NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: AUG 18 – SEP 1

New World Resource Center
A Non-Profit Community-Owned Bookstore & Meeting Center
1300 N Western, Chicago IL USA 60622-2923
(773) 227 4011 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 - 500+ recipients
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--Aug 18, 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

--Aug 18-25, Siskel Center, 164 N State
BLACK HARVEST INTERNATIONAL
FESTIVAL OF FILM & VIDEO
Cinema from the African Diaspora

--Aug 18, Thu, 6 pm, 2800 S Western
CHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADES ORIENTATION
For women interested in construction trades
Sponsor: Chicago Women In Trades
Info: 312-942-1444 x210

--Aug 18, Thu, 7 pm, Acme Artworks, 1741 N Western
TAKE THEM AT THEIR WORDS
Author Bruce Miller discusses his book on Republican rhetoric
Info: 773-384-5797 or oulchicago (at) yahoo.com

--Aug 18-25, Thu-Thu
CHICAGO UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL
Info: www.cuff.org/

--Aug 18 – Sep 5, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
BOOK SALE: CHARLES H. KERR PUBLISHERS
30% off complete catalog, including great books by CLR James,
Claude McKay, Eugene Debs, Lucy Parsons, Dave Roediger,
Carlos Cortez, Franklin Rosemont, Noel Ignatiev,
Clarence Darrow, Upton Sinclair, many many more
Info: 773-227-4011 or www.charleshkerr.org/

--Aug 18-19, CAN-TV Channel 19
THE AFL-CIO'S FOREIGN POLICY & N.E.D. MONEY
Historian Kim Scipes on the history of the AFL's involvement with
foreign policy interests of American Imperialism,
also labor activist Fred Hirsch
8/18 9:30 pm, 8/19 4:30 pm

--Aug 19, Fri, 7:30 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N. Clark
FILM: CHICAGO'S OWN: NEAR & FAR –
RECENT DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT PLACE
Four documentaries on Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Rogers Park, Albania

--Aug 19, Fri, 8 pm, Mess Hall, 6932 N Glenwood
UNHOUSED
Exhibition of international responses to the
global housing crisis, open thru 9/16
Info: 773-465-4033 or www.messhall.org

--Aug 20, Sat, 11 am, BOOK-TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
DR. HELEN CALDICOTT
Interview with the anti-nuclear activist

--Aug 20, Sat, 4 pm, 1314 E 54th St
BENEFIT BBQ: CAMPAIGN TO END THE DEATH PENALTY
Info: 773-955-4841

--Aug 20, Sat, 8 pm, Lincoln Restaurant, 4008 N Lincoln
SUPREME COURT DISCUSSION
Sponsor: NARAL Pro-Choice America
Info: bulisano (at) yahoo.com

--Aug 20-21, Sat-Sun, 10-4 pm, North Ave Beach
AIR & WATER SHOW COUNTER-RECRUTIMENT
& ANTI-MILITARY ACTION
Leafleting, bannering, Camp Casey solidarity tent
Sponsors: 8th Day Center for Justice, Students for Social Justice,
What We Will Give/Leave The Children of the World Coalition,
American Friends Service Committee, Chicagoland Coalition Opposed to
Militarization of Youth, Code Pink Women for Peace, Chicago Coalition
Against War & Racism, Peace Pledge Chicago, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Veterans for Peace, Education Not Empire Coalition, Tri-Taylor Neighbors for Peace, Central Committee for Conscientious Objection, others
Info: 312-427-2533

--Aug 21, Sun, 5 am, BOOK-TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
SPANKING THE DONKEY: DISPATCHES FROM THE DUMB SEASON
Reporter Matt Taibbi discusses his book on the 2004 elections

--Aug 21, Sun, 5 pm, location tba
ISM POTLUCK DINNER
Sponsor: International Solidarity Movement
Info: ISMinChicago (at) aol.com or 773-489-3505

--Aug 22, Mon, 5:30-8:30 pm, Greek Islands, 200 S Halsted
CHICAGO ADAPT FUNDRAISER
Advocates for rights of people with disabilities
Info: tomas (at) accessliving.org or www.geocities.com/chicagoadapt

--Aug 23, Tue, 5:30 pm, Federal Plaza, corner Adams & Dearborn
RALLY FOR WOMEN'S LIBERTY
Oppose Judge Roberts to the Supreme Court
Sponsor: Naral Pro-Choice America
Info: il_naral (at) hotmail.com

--Aug 24, Wed, 7:30 pm, Mess Hall, 6932 N Glenwood
VIDEO: ALL FOR THE TAKING: 21ST CENTURY
URBAN RENEWAL, also ANITA GARIBALDI OCCUPATION,
also OSCAP STRIKES BACK
Documentaries on Philadelphia’s urban renewal program,
Movement of Homeless Workers in Brazil, &
Ontario Coalition Against Poverty; part of Unhoused series
Info: 773-465-4033 or www.messhall.org

