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CHICAGO EVENTS CALENDAR: DEC 9 - 19

NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: DEC 9 - 19

New World Resource Center
A Non-Profit Community-Owned Bookstore & Meeting Center
1300 N Western, Chicago IL USA 60622-2923
(773) 227 4011; (773) 489-5942 fax
Tues-Fri, 3-9 pm; Sat-Sun 12-7 pm
www.newworldresourcecenter.com/events/

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Calendar listings begin Thursday for following 2.5 weeks,
includes submissions received by 5 pm Tuesday. 1,200+ recipients
SUBMIT EVENTS & SUBSCRIBE at NWRC2600 (at) juno.com
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-- Dec 9, Thu & ongoing, Congress Hotel, 520 S Michigan
24-7 UNION PICKET: SUPPORT CONGRESS HOTEL STRIKERS
NEW: BOYCOTT CHICAGO INTERCONTINENTAL & FOUR SEASONS HOTELS Sponsor: Unite HERE Local 1
Info: www.congresshotelstrike.info

--Dec 9, Thu, 5:30 pm, North Shore Baptist Church, 5244 N Lakewood
CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY FORUM
Tell Arnie Duncan exactly what you think about Renaissance 2010 &
the US Navy’s plan to takeover part of Senn High School

--Dec 9, Thu, 5:30 pm, Grace Place, 637 S Dearborn
CROSSROADS OF CRISIS: VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
& THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC
Panelists: Debra Fleming of Chicago Women's AIDS Project,
HIV/AIDS activist Ida Byther-Smith, Tracy Fischman of Planned Parenthood
Sponsors: AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Amnesty International,
Chicago Women's AIDS Project
Info: 312-435-6393 or mpurdue (at) aiusa.org

--Dec 9, Thu, 6 pm, Glade Memorial Hall, 2640 W Altgeld
HUMAN NATURE: CLIPS SHOWS: AN LGBTQ YOUTH EXTRAVAGANZA
Poetry, puppetry, drag, storytelling, song, skits by
The Raw Works, a collective of LGBTQ youth
Info: therawworks (at) comcast.net or 773-472-6469 X422

--Dec 9, Thu, 6:30 pm, Ann Sathers, 929 W Belmont
GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING &
A FAIR ELECTION FORUM - HOW CAN WE HELP OHIO
Video screening of Ohio hearings, discussion led by Carl Davidson
Sponsor: Grassroots Democracy
Info: mikekaufman (at) mac.com or annrun (at) sbcglobal.net

--Dec 9, Thu, Landmark Cinema, Clark & Diversey
FILM: VERA DRAKE
Mike Leigh’s drama of an abortion provider in the 1950s UK

--Dec 9-16, Thu-Thu, Music Box Theatre, 3733 N Southport
FILM: MOOLADE
Ousmane Sembene’s drama of female circumcision

--Dec 9–10, Thu-Fri, 1742 N Milwaukee
WOMANCRAFT HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
Craft fair benefits homeless women
12/9 3-8 pm, 12/10 1-7 pm
Info: 773-292-1226 or www.deborahsplace.org/main.jsp

--Dec 9–12, Viaduct Theater, 3111 N Western
FROM TEL AVIV TO RAMALLAH: A BEATBOX JOURNEY
15 characters experience everyday life amidst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Info: 773-296-6024

--Dec 10, Fri, General Jones Armory, Washington Park, 5200 S Cottage Grove
CHICAGO HOMELESS VETERANS STANDDOWN
A day of health care, food, & shelter for homeless veterans
Sponsor: Vietnam Veterans Against The War
Info: 773-276-4189

--Dec 10, Fri, 3:30 pm, UIC College of Nursing, 845 S Damen
HUMAN RIGHTS DAY VIGIL FOR PEACE
Info: 312-413-9013 or ggorman (at) uic.edu

--Dec 10, Fri, 4-6 pm, Inter-Continental, 505 N Michigan
LEAFLETING FOR CONGRESS HOTEL STRIKERS
Support Unite HERE Local 1 boycott of Chicago Intercontinental
& Four Seasons hotels, repeats 12/14 4-6 pm
Info: 312-663-4373 x260

