NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: OCT 20 – NOV 6

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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--Oct 20, 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

--Oct 20, 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

--Oct 20, Thu, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W. Fullerton
FILM: A DECENT FACTORY
Thomas Balmès’ devastating documentary on Nokia suppliers in China
Info: www.facets.org

--Oct 20, Thu, 5:30 pm, DePaul University Student Center, Rm 314a
Sheffield & Belden
WARD CHURCHILL
Hear the author & historian
Sponsors: DePaul Cultural Center, DePaul Students Against the War

--Oct 20, Thu, 7 pm, NEIS office, 845 Chicago Ave., Evanston
PLANS FOR CHORNOBYL +20
Screening of Nuclear Insecurities documentary on
IAEA censorship of Chernobyl data
Sponsor: Nuclear Energy Information Service
Info: www.neis.org

--Oct 20, Thu, 7 pm, Kitty Moon, 6237 N Clark
VIDEO DOCUMENTARY ON WOMEN OF JUAREZ, MEXICO
Hear Mexico Solidarity Network activists Adriana Carmon, Chistina Obregón
Info: j-pendergast (at) northwestern.edu, 773-973-6529

--Oct 20, Thu, 7 pm, UIC African-American Cultural Center,
Addams Hall 2nd Floor, 750 S Halsted
VIDEO: EYES ON THE PRIZE–THE BLACK PANTHERS
Sponsor: International Socialist Organization

--Oct 20, Thu, 7:30 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
FILM: THE WAR AT HOME
Glenn Silber & Barry Alexander Brown’s renowned documentary
on the anti-Vietnam War movement in Madison, WI

--Oct 20, Thu, 9:30 pm, CAN-TV, cable channel 19
HOW THE AFL-CIO STOOD UP AGAINST THE IRAQ WAR
Repeats 10/21 & 10/28 4:30 pm, 10/27 9:30 pm

--Oct 20-22, Thu-Sat, Wayne State University, Detroit MI
NORTH AMERICAN LABOR HISTORY CONFERENCE
Info: www.clas.wayne.edu/history/confcal/nalhc%202005%20program.pdf

--Oct 20-23, Thu-Sun, Madison WI
DEMOCRACIZING EDUCATION CONFERNECE
Info: www.democratizingeducation.org/

--Oct 20-27, Thu-Fri, Music Box, 3733 N Southport
FILM: THE CONFORMIST
Bernardo Bertolucci’s classic drama on Italian fascism

--Oct 21, Fri, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright, Champaign
CONSCIENCE IN ACTION FACING THE DEATH PENALTY:
A VICTIM'S CONSCIENCE
Hear Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins of Murder Victims' Families
Info: 217-663-5554

--Oct 21, Fri, 7 pm, University of Chicago Film Studies Center, Cobb Hall
5811 S Ellis, Room 307
FILM: WITHIN OUR GATES
African American director Oscar Micheaux's 1920 film is a response
to the racism portrayed in DW Griffith's The Birth of a Nation

--Oct 21, Fri, 7 pm, UIC Illini Union, 828 W Wolcott
STRUCTURAL RACISM AND HURRICANE KATRINA
Panelists: Barbara Major of Bring New Orleans Back Commission,
John Powell of Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity,
Terry Keleher of Applied Research Center, Anne Kubisch of Aspen Institute,
Maya Wiley of Center for Social Inclusion
Info: conference (at) arc.org, 773-278-4089

--Oct 21, Fri, 8 pm, Wesley Church, 21 E Franklin, Naperville
VISITING THE OLIVES / ZIYARAT AZ ZEITOUN
American Friends Service Committee activist Jennifer Bing-Canar
updates the situation for olive tree growers in Palestine
Sponsor: End the Occupation
Info: 630-428-3942

--Oct 21, Fri, 9 pm, Abbey Pub
THE COUP

--Oct 21-22, Fri-Sat, Roosevelt University, 430 S Michigan
TELL THE STORY: THE CHICAGO
SNCC HISTORY PROJECT, 1960-1965
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee conference,
panelists include Timuel Black, Barbara Ransby, Robert Moses,
SNCC Freedom Singers, James Forman Jr, Quentin Young, more
Info: www.chicagosncc.org


