NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER�S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: MAR 17 - APR 4

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

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Calendar listings begin Thursday for following 2.5 weeks,
includes submissions received by 5 pm Tuesday. 1,400+ recipients
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--Mar 17, Thu & ongoing, Congress Hotel, 520 S Michigan
24-7 UNION PICKET: SUPPORT CONGRESS HOTEL STRIKERS
Boycott Chicago Intercontinental & Four Seasons Hotels
Sponsor: Unite HERE Local 1
Info: www.congresshotelstrike.info

--Mar 17, Thu & ongoing, Landmark Century Cinema, Clark & Diversey
FILM: BORN INTO BROTHELS
Zana Briski & Ross Kauffman�s documentary
on the children of Calcutta prostitutes

--Mar 17, Thu, 7 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
FILM: BLOODY SUNDAY
Documentary on the Irish liberation struggle
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: 773-384-5797

--Mar 17-21, Thu-Mon,
WOMEN IN THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR
INTERNATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
Info: www.widc.org/festival/calendar.html

--Mar 18, Fri, 10-noon, Church of the Advent, 2610 N Francisco
PUBLIC HEARING: TAX-EXEMPT HOSPITALS
& COMMUNITY HEALTH BENEFITS
Help make Advocate & all community hospitals accountable
Info: 773-384-4370

--Mar 18, Fri, 11-5:30 pm, Loyola University, Centennial Forum Student Union,
Loyola Anti-War Network teach-in
Info: antiwarluc (at) gmail.com

--Mar 18, Fri, 6:30 pm, First United Methodist Church
1032 Maple, Downers Grove
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR DUPAGE PEACE
THROUGH JUSTICE COALITION
Potluck, concert

--Mar 18, Fri, 7 pm, Ruiz Belvis Center, 1632 N Milwaukee
CELEBRATION OF ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN PUERTO RICO
Featuring Johanny Vazquez, Sijisfredo Aviles,
Grupo Yuba, community performers
Info: 773-235-3988

--Mar 18, Fri, 7 pm, Las Manos Gallery, 5220 N Clark
HOPE BREATHING LIFE: ART FROM DEATH ROW
panel discussion, art by Zolo Agona Azania & Renaldo Hudson
Also 3/26, 2pm, film: Too Flawed to Fix
Info: www.zoloazania.org

--Mar 18, Fri, 7 pm, Healing Earth Resources, 3111 N Ashland
FILM: PEACEABLE KINGDOM
Documentary on agribusiness empire
Sponsor: Animal Defense League
Info: ADLChicago (at) yahoo.com

--Mar 18-20, Fri-Sun, Indiana University-Purdue
MIDWEST PEACE SUMMIT
Sposnors: Students for Peace in Iraq,
IUPUI Center for Service Learning, others
Info: spii.usg.iupui.edu

MARCH 19 GLOBAL DAY OF PROTEST:
TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF IRAQ WAR
CHICAGO EVENTS
Info: www.chicagoactions.org/m19/
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South Side March Route:
-5:20am 51st/Pulaski Military Recruitment Center
-7:30am rally at Zapata Park, 18th & Damen
-8:20am step off from 18th & Damen.
-10:30am rally at Israeli Consulate, 111 E Wacker
-11:15am march from 111 E Wacker to Michigan & Oak.
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North Side March Route:
-6am Senn High School, 5900 N Glenwwod
-7:30am Lawrence & Kimball Brown Line
-8:30am Military recruitment center, 2550 W Addison
-10:05am Military recruitment center, 1239 N Clybourn
-11am Leo Burnett, corner of Wacker & Dearborn
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Anti-War Youth & Militarization Feeder March
-10:30am, Leo Burnett, corner of Wacker & Dearborn
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LGBT Anti-War March: $80billion for AIDS, Not for War & Occupation
-11am, Cardinal George�s residence, corner of North Ave & State
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CHICAGO CITY-WIDE MARCH & RALLY
-Noon march from Oak St between Michigan & Rush, proposed
-2 pm rally, Federal Plaza, Adams & Dearborn
Hear Rep Cynthia McKinney, others
Info: www.chicagoactions.org/m19/ or 773-209-1187

--Mar 19, Sat, 9 am, Rockford College, 5050 E State St, Rockford IL
NORTHERN ILLINOIS PEACE CONFERENCE & DEMONSTRATION
Sponsors: Over forty peace groups in northwest IL
Info: 815-964-7111 or peaceman50 (at) aol.com