--Dec 10, Fri, 6:30 pm, Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockford, 4848 Turner St
KATHY KELLY
Benefit dinner & birthday bash for the Voices In The Wilderness Activist
Info: 815-964-7111

--Dec 10, Fri, 7:30 pm, World Folk Music Company, 1808 W 103rd
VIDEO: WHAT REALLY HAPPENED IN OHIO ON NOV 2?
video of first Ohio hearing on voting irregularities &
suppression in Columbus Ohio 11/13
Sponsor: Southsiders for Peace, Citizens for Truth Coalition,
Progressive Democrats of Illinois, Friends of the Green Planet
Info: welcomechange (at) sbcglobal.net or 773-445-6698

--Dec 10, Fri, 7:30 pm, Sociedad Civica Ecuatoriana,1503 W Devon
CAAELII SALSA BASH
Dance benefits Coalition for African, Asian, European,
& Latino Immigrants of Illinois
Info: 773-248-1019 or kulsum (at) caaelii.org

--Dec 11, Sat, 11 am, Chicago Historical Society, 1600 N Clark
FREE SPEECH & THE KIDS OF FAIRYTOWN
Discussion of open gay life on Chicago's Near North Side in the 1930s

--Dec 11, Sat, 11:45 am, Book TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
FRANCES FOX PIVEN: ELECTIONS & PROTEST MOVEMENTS
IN THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY
Hear the author & political scientist; repeats 12/13, 3 am

--Dec 11, Sat, noon, Water Tower Plaza
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
Help remind shoppers of the importance of this day
Info: 312-494-5840

--Dec 11, Sat, 1 pm, Downtown Sturgeon Bay, WI
BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW
Info: 920-421-1513 or www.antiwar4theMillionWorkerMarch.org

--Dec 11, Sat, 2 pm, Milwaukee City Hall Rotunda, 200 E Wells
TOWN HALL MEETING: WAR IN IRAQ
Sponsor: Peace Action WI
Info: peace (at) peaceactionwi.org or 414-964-5158

--Dec 11, Sat, 4 pm, Heartland Café, 7000 N Glenwood
THE CRISIS IN MASS TRANSIT, HEALTH CARE,
& INDEPENDENT POLITICAL ACTION
Hear Nick Skala & Ida Hellander of Physicians for a
National Health Program, others
Sponsors: Midwest Unrest, Green Alliance, others

--Dec 11, Sat, 6 pm, UIC Lecture Center B2, 750 S Halsted
SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN GUATEMALA
Hear congresswoman Nineth Montenegro of Alianza Nueva Nacion party,
Mario Polanco of Mutual Support Group (GAM),
Oscar Chacón of Enlaces América
Sponsor: Foundation of Human Rights in Guatemala
Info: 773-250-3407 or info (at) fhrg.org or www.fhrg.org

--Dec 11, Sat, 7:45 pm, Book TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
THOMAS FRANK: WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS?
HOW CONSERVATIVES WON THE HEART OF AMERICA
Hear the author & Baffler editor; repeats 12/13, 5:50 am

--Dec 11, Sat, 8 pm, Lincoln Restaurant, 4008 N Lincoln
NATIONALISM: THE PLEASANT POISON
Hear author J. Quinn Brisben
Sponsor: College of Complexes
Info: www.collegeofcomplexes.org

--Dec 12, Sun, noon, Capital bldg, Springfield IL
YOU STOLE MY VOTE MARCH
Info: www.illinoisprogressives.org

--Dec 12, Sun, 2 pm, DePaul University, SAC Room 254
2320 N Kenmore
FILM: PORTRAIT OF TERESA
Part of Cuba Film Series
Sponsor: Chicago Committee to Free the Cuban 5
Info: 773-376-7521

--Dec 12, Sun, 3-7 pm, UE Hall, 37 S Ashland
HOLIDAY APPEAL FOR CLASS-WAR PRISONERS
Sponsor: Partisan Defense Committee
Info: 312-563-0442

--Dec 13, Mon, 6:30 pm
ROCKFORD GREENS MEETUP
Info: green.meetup.com/96/boards/

--Dec 14, Tue, 4:30 pm, State of Illinois Building
RALLY & MARCH TO SAVE SENN HIGH SCHOOL

