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CHICAGO EVENTS CALENDAR SEP 22 – OCT 9

NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: SEP 22 – OCT 9

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
SUBMIT EVENTS & SUBSCRIBE at NWRC2600 (at) juno.com
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--Sep 22, 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

--Sep 22, Thu & ongoing
SUPPORT STRIKING NORTHWEST AIRLINE MECHANICS
Boycott Northwest Arilines
Sponsor: Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Organization Local 4
Info: 630-567-2052, president (at) amfa4.org, or
www.amfanatl.org/Pages/15_Strike_Info/Support_Strikers_3.html

--Sep 22, Thu, 12-1:30 pm, Marshal Fields State St
ANTI J-LO FUR PROTEST

--Sep 22, Thu, 6 pm, Black Water Café, 1741 N. Western
FILM: EYES OF THE RAINBOW
Gloria Rolando’s documentary on the life of Assata Shakur
Sponsor: HOA/Chicago Coalition
Info: afrocubaweb.com/assata.htm, 866-204-3216

--Sep 22, Thu, 6 pm, Ferguson Theater, 600 S Michigan
MISTAKEN IDENTITIES: STORIES OF THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED
Panelists discuss issues surrounding wrongful convictions
Info: www.icadp.org/upcomingevents.html

--Sep 22, Thu, 6-9 pm, Columbia College, 623 S Wabash
COW VAN OUTREACH
Sponsor: Animal Defense League
Info: ADLChicago (at) yahoo.com

--Sep 22, Thu, 6:30 pm, Grace Place, 637 S Dearborn
STONEWALLED: POLICE ABUSE & MISCONDUCT AGAINST
LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN THE US
Amnesty International town hall meeting
Info: 312-435-6396 or rschultz (at) aiusa.org

--Sep 22, Thu, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: WINTER SOLDIER
Must-see 1971 documentary on Vietnam War crimes inquiry
held by anti-war veterans groups
9/16-17, 8 pm, audience discussion with Vietnam veteran
& Winter Solider participant Barry Romo, also historian Richard Stacewicz,
author of Winter Soldiers: An Oral History of the Vietnam
Info: www.wintersoldierfilm.com/

--Sep 22, Thu, 9:30 pm, Labor Beat, CAN-TV, cable channel 19
LOCKOUT 484
Documentary on workers in Meredosia Illinois locked out by
chemical company Celanese
Repeats 9/23 4:30 pm, 9/29 9:30 pm, 9/30 4:30 pm

--Sep 22-24, Thu-Sat, various locations
ESTROJAM MUSIC & CULTURE FESTIVAL
Benefits Aung San Suu Kyi, also Chicago Abused Women Coalition
Info: www.estrojam.org/2005/about.html

--Sep 22-25, various locations
PROTEST KELLY MILLER CIRCUS ANIMAL MISTREATMENT
Info: chicago.indymedia.org/newswire/display/62604/index.php

--Sep 23-30, Fri-Fri
BANNED BOOK WEEK
Info: www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.htm

--Sep 22-25, Sat-Tue, St Louis
JOBS WITH JUSTICE ANNUAL MEETING
Info: www.jwj.org/AnnMtg/AnnMtg.htm

--Sep 24, Sat, Washington DC
NATIONAL ANTI-WAR MOBILIZATIONS
Bus tix: 773 920-7545, answerchicago (at) gmail.com
Info: internationalanswer.org/ & www.ufpj.org

--Sep 24, Sat, 8:30-3 pm, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights
ILLINOIS NOW STATE CONFERENCE
Info: www.illinoisnow.org/

--Sep 24, Sat, noon, Monument Circle, Indianapolis IN
INDIANA PEACE RALLY
Sponsors: Progressive Indiana Inc, Indianapolis Peace & Justice Coalition
Info: www.progressiveindiana.org

--Sep 24, Sat, 2 pm, Sam Johnson Parkway at Main St, Racine WI
PEACE NOW FEST
Bands, speakers, more
Sponsor: Racine Coalition for Peace & Justice, others
Info: 262-634-2095

--Sep 24-25, Sat-Sun. 6:30 & 9 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N Clark
FILM: THIS DIVIDED STATE
Steven Greenstreet documents Michael Moore's
visit to Utah Valley State College

--Sep 25, Sun, 11:45 am, Heartlarnd Café, 7000 N Glenwood
FORAGING WILD FOOD ECOLOGY OUTING TO HARMS WOODS
Info: 312-719-5719

--Sep 25, Sun, 1-4 pm, Woodstock town square, Illinois
DIVERSITY DAY 2005: EQUALITY ON THE SQUARE
Tenth annual celebration of cultural, racial, religious, ethnic, linguistic,
gender diversity, with music, speakers, info tables, food, more
Sponsor: Congregational Unitarian Church, McHenry County Peace Group,
Latino Coalition, McHenry County Progressive Voters,
McHenry County Citizens for Choice, McHenry County PRIDE,
McHenry County College, others
Info: 815 814-5645 or pmurfin (at) sbcglobal.net

