NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: DEC 22 – JAN 15

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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SUPPORT NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT STRIKERS: www.TWUlocal100.org/
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--Dec 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

--Dec 22, 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 23, Fri, Reuther Library, Wayne State University, Detroit MI
EXHIBIT: THE IWW AT 100
Final day of exhibit commemorating 100th anniversary
of Industrial Workers of the World
Info: www.reuther.wayne.edu/iww100/IWW11.html

--Dec 23, Fri, 3-5 pm, Oak St & Rush St
ANTI-FUR VIGIL

--Dec 23, Fri, 3:30 pm, Book-TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
VIET NAM AT PEACE: AGENT ORANGE:
COLLATERAL DAMAGE IN VIET NAM
Photographer Philip Jones Griffiths discusses his book, Vietnam Inc

--Dec 24, Sat, 11 pm, Book-TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
STATE OF EMERGENCY READINGS
Readings on the topic of torture, detention, oppression;
readers include Salman Rushdie, Edward Albee, Sandra Cisneros,
Don DeLillo, Martin Espada, Philip Gourevitch, Rick Moody,
Walter Mosley, Colson Whitehead, others

--Dec 25, Sun, 6 pm, Book-TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
CINDY SHEEHAN: NOT ONE MORE MOTHER'S CHILD
Gold Star Families for Peace founder recounts her experience
losing a son in Iraq & her subsequent activism

--Dec 29-30, Thu-Fri, CAN-TV cable channel 19
SOLIDARITY HAS NO BORDERS:
THE JOURNEY OF THE NEPTUNE JADE
Documentary on the Liverpool Dockers strike
12/29 9:30 pm
12/30 4:30 pm
Repeats 1/5-6

--Dec 30, Fri, 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza
CRITICAL MASS BIKE RIDE
Info: www.Chicagocriticalmass.org

--Jan 7, Sat
NATIONWIDE OUT-OF-IRAQ EVENTS
Info: www.afterdowningstreet.org/even

--Jan 7, Sat, 10-1 pm, Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 2741 W Division
MARCH 18-20 ANTI-WAR EVENTS PLANNING MEETING

--Jan 8, Sun, 10:30 am, Ethical Humanist Society, 7574 N Lincoln
THE STORY OF BLACK CHICAGO:
A PERSONAL & ETHICAL VIEW
Hear historian Timuel Black
Sponsor: Ethical Humanist Society
Info: admin (at) ethicalhuman.org

--Jan 8, Sun, 2 pm, Rush North Shore Hospital, Skokie
Sharfstein Room, 9600 Gross Point Rd
THE JEWS OF VICHY FRANCE
Here UIC Professor David Jordan
Sponsor: Chicagoland Jewish Secular Humanists
Info: 773-743-1031

--Jan 12, Thu, 7 pm, Acme ArtWorks, 1741 N Western
WINNING AGAINS WAL-MART:
GETTING BEYOND OPPOSITIONISM
Hear Carl Davidson of Networking for Democracy
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: oulchicago (at) yahoo.com, 773-384-5797

--Jan 14, Sat, 1-5 pm, DePaul University College of Law, 25 E Jackson
TOWN HALL: CAN WE REFORM OUR FAMILY COURTS
Sponsor: Dialogue on Sustainable Community
Info: www.sustainable-community.org/events.html

--Jan 14, Sat, 2 pm, Berry Memorial Church, 4754 N Leavitt
SUPPORT THE MASS TRANSIT RIDER & WORKER
Sponsor: North Side Greens
Info: obeynow20001 (at) yahoo.com

--Jan 15, Sun, 10:30 am, Ethical Humanist Society, 7574 N Lincoln
OUR CONTROVERSIAL FOUNDER
JEFFERSON & THE SLAVES
Hear Jim Kenney, Executive Director of Common Ground
Sponsor: Ethical Humanist Society
Info: admin (at) ethicalhuman.org

FORTHCOMING
-1/24-29 World Social Forum, www.wsf2006.org/
-1/31 Nationwide Protest of Bush State of the Union Address
-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/
-3/23-24 Middle East Political Economy in the Age of Empire
York University, Toronto YorkMidEastConference (at) yahoo.com
-3/24 Crossroads Fund Annual Benefit, www.crossroadsfund.org
-6/8-10 How Class Works Conference, www.workingclass.sunysb.edu
-7/6-9 Midwest Social Forum, Milwaukee WI, www.mwsocialforum.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
-SOLD OUT: Slingshot daily organizers

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
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

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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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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