NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: DEC 16 – 31

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

--Dec. 17, Fri, , 9-11:30 am, Depaul University, 243 S Wabash, 9th Floor
HEALTH CARE JUSTICE PUBLIC POLICY SEMINAR
Sponsor: Campaign for Better Healthcare
Info: 217-352-5600

--Dec. 17, Fri, 4:30-6:30 pm, VA Medical Center, 820 S Damen
VIGIL FOR PEACE & WITNESS AGAINST WAR
Sponsor: Voices in the Wilderness
Info: 773-784-8065

--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, 614 E 71st St
PLAY: XMAS ON DEATH ROW
Sponsor: Enough Is Enough! Campaign
Info: 773-488-4238

--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 or 773-436-6060 x109 or
773-476-3534 x27

--Dec 18, Sat, 12-2 pm, Marriott Hotel, 540 N Michigan
ORGANIZING RALLY AGAINST MILITARY RECRUITING CONFERENCE
Info: S4SJ (at) hotmail.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, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
TEACHING TOWARD FREEDOM: MORAL COMMITMENT
& ETHICAL ACTION IN THE CLASSROOM
Hear activist & educator Bill Ayers

--Dec 19, Sun, 3-7 pm, Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N Oakley
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

--Dec 22, Wed, 5:30 pm, St. James Cathedral Courtyard, 65 E Huron
END THE WAR IN IRAQ VIGIL & PROCESSION
Candlelight vigil for peace & procession down Michigan Ave
Info: 312.427.2533

--Dec 31, Fri, 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza
CRITICAL MASS BIKE RIDE
Info: www.critical-mass.org

--Dec 31, Fri, Handlebar, 2311 W North
NEW YEARS EVE PARTY & BENEFIT FOR THE COW VAN!
100% vegan New Year's Eve Party
Sponsor: www.cowvan.org/

FORTHCOMING:
-1/17 Martin Luther King Day, www.stanford.edu/group/King/
-1/19 Sister Helen Prejean in Chicago, 847-446-8880
-1/20 Counter-Inaugural Protest, Washington DC, www.chicagoactions.org/cocci/
-1/26-31 World Social Forum, Porte Alegre, Brazil
-2/2 New Unity Partnership & the Crisis of Labor, 312-996-2623
-2/11 Holly Near, www.northpark.edu/campustheme
-2/26 Ani DiFranco, Auditorium Theater
-3/4-5 Coalition of Immokalee Workers Farmworkers Chicago visit, www.ciw-online.org
-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
-3/28-4/5 Delegation to El Salvador commemorates 25th Anniversary of
Archbishop Romero, mkennedy (at) crln.org
-5/6-7 IWW & a Century of Radical Labor Activism 1905-2005, NJ, jgugliel (at) email.smith.edu
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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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CALENDAR INFO: Send event title, date, time, location,
phone & sponsor to NWRC2600 (at) juno.com
by 5 pm Tuesday for events beginning Thursday

ONLINE CALENDAR LINKS:
chicago.indymedia.org/
servercc.oakton.edu/~pboisver/OESR/ChicEventsCal.html
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WEEKLY & BIWEEKLY EVENTS

Thu, 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/

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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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