--Sep 25, Sun, 2 pm, Harmony Park, Campbell and Vail, Arlington Heights
FAMILY GATHERING FOR PEACE
Sponsors: AFSC, Sisters of the Living Word, Viatorian Community,
Women's Resource Center, Chicago Area Code Pink

--Sep 26, Mon, 6 pm, 600 S Michigan, Rm 921
FILM: THE INNOCENT
Lauri Feldman’s documentary on men & women
wrongly sentenced to death; discussion with director follows

--Sep 27, Tue, 5:30 pm, DePaul University, 25 E Jackson, St 11013
THE GREAT AMERICAN JOBS SCAM: CORPORATE
TAX DODGING AND THE MYTH OF JOB CREATION
Author Greg LeRoy
Sponsor: Chicago Federation of Labor, Illinois AFL-CIO,
Center for Tax and Budget Accountability
Info: 312-332-1480

--Sep 27, Tue, 7 pm, Harold Washington College, 30 E Lake, Rm 305
FROM NEW ORLEANS TO CHICAGO: RACE & CLASS EXPOSED
WHY WE NEED A NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Panelists: Rev James Demus of Manor Christian Church, Gloria Johnson
of Campaign to End the Death Penalty, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor of
of International Socialist Organization, Paul D’Amato of Socialist Worker,
New Orleans evacuee Mynor Wilson
Sponsor: International Socialist Organization
Info: 773-551-5780, chicago_socialists (at) yahoo.com

--Sep 28, Wed, No Exit Café, 6970 N Glenwood
CHICAGO ORGANIZING GROUP RE-GROUP.
Kari Lyderson will serve as facilitator
Info: j-pendergast (at) northwestern.edu, 773-973-6529

--Sep 29, Thu, 7 pm, Acme ArtWorks, 1741 N. Western
FIRE IN THE LAKE: THE VIETNAMESE & THE AMERICANS IN VIETNAM
Author Hugh Iglarsh discusses the Frances Fitzgerald book
Info: 773-384-5797

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

--Sep 30, Fri, 7:30 pm, Swedish Museum, 5211 N. Clark
BARBARA EHRENREICH: BAIT AND SWITCH:
THE (FUTILE) PURSUIT OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
Author & activist discusses her new book
Sponsor: Women & Children First
Info: 773.769.9299

--Sep 30 – Oct 2, Fri-Sun, Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza, 350 N Orleans
FAIR TRADE FUTURES: LIVING A FAIR TRADE LIFE
Speakers, workshops, more
Info: www.fairtradefutures.org

--Oct 1, Sat, 2 pm, City Hall, Randolph & LaSalle
MAYOR DALEY RESIGNATION RALLY
Info: www.chicagofreedomnow.com

--Oct 1, Sat, 5 pm, University of Chicago Law School
1111 East 60th Street, Rm 2
FIGHT GOVERNMENT REPRESSION:
IN DEFENSE OF JAMAL, SHAKUR & STEWART
Hear Mumia Abu-Jamal's sister Lydia Barashango, Standish E. Willis
of Chicago Conference of Black Lawyers, Mike Elliott of UAW Local 551,
Don Alexander of Labor Black League for Social Defense, Fred Redmond
of USWA, Bob Rose of AMFA Local 5
Sponsor: Partisan Defense Committee
Info: www.icl-fi.org

--Oct 1, Sat, 7 pm, Swedish Museum, 5211 N. Clark
GERBER/HART LIBRARY ANNUAL BENEFIT
Hear Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon, founders of Daughters of Bilitis
& the first legally married same-sex couple in the US
Info: www.gerberhart.org/

--Oct 2, Sun, 4 pm, St Paul's United Church, 2335 N Orchard
HUMAN DIGNITY UNDER ASSAULT:
THE USE OF TORTURE IN THE WAR ON TERROR
Panelists; Joseph Margulies of MacArthur Justice Center,
Maria LaHood of Center for Constitutional Rights, Rep Jan Schakowsky
Sponsors: Amnesty International, Protestants for the Common Good,
Justice Coalition of Greater Chicago, Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice
Info: 312-427-2060, aiusamw (at) aiusa.org

--Oct 3, Mon, 6 pm, Rice Building Suite 110, 815 W Van Buren
CROSS-BORDER ORGANIZING
Hear organizers from Authentic Labor Front,
Frente Autentico del Trabajo, FAT, of Mexico
Sponsor: Chicago Labor Education Program of University of Illinois
Info: 312-996-8562

