NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: JAN 26 – FEB 13

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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--Jan 26, 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 26, 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 26, Thu, 5-8 pm, Glass Curtain Gallery, 1104 S Wabash
GIFTS OF NEW ORLEANS MUSIC & CULTURE
Opening Reception of first major exhibition of the Library & Archives
at the Center for Black Music Research

--Jan 26, Thu, 7 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
FREE TRADE & FORCED MIGRATION
Author Kari Lydersen discusses her book,
Out of the Sea & Into the Fire
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: 847-677-5474

--Jan 26, Thu, 7:30 pm, Left of Center Books, 1043 W Granville
LOOK, A NEGRO! PHILOSOPHICAL ESSAYS
ON RACE, CULTURE, & POLITICS
Hear author Robert Gooding-Williams

--Jan 27, Fri, 3 pm, DePaul University, 2320 N Kenmore
Schmitt Academic Center Room 254
FILM: WINTER SOLDIER
Award-winning documentary of Vietnam War veterans testimony
Part of Confronting Empire series
Info: condor.depaul.edu/~english/exlibris/html/archives/0506/jan06/empire.htm

--Jan 27, Fri, 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza
CRITICAL MASS BIKE RIDE
Info: www.chicagocriticalmass.org

--Jan 27 – Feb 2, Fri-Thu, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: CONGO: WHITE KING, RED RUBBER, BLACK DEATH
Peter Bate’s must-see documentary on Belgium's brutal colonization
of the Congo 1885-1908 & the events that sparked the modern
international human rights movement
Info: 773-281-4114

--Jan 28, Sat, 11:45 am, Book-TV, CSPAN-2 cable TV
BREAD & ROSES: MILLS, MIGRANTS, & THE
STRUGGLE FOR THE AMERICAN DREAM
Bruce Watson’s book on the 1912 textile workers strike in Lawrence MA

--Jan 28, Sat, 1 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
ANTI-RECRUITMENT PLANNING MEETING: 2/25 UIC events
Sponsors: : UIC Students for Social Justice, Political Discussion & Action Group, Campus Anti-War Network, International Socialist Organization, Columbia On the Ground, South Siders for Peace, Batey Urbano, Morgan Park High School Amnesty International, Chicago Coalition Opposed to the Militarization of Youth, Committee Against the Militarization of Youth
Info, snavab2 (at) uic.edu

--Jan 28, Sat, 2 pm, Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St,
FILMS: LIFE & DEBT, also BEHIND THE LABELS
Documentary on the impact of IMF debt on Jamaica,
also documentary on sweatshops in Saipan

--Jan 28, Sat, 2:30 pm, Lincoln Park Library, 1150 W Fullerton
THE FAILURE OF US POLICY IN ISRAEL,
PALESTINE & IRAQ
Hear historian Joel Beinin of Stanford University
Sponsor: Not in My Name
Info: info (at) nimn.org, 312-409 4845

--Jan 28, Sat, 4 pm, Church of the Advent, 2610 N Francisco
DILL PICKLE FOOD CO-OP HOT SOUP BENEFIT
Info: www.dillpicklefoodcoop.org

--Jan 28, Sat, 5:30 pm, Masjid Al-Huda, 1081 W Irving Park, Schaumburg
AN INFORMATIONAL EVENING ON CIVIL LIBERTIES & RIGHTS”
Invited guest Congresswoman Melissa Bean
Sponsor: Civil Liberties Coalition of Illinois
Info: gov.relations (at) cairchicago.org

--Jan 28, Sat, 8 pm, Book-TV, CSPAN-2 cable TV
CREATING BLACK AMERICANS: AFRICAN-AMERICAN
HISTORY & ITS MEANINGS, 1619 TO THE PRESENT
Historian Nell Irvin Painter

--Jan 28, Sat, 10 pm, Book-TV, CSPAN-2 cable TV
FOG FACTS: SEARCHING FOR TRUTH IN THE LAND OF SPIN
Author Larry Beinhart, repeats 1/29 9:15 am

