NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR: AUG 24 – SEP 9

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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--Aug 24, 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 24, Thu, 4:30 pm, 4554 N Broadway
PROTEST GENTRIFICATION IN UPTOWN
Sponsor: COURAJ
Info: 773-769-2085

--Aug 24, Thu, 7 pm, In These Times, 2040 N Milwaukee
FILM: THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED
Documentary on failed coup against Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez,
discussion follows with Venezuelan Deputy Consul Omar Sierra
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: oulchicago (at) yahoo.com

--Aug 25-26, Amor de Dios Methodist Church, 2348 S Sawyer
4TH ANNUAL GRASSROOTS MEDIA FESTIVAL
Live music, performances & art workshops, video, etc
8/25 7:30pm, 8/26 5:30pm
Info: www.grassrootsmediafestival.org

--Aug 26, Sat, 9 am, WNUR 89.3 fm radio
THIS IS HELL
Interviews with author AC Grayling; Jon Wiener, editor of
Conspiracy in the Streets-The Extraordinary Trial of the Chicago Eight;
journalist Larisa Alexandrovna
Info: www.thisishell.net

--Aug 26, Sat, 1-4 pm, Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 E Wacker
CHICAGO POETRY SHOWCASE:
CELEBRATION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT
Info: www.Chicago Poetry.com

--Aug 26, Sat, 2 pm, State Capitol Bldg, Madison WI
ANTI-NAZI RALLY
Counter-protest to racist National Socialist Movement rally
Info: mkeanarchy.bravehost.com/

--Aug 26, Sat, 2 pm, West Englewood Library, 1745 W 63rd
BLACK IN TWO AMERICAS:
AFRICAN-AMERICAN & CUBAN CONNECTIONS
Hear Columbia College Prof Lisa Brock
Sponsor: Public Square

--Aug 26, Sat, 8 pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: KING LEOPOLD’S GHOST
Pippa Scott’s searing documentary on the history of slavery
& neo-liberalism in Congo

--Aug 26-27, Sat-Sun, Mess Hall, 6932 N Glenwood
WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH VIDEOS
Info: www.messhall.org

--Aug 27, Sun, 12:45 am, Book-TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
WAS THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION STOLEN?
EXIT POLLS, ELECTION FRAUD, & THE OFFICIAL COUNT
Discussion with Steven Freeman, Joel Bleifuss, Rep John Conyers, Jr

--Aug 27, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield
THE RECENT ELECTION IN MEXICO
Hear Tom Hansen of Mexican Solidarity Union, Jorge Mujica of La Raza
Info: www.thirdunitarianchurch.org

--Aug 27, Sun, 12 pm, Wellington Church, 615 W Wellington
WHEELS OF JUSTICE TOUR
Education, outreach, training, active non-violent resistance, more
Hear war tax resister Cliff Kindy, Dave Corcoran of Christian Peacemaker Teams
Info: dan (at) vcnv.org

--Aug 27, Sun, 1:30 pm, Book-TV, C-SPAN2 cable TV
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER:
HURRICANE KATRINA & THE COLOR OF DISASTER
Author & scholar Michael Eric Dyson

--Aug 29, Tue
KATRINA FIRST ANNIVERSARY

--Aug 30, Wed, 7 pm, In These Times, 2040 N Milwaukee
WHO ARE THE REAL TERRORISTS
Discussion of Israel & the Lebanon war
Sponsor: International Socialist Organization
Info: chicago_socialists (at) yahoo.com

--Aug 31, Thu, 7 pm, In These Times, 2040 N Milwaukee
DOLLAR DAZE: WHO BENEFITS FROM THE BUSH ECONOMY
Hear Eric Schuster of Strike Journal, www.StrikeOnlline.org
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: oulchicago (at) yahoo.com

--Sep 1, Fri, 6-11 pm, Tojo Gallery, 1418 W Division
HAND HARVESTED: OUR FUTURE IN GENETIC ENGINEERING
Twelve artists focus on how genetic engineering influences our world
Exhibit runs through September 30th
Info: www.handharvested.org

--Sep 1-2, Fri-Sat, Dearborn MI
END THE ISRAELI OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE:
NATIONAL ORGANIZERS' CONFERENCE
Info: www.endtheoccupation.org/index.php

--Sep 6, Wed, 7 pm, Oak Park Library, 834 Lake Street
Lessons from South Africa's Anti-Apartheid Movement:
Implications for the Israeli-Palestinian Struggle
Hear Farid Esack, South African Muslim theologian
Sponsor: Committee for a Just Peace in Israel & Palestine
Info: www.cjpip.org

--Sep 6, Wed, 8 pm, Wellington Church, 615 W Wellington
FILM: DR. STRANGELOVE
Stanley Kubrick’s masterful anti-war satire
Sponsor: Conscientious Projector

--Sep 7, Thu, 7 pm, In These Times, 2040 N Milwaukee
THE MEXICAN ELECTION
Hear Jorge Mujica of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD)
Sponsor: Open University of the Left
Info: oulchicago (at) yahoo.com

--Sep 7, Thu, 7 pm, Webster Place, Clyborn & Armitage
PICKET: CHICAGO FESTIVAL OF ISRAELI CINEMA

--Sep 8-14, Fri-Thu, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
FILM: SALVADOR ALLENDE
US theatrical premier of Patricio Guzmán’s
must-see documentary on the Chilean socialist leader
Info: www.frif.com/new2006/sal.html
Showtimes: www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter/2006/september

--Sep 9, Sat, 12-5 pm, Scoville Park, corner Lake & Oak Park Ave
CHICAGO AREA PEACE FAIR
Info: www.opctj.org/

--Sep 9, Sat, Fri, 7:30 pm, First United Methodist Church, 100 W Cossitt, LaGrange
INQUEST IRAQ: FAITH & ACCOUNTABILITY FOR WAR
Hear Michael McConnell of American Friends Service Committee
Sponsor: West Suburban Faith-Based Peace Coalition
Info: 630-768-9305

--Sep 9, Sat, Fri, 8 pm, Lincoln Restaurant, 4008 N Lincoln
LATIN AMERICAN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: HISTORY & ANALYSIS
Hear activist J. Quinn Brisben
Sponsor: College of Complexes
Info: www.collegeofcomplexes.org

FORTHCOMING
-9/21 International Day of Peace, www.internationaldayofpeace.org/
-9/28-10/1 Local Democracy Convention, Madison WI, www.LocalDemocracy.org
-10/7 Matthew Shepard March for LGBT Freedom, www.GayLiberation.org
-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/
-11/11 National Lawyers Guild Chicago Annual Dinner
-11/17-19 School of the Americas Protests, Ft Benning GA
-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
-2/2-3 Building Bridges Labour Studies Conference, University of Windsor-Ontario
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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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contact info, sponsor to NWRC2600 (at) juno.com
by 5 pm Tuesday for events beginning Thursday

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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: 773-463-0311, 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
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

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