--Oct 3, Mon, 6:30 pm, Chicago Historical Society, 1600 N Clark
SUNDOWN TOWNS: A HIDDEN DIMENSION
OF SEGREGATION IN AMERICA
Author James W. Loewen discusses his book

--Oct 5, Wed, 7:30 pm, University Church, 5655 S University
VOICES FROM DEATH ROW
Launch of Campaign to End the Death Penalty's national speaking tour
Info: 773-955-4841

--Oct 6, Thu, 7 pm, Merlo Public Library, 644 W Belmont
REV CANON NAIM ATEEK: BUILDING AN INTERNATIONAL
NONVIOLENT RESPONSE TO OCCUPATION
Hear the President of the Sabeel Center, Jerusalem
Sponsor: Not In My Name
Info: www.nimn.org, 312-744-1139

--Oct 7, Fri, 7,9, 11 pm, Doc Films, 1212 East 59th Str
FILM: BORN INTO BROTHELS
Zana Briski & Ross Kauffman’s documentary
filmed by children of Calcutta sex workers
Info: docfilms.uchicago.edu

--Oct 7-8, Fri-Sat, Lutheran School of Theology, 1100 East 55th St
CONFERENCE: JERUSALEM-WILL JUSTICE & PEACE EMBRACE?
Hear Michael Tarazi, Rev. Canon Naim Ateek, Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb,
Dr. Tawfiq Nasser, many others
Sponsors: Sabeel Center, American Friends Service Committee
Not In My Name,American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee,
Committee for a Just Peace in Israel & Palestine, many more
Info: www.fosna.org/index.php

--Oct 8, Sat, 11-3 pm, Association House, 1116 North Kedzie
UNBOUND BOOKS VEGAN CHILI COOK-OFF
Info: www.unboundbooks.org

--Oct 8, Sat, 2 pm, Acme Arts, 1741 N Western
FILM: KULE WAMPE
Radical German cinema of the 1930's,
also films by fascist filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl
Sponsor: Open University of the Left

--Oct 8, Sat, 5 pm, U of I Springfield Public Affairs Center Cafeteria,
Springfield IL
MOTHER JONES ANNUAL DINNER
Keynote speaker: journalist John Nichols
Info: 217-652-0481

--Oct 8, Sat, 8 pm, corner of Halsted & Roscoe
MATTHEW SHEPARD MARCH FOR LGBT RIGHTS
Info: www.GayLiberation.org

--Oct 9, Sun, 2-5 pm, St. Gertrude's Church, 1401 W Granville
CHICAGO RALLY TO CLOSE THE SCHOOL OF THE AMERICAS:
WELCOME BACK OUR PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE
Info: 773/293-2964

--Oct 9, Sun, 2-5 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
CHICAGO GREENS GATHERING & FORUM
Info: 312-719-5719

FORTHCOMING:
-10/14-15 Human Rights Teaching Conference, humanrights.uchicago.edu/teachconf/index.html
-10/15 Know Your Rights Activist Teach-In, wwwnlgchicago.org
-10/18 20th Annual Mother Jones Dinner, Springfield, 217-652-0481
-10/20 Ward Churchill, DePaul University,
-10/20-22 North American Labor History Conference,
Wayne State University, ao1605 (at) wayne.edu
-10/21-23 Colombia Solidarity Conference, www.chicagoans.net/conference2005-10/22-23 National Student Counter-Recruitment Conference, UC Berkeley,
www.campusantiwar.net
-10/26 Afro-Colombian leader Zulia Mena in Chicago, gcozette (at) crln.org
-11/10 Chicago Homeless Vets Standdown, auspex (at) earthlink.com
-11/10 Campaign For Better Health Care annual meeting, 312-913-9449
-11/12-13 Campaign to End the Death Penalty Convention,
www.nodeathpenalty.org/convention05.htm
-11/18-21 School of the Americas Protest, Ft Benning GA
-3/24/06, Crossroads Fund Annual Benefit, www.crossroadsfund.org
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NEW STUFF AT NWRC:
-A Liberal in City Government, by Frank P. Zeidler, $19.95
-Reconsidering the Souls of Black Folks: Thoughts on the
Groundbreaking Work of W.E.B. DuBois, by Stanley Crouch &
Playthell Benjamin (Running Press), $12.95
-Used book donations appreciated! Non-fiction, politics, history, etc, will pick-up!
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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

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 pm, 3334-61/2 W Lawrence, Rm 202
A.N.S.W.E.R. COALITION MEETING
Info: 773-920-7545, answerchicago (at) gmail.com

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

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, 1:30 – 3:30 pm, Art Institute of Chicago front steps
PEACE VIGIL
Sponsor: Code Pink. Info: codepinkchicago (at) yahoo.com.

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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