--Jan 29, Sun, 2 pm, Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St
THE ATTACK ON MIDDLE EAST STUDIES:
A NEW MCCARTHYISM?
Hear Lisa Hajjar of UC Santa Barbara & Joel Beinin of Stanford University
Info: 312-427-2533 x 18 or info (at) cjpip.org

--Jan 29, Sun, 2 pm, Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, 303 Dodge, Evanston
WAGE PEACE
Local peacebuilding groups, activism opportunities for adults & kids
Sponsor: North Shore Anti-War Coalition
Info: www.nsawc.org, wagepeace (at) evanstonpeacevigils.com

--Jan 29-30, Sun-Mon, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: BENCHED: THE CORPORATE TAKEOVER OF THE JUDICIARY
Wayne Ewing’s documentary on how insurance & tobacco campaign
contributions impacted the 5th District 2004 race for Illinois Supreme Court Justice

--Jan 29 – Feb 5
FIGHTING FOR PEACE FOLK 'N ROCK JAM
San Francisco singer-song writers Jesse Dyen & Dennis Kyne
Also Gold Star Families for Peace founder Bill Mitchell
1/29 2 pm, 303 Dodge, Evanston, part of Afternoon to Wage Peace
1/29 9 pm, Red Line Tap 7006 N Glenwood
2/1 8 pm, Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N Oakley
2/2 8 pm, Phyllis’ Musical Inn, 1800 W Divison
2/4 9 pm, Rosa’s, 2656 N Lincoln
2/5 2 pm, Duke’s Bar, 6920 N Glenwood

--Jan 30, Mon, 5:30 am, Book-TV, CSPAN-2 cable TV
THE UNKNOWN AMERICAN REVOLUTION: THE UNRULY
BIRTH OF DEMOCRACY & THE STRUGGLE TO CREATE AMERICA
Historian Gary Nash

--Jan 30, Mon, 7 pm, Doc Films, Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th St
FILM: HUMAN RESOURCES
Laurent Cantet’s 2000 drama of class division in a French factory
Part of Labor, Globalization, & the New Economy: Recent Films series
Info: soul (at) listhost.uchicago.edu

--Jan 30-31, Mon-Tue,
BLOOD ON THE BORDER: A MEMOIR OF THE CONTRA WAR
Hear author Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
1/30 7pm Seminary Coop, 5757 S University
1/31 8pm, Heartland Cafe, 7000 N Glenwood
Info: 773-465-8005

--Jan 31, Tue
NATIONWIDE PROTEST OF
BUSH STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS

--Jan 31, Tue, 5 pm, Daley Plaza
DROWN OUT BUSH’S LIES
Sponsor: World Can’t Wait Coalition

--Jan 31, Tue, 5 pm, DePaul University Student Center Rm 120
2250 N Sheffield
ROSA PARKS: TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP
& THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Hear Laura S. Washington, Sun Times columnist &
DePaul’s Ida B. Wells-Barnett Professor
Info: 312-362-5522

--Jan 31, Tue, 7 pm, Winds Café, 2657 N Kedzie
HECKLE THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
Sponsor: International Socialist Organization

--Jan 31, Tue, 7:30 pm, NE corner Church & Maple, Evanston
DROWN OUT BUSH LIES: BRING ON THE NOISE
Sponsor: Evanston World Can't Wait

--Jan 31, Tue, Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago
GERTRUDE STEIN'S LESBIAN PARIS
Hear playwright Frank Galati & historian Mary Lou Roberts

--Feb 1, Wed, 6-9 pm, Thousand Waves Center, 1220 W Belmont
VIOLENCE PREVENTION TRAINING: A SELF-DEFENSE
& EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP
Free seminar for to women, men & teens
Info: 773-472-7663, info (at) thousandwaves.org

--Feb 1, Wed, 6:30 pm, University Church, 5655 S University
PERSECTIVES ON THE DEATH PENALTY
& HOW THE ILLINOIS MORATORIUM WAS WON
Hear Thomas Sullivan of IL Commission on the Death Penalty,
Edwin Colfax of IL Death Penalty Education Project,
Madison Hobley former IL death row prisoner,
Marlene Martin of Campaign to End the Death Penalty
Info: 773-955-4841

