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CHICAGO EVENTS CALENDAR JUNE 23 – JULY 7

NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: JUNE 23 – JULY 7

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 deadline 5 pm Tuesday
SUBMIT EVENTS & SUBSCRIBE at NWRC2600 (at) juno.com
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--Jun 23, 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

-- Jun 23, Thu & ongoing, Landmark Cinema, Clark & Diversey
FILM: ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM

--Jun 23-24, CAN TV, cable Channel 19 in Chicago
VIDEO: THE AFL-CIO: THE WORKERS MUST FIX IT!
Rank-and-file perspective on the debate over leadership
& strategy within the AFL-CIO
6/23, 9:30 pm
6/24, 4:30 pm

--Jun 23, Thu, 6:30 pm, Loews Piper's Alley Theater, 1608 N Wells
THE CELLULOID CLOSET: LGBT IN FILM
Hear Boys Don’t Cry writer/director Kimberly Peirce
Part of Out at CHS series
Info: Info: www.chicagohistory.org

--Jun 23, Thu, 7 pm, Harold Washington College, 30 E Lake, Rm 305
THE TRUTH ABOUT BOLIVIA
International Socialist Organization discussion

--Jun 23, Thu, 7 pm, Park Forest Library, 400 Lakewood Blvd
FILM: ARLINGTON WEST
Peter Dudar & Sally Marr’s documentary interviews
64 Iraq war soldiers & families
Also hear Paul Vogel of Military Families Speak Out
Sponsor: South Suburban Citizens’ Initiative
Info: 708-957-1768 or honoria77 (at) hotmail.com

--Jun 23, Thu, 7 pm, ACME Artworks 1741 N. Western Avenue
GLOBALIZATION, THEOCRACY & THE NEW FASCISM
Carl Davidson of Networking for Democracy gives a visual presentation
of the far right's rise to power over the last four decades
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info 773-384-5797

--Jun 23, Thu, 8 pm, HotHouse, 31 E. Balbo
UTAH PHILLIPS
Also John McCutcheon
Part of IWWW centennial activities
Info: 312-362-9707 or www.hothouse.net

--Jun 23-25, Thu-Sat, University of Chicago
SOULS' FIRE: CONFERENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ROUNDTABLE
OF CENTER FOR LESBIAN & GAY STUDIES IN RELIGION & MINISTRY
Info: www.clgs.org or 800-999-0528

--Jun 24, Fri, 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza
CRITICAL MASS BIKE RIDE
Info: www.critical-mass.org

--Jun 24-25, Fri-Sat
HARSH MANDAR: RIGHTS OF THE MUSLIMS IN INDIA
Hear the activist & author from the Center for Equity Studies, India
6/24 6 pm, Lincolnwood Community Center, 6900 Lincoln
6/25 7 pm, Islamic Foundation School, 300 W Highridge, Villa Park

--Jun 24-26, Fri-Sun, Madison WI
US CAMPAIGN TO END THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION
MIDWEST ORGANIZER CONFERENCE
Info: www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php

--Jun 24-26, Mount Olive, Illinois
MOTHER JONES FESTIVAL
Info: www.macoupinil.com/motherjonesfestival/index2.php

--Jun 25, Sat, 8 am, Book TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
THE WMD MIRAGE: IRAQ'S DECADE OF DECEPTION
& AMERICA'S FALSE PREMISE FOR WAR
Hear journalist Craig Whitney

--Jun 25, Sat, 9-1 pm, This Is Hell radio, WMUR 89.3 fm
VICTOR NAVSKY, NORMON SOLOMON, FRED BRIDGLAND
Live radio interview program
Info: www.thisishell.net

--Jun 25, Sat, 10-8 pm, Marquette Park, 67th & Kedzie
INNER-CITY MUSLIM ACTION NETWORK’S
TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS FESTIVAL
Speakers include Imam Warith D. Mohammed, Ilyasah El-Shabazz, more
Bands include Jurassic 5, Rock Steady Crew, more
Info: www.imancentral.org