--Dec 14, Tue, 4:30 pm, State of Illinois Building
CHICAGO CITY WORKERS RALLY
Support 30,000 Chicago City workers,
without contracts for more than 18 months
Parking available at the United Center Lot C
Sponsor: Chicago Federation of Labor
Info: 312-337-3651 or www.workingforchicago.org/

--Dec 15, Wed
CHICAGO TRANSIT FARE STRIKE
No to service cuts & fare increases
Sponsor: Midwest Unrest
Info: www.midwestunrest.net/farestrike/

--Dec 15, Wed, 7:30 – 9:30 am, Four Seasons, 120 E Delaware
LEAFLETING FOR CONGRESS HOTEL STRIKERS
Support Unite HERE Local 1 boycott of Chicago Intercontinental
& Four Seasons hotels
Info: 312-663-4373 x260

--Dec 15, Wed, 8 am, Chicago Board of Education
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING: DECISION ABOUT SENN HS
Rally at the Board of Ed during the day
Info: info (at) savesenn.org or www.savesenn.org

--Dec 15, Wed, 5-7 pm, State of Illinois Building
HEALTH CARE JUSTICE CAMPAIGN CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
Sponsor: Campaign for Better Health Care
Info: 312-913-9449

--Dec 15, Wed, 6 pm, St. Elias Church, 1500 W Elmdale
FILM: WUOOD (PROMISES)
Sponsor: Church Network for Education on Palestine
Info: 773-274-8828 or st.elias (at) juno.com

--Dec 16, Thu, 7 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
ROMANCE AMID REACTION
Eric Miller discusses Stendahl's The Red & the Black
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: 847-677-5474

--Dec. 17, Fri, 6 pm, Acme Artworks, 1741 N Western
INCARCERATED GIRLS SPEAK OUT ON CHICAGO BUSES
Debut of series of 4 ads to run on Chicago-area buses & trains
Sponsor: Girl Talk
Info: 312.427.4460 x24

--Dec. 17, Fri, 7:30 pm, 36 S Wabash, Room 1440
AFTER THE DEATH OF ARAFAT: IS THERE A WAY
FORWARD FOR ISRAEL &PALESTINE?
Hear Kevin Anderson, co-author of Foucault & the Iranian Revolution:
Gender & the Seductions of Islamism
Info: nandl (at) igc.org or312-236-0799

--Dec 17, Fri, 8 pm, Arab American Action Network, 3148 W 63rd
CAFE INTIFADA
Spoken word poetry, music, art, open mic, more
Info: bluedemonphd (at) yahoo.com

--Dec 18, Sat, 1-3 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
STOP CAT COALITION MEETING
Info: ISMinChicago (at) aol.com or 773-489-3505

--Dec 19, Sun, 3-7 pm,
WINTERFEST PARTY 2004
Music, beverages, class struggle, more
Sponsor: Chicago Socialist Party
Info: www.chicagosocialistparty.com/events/winterfest.html

--Dec 19, Sun, 5-7 pm,
ISM-CHICAGO MONTHLY POTLUCK MEETING
Sponsor: International Solidarity Movement / Chicago
Info: ISMinChicago (at) aol.com or 773-489-3505

FORTHCOMING:
-1/17 Martin Luther King Day, www.stanford.edu/group/King/
-1/20 Counter-Inaugural Protest, Washington DC, www.chicagoactions.org/cocci/
-1/26-31 World Social Forum, Porte Alegre, Brazil
-2/11 Holly Near, www.northpark.edu/campustheme
-2/26 Ani DiFranco, Auditorium Theater
-3/8 International Women’s Day
-3/16-20 Women in the Director's Chair International Film & Video Festival
-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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NEW STUFF AT NWRC:

-ANTI-BUSH UNDERWEAR!! Keep your pants W-free
-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

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phone & sponsor to NWRC2600 (at) juno.com
by 5 pm Tuesday for events beginning Thursday

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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, 6-7:15 am, comer Sheridan & Hollywood
ANTI-WAR VIGIL
Sponsor: Voices In The Wilderness
Info: www.vitw.org

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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