--Oct 21-23, Fri-Sun, International Conference Center, 4750 N Sheridan
COLOMBIA SOLIDARITY CONFERENCE
Info: www.chicagoans.net/conference2005

--Oct 21-26, Fri-Thu, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: THE FUTURE OF FOOD
Deborah Koons Garcia’s must-see documentary on the impact
of biotechnology on the global food supplies
Info: 773-281-4114

--Oct 22, Sat, 7 am, Book-TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
EINSTEIN ON RACE & RACISM
Historians Fred Jerome & Rodger Taylor

--Oct 22, Sat, 9 am, WNUR radio 89.3 fm
THIS IS HELL
Guests include Charlie Cray, author of The People's Business:
Controlling Corporations and Restoring Democracy
Info: www.thisishell.net

--Oct 22, Sat, 10:30 am, Book-TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
WHEN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION WAS WHITE: AN UNTOLD
HISTORY OF RACIAL INEQUALITY IN 20th CENTURY AMERICA
Panelists: Ira Katznelson, Thomas Sugrue,
Manning Marable, Sudhir Venkatesh,

--Oct 22, Sat, 2 pm, Albany Park Library, 5150 N Kimball
NO TO US WAR & OCCUPATION OF IRAQ,
NO TO MILITARY RECRUITMENT OF YOUNG PEOPLE
Panelists: Bill Davis of Vietnam Veterans Against the War,
Cody Comacho of Iraq Vets Against the War,
Students from Northside College Prep High School
Sponsors: Albany Park, North Park, Mayfair Neighbors for Peace and Justice
Info: 773-250-3335, justice.yes (at) juno.com

--Oct 22, Sat, 3:30-5:30 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
FUR FREE FRIDAY BANNER-MAKING
Prepare for Fur Free Friday, Nov 25th, Daley Plaza

--Oct 22, Sat, 4 pm, Broadway Church, 3344 N Broadway
FILM: FISH CAN’T FLY
T Joe Murray’s documentary exposing the "ex-gay" movement
Info: www.GayLiberation.org

--Oct 22, Sat, St Francis Xavier Church, 9th & Linden, Wilmette
NORTH SUBURBAN PEACE INITIATIVE ANNUAL DINNER
Keynote: Theresa Hitchins of Center for Defense Information
Info: nspipeace.org

--Oct 22-23, Sat-Sun
NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE IN PALESTINE:
AYED MORRAR & JONATHAN POLLAK
Hear the Palestinian & Israeli activists
10/22 1:30 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
10/22 7 pm, North Park Church, 5250 N Christiana
10/23 noon, Water Tower vigil against the occupation
10/23 5:30 pm, Cornerstone Church, 171 N Cuyler, Oak Park
Info: ISMinChicago (at) aol.com, 773-489-3505

--Oct 22-23, Sat-Sun, UC Berkeley, CA
NATIONAL STUDENT COUNTER-RECRUITMENT CONFERENCE
Info: www.campusantiwar.net

--Oct 23, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
REFORMING THE UNITED NATIONS:
WHICH REFORMS? WHAT PRIORITY?
Hear Mike Kirk of Citizens for Global Solutions

--Oct 23, Sun, 2 pm, Left of Center Books, 1043 W Granville
MICHELINE R. ISHAY: SPARTACISTS VERSUS CAESARISTS:
A TALE OF TWO HUMAN RIGHTS WORLDVIEWS
Hear the author & human rights scholar

--Oct 24, Mon, 6:30 pm, News & Letters, 36 S Wabash, Rm 1440
REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN THE WAKE OF
BUSH'S SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS
Hear Karen Kubby of Iowa City’s Emma Goldman Clinic
Info: arise (at) newsandletters.org, 312-236-0799

--Oct 28, Tue, 6 pm, International House, 1414 E 59th St
DAVID HARVEY: A BRIEF HISTORY OF NEOLIBERALISM
Hear the author of The New Imperialism
Info: 773-834-4274

--Oct 26, Wed, 11-3 pm, Columbia College Hokin Annex, 623 S Wabash
TEACH-IN
Speakers: Bill Ayers on student activist, Matthew Cassel on Palestine,
Tom Greif on World Can’t Wait Campaign, Yolanda Hemingway
on student activism, John Stevenson on repression in academia,
Abby Thornton on US imperialism in Latin America, more

