NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: Aug 3 - 18

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
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--Aug 3, Thu, 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

--Aug 3, Thu, 7 pm, Center For Inner City Studies, 700 E Oakwood Blvd
TOWN HALL MEETING ON BURGE TORTURE
Sponsor: National Conference of Black Lawyers
Info: (312) 554-0005

--Aug 3-12, Scotland
TRIDENT PLOUGHSHARES INTERNATIONAL DISARMAMENT CAMP,
Info: www.tridentploughshares.org/article983

--Aug 4 Fri, 8 pm, Pick A Cup Cafe, 1813 Dempster
FILM: SIR, NO SIR
Documentary on anti-war movement among US soldiers
during the Vietnam war
Sponsor: World Can't Wait
Info: 773-227-2453

--Aug 4-7, Fri-Mon, University of Chicago
STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY NATIONAL CONVENTION
Info: www.newsds.org/convention/

--Aug 5,Sat, 9 am, WNUR 89.3 fm radio
THIS IS HELL
Interview guests: activist and writer Toni Solo,
Somali writer Amina Mire, Stephen Zunes of Foreign Policy in Focus
Info: www.thisishell.net

--Aug 5, Sat, 11 am, State & Jackson
US OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST RALLY
Leaflet State St, picket offices of BP Amoco, 200 E Randolph
Sponsor: International Action Center
Info: www.iacenter.org, 773-381-5839

--Aug 5, Sat, 4-6 pm, Evanston Friends Meeting House, 1010 Greenleaf
AFSC EMERGENCY BENEFIT FOR
HUMANITARIAN RELIEF IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Hear author Ali Abunimah, Lebanon eyewitness Leena Odeh
Info: mrashid (at) afsc.org, 312-427-2533 x18

--Aug 5, Sat, 6 pm, Henry Moore sculpture, Ellis & 56th Streets
SDS VIGIL: HIROSHIMA DAY MEMORIAL
Info: www.newsds.org

--Aug 5, Sat, 8:30 pm, Heartland Café, 7000 N Glenwood
FANDANGO IN THE HEARTLAND: A NIGHT OF REVELRY & RADIO
Music by Colectivo Musical, Fandanguero, more
Radios Populares benefit for low-power radio station for
National Center for Rural Workers in Honduras

--Aug 6, Sun, Los Alamos NM
HIROSHIMA DAY ANTINUCLEAR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

--Aug 6, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AFFECTING MID-TERM ELECTIONS
Hear Amanda Espita of League of Conservation Voters
Info: www.thirdunitarianchurch.org

--Aug 6, Sun, 11 am, 3334 W. Lawrence #202
SOCIALISM: THE ANTIDOTE TO CAPITALIST WAR,
RACISM & EXPLOITATION
Part of Party for Socialism & Liberation Marxism Class series
Sponsor: Party for Socialism & Liberation
Info: ChicagoPSL.blogspot.com

--Aug 6, Sun, 2 pm, Henry Moore sculpture, Ellis & 56th Streets
HIROSHIMA DAY MEMORIAL EVENT
Info: 773-955-7072, carol (at) herzenberg.net

--Aug 6, Sun, 5 pm, New World Resource Center
FILM: GENBAKU SHI: KILLED BY THE ATOMIC BOMB
also TO DIE, TO LIVE: THE SURVIVORS OF HIROSHIMA
Documentary on the first American to witness Nagasaki,
plus a BBC video on Hiroshima survivors
Sponsors: New World Resource Center, Progressive Media

--Aug 6, Sun, 5:15 pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: THE TWELVE DISCIPLES OF NELSON MANDELA
Thomas Allen Harris’ documentary of the 12 exiled activists who
helped the ANC gain global attention, repeats 8/7 6 pm
Part of Black Harvest Film Festival

--Aug 6-9 Sun-Wed
NATIONAL STOP BECHTEL ACTIONS
Info: www.august6.org

--Aug 6 – Sept 2, Crawford TX
CAMP CASEY
Info: www.gsfp.org/index.php

--Aug 9, Wed, 5 pm, Ogden School, State & Walton
HOTEL WOREKRS RISING:
MARCH DOWN MICHIGAN AVE
Hotel workers contracts expire August 31
Sponsor: UNITE HERE Local 1
www.chicagojwj.org/download/march_down_michigan.pdf

--Aug 9, Wed, 6 pm, Association House, 1119 N Kedzie
POMEGRANATE RADICAL HEALTH COLLECTIVE
GENERAL MEETING

--Aug 9, Wed, 7 pm, DePaul University, 25 E Jackson
Lewis Center room 241
THE US/ISRAELI WAR AGAINST LEBANON & PALESTINE:
AN EMERGENCY FORUM
Panelists: Dr. Ghada Talhami, Dr. Raja Halwani,
Saman Sepehri, Andy Thayer, moderated by Farideh Harandi
Sponsors: Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism, ANSWER,
Gay Liberation Network, HammerHard MediaWorks, International
Socialist Organization, International Solidarity Movement, others
Info: www.ccawr.org/

