NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: APR 6 - 25

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
Bookmark: www.newworldresourcecenter.com/index1/events.html

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--Apr 6, 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

--Apr 6, & ongoing, Celanese Corporation, Meredosia IL
SUPPORT LOCKED-OUT CELANESE WORKERS
Boliermakers local 484
Info: www.boilermakers484.org

--Apr 6, Thu, 6-9 pm Funky Buddha Lounge, 728 W Grand
CAR SHARING PARTY
Learn about car sharing eco benefits & process
Info: drich (at) igocars.org

--Apr 6, Thu, 7 pm, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
FILM: THE FUTURE OF FOOD
Deborah Koons Garcia documentary on genetically engineered foods
& food market systems, discussion follows screening
Sponsors: Reclaim the Commons, Near NorthWest Arts Council.
Info: reclaimthecommons (at) gmail.com

--Apr 6, Thu, 7 pm, In These Times, 2040 N Milwaukee
THE AMERICAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM:
CAN IT BE CURED?
Discussion led by Physicians for a National Health Program
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: 847-677-5474

--Apr 6-7, Thu-Fri
IBDAA HEALTH COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES
Learn about health care projects serving Palestinian
refugees in Bethlehem's Dheisheh refugee camp
4/6 7:30 pm, Grace Lutheran Church, 7300 Division, River Forest
4/7 12 pm, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine,
Searle Auditorium, Lurie Research Building,
Fairbanks Ave between Huron & Superior

--Apr 6-8, Wed-Sat, Northeastern Illinois University, Bryn Mawr & St. Louis
DEMOCRACY IN IRAN, MIDDLE EAST
& CENTRAL ASIA CONFERENCE
Info: www.neiu.edu/~acdevelo/1906DemocracyConference

--Apr 7, Fri, 7 pm, 3334 W. Lawrence
FILM: CON LA UNION VENCEREMOS
Documentary on immigrant dock workers, discussion
with filmmaker Gloria La Riva follows
Sponsor: Party for Socialism & Liberation
Info chicago (at) socialismandliberation.org

--Apr 7-9, Fri-Sun, Pittsburgh PA
COUNTER-RECRUITMENT CONFERENCE
Info: wwww.organizepittsburgh.org/conference

--Apr 8, Sat, 9 am, WNUR 89.3 fm radio
THIS IS HELL
Guests include Hilary Wainwright of Red Pepper magazine
Info: www.thisishell.net

--Apr 8, Sat, 2 pm, North Park Village Nature Center, 5801 N Pulaski
THE POWER OF COMMUNITY: HOW CUBA SURVIVED PEAK OIL
Video on Cuban response to losing half of oil imports in 1990s
Sponsor: Chicagoland Urban Permaculture
Info: 773-907-1465, www.sustainCUP2.blogspot.com

--Apr 8, Sat, 4:15 pm, Book-TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
WAITING FOR GAUTREAUX: A STORY OF SEGREGATION,
HOUSING, & THE BLACK GHETTO
Attorney Alexander Polikoff recounts the Chicago public housing
suit brought by Black families seeking housing outside of the ghetto

--Apr 8, Sat, 7 pm, Depaul University, 2320 N Kenmore
Schmitt Academic Center, Room 161
VENEZUELA, CUBA & LATIN AMERICA:
A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE
Hear Gloria La Riva, of National Committee to Free the Cuban 5,
Omar Sierra of the Venezuelan Consulate
Sponsor: A.N.S.W.E.R.
Info: www.chicagoanswer.net

--Apr 8, Sat, 7 pm, MoJoe’s Hot House, 2849 W Belmont
ILLINOIS GREENS FUNDRAISER
Info: 312-924-1803

--Apr 8, Sat, 9-2 am, Pancho's Restaurant, 2200 N. California
BENEFIT DANCE FOR LATINO UNION OF CHICAGO
www.lationunion.org

--Apr 8, Sat, 3 pm, Newberry Library, 60 E Walton
THE VIETNAM WAR & THE DE-INDUSTRIALIZATION
OF THE LAKE MICHIGAN CORRIDOR
Hear Heather Stur of University of Wisconsin Madison

--Apr 8-12, Sat-Mon, locations tba
RECLAIM THE COMMONS:
OPPOSE THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY CONFERENCE
Workshops, panels, protests
Info: www.reclaimthecommons.net/

--Apr 9, Sun, 9:30 am, Book-TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
AMY GOODMAN: THE EXCEPTION TO THE RULERS:
EXPOSING OILY POLITICIANS, WAR PROFITEERS,
& THE MEDIA THAT LOVE THEM
Democracy Now host discusses her book

--Apr 9, Sun, 7 pm, Doc Cinema, 1212 E 59th
FILM: A GRIN WITHOUT A CAT
Chris Maker’s classic cinema essay on the radical politics
of the late 1960s and early 1970s
Info: docfilms.uchicago.edu