--Mar 19, Sat, 11:30 am, Town Square Pavilion, Carbondale IL
VIGIL & RALLY TO END THE WAR
Info: ghartz (at) midwest.net

--Mar 19, Sat, 11:30 am, 3900 Block of E Washington, Madison WI
RALLY AGAINST THE WAR & TO HALT MILITARY RECRUITING
Sponsors: Veterans for Peace Madison, South Central Federation of Labor,
Four Lakes Greens, Wisconsin Draft Counseling Network
Info: www.madpeace.org

--Mar 19, Sat, noon, O'Donnell Park Plaza, east end of Wisconsin Ave
MILWAUKEE RALLY & MARCH TO END US OCCUPATION OF IRAQ
Sponsor: Milwaukee Coalition for a Just Peace
Info: peace (at) peaceactionwi.org or 414-964-5158

--Mar 19, Sat, 3 pm, Belmont Red-Line Stop
COW VAN MEATOUT OUTREACH
Sponsor: Animal Defense League
Info: ADLChicago (at) yahoo.com

--Mar 19, Sat, 3:30 pm, Scoville Park, 834 Lake St, Oak Park
END THE WAR NOW RALLY & MARCH
Info: chocolatehouse (at) sbcglobal.net or www.opctj.org

--Mar 19, Sat, 4 pm, Gerbert-Hart Library, 1127 West Granville
FILM: NO SECRET ANYMORE:
THE TIMES OF DEL MARTIN & PHYLLIS LYON
Documentary on founders of first lesbian civil rights organization in US
Info: 773-381-8030 or info (at) gerberhart.org

--Mar 19, Sat, 6:30 pm, UniversityChurch, 5655 S. University
REP CYNTHIA MCKINNEY:
THE STRUGGLE AGAINST WAR & RACISM
Sponsor: Hyde Park Committee Against War & Racism,
A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition

--Mar 19, Sat, 8 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
NELSON ALGREN BIRTHDAY PARTY
Awards, film, readings, poetry, music, photography, more
Info: www.nelsonalgren.org.

--Mar 19, Sat, 10 pm, Book-TV, C-SPAN 2, cable tv
CHATTER: DISPATCHES FROM THE
SECRET WORLD OF GLOBAL EAVESDROPPING
Author Patrick Radden Keefe discusses his book

--Mar 19-20, Sat-Sun
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR VICTIMS OF VENEZUELAN FLOODS
Music by Alma Llanera, presentation by Caracas Mayor Juan Barreto
3/19 8 pm, Decima Musa, 1901 S Loomis
3/20, 7 pm, Heartland Caf�, 7000 N Glenwood
Sponsor: Consulate of Venezuela in Chicago
Info: www.chicago.embavenez-us.org

--Mar 20, Sun, 12:30 pm, Countryside Unitarian Church, 1025 N Smith Rd, Palatine
JOE CARR
Hear the performance artist/peace activist
Sponsor: Northwest Suburban Chapter of SUSTAIN
Info: www.nwsustain.org

--Mar 20, Sun, 1 pm, Hammond Park, 1500 N. 19th, Superior WI
BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW RALLY
Sponsor: Northland Anti-War Coalition,
Socialist Action, Hindsight, other
Info: www.geocities.com/NAWCweb/

--Mar 20, Sun, 2 pm, Acme Art Works1741 N Western
FILM: BUSH FAMILY FORTUNES
Greg Palast's documentary
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: 773-384-5797

--Mar 20, Sun, 3 pm, DePaul University, Schmidt Academic Cntr 154
VENEZUELA: PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY
& THE BOLIVARIAN REVOLUTION
Hear Juan Barreto, Mayor of Caracas
Sponsor: Consulate of Venezuela in Chicago
Info: www.chicago.embavenez-us.org

--Mar 20, Sun, 3 pm, Chicago Temple, 77 W. Washington
LESSONS OF IRAQ: WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER,
PURSUING A VISION OF PEACE
Hear Lila Lipscomb from Fahrenheit 911,
Abdul Malik Mujahid of Council of Islamic Organizations, others
Sponsors: United for Peace: Faithful Citizenship

--Mar 20, Sun, 4 pm, Healing Earth Resources, 3111 N Ashland
FILM: WHERE WE STOOD: CHICAGO�S
RESISTANCE TO THE US WAR ON IRAQ
Documentary on the Chicago anti-war protest of 20 March 2003

