Orr, Dorian T. Warren of
UC School of Public Policy, Alysia Tate of Chicago Reporter
Sponsor: Crossroads Fund Public Program

--Nov 18, Thu, 7 pm, Carpenters District Council, 12 E Erie
35TH ANNIVERSARY OF ILLINOIS LABOR HISTORY SOCIETY
Dinner honoree: Leslie F. Orear
Info: 312-663-4107

--Nov 18, Thu, 7 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
WAR IS HELLER: CATCH-22 & VIETNAM
Hear Vietnam vet Glenn Fritz discuss the novel
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: 847-677-5474

--Nov 18-21, 7:30 pm, Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago
DJ SPOOKY’S REBIRTH OF A NATION
D.W. Griffith’s racist silent film The Birth of a Nation
remixed by DJ & author DJ Spooky, Paul D. Miller

--Nov 19-21, Fri-Sun, Ft Benning GA
CLOSE THE SOA
Peace & civil disobedience against the Army school for torture
Info: www.soaw.org

--Nov 20, Sat, Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago
FROM INTEGRATION TO GLOBALIZATION:
THE HIP HOP GENERATION & THE LEGACY OF BROWN
Panels, workshops
Info: www.bvb50.org/calendar.html

--Nov 20, Sat, 11-4 pm, Orozco School, 1940 W 18th St
CHICAGO-AREA TEACHING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE CURRICULUM FAIR
Sponsors: Teachers for Social Justice, Rethinking Schools
Info: www.teachersforjustice.org

--Nov 20, Sat, 7:30 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
GOOD-BYE LENIN: GERMANY 15 YEARS AFTER THE WALL
Historian William Pelz discusses the colonization of East Germany
Info: www.ChicagoSocialistParty.com

--Nov 20, Sat, 7:30 pm, St. Francis Church, 549 Ninth Ave, Wilmette
A STRATEGY FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY AND NON-PROLIFERATION
Key Note address by Joseph Cirincione of Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace; honors peace activist Paul Vogel; NPSI annual dinner
Info: 847.475.3692; www.nspipeace.org

--Nov 20, Sat, 8 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark
FILM: THE WORLD STOPPED WATCHING
Peter Raymont’s documentary revisits Nicaragua & the revolution
with journalists who covered the events
Info: www.chicagofilmmakers.org

--Nov 21, Sun, 2 pm, DePaul University SAC, 2320 N Kenmore
DOCUMENTARY ON THE LIFE OF CHE GUEVARA
Info: stansfieldsmith (at) yahoo.com

--Nov 22, Mon

FORTHCOMING:

-12/1 National Dialogue on Iraq, UPJ
-1/20 Counter-Inaugural Protest, Washington DC
-1/26-31 World Social Forum, Porte Alegre, Brazil
-3/8 International Women’s Day
-3/20 Global Day of Action Against War in Iraq
-3/25-28 Third Asia-Pacific Solidarity Conference, apisc2005 (at) greenleft.org.au
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WEEKLY & BIWEEKLY EVENTS

Thu, 1:30 pm, whpk 88.5 fm radio
THE MINISTRY OF TRUTH
Info: msszczep (at) midway.uchicago.edu or
whpk.uchicago.edu

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, 9:30 am, every second Mon/month, WLUW radio 88.7 FM
FIRE ON THE PRAIRIE
Hosted by Aaron Sarver of In These Times

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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