--Oct 26, Wed, 7 pm, Harper College, 1200 W Algonquin, Palatine
RESPONSIBLE SEX EDUCATION
Panel discussion
Sponsors: Women’s Rights Awareness Club at Harper College,
Illinois Caucus for Adolescent Health, Northwest Chicago Choice,
Chicago Area Planned Parenthood, Sierra Club,
Northwest Suburban NOW, Illinois Choice Action Team
Info: info (at) nwchicagochoice.org

--Oct 28, Fri, 7 pm, World Folk Music Company, 1808 W 103rd St
THE TRUTH ABOUT VENEZUELA
Hear Venezuelan Consul General Martín Sánchez,
activist Vera Wigglesworth
Sponsor: South Side Venezuela Solidarity Committee
Info: 773-264-0851, SSVSC (at) aol.com

--Oct 28-Nov 3, Fri-Thu, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: OCCUPATION DREAMLAND
Garrett Scott & Ian Olds bleak documentary follows a
US Army squad in Falluja in 2004
10/ 29 Discussion with Army Medic Sgt Luis Pacheco follows

--Oct 29, Sat, 9 am, WNUR radio 89.3 fm
THIS IS HELL
Guests include Andrew Gumbel, author of Steal This Vote:
Dirty Elections & the Rotten History of Democracy in America;
author Mike Davis; former US Army Muslim chaplain James Yee
Info: www.thisishell.net

--Oct 29, Sat, 9-5 pm, St. Joe Parish,
corner Hill & LaSalle, South Bend IN
FOLLOWING THE PROPHETS IN OUR TIMES:
PEACE CONFERENCE
Panelists: Kathy Kelly, Daniel Berrigan, others
Sponsor: Catholic Peace Fellowship
Info: www.catholicpeacefellowship.org/

--Oct 29, Sat, 2 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
HURRICANE KATRINA & BLACK AMERICA
Activist Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Sponsor: Open University of the Left

--Oct 29, Sat, 7 pm, Wellington Church, 615 W Wellington
ELIZABETH BENSON AWARDS BENEFIT
Honorees: Kathy Kelly of Voices in the Wilderness,
Rev Sid L Mohn of Heartland Alliance
Presenters: Studs Terkel, Rep Jan Schakowsky
Info: www.waucc.org, 773-848-0470

--Oct 29, Sat, 2 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
AFTER THE STORM: HURRICANE KATRINA &
THE STATE OF BLACK AMERICA
Hear activist Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: OULChicago (at) yahoo.com, 773-384-5797

--Oct 29, Sat, Worker’s Center, 4174 N Elston
ALBANY PARK WORKERS' CENTER BAILE DE DISFRACES:
COSTUME PARTY DANCE
Info: www.daylaborchicago.org

--Oct 30, Sun, 2 pm, Oak Park Public Library, 634 Lake
FILM: THE CORPORATION
Documentary explores the dominant institution
Sponsor: Oak Park Coalition for Truth & Justice
Info: 708-615-1603

--Oct 30, Sun, 8 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N Clark
EMERGENCY BENEFIT VIDEO SCREENING:
AFGHANISTAN: COLLATERAL DAMAGE, also DESERT RAINBOW
Documentaries on the Italian-based civilian war
victims relief organization, Emergency

--Nov 1, Tue, 7 pm, Quenchers Saloon, 2401 N Western
DR CLAUDIA FEGAN: UNIVERAL HEALTH CARE
Hear the health care activist
Sponsor: Democracy for America
Info: democracyforamerica.com

--Nov 2, Wed
WORLD CAN’T WAIT NATIONAL EVENTS
Drive out the Bush regime
Noon, Federal Plaza
5 pm, Scoville Park, Lake & Oak Park Ave, Oak Park
Info: oakparkil (at) worldcantwait.org, chicago (at) worldcantwait.org,
worldcantwait.org/

--Nov 3, Thu, 7 pm, Acme Arts, 1741 N Western
WHAT WENT WRONG IN OHIO
Authors Anita & Jordan Miller discuss their book on
electoral manipulations of 2004
Sponsor: Open University of the Left

--Nov 3, Thu, 7 pm, Café Teatro Batey Urbano, 2620 W Division
STAN GOFF
Hear the author & anti-war activist
SPONSORS: Palestine Solidarity Group, National Boricua Human Rights Network
Info: www.psgchicago.org

