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CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: JUNE 8 - 27

NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: JUNE 8 - 27

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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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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--Jun 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

--Jun 8, Thu, 7 pm, 3334 W Lawrence
CRISIS IN PALESTINE
Hear Muna Coobtee of National Council of Arab Americans
Sponsor: ANSWER
Info: 773-463-0311

--Jun 8, Thu, 7 pm, 1401 W 18th
Is the Senate Immigration bill a step forward?
Sponsor: International Socialist Organization
Info: chicagosocialists (at) yahoogroups.com

--Jun 8-9, CAN-TV, cable channel 19
VIDEO: THE PENTHOUSE OF HEAVEN
Labor Beat’s documentary on Chicago's historic
Immigrant Rights/Workers Rights March of 1 May 2006
6/8 9:30 pm, 6/9 4:30 pm
Info: www.LaborBeat.org

--Jun 8-10, Thu-Sat, SUNY Stony Brook, New York
HOW CLASS WORKS CONFERENCE
Info: naples.cc.sunysb.edu/CAS/wcm.nsf/pages/conference4

--Jun 8-10, 7:30, Thu-Sat, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
MARX IN SOHO
Jerry Levy portrays the return of Marx in Howard Zinn’s satire
Benefit for Near NorthWest Arts Council
Info: www.nnwac.org

--Jun 8-17, Chicago Music Garage, 345 N. Loomis
OPT IN: REVISIONING AMERICA
Exhibit by more than 50 Chicago-area artists to
create positive change in the political landscape
Info: 773-784-4968

--Jun 8-25, Mess Hall, 6932 N. Glenwood
CONTESTED CHICAGO: PILSEN & GENTRIFICATION
Exhibit & discussion series on class & community in
Rogers Park & Pilsen neighborhoods
Sponsors: DePaul University Geography Department, Pilsen Alliance
Info: www.workingclassstudies.org, messhall8 (at) yahoo.com

--Jun 8-20, 940 W Adams, entrance on Sangamon
PHONE BANKING FOR CHICAGO BIG BOX LIVING WAGE ORDINANCE
Sponsor: Chicago Federation of Labor
Info: bkanter (at) cflonline.org

--Jun 9-11, Fri-Sun, Jones College Prep, 606 S State
AMWAJ-ARAB MOVEMENT OF WOMEN ARISING FOR JUSTICE:
GATHERING OF ARAB & ARAB AMERICAN WOMEN AND GIRLS
Info: yas_ahmed (at) hotmail.com

--Jun 9-15, Fri-Thu, Landmark Cinema, 2828 N Clark
FILM: SIR! NO SIR!
David Zeiger’s gripping & inspiring documentary on the role of
active American GIs in the movement against the Vietnam war
Info: www.sirnosir.com, www.landmarktheatres.com

--Jun 10, Sat, 11 am, Newberry Library
DAVID ROEDIGER & MARK M. SMITH ON RACE
Radical historians on race relations in the United State
Info: www.newberry.org/programs/author.html

--Jun 10, Sat, 2 pm, In These Times, 2040 N Milwaukee
FILM: THE OTHER AMERICA
Allen Willis must-see 1967 documentary captures
Martin Luther King's classic White Backlash speech
which foresaw the rise of Reaganism & neo-conservatism
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: 847-677-5474

--Jun 10, Sat, 3 pm, Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, 800 S Halsted
VOICES EXCHANGE GRAND OPENING
Progressive programming bureau for prominent Chicago-area
speakers & performers; hear singers Kristin Lems & Bucky Halker,
poet Nina Corwin, speaker Michael Terrien
Info: www.Voices-Exchange.org

--Jun 10, Sat, 5 pm, Chicago Temple, 77 W Washington
BENEFIT FOR US CAMPAIGN FOR BURMA
Bands include Unlucky Atlas, Root Shoot Leaf,
Grenade Vs. Freight Train, Black Apple, Bill Tucker
Info: www.uscampaignforburma.org

--Jun 10, Sat, 6 pm, Experimental Station, 6100 S Blackstone
BUSYCLE CHICAGO VISIT
Pedal-powered bus brings art & activism to the street
Info: www.busycle.com

--Jun 10-15, Sat-Thu, Hyatt Regency O’Hare
35TH ANNUAL RAINBOW-PUSH COALITION CONFERENCE
Info: www.rainbowpush.org/conference/agenda.html

--June 11, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
THE FUTURE OF THE CHINESE ECONOMY
Hear Deyou Tian of the Chinese consulate
Info: www.thirdunitarianchurch.org

--Jun 11, Sun, 12-2 pm, Water Tower Park, 830 N Michigan
VIGIL: 39TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAELI OCCUPATION OF PALESTINIAN
Sponsor: Not In My Name
Info: info (at) nimn.org, 312-409-4845

--Jun 11, Sun, 3 pm, Barbara's Books, 1218 S Halstead
GREG PALAST
Info: www.gregpalast.com

--Jun 11, Sun, 9 pm, Book TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
GREEN PARROTS & JUST WAR
Authors Gino Strada & Howard Zinn

--Jun 11, Sun, 11:15 pm, Book TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
WAITING FOR GAUTREAUX: A STORY OF SEGREGATION,
HOUSING, & THE BLACK GHETTO IN CHICAGO
Author & attorney Alexander Polikoff

--Jun 12, Mon, Polvo - 1458 W. 18th
HACKMEETING & HACKLABS: TECHNOPOLITICS & REALITY
HACKING IN SOUTH-EUROPEAN AUTONOMOUS NETWORK
Hear Xabier Barandiaran discuss community
based free-software and open access spaces
Info: www.areachicago.com