--Jun 25, Sat, 11:30 am, Clarendon Park, Clarendon & Wilson
QUEER & TRANS ANARCHIST FEEDER TO DYKE MARCH 2005

--Jun 25, Sat, noon, Red Lobster, 600 N Dearborn
CANADIAN SEAL HUNT PROTEST
Info: 773-680-2895 or jkijek (at) orbitz.com

--Jun 25, Sat, 4 pm, Quimby’s Books. 1854 W North
WOMEN & SOCIALISM:
ESSAYS ON WOMEN'S LIBERATION
Hear author Sharon Smith
Info: www.haymarketbooks.org

--Jun 25, Sat, 4-6 pm, SpareRoom, 2416 W North
DILL PICKLE FOOD CO-OP FUNDRAISER

--Jun 25, Sat, 6 pm, Book TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
SECRETS OF THE KINGDOM:
THE INSIDE STORY OF THE SAUDI-US CONNECTION
Hear author Gerald Posner
Repeats 6/26 9 am, 6/27 6 am

--Jun 25, Sat, 8 pm, People's Church, 941 W Lawrence
IWW CENTENARY CONCERT
Hear Mark Ross, Charlie King, Len Wallace, Anne Feeny, more
Info: www.iww.org/chicago/centenary.htm

--Jun 25-26, Sat-Sun, UIC Behavioral Sciences Bldg, 1007 W Harrison
CONFERENCE ON IWW CENTENARY
Hear historian Staughton Lynd, others.
Info: www.iww.org/chicago/centenary.htm

--Jun 26, Sun, 11:30 am, corner Halsted & Diversey
GAY PRIDE PARADE:
JOIN THE GAY LIBERATION NETWORK CONTINGENT
Money for Health Care, Not for Warfare
Info: LGBTliberation (at) aol.com or 773-209-1187

--Jun 26, Sun, 6 pm, Buddy Space, 1542 N Milwaukee
CHICAGO MIDWEST BOOKS TO PRISONERS FIRST ANNIVERSARY
Bands include No Slogan, 30/30, Thin The Hero, more

--Jun 26, Sun, 6 pm, Book TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
THE PLOT AGAINST SOCIAL SECURITY: HOW THE
BUSH PLAN IS ENDANGERING OUR FINANCIAL FUTURE
Hear author Michael Hiltzik
Repeats 6/27 3:30 am

Jun 26, Sun, 7 pm, Revolution Books, 1103 N Ashland Ave
CONVERSATION WITH C. CLARK KISSINGER
Hear the former SDS activist & organizer of the first
anti-Vietnam war demonstration Washington
Info: 773-489-0930

--Jun 27, Mon, 6-9 pm, Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan
FREE SPEECH BUFFTET: PUBLISHERS & BOOKSELLERS
Sponsor: Alternatives in Publication Task Force of the Social
Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association

--Jun 27, Mon, 6:30 pm, News & Letters, 36 S Wabash, Rm 1440
KAREN KUBBY: OUR CHOICES OUR LIVES:
THREATS TO REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
Hear the director of Iowa City’s
Emma Goldman reproductive health clinic
Info: 312-236-1799

--Jun 28, Tue, 7:30pm, Healing Earth Resources, 3111 N Ashland
CODE PINK MEETING
Info: codepinkchicago (at) yahoo.com

--Jun 29, Wed, 6:30 pm, Gerber-Hart Library, 1127 W Granvile
FILM: STONEWALL
Nigel Finch’s drama of the gay-rights riots of 1969
Info: 773-381-8030

--Jun 30, Thu, 7 pm, No Exit Café, 6970 N Glenwood
GENTRIFICATION AS A DIRTY WORD
Activist Kellie Germond discusses the Roger Park
Community Action RPCAN Housing Analysis
Info: j-pendergast (at) northwestern.edu