--Nov 3-10
Chicago Lesbian & Gay Film Fest
Info: www.reelingfilmfestival.org/

--Nov 4, Fri, 6-8 pm, Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia
BENEFIT FOR CROSSROADS FUND:
ANNA FERMIN OF TRIGGER GOSPEL
Info: www.crossroadsfund.org

--Nov 4, Fri, 6-9 pm, Hot House, 31 E Balbo
ASSATA SHAKUR CELEBRATION
Featuring: Kuumba Lynx, Cue Guevara, Mind State, more

--Nov 4, Fri, 8 pm, Left of Center Books, 1043 W Granville
THE ASSASSINS' GATE: AMERICA IN IRAQ
New Yorker magazine journalist George Packer discusses his book

--Nov 4, Fri, 8:45 pm, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: JOURNEY TO THE SUN
Yesim Ustaoglu’s drama of Kurdish persecution in Turkey

--Nov 5, Sat, 9 am,
Midwest Socialist Conference
Info: chicago_socialists (at) yahoo.com

--Nov 5, Sat, 1 pm, Sulzer Library, 4455 North Lincoln
KERR PUBLIHSERS BOOK RELEASE CELEBRATION
Hear authors David R. Roediger, Franklin Rosemont, Paul Garon
Spnsors: Charles H. Kerr Publishing Company,
Illinois Labor History Society, College of Complexes
Info: 773-465-7774

--Nov 5, Sat, 2 pm, Lincoln Park Library, 1150 W Fullerton
BUILDING AN ARAB-JEWISH PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE
Hear activist Yigal Bronner of Ta'ayush
Sponsors: Not In My Name, Committee for a Just Peace in Israel & Palestine
Info: www.nimn.org, 312-409-4845

--Nov 6, Sun, 1 pm, Countryside Church Unitarian Universal, Palatine
KATHY KELLY

--Nov 6, Sun, 2 pm, Chicago Temple, 77 W Washington
JONATHAN KOZOL: THE SHAME OF THE NATION
Author discusses impact of segregation on education
Part of Chicago Humanities Festival
Info: www.chfestival.org/

--Nov 6, Sun, 7 pm, Harris Theater, Millenium Park
IBDAA PALESTINIAN FOLKLORIC DANCE TROUPE
Info: ibdaachicago (at) gmail.com, 773-436-6060x109

FORTHCOMING:
-11/10 Chicago Homeless Vets Standdown, auspex (at) earthlink.com
-11/11-13 Radio Free Urbana Station Barnraising, WRFU-LP 104.5 FM
-11/11 Veterans Day Ceremony, corner Wacker Dr & Wabash
-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
-11/16-17 Michael Parenti, College of DuPage & Loyola University
-11/17 Not Your Soldier – National Day of Action, www.campusactivism.org/addperson.php
-11/18-21 School of the Americas Protest, Ft Benning GA, www.SOAW.org
-11/25 Fur Free Friday, Daley Plaza
-1/24-29/06 World Social Forum, www.wsf2006.org/
-3/10-12 Left Forum 2005 Conference, www.LeftForum.org
-3/24 Crossroads Fund Annual Benefit, www.crossroadsfund.org
-6/8-10 How Class Works Conference, www.workingclass.sunysb.edu.
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PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
C/O All Pakistan Trade Union Federation
14-N, Industrial Area, Gulberg, Lahore, Pakistan
Tel: 00 92-42-5755078 or 00 92-42-5755079
Fax 00 92-42-6665301, aptuf (at) brain.net.pk
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ON SALE THIS WEEK:
-Books in Spanish / Libros en Español, 30% off sale
-Bureaucracy & Revolution in Eastern Europe, by Chris Harman, sale $5.95

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
-Dancin' in the Streets! Anarchists, IWWs, Surrealists,
Situationists & Provos in the 1960s, $17
-Lucy Parsons: Freedom, Equality & Solidarity;
Writings & Speeches, 1878-1937, $17
-Used book donations appreciated! Non-fiction, politics, history, etc, will pick-up!
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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, 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, 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, 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, Funky Buddha Lounge, 728 W Grand
LEFTIST LOUNGE
Info: focus (at) apolloproject.org

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

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