--Mar 20, Sun, 7:15 pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: MUSIC IS THE WEAPON
Stephane Tchal-Gadjieff�s documentary on Fela Kuti

--Mar 21, Mon, 6:30 pm, New & Letters, 36 S. Wabash, Rm 1440
CRITIQUE OF POLITICS, ECONOMICS, & THE STATE
Discussion with authors Kevin Michaels & Mary Jo Grey
Part of Beyond Capitalism series
Info: 312-236-0799 or arise (at) newsandletters.org

--Mar 23, Wed, 6:30 pm, Healing Earth Resources, 3111 N Ashland
PROTEST SCREENING OF AIDS-DENIALIST FILM
Sponsors: Pomegranate Radical Health Collective, Chicagoland
Anarchist Network, Ad Hoc Coalition of Radical AIDS Activists

--Mar 23, Wed, 7:30 pm, DePaul Law School, Rm 803, 1 E Jackson
PRIVACY & SECURITY FOR PROGRESSIVE USE OF THE INTERNET
Discussion of privacy & security for nonprofits using the internet
Sponsor: Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
Info: cpsr-chicago (at) cpsr.org

--Mar 25, Fri
GOOD FRIDAY WALK FOR JUSTICE
Info: 312-641-5151 or www.8thdaycenter.org

--Mar 25-28, Fri-Mon, Sydney, Australia
THIRD ASIA-PACIFIC SOLIDARITY CONFERENCE
Info: www.socialist-alliance.org/page.php

--Mar 26, Sat, 7 pm, Lincoln Restaurant, 4008 N Lincoln
ACTIVIST KAY MEYERS 90TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Sponsor: College of Complexes

--Mar 27, Mon, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 North Mayfield
THE CURRENT GENERATION OF FEMINISTS
Hear NOW organizers Roni Arreola & Megan Drilling
Info: 773-626-9385

--Mar 28, Mon, 6:30 pm, New & Letters, 36 S. Wabash, Rm 1440
A FEMINIST REDISCOVERED:
ASPECTS OF HELEN MACFARLANE
Marilyn Nissim-Sabat leads discussion on the
19th century feminist & philosopher
Info: 312-236-0799 or arise (at) newsandletters.org

--Mar 28, Mon, 7 pm, DePaul University, 2312 N Clifton
Munroe Conference Hall, Rooms 114-116
JOSE CUOSO STORY
Hear Javier Cuoso, brother of Jose Couso, who was killed
by a US missile in the Hotel Palestine in Baghdad in 2003;
also screening of documentary Hotel Palestine: Killing the Witness

--Mar 28 - Apr 5
DELEGATION TO EL SALVADOR COMMEMORATES
25TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARCHBISHOP ROMERO
Info: mkennedy (at) crln.org

--Mar 31, Thu, noon, Charles Schwab office, 150 S Wacker
AFL-CIO NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
FOR RETIREMENT SECURITY

--Apr 1, Fri, 3:30 pm, Haymarket Square, Randolph & Desplaines
APRIL FOOLS CARNIVAL FOR CAPITALISM & WAR
Mock The Rich sake march downtown with Billionaires for Bush

--Apr 1, Fri, 8 pm, Rosemont Theatre
JON STEWART

--Apr 1-10
CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
Films include Darwin�s Nightmare, Highway Courtesans,
The Power of Nightmares, State of Fear, This World: Inside Israel�s Jails,
Call It Democracy, Tails from the Inside, many more
Info: www.chicagodocfestival.org/

--Apr 2, Sat, 11-1:30 pm, University Center, 525 S State
GETTING PAID TO CAUSE TROUBLE:
ORGANIZING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
Meet labor & community activists working for social change from:
AFSCME, Albany Park Neighborhood Council, Blocks Together,
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council; Illinois Education Association, Illinois
Federation of Teachers, Interfaith Worker Justice, Jobs with Justice,
Hotel & Restaurant Employees Union, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee Rights, Lakefront Supportive Housing, National Training & Information Center, SEIU,
Student-Labor Action Project, UNITE-HERE, United Action for Power & Justice
Info: dorian (at) uchicago.edu

--Apr 2, Sat, noon, Denny Hastert's Office, 27 N River St, Batavia
PROTECT SOCIAL SECURITY: ILLINOIS FAMILIES RALLY
FOR MAIN STREET NOT WALL STREET
Info: 312-427-2114 x 106