--Aug 26, Fri, 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza
CRITICAL MASS BIKE RIDE
Info: www.chicagocriticalmass.org

--Aug 27, Sat, 7 am
WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY BUS TOUR
Bus tour from Chicago of Lincoln museum &
Dana Thomas House in Springfield
Sponsor: Illinois NOW
Info: Sbramlav (at) aol.com

--Aug 26-27, Fri-Sat eves, Amor de Dios Church, 2348 S Sawyer
GRASSROOTS MEDIA FESTIVAL
Outdoor celebration of community, culture, alternative media
Info: www.grassrootsmediafestival.org

--Aug 28, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
BILL ADELMAN: CHICAGO LABOR HISTORY
Hear the noted historian
Info: 773-626-9385

--Aug 28, Sun, 1 pm, Mess Hall, 6932 N Glenwood
JAMIE KALVEN: THE VIEW FROM THE GROUND
Author & activist discusses the Stateway Gardens
public housing development; part of Unhoused series
Info: 773-465-4033 or www.messhall.org

--Aug 28, Sun, 1 pm, Art Gallery Kafe 1907 N Milwaukee
POST-LEFT ANARCHY BOOK GROUP
Reading: Raoul Vaneigem's The Revolution of Everyday Life

--Aug 28, Sun, 2 pm, Chicago Historical Society, 1600 N Clark
REMEMBERING EMMETT TILL:
THE MURDER THAT CHANGED AMERICA
Historian Christopher Benson, author of Death of Innocence,
The Story of the Hate Crime that Changed America;
also Wheeler Parker, Emmett 's cousin
Info: 312-642-4600

--Aug 29, Mon, 5 pm, Homeland Security Building, 10 W Jackson
NO ASYLUM FOR LUIS POSADA CARRILES
National day of action to demand extradition to Venezuela
for crimes of terror against Cuba
Info: 773-920-7545 or answerchicago (at) gmail.com

--Aug 30, Tue, 7:30 pm, Shriver Center on Poverty Law
50 E Washington, 5th Floor
CODEPINK MEETING
Enter via 111 N Wabash, proceed to rear door & follow pink signs
Info: chicagocodepink (at) yahoo.com

--Sep 1, Thu
CROSSROADS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUND
GRANT DEADLINE
Info: www.crossroadsfund.org/

--Sep 1, Thu, 7 pm, UIC, 750 S Halsted
ALAN MAASS: THE CASE FOR SOCIALISM
Author discusses his new book
Sponsor: International Socialist Organization
Info: chicago_socialists (at) yahoo.com

--Sep 1, Thu, 7 pm, Acme ArtWorks, 1741 N. Western
DEMOCRATS, LAKOFF, CHICAGO &
NEOLIBERAL RACISM IN THE POST-CIVIL RIGHTS ERA
Scholar & activist Paul Street discusses the state of black Chicago,
the Democratic Party, more
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: 773-384-5797

FORTHCOMING:
-9/10 Oak Park Peace Fair
-9/15-18 DC Labor Film Fest, www.djdinstitute.org
-9/16-22, Film: Winter Soldier, Siskel Film Center, www.wintersoldierfilm.com/
-9/18 8th Day Center for Justice 30th Anniversary, www.8thdaycenter.org
-9/18 Farm Aid 20th Anniversary Concert, Tweeter Center
-9/20 Video: Rachel-An American Conscience, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
-9/22-25 Jobs With Justice Annual Meeting, St Louis
-9/24 National Anti-War Mobilizations, Washington DC,
internationalanswer.org/ and www.ufpj.org
-10/20-22 North American Labor History Conference,
Wayne State University, ao1605 (at) wayne.edu
-10/22-23 National Student Counter-Recruitment Conference, UC Berkeley,
www.campusantiwar.net
-11/10 Chicago Homeless Vets Standdown, auspex (at) earthlink.com
-11/12-13, Campaign to End the Death Penalty Convention,
www.nodeathpenalty.org/convention05.htm
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NEW STUFF AT NWRC:
-30% off all books from Charles H. Kerr publishers, now to Labor Day!!
-Used book donations appreciated! Non-fiction, politics, history, etc
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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
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CALENDAR INTERNET:
www.NewWorldResourceCenter.com/events
chicago.indymedia.org/
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WEEKLY & BIWEEKLY EVENTS

Thu, 10 am, wluw 88.7 fm
ALTERNATIVE RADIO

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

Fri, 6-8pm, Association House, 1116 N Kedzie
POMEGRANATE RADICAL HEALTH COLLECTIVE
Second Friday of the month
Info: www.pomegranatecollective.org or 312-924-1820

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, location tba
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

Mon-Fri
FREE SPEECH RADIO NEWS
4-4:30 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

Wed, 6:30 pm, 1325 S Wasbash, Suite 105
CHICAGOLAND COALITION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES & RIGHTS
1st & 3rd Wed
Info: www.ccclr.org/
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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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