--Jun 13, Tue, 6 pm, Goose Island Brewing, 1800 N Clybourn
MOTHERS AGAINST THE DRAFT
Hear Debbie Hopper of Mothers Against the Draft
Sponsor: Libertarian Party of Chicago
Info: www.mothersagainstthedraft.org/

--Jun 14, Wed, 12 pm, Northern Trust Bank, 50 S LaSalle
CATERPILLAR ANNUAL MEETING PROTEST
Picket with Rachel Corrie’s parents, Cindy & Craig Corrie
Info: www.stopcat.org

--Jun 15, Thu, 5-8 pm, Hot House, 31 E Balbo
FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL LIVE MUSIC FUNDRAISER
Hear the great jazz legend Byard Lancaster, also Funkadesi
Sponsor: Partisan Defense Committee
Info: chicagopdc (at) sbcglobal.net

--Jun 17, Sat, 2 pm, corner Division & Western
PUERTO RICAN PEOPLE'S DAY PARADE
Join the Friends of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center’s
anti-war & anti-gentrification contingent
Info: 773-278-6706

--Jun 17-18
AFRICA DIASPORA FILM FESTIVAL
Info: www.facets.org/

--Jun 18, Sun, 2 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
CHICAGO GREENS GATHERING
Info: chicagogreens.org

--Jun 18, Sun, 2 pm, Evanston Public Library, corner Orrington & Church
CHICAGO PREMIER: THE VOICE OF RACHEL CORRIE
Staged performance of the acclaimed play
Sponsors: Evanston Neighbors for Peace, Chicago International
Solidarity Movement, Arab American Action Network, Palestine Aid Society,
Not In My Name, Northshore Coalition for Peace & Justice
Info: ISMinChicago (at) aol.com

--Jun 18, Sun, 6 pm, Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E Washington
ARAB AMERICAN ACTION NETWORK TENTH ANNIVERSARY
Poet Suheir Hammad, actor & playwright Ismail Khalidi, more
Info: www.aaan.org

--Jun 19, Mon, 6 pm, Grace Place, 637 S Dearborn
CHICAGO FAIR TRADE INAUGURAL MEETING
Info: www.chicagofairtrade.org/

--Jun 22-25, Thu-Sun, New York City
SOCIALISM 2006 CONFERENCE
Info: www.socialismconference.org

--Jun 23, Fri, Ravinia
BONNIE RAITT & KEB MO:
BENEFIT FOR NEIS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Info: guacfund.org/bonnieraittkebmochicagoravinia/

--Jun 23-24, Fri-Sat, Armory, corner North & Kedzie
SUMMER VETERANS STAND-DOWN
A day of health care, food, shelter for homeless veterans
Info: auspex (at) earthlink.net, www.vvaw.org/events/

--Jun 23-28, Fri-Wed, Vancouver BC
WORLD PEACE FORUM
Info: www.worldpeaceforum.ca

--Jun 24, Sat, 4:30 pm, Thousand Waves Center, 1220 W Belmont
FILM: MADAM PINK
Andrea Wenzel’s film on sexual violence & self-defense in Ghana
Info: www.thousandwaves.org

--Jun 25, Sun, 11 am, Halsted & Diversey
GAY LIBERATION NETWORK PRIDE PARADE CONTINGENT
Info: www.GayLiberation.org

--Jun 25, Sun, 2 pm, Oak Park Library, 834 Lake St
FILM: THE END OF SUBURBIA
Sponsor: Oak Park Coalition for Truth & Justice
Info: www.opctj.org

--Jun 27, Tue, Wesleyan University, Marion IN
Philippe Performing Arts Center
PROTEST AGAINST ANTI-GAY EXODUS INTERNATIONAL
Sponsor: Gay Liberation Network
Info: www.GayLiberation.org

--Jun 27, Tue, 6:30 pm, Bridgeview Community Center, 7901 S. Oketo
FILM: JENIN, JENIN
Mohammed Bakri’s documentary of the 2002 Israeli attack on the
Jenin Palestinian refugee camp

--Jun 27-7/1, Tue-Sun, Atlanta
US SOCIAL FORUM
Info: www.ussf2007.org/

FORTHCOMING
-7/6-9 Midwest Social Forum, Milwaukee WI, www.mwsocialforum.org
-7/8 Aristide & Haiti’s Endless Revolution, Chicago Filmmakers, www.chicagofilmmakers.org
-7/16-21 Midwest School for Women Workers, union education, 312-996-8733
-7/29 Bughouse Square Debates
-8/6 Hiroshima Day Antinuclear Civil Disobedience, Los Alamos
-10/20-22 Conference on Feminism & War, Syracuse University, www.SisterSong.net
-10/26-28 Rethinking Marxism Conference, www.rethinkingmarxism2006.org
-12/12 Greenham Common 25th Anniversary Peace Protests
-1/20-25 World Social Forum, Nairobi, Kenya
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-NEW JOURNALS & MAGAZINES now 10% off

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

CALENDAR BOOKMARK:
www.newworldresourcecenter.com/index1/events.html
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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 pm, Valois Restaurant, 1518 E. 53rd
CAFE SOCIETY
Sponsors: The Public Square, Illinois Humanities Council
Info: www.thepublicsquare.org

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

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

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, Acme Art Works, 1741 N Western
WORLD CAN'T WAIT: DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME
Arrive early for weekly potluck, 6:30 pm
Info: 773-412-8318, chicago (at) worldcantwait.org

Mon, Funky Buddha Lounge, 728 W Grand
LEFTIST LOUNGE
Info: focus (at) apolloproject.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
First & third Tuesday
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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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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