--Apr 10, Mon
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
Illinois info: mosman (at) icirr.org, 312-332-7360 x14
Info: www.ImmigrantSolidarity.org, www.april10.org

--Apr 10, Mon, 5 pm, Northwestern University, 108 Harris Hall
1881 Sheridan Rd, Evanston
PAOLA MARRATI
Hear the author

--Apr 10, Mon, 6:15 pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: GRASSROOTS RISING
William C. Winn’s documentary on struggles of Asian American
immigrants against prejudice in Los Angeles
Info: www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter/2006/april/

--Apr 10, Mon, 6:30 pm, New & Letters, 36 S Wabash Rm 1440
WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY? WHAT IS ITS
RELATIONSHIP TO REVOLUTION?
Hear author Peter Hudis
Part of Alternative to Capitalism series
Info: www.newsandletters.org

--Apr 11, Tue, 5 pm, Sheraton Chicago, 301 E North Water
HILLARY CLINTON
Greet the pro-war Senator
Sponsor: Code Pink
Info: codepinkchicago (at) yahoo.com

--Apr 11, Tue, 7 pm, University Church, 5655 S University
TORTURED BY CHICAGO'S FINEST
Hear Locke Bowman of MacArthur Justice Center,
exonerated Death Row inmate Madison Hobley of Campaign to
End the Death Penalty, call-in from a former Illinois Death Row
inmate & current prisoner
Info: julien (at) nodeathpenalty.org

--Apr 13, Thu, 7 pm, Lake Forest College, Holt Memorial Chapel
555 N Sheridan, Lake Forest
SPEAKING THE UNSPEAKABLE: IS THE BUSH
ADMINISTRATION GUILTY OF WAR CRIMES?
Hear CIA retiree Ray McGovern of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity
Sponsors: World Can't Wait
Info: chicago (at) worldcantwait.org

--Apr 14, Fri, 7:30 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
CUNNING ALLIES OF THEIR OWN GRAVEDIGGERS:
THE AFL-CIO'S ROLE IN GLOBALIZATION, COLD WAR HYSTERIA
& THE CORPORATE EMPIRE
Historian Jeffery Olson discusses AFL role in
defeat of Guianese Peoples Progressive Party
Sponsor: Chicago Socialist Party
Info: ChgoSP (at) juno.com

--Apr 15, Sat, 2 pm, Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington
LIFE IN OCCUPIED PALESTINE: EYE-WITNESS STORIES & PHOTOS
Hear Anna Baltzer of International Women's Service
Sponsors: Not In My Name, National Lawyers Guild, 8th Day Center
Info: 312-409-484, www.nimn.org

--Apr 15, Sat, 2 pm, In These Times, 2040 N Milwaukee
FILM: JOHN EDGAR HOOVER: THE GREAT AMERICAN INQUISITION
Dennis Mueller’s documentary on FBI crimes
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: 847-677-5474

--Apr 15, Sat, 2 pm, Harold Washington Library, 400 S State
HAROLD WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Hear Timuel Black, others

--Apr 15, Sat, 6 pm, Unity Center, 3339 S Halsted
FREEDOM SEDER
Sponsor: People's Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo
Info: 773-446-9932

--Apr 15-16, 1 pm, Facets Cinémathèque, 1517 W Fullerton
FILM: STATE OF FEAR: THE TRUTH ABOUT TERRORISM
Pamela Yates & Peter Kinoy’s harrowing documentary on
the findings of the Peruvian Truth Commission
Info: www.facets.org/asticat

--Apr 16, Sun, 2 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
CHICAGO GREENS GATHERING & FORUM
Info: 312-719-5719, 773-306-5402

--Apr 16, Sun, 7 pm, Doc Cinema, 1212 E 59th
FILMS: TONGUES UNTIED, also W.R. MYSTERIES OF THE ORGANISM
Marlin Riggs’ documentary on Black gay men,
also Dusan Makavejev’s classic exploration of Wilhelm Reich
Info: docfilms.uchicago.edu

--Apr 17, Mon, 9-6 pm, Evanston Post Office
TAX DAY ANTI-WAR LEAFLETING
Sponsor: Neighbors for Peace
Info: riegle (at) svsu.edu

--Apr 17, Mon, 7 pm, Harold Washington College, 30 E Lake, Rm 1115
JEFFREY ST. CLAIR: GRAND THEFT PENTAGON:
TALES OF CORRUPTION & PROFITEERING
IN THE WAR ON TERROR
CounterPunch journalist discusses his new book
Sponsors: Haymarket Books, International Socialist Review

--Apr 18, Tue, 5 pm, Harold Washington Library, 400 S State
FILM: THE DEVIL’S MINER
Kief Davidson & Richard Ladkani’s documentary on child labor in
Bolivian silver mines

--Apr 18-19, Tue-Wed
KAREN FINLEY: GEORGE & MARTHA
Author discusses her satirical book in which George & Martha meet in a
seedy motel room on the night before the Republican National Convention
4/18 7:30pm, Barbara’s Books, 1218 S Halsted
4/19 7:30pm, Seminary Co-op, 5757 University

