NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: OCT 27 – NOV 14

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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--Oct 27, 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 27, Thu & ongoing
SUPPORT STRIKING NORTHWEST AIRLINE MECHANICS
Boycott Northwest Airlines
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 27, Thu, 5:30 pm, Bartlett Quad, 57th St. & University
VIGIL FOR 2000 KILLED IN IRAQ

--Oct 27, Thu, 7 pm, UIC, 750 S Halsted, Addams Hall rm 200
DOES MARX STILL MATTER?
Sponsor: International Socialist Club

--Oct 27, Thu, 7 pm, Kitty Moon, 6237 N Clark
OPEN MIC: VENEZUELA, HAITI, IRAQ, PALESTINE, NEW ORLEANS
Also Musician Gina Kray & poet Carlos Ganzalez
Sponsor: Nicaragua Solidarity Fair Trade Resource Workers Coop for Big Change
Info: j-pendergast (at) northwestern.edu or 773 973 6529

--Oct 28, Fri, 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza
CRITCAL MASS BIKE RIDE

--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
10/28 Discussion with filmmaker Garrett Scott follows
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, 1-4 pm, Vigo County Courthouse, 33 South Third St
Terre Haute, Indiana
INDIANA STATEWIDE END-THE-WAR RALLY
Sponsors: Indiana Peace & Justice Network, United for Peace & Justice,
Terre Haute Stop War on Iraq, Bloomington Peace Action Coalition,
Northwest Indiana Coalition Against the Iraq War, Veterans for Peace,
Vietnam Veterans Against the War, Lafayette Area Peace Coalition,
Indianapolis Peace & Justice Center
Info: peacefulbus (at) yahoo.com, BPACpeace (at) hotmail.com,
nickatlakehills (at) sbcglobal.net, rose.fam (at) verizon.net,
stopwaroniraq (at) yahoo.com

--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, 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, 7 pm, DePaul University Schmitt Academic Center
Rm 161, 2320 N Kenmore
FILM: FIDEL
Estela Bravo’s documentary
Sponsor: Chicago Committee to Free the Cuban 5
Info: 773-376-7521

--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, 9 am, Book-TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
IRAQ CONFIDENTIAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE
INTELLIGENCE CONSPIRACY TO UNDERMINE THE UN
& OVERTHROW SADDAM HUSSEIN
Hear Scott Ritter & Seymour Hersh

--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, 5 pm, CAN TV cable channel 19
GERGE GALLOWAY
Recent Chicago event, repeats 11/4, 9 am

--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

--Oct 31, Mon, 4:30 pm, Damen Blue Line station
ANARCHIST HALLOWEEN PARADE:
CAPITALISM GIVES US THE CREEPS
Info: www.unboundbooks.org/CAN.html

--Nov 1, Tue, 8 am – 7 pm, UIC, corner Halsted & Roosevelt
ALTAR FOR CASUALTIES OF WAR
Altar near UIC ROTC center honors Iraq & Afghanistan casualties
Sponsors: UIC Students for Social Justice,
El Comité Contra la Militarización de la Juventud
Info: snavab2 (at) uic.edu

--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 2, Wed, 7 pm, Citizen Advocacy Center, 238 N York Rd, Elmhurst
WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR WHO:
IS YOUR PROPERTY SAFE FROM DEVELOPMENT?
Hear attorney Jeremy M Taylor
Info: 630-833-4080, cac (at) citizenadvocacycenter.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 4-6, Fri-Sun, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn
ILLINOIS GREEN PARTY MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Speakers, workshops, more
Info: www.ilgp.org/Members/FredY/2005/fall-meeting-article

--Nov 5, Sat, 9 am, WNUR radio 89.3 fm
THIS IS HELL
Guests include Kevin Pina of Haiti Information Project

--Nov 5, Sat, 9 am
MIDWEST SOCIALIST CONFERENCE
Info: chicago_socialists (at) yahoo.com

--Nov 5, Sat, 10 am, Cara Running Board, Diversey Harbor
RUN/WALK FOR CHOICE
Sponsor: Illinois Choice Action Team
Info: ilchoiceactionteam (at) hotmail.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, 2:30 pm, Hotel Allegro, 171 W Randolph
CHICAGO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS
25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Keynote: John Edwards
Info: 312-435-4548 or experanza (at) chicagohomeless.org

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

--Nov 7, Mon, 10:30 am, Senn High School, 5900 N Glenwood
PROTEST OPENING OF NAVAL ACADEMY

--Nov 7-11, Mon-Fri
FILM: HAITI - THE UNTOLD STORY
Kevin Pina’s new documentary on current conditions in Haiti
Discussion with filmmaker follows each screening
11/7 7 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
11/8 7 pm, Decima Musa, 1901 S Loomis
11/9 7 pm, No Exit Café, 6970 N Glenwood
11/10 7 pm, Wellington Church, 615 W Wellington
11/11 5 pm, Trinity United Church, 400 W 95th St

--Nov 7-11, Mon-Fri, Loyola University Damen Hall
Finnegan Auditorium, 6525 N Sheridan
ARAB FILM FESTIVAL
11/7 7:30 pm, About Baghdad, by Sinan Antoon
11/9 9 pm, Divine Intervention, by Elia Suleiman
11/10 7:30 pm, Ford Transit, by Hany Abu-Assad
11/11 9 pm, West Beirut, by Zaid Doueiri
Sponsors: International Cinema, Video and New Media Program,
CLUB, Lucine, Middle Eastern Student Association,
Loyola Campus Greens, SAF
Info: 773-508-3725 or jharder (at) luc.edu

