NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: DEC 8 - 17

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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--Dec 8, 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

--Dec 8, 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

--Dec 8, Thu, 4:30 pm, Haymarket Memorial, DesPlaines & Randolph
RALLY TO RESTORE HUMAN RIGHTS FOR AMERICA'S WORKERS
In anticipation of International Human Rights Day, December 10th
Sponsors: AFL-CIO members, Jobs With Justice, others

--Dec 8, Thu, 7 pm, United Church of Rogers Park, 1545 W Morse
REVEREND BILLY & THE CHURCH OF STOP SHOPPING
Choir sing, live music. Break through the commodity wall!
Info: www.revbilly.com

--Dec 8, Thu, 7:30 pm, Left of Center Books, 1041 W Granville
WAR ON THE FAMILY: MOTHERS IN PRISON &
THE FAMILEIS THEY LEAVE BEHIND
Hear author Renny Golden of Northeastern Illinois University

--Dec 8-9, Thu-Fri, 12-5 pm, Acme Artworks, 1741 N Western
HERE ARE THE VOICES: A CELEBRATION
OF THE LIFE & WORKS OF CARLOS CORTEZ
Exhibit of works by the master engraver & by local messengers
Sponsor: Chicago Couriers Union, Casa de la Cultura Mestizarte

--Dec 8-17, Steep Theatre, 3902 N. Sheridan
SLAUGHTER CITY
GroundUp Theatre’s production of Naomi Wallace's play based on
the 1991 fire at a chicken-processing plant in North Carolina;
Info: 773-944-0959, shows Thu-Sun

--Dec 9, Fri, 3 pm, Newberry Library, 60 E Walton
WAL-MART CONFIDENTIAL
Yale University scholar Bethany Moreton examines workers’ lives
inside the world's largest company, with commentators
Dorian Warren & Tom Geoghagen
Sponsors: UIC History Department, Northern Illinois University,
Labor & Working Class History Association
Info: rsvp to 312-255-3524

--Dec 9, Fri, 6 pm, location tba
INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY PLANNING MEETING
Info: 773-278-6706

--Dec 9, Fri, 6-12 pm, Acme Artworks, 1741 N Western
CLOSING PARTY: A TRIBUTE TO CARLOS CORTEZ
Labor songs with Anna Stange, also poetry,
stories, raffles, food, live bands
Info: 773-278-7677

--Dec 9, Fri, 7:30 pm, Colibri Studio, 2032 West 18th St
A NIGHT OF CULTURE, CELEBRATION &
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY WITH VENEZUELA
Film, food, music, history, dance, poetry more
Sponsors: Chicago Bolivarian Circle, Colombia Solidarity Committee
Info: 773-866-2390

--Dec 9, Fri, 8 pm, Madison Center for Arts, 301 W Dayton, Madison WI
CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
Sponsor: Student Labor Action Coalition, ASM Diversity Committee,
MultiCultrual Student Coalition
Info: 608 256-5111

--Dec 9-10, Fri-Sat, Jackson MS & New Orleans LA
JUSTICE AFTER KATRINA:
GULF COAST NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Info: www.communitylaborunited.net/

--Dec 10, Sat, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
GUANTÁNAMO BAY DETENTION FACILITY VIGIL:
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
Join with Frida Berrigan & many others
Info: www.witnesstorture.org

--Dec 10, Sat, 9 am, Laborers Hall, 2835 7th Ave, Rock Island IL
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY; INDOOR RALLY &
MASS LETTER WRITING ON EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT
Sponsors: Quad Cities Federation of Labor, NOW, ACLU, Churches United,
Unitarians, Pax Christi, Progressive Action for the Common Good,
Augustana College Amnesty International and other campus groups
Info: 563-355-4310, mpetersen (at) unitedwayqc.org

--Dec 10, Sat, 10 am, UNITE HERE, 333 S Ashland
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY TEACH-IN:
LIVING WAGE CAMPAIGN
Info: 773-973-7888, rpcanoffice (at) earthlink.net

--Dec 10, Sat, 10 am, Alumni room, Indiana University South Bend, IN
WORKERS RIGHTS BOARD HEARING
Workers Rights Board Hearing on right of public sector
employees to have a voice at work
Sponsor: St. Joseph Valley Project Jobs with Justice
Info: 574-674-6645, josephcarbone (at) Yahoo.com

--Dec 10, Sat, 10:30 am, 515 Pine St, Green Bay, WI
WORKERS' RIGHTS FORUM
Highlights human rights crisis: loss of freedom to form
unions & bargain collectively in America
Sponsor: Greater Green Bay Labor Council
Info: 414-771-0700, jlbucio (at) wisaflcio.org

--Dec 10, Sat, 11 am, NE corner Monroe & Michigan
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY EVENT:
BREAK THE CHAINS OF TORTURE
Sponsors: Peace Pledge Chicago, Amnesty International,
National Boricua Human Rights Network, Code Pink Chicago,
Gay Liberation Network
Info: www.peacepledgechicago.org

--Dec 10, Sat, 2 pm, Berry Memorial Church, 4754 N Leavitt
HOME HEATING STRATEGIES
Solar, photo-voltaic, insulation, tax rebates, more
Sponsor: Chicago Greens
Info: www.chicagogreens.org/, 312-719-5719, 773-306-5402