--Apr 2, Sat, 5-9 pm, Chicago Soul House, 2548 W Chicago
BENEFIT FOR 2005 CHICAGO SOCIAL FORUM
DJs, food, more, benefits 4/30 Social Forum
Info: www.chicagosocialforum.org

--Apr 3, Sun, 2 pm, DePaul University Student Center, 2345 N Sheffield
BIOTECH 2006 PROTEST PLANNING MEETING
Help protest commodification of natural resources

--Apr 4, Mon, 3 pm, UIC Meeting Rooms B-C, SSB, 1200 W Harrison
GLOBALIZATION, STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE,
& THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF HIV & AIDS
Hear Dr. Richard Parker of Columbia University
Part of UIC Women�s History Month program
Info: www.uic.edu/depts/owa

--Apr 4, Mon, 4 pm, Adams & Kedzie
WEST SIDE COUNTER-RECRUITMENT MARCH & VIGIL
6:30 pm rally/vigil at Humboldt Park marks 37th anniversary
of assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

FORTHCOMING:

-4/13 International Day of Action Against Caterpillar
-4/15-16 Global Left Forum, NYC, www.2005leftforum.org/
-4/15-17 Palestine Right to Return Conference UCLA, al-awda.org
-4/15-17 Anti-World Bank/IMF protests, Washington DC, globalizethis.org/
-4/22 Crossroads Benefit, www.crossroadsfund.org/2005Benefit.html
-4/30-5/1 Chicago Social Forum, www.chicagosocialforum.org
-5/6 Debs-Thomas-Harrington Dinner, Holiday Inn Mart Plaza
-5/6-7 IWW & a Century of Radical Labor Activism 1905-2005, NJ, jgugliel (at) email.smith.edu
-5/11-12 Gang Of Four, Cabaret Metro
-5/12-15 Global Studies Association Conference, Knoxville TN, www.net4dem.org/mayglobal
-5/13-15 National Conference for Media Reform, St Louis MO, www.freepress.net/conference/
-5/14 Polk Women's Labor Leadership Conference, St Charles
-5/18-21 10th Anniversary Conference of Center for
Working-Class Studies, www.as.ysu.edu/~cwcs/
-6/3-5 Radfest/Midwest Social Forum, Madison WI, info (at) havenscenter.org
-6/25-26 Conference on IWW Centenary, UIC, centenary (at) iww.org
-9/17 8th Day Center for Justice 30th Anniversary, www.8thdaycenter.org
-10/20-22 North American Labor History Conference,
Wayne State University, ao1605 (at) wayne.edu
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-ANTI-BUSH UNDERWEAR!! Keep your butt W-free
-10% Off on All Magazines, Papers & Journals!
-On sale: Olive Oil from Palestine, Fair Trade Coffee from Nicaragua

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WEEKLY & BIWEEKLY EVENTS

Thu, 10 am, wluw 88.7 fm
ALTERNATIVE RADIO

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, 4:30 pm, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, 820 S Damen
VIGIL FOR PEACE & WITNESS AGAINST WAR
Info: www.vitw.org

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, 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, 1 pm, WILL radio 580 AM
Media Matters with Bob McChesney
Info: www.will.uiuc.edu/am/mediamatters/default.htm

Sun, 7 pm, wluw radio, 88.7 FM
LABOR EXPRESS RADIO
Info: redjerry2 (at) yahoo.com

Mon, 6 pm, 2502 W Division
IRAQ PEACE PLEDGE
Info: peacepledgechicago.org/

Mon, 6:30 pm, No Exit Caf�, 6970 N Glenwood
A.N.S.W.E.R. COALITION MEETING
Info: 773-878-0166

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, wluw radio 88.7 FM
10 am, FIRE ON THE PRAIRIE, 2nd Mon/month
10 am THE EIGHTH DAY, 1st & 3rd Mon/month
10 am FROM THE TRENCHES, 4th Mon/month

Mon-Fri,
DEMOCRACY NOW
7-9 am, WZRD 88.3 FM
9-10 am, WLUW 88.7 FM
10-11 pm Mon-Thu, WRTE 90.5 FM

Mon-Fri
FREE SPEECH RADIO NEWS
3:45-4:15 pm, WZRD 88.3 FM
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, 10 am, wluw 88.7 FM
COUNTERSPIN
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independent left & labor bookstore and meeting center. Founded
in 1972, NWRC is a not-for-profit owned and operated by an all-volunteer
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