--Jul 1, Fri, 7 pm, St Pius Church, 1919 S Ashland
IRAQ CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR CAMILO MEJIA
Info: 312-226-6161

--Jul 1-4, Fri-Mon
SOCIALISM 2005: BUILD THE LEFT ALTERNATIVE
Speakers include Anthony Arnove, Luciana Genro,
Howie Hawkins, Camilo Mejía, Peter Camejo, more
Info: www.socialismconference.org

--Jul 2, Sat, Edinburgh UK
G8 PROTEST-MAKE POVERTY HISTORY
Info: www.makepovertyhistory.org/ or
www.g8alternatives.org.uk/

--Jul 2, Sat, 7 pm, La Casita de Don Pedro, 2625 W Division
CAFÉ INTIFADA
Hip-hop, spoken word, music, art, culture
Info: rayyahaddadis (at) gmail.com

--Jul 2-8, Sat-Fri
PATRIOT ACT DAYS OF ACTION
Info: www.bordc.org/involved/weekofaction.php &
www.ccclr.org/2005PatriotDaysOfAction.html

--Jul 4, Mon, Evanston parade
JOIN THE PEACE TRAIN IN THE
EVANSTON FOURTH OF JULY PARADE
Info: sugrcreek (at) aol.com

--Jul 5, Tue, 7:30 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
BARRY SHEPPARD: A SOCIALIST MEMOIR FROM THE 1960s:
THE SOCIALIST WORKERS PARTY IN AMERICA 1960-1968
Activist discusses his new book, The Party: A Political Memoir
Sponsors: Solidarity-Chicago Chapter, Chicago Socialist Party
Open University of the Left
Info: 773-227-4011

--Jul 5-7, Kansas City, MO
MIDWEST ANTI-CAPITALIST MOBILIZATION AGAINST THE G8
Info: anarchistaction.org/kansascity or
www.nadir.org/nadir/initiativ/agp/resistg8/index.htm

--Jul 5-31, San Francisco CA
LABORFEST 2005
Labor, cultural, film arts festival celebrating
1934 San Francisco General Strike
Info: www.laborfest.net

--Jul 6, Wed, 7 pm, Wellington Avenue Church, 615 W Wellington
FILM: THE OIL FACTOR: BEHIND THE WAR ON TERROR
Gerard Ungerman & Audrey Brohy’s documentary on the
roots of the war on terror

--Jul 7, Thu, 5:45 pm, UIC College of Nursing, 845 S Damen
FILM: THE DESERT & THE RAINBOW
Documentary on civilian war victims in Iraq
Sponsor: Emergency
Info: 312-413-9013 or meena773 (at) yahoo.com or
www.emergencyusa.org/

--Jul 7, Thu, 6:30 pm, Northwestern University
Thorne Auditorium, 375 E Chicago Ave
UNNATURAL DISASTERS: LESSONS
FROM THE DEADLY CHICAGO HEAT WAVE
Hear Eric Klinenberg, author of Heat Wave:
A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago
Info: 312-422-5580

FORTHCOMING:
-7/23 Conference: Palestine, Labor & the AFL-CIO, www.al-awdany.org/lfp/
-7/23 Amy Goodman in Chicago
-7/28-31 Midwest School for Women Workers, University of Michigan
-8/6 60th Anniversary of Hiroshima/Nagasaki
-8/7-15 World Festival of Youth & Students, Caracas, usnpc.net/apply.html
-9/10 Oak Park Peace Fair
-9/17 8th Day Center for Justice 30th Anniversary, www.8thdaycenter.org
-9/24 National Anti-War Mobilization, Washington DC, www.ufpj.org
-9/22-25 Jobs With Justice Annual Meeting, St Louis
-10/20-22 North American Labor History Conference,
Wayne State University, ao1605 (at) wayne.edu
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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, 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 Café, 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 pm, Cafe Mestizo, 2123 S Ashland
CAFE SOCIETY
Sponsor: The Public Square, Illinois Humanities Council
Info: www.thepublicsquare.org/cafe

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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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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