--Apr 19, Wed, & pm, Wellington Church615 West Wellington
FILM: ORWELL ROLLS IN HIS GRAVE
Robert Kane Pappas’s documentary on the US media
Info: 773.989.3346

--Apr 20, Thu, 7 pm, UIC Lecture Center A1, 750 S Halsted
STUDS TERKEL & ANTHONY ARNOVE:
IRAQ - THE LOGIC OF WITHDRAWAL
Sponsors: International Socialist Review, In These Times, the New Press
Info: anna (at) inthesetimes.org

--Apr 20-21, Thu-Fri, Dirkson Building, 219 S Dearborn, Rm 1248
DEFEND MOHAMMED SALAH
Palestinian supporter unjustly accused or terrorism
Sponsor: Coalition to Protect People's Rights

--Apr 21, Fri, UIC Student Center West, Wolcott below Polk
NURSING UNIONS IN ILLINOIS: FORMULA FOR THE FUTURE?
Day-long conference for nurses & students; reps from INA, NNOC,
AFSCME, SEIU, AFT; keynote author Suzanne Gordon
Info: www.uic.edu/sph/glakes/ce

--Apr 21 - May 3
CHICAGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL
Info: www.latinoculturalcenter.org/festival06/index.htm

--Apr 22, Sat, UIC
CAMPUS ANTIWAR NETWORK REGIONAL CONFERENCE
Info: www.campusantiwar.net, schwartz2020 (at) gmail.com

--Apr 22, Sat, 12-5 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
THE OTHER EARTHDAY
Ecopolitics from Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Haiti,
Kenya, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Illinois, Louisiana, more

--Apr 24, Mon, 12 pm, Special Prosecutor's Office, 221 N. LaSalle
JAIL JON BURGE: PICKET & PRESS CONFERENCE
Sponsors: Campaign to End the Death Penalty, 8th Day Center
for Justice, Amnesty International, Families of the Wrongfully Convicted,
Illinois Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, International Socialist
Organization, Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Justice Coalition of
Greater Chicago, Prison Action Committee, others
Info: julien (at) nodeathpenalty.org

--Apr 24, Mon, 7 pm, Fleetwood Roller Rink, 7321 W. Archer
POMEGRANATE RADICAL HEALTH COLLECTIVE
ROLLERKSTAING FUNDRAISER
Info: info (at) pomegranatecollective.org

--Apr 25, Tue, 7 pm, Elmhurst College
TORTURE: IMMORAL, ILLEGAL, & INEFFECTIVE
forum of human rights experts
Sponsors: Amnesty International, Elmhurst College,
CAIR-Chicago, Pax Christi Illinois, AFSC
Info: aiwheaton.org/TortureForum.html

FORTHCOMING
-4/26 Chernobyl 20th Anniversary, www.neis.org
-4/29 National Mobilization: March For Peace, Justice & Democracy www.unitedforpeace.org
-5/1 National Immigrants Rights Rallies & Strikes
-5/1 May Day Celebration, Haymarket Monument, 4:30 pm
-5/4-7 European Social Forum, Athens, athens.fse-esf.org/
-5/5-11 Human Rights Watch Film Festival, www.facets.org/asticat
-5/6 Chicago Social Forum, Roosevelt University, chicagosocialforum (at) yahoo.com
-5/6-7 Labor Notes Conference, Detroit, labornotes.org/conferences/index.shtml
-5/12-14 Alternative Globalizations Conference, DePaul University, www.net4dem.org/mayglobal
-5/20 Protest US Policies Against Venezuela & Cuba, Washington DC,
May20 (at) yahoo.com
-6/8-10 How Class Works Conference, www.workingclass.sunysb.edu
-6/22-25 Socialism 2006 Conference NYC, www.socialismconference.org
-6/23-24 Summer Veterans Stand-down, Armory at North & Kedzie,
auspex (at) earthlink.net, www.vvaw.org/events/
-7/6-9 Midwest Social Forum, Milwaukee WI, www.mwsocialforum.org
-7/16-21 Midwest School for Women Workers, union education, 312-996-8733
-10/20-22 Conference on Feminism & War, Syracuse University, www.SisterSong.net
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-NEW JOURNALS & MAGAZINES now 10% off
-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,
contact info, 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-Fri
DEMOCRACY NOW
7-8 am, CAN-TV cable TV channel 19
7-9 am, WZRD 88.3 FM
9-10 am, WLUW 88.7 FM
Info: www.DemocracyNow.org

Mon-Fri
FREE SPEECH RADIO NEWS
4 pm, WZRD 88.3 FM
6 pm, WLUW 88.7 FM radio

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, 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

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, Gourmand Cafe 728 S Dearborn
PARTICIPATORY ECONOMICS
Chicago Area Participatory Economics Society
Second Wednesday of the month
Info: www.chicagoparecon.org

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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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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