NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: JAN 5 - 24

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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submissions received by deadline 5 pm Tuesday - 500+ recipients
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--Jan 5, 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

--Jan 5, 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

--Jan 5, Thu, 7:30 pm, Left of Center books, 1043 W Granville
RECLAIMING THE IVORY TOWER: ORGANIZING
ADJUNCTS TO CHANGE HIGHER EDUCATION
Author Joe Berry discusses his organizing handbook
for contingent faculty in higher education
Info: 773-338-1513

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

--Jan 6, Fri, 11 am, Chicago Hilton, 720 S Michigan
PROTEST AGAINST BUSH IN CHICAGO
Sponsors: Gay Liberation Network, Chicago Area CodePINK, others

--Jan 6, Fri, 6 pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILMS: BRIDE KIDNAPPING IN KYRGYZSTAN
also THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BURKA
Documentaries from Krygyzstan & the island of Queshm
Repeats 1/9 8:15 pm
Info: www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter

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

--Jan 7, Sat, 9-4:30 pm, SGI-USA Cultural Center, 1455 S Wabash
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT CAMPAIGNS FROM A-Z
Workshop
Sponsor: Independent Voters of Illinois
Info: www.iviipo.org/docs/2006%20Register%20Now.pdf

--Jan 7, Sat, 10 am, Cara Running Board, Diversey Harbor
RUN / WALK FOR CHOICE
Sponsor: Illinois Choice Action Team
Info: ilchoiceactionteam (at) hotmail.com

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

--Jan 7, Sat, 1 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
STOP CATERPILLAR COALITION MEETING
Info: www.stopcat.org

--Jan 7, Sat, 1:30 pm, Northbrook Library, 1201 Cedar Lane, Northbrook
MOVING FORWARD ON IRAQ:
HOW DO WE LEAVE AND WHEN
Hear David Cortright of Win Without War Coalition, others
Info: 847-561-5622

--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 8, Sun, 5 pm, location tba
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT POTLUCK
Info: ISMinChicago (at) aol.com, 773-489-3505

--Jan 9, Mon, 6:30 pm, News & Letters, 36 S. Wabash, Room 1440
EXPLORING THE CONTENT OF A NON-CAPITALIST SOCIETY
Hear Kevin Michaels of News & Letters, Carlos Saracino of
Purdue University Marxist-Humanist Forum
Info: 312-236-0799, www.newsandletters.org

--Jan 10, Tue, 7:30 pm, Women & Children First, 5233 N Clark
THE ROOTS, HISTORY, & LEGACY
OF THE WOMEN’S HEALTH MOVEMENT
Hear Mardge Cohen MD, carpenter & math teacher Coral Norris
Sponsors: Chicago Women’s Liberation Herstory Project,
Chicago Women’s Health Center
Info: 773-769-9299

--Jan 11, Wed, 7 pm, New World Resources Center, 1300 N Western
ALTERNATIVE UNIONISM: BREAKING OUT OF
THE BUSINESS UNIONISM MODEL
Hear labor lawyer Michael Evers, also
members of the Industrial Workers of the World
Sponsor: Industrial Workers of the World
Info: 773-509-1999

--Jan 11, Wed, 7:30 pm, Women & Children First, 5233 N Clark
DOWN THE RAT HOLE: ADVENTURES
UNDERGROUND ON THE FRONTIERS OF BURMA
Author Edith Mirante’s book brings Southeast Asian women
to the forefront as political activists & organizers
Info: 773-769-9299

--Jan 12, Thu, 7 pm, Acme ArtWorks, 1741 N Western
WINNING AGAINST 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 13, Fri, 3 pm, Newberry Library, 60 W Walton
BREEDING RUBBER, BREEDING WORKERS:
THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY BUILDS LATIN-SAXONIAN UNITY
Hear Elizabeth Esch of University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,
Rosemary Feurer of Northern Illinois University,
Colleen Doody of DePaul University
Info: scholl (at) newberry.org

--Jan 13, Fri, 7 pm, UE Hall, 37 S. Ashland
DELPHI WORKERS SOLIDARITY FORUM
Hear UAW activist Gregg Shotwell
Sponsor: International Socialist Organization
Info: 773-551-5780

--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

--Jan 15, Sun, 3 pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: ONE BRIGHT SHINING MOMENT:
THE FORGOTTEN SUMMER OF GEORGE McGOVERN
Stephen Vittoria’s documentary on the 1972 peace candidate
Repeats 1/18 8:15 pm
Info: www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter

--Jan 15, Sun, 3 pm, location tba
SOUTH ASIAN PROGRESSIVE ACTION COLLECTIVE
GENERAL MEETING
Info: www.sapac.org/sapacwebpage.htm

--Jan 16, Mon
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR
“When machines and computers, profit and
property rights are considered more important
than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism
and militarism are incapable of being conquered.”
(‘Declaration of Independence From the War in
Vietnam,’ Riverside Church speech, 4/4/67)

--Jan 16, Mon, 6:30 pm, News & Letters, 36 S. Wabash, Room 1440
EXPLORING THE CONTENT OF A NON-CAPITALIST SOCIETY
Hear Peter Hudis, co-editor of The Rosa Luxemburg Reader
Info: 312-236-0799, www.newsandletters.org

--Jan 16, Mon, 7 pm, Steppenwolf Theater
WHEN IN THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVENTS:
CREATIVE DISOBEDIENCE, OR WHY THE WORLD CAN’T WAIT
Anna Shapiro directs readings & performance by actors from
Second City, Lookingglass Theatre, Congo Square, others
Benefit for World Can’t Wait

--Jan 20-26, Fri-Thu, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: THE GOEBBELS EXPERIMENT
Kenneth Branagh narrates the chilling diaries of the fascist propagandist
Info: www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter

--Jan 21, Sat, location tba
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT
MIDWEST REGIONAL PLANNING MEETING
Plan for 3/16 Rachel Corrie commemoration in Peoria IL
Info: ISMinChicago (at) aol.com, 773-489-3505

--Jan 21, Sat, 11 am, Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 S Michigan
GATHERING TO REMEMBER SHIRLEY LENS
Informal lunch
Info/RSVP: 614-204-7758, 312-786-0200, brtn (at) comcast.net

--Jan 22, Sun, 10:30 am, Ethical Humanist Society, 7574 N Lincoln
D.A.R.E. & THE WAR ON DRUGS
Hear UIC Professor Dennis Rosenbaum
Sponsor: Ethical Humanist Society
Info: admin (at) ethicalhuman.org

--Jan 22, Sun, 5 pm, Resurrection Lutheran School
1050 W School, RAP Classroom
THE BIG THREE OF FAIR TRADE:
CHOCOLATE, FLOWERS, DIAMONDS
Hear Nancy Jones of Chicago Committee on Fair Trade
discuss Valentine's Day from a fair-trade perspective
EarthSave Chicago potluck dinner
Info: chris.brunn (at) earthsavechicago.com

--Jan 24-29, Tue-Sat
WORLD SOCIAL FORUM
Info: www.wsf2006.org/

FORTHCOMING
-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

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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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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independent left & labor bookstore and meeting center. Founded
in 1972, NWRC is a not-for-profit owned and operated by an all-volunteer
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