--Feb 1, Wed, 7 pm, Wellington Avenue Church, 615 W Wellington
FILM: THE GROUND TRUTH: THE HUMAN COST OF WAR
Patricia Foulkrod’s documentary on the social costs of military training & war;
discussion follows with Darlene Gramigna of American Friends Service
Committee, Ray Parrish of Vietnam Veterans Against the War
Info: 630-346-3645 or prichart (at) ecojustice.org

--Feb 2, Thu, 5:30 pm, Venus Restaurant, 820 W Madison
ILLINOIS COALITION TO ABILISH THE DEATH PENALTY BENEFIT
Hear Rob Warden of Northwestern University Law School Center
on Wrongful Convictions, also exonerated death row inmate Madison Hobley
Info: 312-849-2279

--Feb 2, Thu, 7:30 pm, Left of Center Books, 1043 W Granville
FEMINISM & THE ABYSS OF FREEDOM
Author Linda M.G. Zerilli

--Feb 4, Sat, 1:30 pm, Woodson Library, 9525 S Halsted
PASSIONATELY HUMAN, NO LESS DIVINE:
RELIGION & CULTURE IN BLACK CHICAGO, 1915-1952
Hear author Wallace D. Best, also performance by
legendary gospel pioneer Gladys Gregory
Info: 312-745-2080

--Feb 4, Sat, 2 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
REFORMING THE MEDIA IN A DECAYING DEMOCRACY
Hear independent documentarian Scott Sanders,
Mitchell Szczepanczyk is of Chicago Media Action,
media justice activist Karen Bond
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: 847-677-5474

--Feb 5, Sun, 10:30 am, Ethical Humanist Society, 7574 N Lincoln
SHOULD THE MEDIA BE TRUSTED
WITH OUR MEDICAL EDUCATION?
Hear Dr Ellen Mendelson, Professor & Director of
Breast Imaging Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Sponsor: Ethical Humanist Society
Info: admin (at) ethicalhuman.org

--Feb 6, Mon, 7 pm, Doc Films, Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th St
FILM: LIFE AND DEBT
Stephanie Black’s documentary of globalization’s impact on Jamaica
Part of Labor, Globalization, & the New Economy: Recent Films series
Info: soul (at) listhost.uchicago.edu

--Feb 6, Mon, 7 pm, DePaul University, 2320 N Kenmore
Schmitt Academic Center Room 154
NEO-LIBERAL IMPERIALISM & THE CITY
Hear Prof David Harvey, CUNY
Part of Confronting Empire series
Info: condor.depaul.edu/~english/exlibris/html/archives/0506/jan06/empire.htm

--Feb 6, Mon, 7:30 pm, Women & Children First, 5233 N Clark
HOW THE PRO-CHOICE MOVEMENT SAVED AMERICA:
FREEDOM, POLITICS, & THE WAR ON SEX
Author Cristina Page

--Feb 8, Wed, 11:30 am, Union League Club, 65 W Jackson
A CONVERSATION WITH TAYLOR BRANCH
Hear the author of Martin Luther King biographies
Sponsor: Union League Club, Chicago Historical Society, others
Info: 847-446-8880

--Feb 8, Wed, 6:30 pm, Gourmand Cafe, 728 S Dearborn
ParECON PARTICIPATORY ECONOMICS
Discussion of democratic post-capitalist world
Sponsor: Chi-Area Participatory Economics Society
Info: www.chicagoparecon.org

--Feb 9, Thu, 7 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE: RACE, CLASS & TV
Hear activist Darryl Gordon
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: 847-677-5474

--Feb 9, Thu, 9 pm, Subterranean, 2011 W North
BENEFIT FOR NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER
Riot Folk singer Shannon Murray, Unlucky Atlas, lots more
Tix a veritable pittance at $5 – Thanks for all your support!!!
Info: 773-227-4011

--Feb 10, Fri, 1 pm, DePaul University, 2320 N Kenmore
Richardson Library rm 300
FILM: WHITE KING, RED RUBBER, BLACK DEATH
Peter Bate’s gripping documentary of Belgium’s brutal
colonization of Congo
Part of Confronting Empire series
Info: condor.depaul.edu/~english/exlibris/html/archives/0506/jan06/empire.htm