--Aug 10, Thu, 7 pm, Revolution Books, 1103 N Ashland
PREACHING FROM A PULPIT OF BONES: WHY WE NEED MORALITY,
BUT NOT TRADITIONAL MORALITY
Discussion of Bob Avakian’s writings
Info: (773) 489-0930

--Aug 11-13, Fri-Sun, Holiday Inn Hillside, 4400 Frontage Rd
NATIONAL IMMIGRANT RIGHTS STRATEGY CONVENTION
Sponsor: March 10 Movement
Info: www.movimiento10demarzo.org/page4.html

--Aug 11-16, Fri-Wed, Logan Square Library, 3030 W Fullerton
USED BOOK SALE
Info: 312-744-5295

--Aug 12, Sat, Washington DC
RALLY TO DEFEND THE PEOPLE OF PALESTINE & LEBANON
Bus leaves Chicago 7/11 5 pm
Sponsors: National Council of Arab Americans,
Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation, ANSWER, others

--Aug 12, Sat, 2 pm, In These Times, 2040 N Milwaukee
THE COMMODIFICATION OF EVERYDAY LIFE & POPULAR CULTURE
Hear historian & activist Prof William Pelz
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: oulchicago (at) yahoo.com

--Aug 13, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
IMMIGRATION & THE WORKING POOR
Hear James Thindwa of Jobs for Justice
Info: www.thirdunitarianchurch.org

--Aug 13, Sun, 2 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300 N Western
CHICAGO GREENS MEETING & FORUM
Info: 312-719-5719, 773-306-5402

--Aug 13, Sun, 4 pm, Pick A Cup Cafe, 1813 Dempster
THE BUSH AGENDA: INVADING THE WORLD,
ONE ECONOMY AT A TIME
Neighbors For Peace monthly book discussion
Info: kelaine_12 (at) yahoo.com

--Aug 15, Tue, 6 pm, UIC Behavioral Science Bldg, 1007 W Harrison
FILM: I HAD AN ABORTION
Chicago premier of Gillian Aldrich & Jennifer Baumgardner’s
groundbreaking must-see documentary;
Discussion panel follows: Amy Hennessy, Terri Kapsalis of Chicago
Womens Health Center, Dr. Claudia Morrissey of Center for Research
on Women & Gender, HIV Pharmacist Linette Pho
Sponsors: Younger Women‘s Task Force, Chicago Foundation for Women,
Young Women‘s Leadership Council
Info: ywtf-chicago (at) hotmail.com

--Aug 18, Fri, 7 pm, Highland Park Community House, 1991 Sheridan Rd
MARK CRISPIN MILLER: FOOLED AGAIN: HOW THE RIGHT STOLE
THE 2004 ELECTION & WHY THEY'LL STEAL THE NEXT ONE TOO
Hear the author
Sponsors: Illinois Ballot Integrity Project,
Moraine Township Democratic Organization
Info: 847-433-8344

--Aug 18, Fri, 7 & 9 pm, Mess Hall, 6932 N Glenwood
FILM: WINTER SOLDIER
1972 documentary chronicles testimony of atrocities witnessed
by US soldiers in Vietnam

FORTHCOMING
-8/26 Anti-Nazi Rally, Madison WI, nonazisinmadison (at) yahoogroups.com
-8/26-27 Women's Reproductive Health Videos, www.messhall.org
-8/29 Katrina First Anniversary
-9/9 Oak Park Peace Fair, chocolatehouse (at) sbcglobal.net
-10/13 Ani DiFranco, Chicago Theatre
-10/20-22 Conference on Feminism & War, Syracuse University, www.SisterSong.net
-10/26-28 Rethinking Marxism Conference, www.rethinkingmarxism2006.org
-10/27-29 National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Conference,
Fairfax VA, www.ncadp.org
-11/11 Teaching for Social Justice Curriculum Fair, Orozco School, www.teachersforjustice.org/
-12/12 Greenham Common 25th Anniversary Peace Protests
-1/12-14 National Conference for Media Reform, Memphis TN, www.freepress.net/conference/CFS
-1/20-25 World Social Forum, Nairobi, Kenya
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NEW BOOKS AT NEW WORLD
-Armed Madhouse, by Greg Palast
-Planet of Slums, by Mike Davis
-Shut Up Shut Down, by Mark Nowak
-Abolition Democracy, by Angela Davis
-Hugo Chavez & the Bolivarian Revolution, by Richard Gott
-Rough Music, by Tariq Ali
-The Prison Industrial Complex, compact disc, by Angela Davis
-Support your neighborhood not-for-profit book shop!
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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: 773-463-0311, answer (at) chicagoanswer.net

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 & 10 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
Fair trade coffee/snacks available from Acme Jazz Cafe
Info: 773.227-2453, 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/

Tue, 8 pm, Baker, 1215-27 W Lunt
NICARAGUA SOLIDARITY WORKERS COOP
FOR BIG CHANGE weekly meetings

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
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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

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