--Dec 10, Sat, 7 pm, UIC, 750 S Halsted, Lecture Center B1
SYMPOSIUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN GUATEMALA
Speakers: Norma Cruz of Women’s Survivor’s Association,
Nery Rodenas of Archdioceses’ Human Rights Office in Guatemala,
Abel Nunez of Centro Romero
Sponsors: Foundation for Human Rights in Guatemala, Casa Guatemala,
NOSOTRAS Guatemalan Women’s Group, Latino Cultural Center,
Amnesty International USA-Midwest Region
Info: 773-250-3407 or info (at) fhrg.org

--Dec 10, Sat, 7 & 9 pm, Acme Artworks 1741 N Western
FILM: BATTLEGROUND
Stephen Marshall, Anthony Lappé & Lisa Kawamoto Hsu’s
award–winning documentary filmed in Iraq in late 2003
Benefit for Chicago Independent Media Center
Info: imc-chicago (at) indymedia.org, 312-446-4939

--Dec 10, Sat, 8 pm, Ethical Humanist Coffeehouse, 7574 N Lincoln
KRISTIN LEMS
Satirical & folk favorites
Info: 847 677-3334

--Dec 11, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
EYEWITNESS IRAQ: CHRISTIAN PEACEMAKER'S TEAM
Hear Elce Redmond of South Austin Coalition
Info: 773-626-9385, thirdunitarianchurch.org

--Dec 11, Sun, 11 am, location tba
FAR NORTH SIDERS FIGHTING FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE
Info: gwynne_kizer (at) alumni.grinnell.edu

--Dec 11, Sun, 1 pm, DuPage Unitarian Universalist Church
4S535 Old Naperville Rd, Naperville
FILM: WALMART-THE HIGH COST OF LOW PRICE
Info: WHowland (at) msn.com

--Dec 11, Sun, 2 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
CHICAGO GREENS MEETING
Info: www.chicagogreens.org/, 312-719-5719, 773-306-5402

--Dec 11, Sun, 3-7 pm, UE Hall, 37 S Ashland
HOLIDAY APPEAL FOR CLASS-WAR PRISONERS:
FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL
Partisan Defense Committee benefit to support
stipend program for Mumia & 16 others
Info: 312-563-0442

--Dec 11, Sun, 8 pm, Heartland Café, 7000 N Glenwood
WORLD CAN’T WAIT BENEFIT
Info: chicago (at) worldcantwait.org

--Dec 12, Mon, 4 pm, City Hall
DALEY RESIGNATION RALLY
Info: www.ChicagoFreedomNow.com!

--Dec 13, Tue, 7:30 pm, In These Times, 2040 N Milwaukee
JOHN NICHOLS & ROBERT W. McCHESNEY
Hear the journalists & scholars discuss their new book,
Tragedy & Farce: How the American Media Sell Wars,
Spin Elections, & Destroy Democracy
Info: 773-772-0100, Erin (at) inthesetimes.com

--Dec 15, Thu, 7 pm, Seminary Co-op, 5757 S University
LETTERS FROM YOUNG ACTIVISTS
Chicago authors & activists Chesa Boudin & Eboo Patel

--Dec 17, Sat, 10:30-12 pm, Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 2739 W Division
MARCH 18 2006 PROTEST OF IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN WAR:
PLANNING MEETING
Sponsors: National Boricua Human Rights Network,
Peace Pledge Chicago
Info: 312-494-5840, www.peacepledgechicago.org

--Dec 17, Sat, noon, J. Lo’s boutique, Marshall Fields
ANTI-FUR DEMONSTRATION

--Dec 17, Sat, 2 pm, Acme ArtWorks, 1741 N Wester
FILM: THE CORPORATION
Mark Achbar’s documentary on the history, nature &
future of the dominant institution of our time
Sponsor: Open University of the Left

--Dec 17, Sat, 6 pm, 4174 N Elston
ALBANY PARK WORKERS' CENTER
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Auction benefits worker-run hiring hall,
training site, organizing hub & cultural space for
the im/migrant community
Info: lurodriguez (at) sbcglobal.net

FORTHCOMING
-1/24-29 World Social Forum, www.wsf2006.org/
-3/4-5 Venezuela Solidarity Conference, Washington DC, Nicanet (at) afgi.org
-3/8 International Women’s Day
-3/10-12 Left Forum 2006 Conference, New York, www.LeftForum.org
-3/18-20 National Iraq War Protests, www.answercoalition.org/
-3/24 Crossroads Fund Annual Benefit, www.crossroadsfund.org
-6/8-10 How Class Works Conference, www.workingclass.sunysb.edu
-6/15-18 Midwest Social Forum, Milwaukee WI, info (at) havenscenter.org
-7/16-21 Midwest School for Women Workers, 312-996-8733
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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:
-Books in Spanish / Libros en Español, 30% off sale
-Clara Zetkin Selected Writings, edited by Angela Davis, $4.99
-Bureaucracy & Revolution in Eastern Europe, by Chris Harman, sale $5.95

DONATIONS NEEDED
-Used book donations appreciated! Non-fiction, politics, history, etc, will pick-up!
-Store cleaning time! Mops, all purpose soap, garbage bags, 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

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

Sat, 3-6 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
WORLD CAN'T WAIT: DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME
Info: 773-412-8318, chicago (at) worldcantwait.org

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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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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