--Feb 10, Fri, 3 pm, Newberry Library, 60 E Walton
THE WEST IS DEAD: MANIFEST DESTINY &
THE IDEOLOGICAL ORIGINS OF THE WESTERN IWW
Hear Gerald Ronning of Albright College, with commentators
Brian Hosmer of UIC & Toby Higbie of UIUC
Info: scholl (at) newberry.org, 312-255-3524

--Feb 11, Sat, 11 am, Marriage License Bureau, 118 N Clark
CELEBRATE FREEDOM TO MARRY DAY
Rally for separation of church & state, equal marriage rights for Lesbians & Gays
Sponsor: Gay Liberation Network
Info: LGBTliberation (at) aol.com, www.GayLiberation.org, 773-209-1187

--Feb 11, Sat, 2 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
FILM: The Oil Factor: Beyond the War on Terror
Gerard Ungerman’s documentary on the origins of Middle East conflict
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: 847-677-5474

--Feb 11-12, Sat-Sun, 12:30 pm, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: COME AND SEE
Elem Klimov’s 1986 drama of the barbarity of war in Nazi-occupied Byelorussia

--Feb 12, Sun, 2 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
CHICAGO GREENS GATHERING
Earhday planning meeting
Info: 312-719-5719, 773-306-5402, wesgreen (at) ripco.com

--Feb 12, Sun, 2 pm, Sharfstein Room, Rush North Shore Hospital
9600 Gross Point Road, Skokie
SHALL THE FUNDAMENTALISTS WIN? UNDERLYING
ISSUES OF SEPARATION OF CHURCH & STATE UNDER ATTACK
Hear Rabbi Herbert Bronstein of Lake Forest College
Sponsor: Chicagoland Jewish Secular Humanists
Info: 773-743-1031

--Feb 13, Mon, 7 pm, Doc Films, Noyes Hall, 1212 East 59th St
FILM: THE TAKE
Avi Lewis & Naomi Klein’s 2004 documentary on Argentinean grassroots
movements to institute worker-controlled factories
Part of Labor, Globalization, & the New Economy: Recent Films series
Info: soul (at) listhost.uchicago.edu

FORTHCOMING
-2/17 Cindy Sheehan, 6:30 pm, St Pius Church, 1919 S Ashland
-2/17-3/19 The Cradle Will Rock, White Horse Theatre, www.whitehorsetheatre.com
-2/22 Robin D.G. Kelley, Loyola University, 7 pm
-2/27 Tariq Ali, DePaul University, 6 pm
-3/2 Rabbi Michael Lerner, 6 pm, Northwestern University, hum (at) northwestern.edu
-3/4 Chicago International Women’s Day Conference, 773-278-6706
-3/4-5 Venezuela Solidarity Conference, Washington DC, Nicanet (at) afgi.org
-3/8 International Women’s Day rally, 773-278-6706
-3/10-12 Left Forum 2006 Conference, New York, www.LeftForum.org
-3/18 Anti-Iraq War rally, answer (at) ChicagoAnswer.net
-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
-3/24-26 National Lawyers Guild Midwest Conference, www.nlgchicago.org
-4/7-9 Counter-Recruitment Conference, Pittsburgh, wwww.organizepittsburgh.org/conference
-5/6-7 Labor Notes Conference, Detroit, labornotes.org/conferences/index.shtml
-5/12-14 Alternative Globalizations Conference, DePaul University, www.net4dem.org/mayglobal
-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 ON SALE!!
-Che Guevara, Cat-Lovers Against the Bomb, many more
-SOLD OUT: Slingshot daily organizers

-Books in Spanish / Libros en Español, 30% off sale

DONATIONS NEEDED
-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

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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

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, 6-8pm, Association House, 1116 N Kedzie
POMEGRANATE RADICAL HEALTH COLLECTIVE
Second Wednesday of the month
Info: www.pomegranatecollective.org, 312-924-1820

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
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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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