--Nov 8, Tue, 7 pm, Rockefeller Chapel, 5850 S Woodlawn
JONATHAN KOZOL: THE SHAME OF THE NATION

--Nov 10, Thu, 7 am – 7 pm, Armory, North Ave & Kedzie
CHICAGO HOMELESS VETS STANDDOWN
A day of health care, food, shelter for homeless veterans
Sponsor: Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Info: auspex (at) earthlink.com

--Nov 10, Thu, 9-1 pm, Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, 350 N Orleans
CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER HEALTH CARE ANNUAL MEETING
Info: 312-913-9449

--Nov 10, Thu, 7 pm, McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14, Crystal Lake,
ANTI-SEMITISM & FREE SPEECH
Hear Dr. Norman G. Finkelstein of DePaul University
Info: 815 206 0224, n-borelli (at) northwestern.edu

--Nov 10, Thu, 7:30 pm, Left of Center Books, 1043 W Granville
VIDEO: GONE TOMORROW: THE HIDDEN LIFE OF GARBAGE
Author Heather Rogers discusses her book

--Nov 10, Thu, 9 pm, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: THE INNER TOUR
Ra'anan Alexandrowicz’s acclaimed documentary follows
Palestinians on a sightseeing tour of Israel

--Nov 10-13, Thu-Sun, Northwestern Law School, 357 E Chicago
KRITI SOUTH ASIAN LITERARY FESTIVAL
Info: www.desilit.org/kriti.html

--Nov 11, Fri, 11 am, corner Wacker Dr & Wabash
VETERANS DAY CEREMONY
Sponsor: Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Info: auspex (at) earthlink.com

--Nov 11, Fri, 1 pm, Senn High School, 5900 N Glenwood
VETERANS DAY SPEAKOUT AGAINST MILITARIZATION
OF SCHOOLS: PROTEST NAVAL ACADEMY AT SENN
Speakers: Iraq & Vietnam vets, Gold Star Family members,
students, others

--Nov 11, Fri, 3 pm, Newberry Library, 60 E Walton
INDUSTRIAL VIOLENCE & THE REMAKING OF
WORKING-CLASS CHILDHOOD, 1880-1930
Hear historian Jim Schmidt
Info: 312.255.3524

--Nov 11-13, Fri-Sun, Urbana IL
RADIO FREE URBANA STATION BARNRAISING: WRFU-LP 104.5 FM
Urbana's former post office building
Sponsors: UCIMC, Prometheus Radio Project
Info: 215-727-9620

--Nov 12, Sat, 9 am, WNUR radio 89.3 fm
THIS IS HELL
Guests include author Michael Parenti

--Nov 12, Sat, 11 am, Orozco School, 1940 W 18th,
& Decima Musa 1901 S. Loomis
TEACHERS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
ANNUAL MEETING & CURRICULUM FAIR
Info: www.teachersforjustice.org/

--Nov 12, Sat, 3:30 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
FORUM ON VENEZUELA
Sponsors: 49th St Underground, Labor's Militant Voice

--Nov 12, Sat, 7 pm, Countryside Unitarian Universalist Church
1025 N Smith Rd, Palatine.
HONOR THE WARRIOR, NOT THE WAR
Armistice Day peace event, screening of Ground Truth,
speakers from Military Families Speak Out
Sponsor: Northwest Suburban Peace & Education Project
Info: nwsubpep (at) comcast.net

--Nov 12, Sat, 8 pm, UE Hall, 36 S Ashland
743 NEW LEADERSHIP SLATE FUNDRAISING DANCE
Info: 773-989-9843

--Nov 13, Sun, 3 pm, Loyola University Downtown, Rubloff Auditorium
TIMUEL BLACK & ERIC ARNESEN: THE GREAT MIGRATION
Chicago historians on the northward migration of Southern
African-Americans in the early 20th century
Part of Chicago Humanities Festival
Info: www.chfestival.org/

--Nov 13, Sun, 6-10 pm, Winds Café, 2657 N Kedzie
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR NEW ORLEANS
MUSICIAN’S HEALTH CLINIC
Amoreys, Old Dog Music, Schizowave, Matt Marque, IZReelSoul, more
Info: 773-489-7478

--Nov 14, Mon, 2:30 pm, corner Western & Addison
COUNTER RECRUITING ACTION AT LANE TECH HIGH SCHOOL
Join with Fernando Suarez de Solar who lost his son Jesus in Iraq
Sponsor: Chicago CodePINK, American Friends Service Committee
Info: codepinkchicago (at) yahoo.com

FORTHCOMING
-11/15-16 Medea Benjamin in Chicago
-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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2006 CALENDARS NOW AVAILABLE!!
-Che Guevara, Cat-Lovers Against the Bomb, many more
-Slingshot daily organizers are back, $6 & $8

ON SALE THIS WEEK:
-Clara Zetkin Selected Writings, edited by Angela Davis, $4.99
-Books in Spanish / Libros en Español, 30% off sale
-Bureaucracy & Revolution in Eastern Europe, by Chris Harman, sale $5.95

-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
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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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