NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: JUN 22 – JUL 8

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 22, Thu, 10 am & 4 pm, Congress Hotel, 520 S Michigan
CONGRESS HOTEL STRIKE PICKET
Rally to support workers in Chicago’s longest running strike
Sponsor: Unite HERE Local 1
Info: www.congresshotelstrike.info

--Jun 22, Thu, 7 pm, Kelvyn Park High School, 4343 W Wrightwood
HEARING ON SAFER NURSE STAFFING LEVELS
Join Resurrection Health Care hospital nurses to fight for
improved staffing at Resurrection hospitals
Sponsor: AFSCME Council 31

--Jun 22, Thu, 7 pm, In These Times, 2040 N Milwaukee
THE RISE OF CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM
Hear Salon editor Michelle Goldberg,
In These Times editor Christopher Hayes

--Jun 22, Thu, 7 pm, 3334 W. Lawrence
DEFEATING THE RIGHT-WING ATTACKS ON LGBT PEOPLE
Hear Andy Thayer of Gay Liberation Network
Sponsor: ANSWER
Info: 773-463-0311

--Jun 22-25, 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 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, Fri, 8 pm, Pick A Cup Coffee, 1813 Dempster, Evanston
FILM: STILL WE RIDE
Andrew Lynn, Elizabeth Press, Chris Ryan’s fascinating documentary on
the 2004 Critical Mass rides surrounding the RNC in NY
Info: 847-332-2834

--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, 1:30 pm, Ashland & Foster
ANNUAL DYKE MARCH
Direct action demo & celebration of dyke visibility
Info: www.chicagodykemarch2006.org/

--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 24, Sat, 6 pm, Book-TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
ASPHALT NATION: HOW THE AUTOMOBILE TOOK OVER
AMERICA & HOW WE CAN TAKE IT BACK
Journalist and architecture critic Jane Holtz Kay

--Jun 24-25, Sat-Sun, Book-TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
WATCHDOGS OF DEMOCRACY? THE WANING WASHINGTON
PRESS CORPS & HOW IT HAS FAILED THE PUBLIC
Journalist Helen Thomas
6/24 9 pm, 6/25 1:30 & 10:30 am

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

--Jun 25, Sun, 11:45 am, Heartland Café, 7000 N Glenwood
FORAGING FRIENDS WILDFOOD, ECOLOGY OUTING
Info: 312-719-5719

--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 25, Sun, 4 pm, Che Café, 1058 W Taylor
TEACHERS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE SUMMER MEETING & SOCIAL
BBQ pot-luck
Info: www.teachersforjustice.org/

--Jun 25-26, Sun-Mon, Book-TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH: THE PLANETARY EMERGENCY OF
GLOBAL WARMING & WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT
Al Gore
6/25 6 pm, 6/26 6:45 am

--Jun 26, Mon, 6:30 pm, New & Letters, 36 S Wabash, Rm 1440
THE TRAGEDY OF CHINA'S CULTURAL REVOLUTION 40 YEARS LATER
Hear author Peter Hudis
Info: www.newsandletters.org

--Jun 26 – Aug 7, Washington DC
YOUTH SUMMER OF RESISTANCE TO THE IRAQ WAR
Six weeks of arts in action & nonviolent resistance
Info: www.SummerofResistance.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, 5:30 pm, Costa’s Restaurant, 340 S Halsted
ILLINOIS COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Info: info (at) icadp.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, Tue, 6:30 pm, Sheffield & Fullerton, DePaul Quad
STONEWALL WAS A RIOT:
RADICAL MARCH FOR QUEER LIBERATION
Marching through Wrigleyville and Boystown

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

--Jun 29-30, Thu-Fri
VOICES OF TIME: EDUARDO GALEANO BOOK DISCUSSION
6/29, 6 pm, Café Mestizo, 1646 W 18th
6:30, 6:30 pm, Bookcellar 4736 Lincoln
Sponsor: Guild Complex

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

--Jul 6, Thu, 7 pm, In These Times, 2040 N. Milwaukee
FILM: TIME BOMB: AMERICA’S DEBT CRISIS
John F. Ince’s documentary
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: oulchicago (at) yahoo.com

--Jul 6-9, Thu-Sun, Milwaukee WI,
MIDWEST SOCIAL FORUM
Info: www.mwsocialforum.org

--Jul 7, Fri, 12 pm approx, Drake Hotel, 140 E Walton
GEORGE THE DECIDER BUSH

--Jul 8-14, Sat-Fri, Southern Inidana
FREEDOM FROM OIL ACTION CAMP
Summit of young organizers working to break America's oil addiction
Sponsors: Ruckus Society, Rainforest Action Network,
Global Exchange, Energy Action, Oil Change International
Info: ruckus.org/modinput4.php

--Jul 8, Sat, 5 pm, 832 Cherry St, Winnetka
ROBERT MEEROPOL
Hear the son of Julius & Ethel Rosenberg
Fundraiser for Murder Victims Families for Human Rights
Info: rsvp 847-446-7073

--Jul 8, Sat, 8 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N Clark
ARISTIDE & HAITI’S ENDLESS REVOLUTION
Nicolas Rossie’s documentary on Jean Bertrand Aristide
& the 2004 coup d'etat
Info: www.chicagofilmmakers.org

--Jul 8-15, Sat-Sat, various city & suburban locations
PROTEST AGAINST PRO-LIFE ACTION LEAGUE
Info: chicago.indymedia.org/mod/comments/display/72812/index.php

FORTHCOMING
-7/14-16 Al-Awda Palestine Right to Return Convention,
San Francisco State University, al-awda.org
-7/16-21 Midwest School for Women Workers, union education, 312-996-8733
-7/29 Bughouse Square Debates
-7/29 – 8/12 Trident Ploughshares International Disarmament Camp,
Scotland, www.tridentploughshares.org/article983
-8/6 Hiroshima Day Antinuclear Civil Disobedience, Los Alamos
-8/29 Katrina First Anniversary
-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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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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