NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER’S
CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR:
JULY 10 - 27

New World Resource Center
A Not-For-Profit Community-Owned Bookstore & Resource Center

PLEASE NOTE: NWRC is seeking a new location & intends to
re-open soon. The 1300 N Western space is now closed.
Calendar publication will continue weekly.

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-Calendar listings begin Thursday for following 2.5 weeks
-Includes submissions received by deadline 5 pm Tuesday
-SUBMIT EVENTS & SUBSCRIBE at NWRC2600 (at) juno.com
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--Jul 10, Thu
SUPPORT SOUTH END PRESS
Fund drive for noted radical publisher
Info: www.southendpress.org

--Jul 10, Thu & continuing, Bronson, MI
SUPPORT LOCKED OUT AUTO PARTS WORKERS
United Auto Workers Local 822 at Douglas Autotech in Bronson MI
Info: 517-617-1012 or labornotes.org/node/1775

--Jul 10, Thu & continuing, Congress Hotel, 520 S Michigan
SUPPORT CONGRESS HOTEL STRIKERS
Support workers in Chicago’s longest running strike
Sponsor: Unite HERE Local 1
Info: www.congresshotelstrike.info

--Jul 10, Thu, Landmark Cinema, Diversey & Clark
FILM: WAR INC.
John Cusak’s satire on privatizing war, final screenings 7/10

--Jul 10, Thu, 6 pm, Café Bolero, 2252 N Western
CHICAGO FUNDRAISER FOR TEAMSTER REFORM MOVEMENT
Hear Ken Paff of Teamsters for a Democratic Union
Sponsors: William Adelman, Gina Alvarez (IBT Local 743),
Richard Berg (IBT Local 743), Jack Bloom, Delores Bowden
(IBT Local 743), Gary Brooks (IBT Local 705), Duke Clark (IBT Local 726),
Larry Davis (IBT Local 743), Valerie Denney, Leon Despres,
Adrian Esquivel, Tom Geoghegan, Matt Ginsburg, Joe Iosbaker,
Craig Karnia (IBT Local 705), Mark Meinster, Jack Metzgar, Jorge Mujica,
Jose Oliva, Debby Pope, Dave Roediger, Joe Sexauer (IBT Local 743),
Studs Terkel, Jack Weinberg, John Zuraw (IBT Local 705), many thers
Info: tdu.org/files/TRFChicagoEvent.pdf

--Jul 10, Thu, 6:30 pm, Elastic Arts, 2830 N Milwaukee
FILM: GENTRIFICATION IN LOGAN SQUARE
created by Kelvyn Park Social Justice Academy High School Students
Sponsors: Logan Square Neighborhood Association,
Kelvyn Park High School Students
Info: jamcdjr (at) yahoo.com or 773-384-4370 x38

--Jul 10-13, Thu-Sun, University of Missouri, St Louis,
MIDWEST SCHOOL FOR WOMEN WORKERS
Meeting of women from all sectors of the labor movement
Special guests are 6 union women from Iraq
Info: www.womenworkers.org

--Jul 10-13 Thu-Sun, Palmer House Hilton, 17 E Monroe
also Chicago Symphony Center, 7/12
GREEN PARTY OF UNITED STATES CONFERENCE
Hear Malik Rahim, Kathy Kelly, Cliff Thornton Jr, many others
Info: www.ilgp.org/

--July 11, Fri, 7 pm, IIT, Rice Campus Auditorium, 201 E Loop Rd, Wheaton
FILM: UNCOUNTED
Documentary on election fraud of 2004 election

--July 11, Fri, 7:30 pm, Women & Children First, 5233 N Clark
JOHN K WILSON
John K Wilson discusses his new books, Patriotic Correctness:
Academic Freedom & Its Enemies, also
Barack Obama: This Improbable Quest
Info: obamapolitics.com, womenandchildrenfirst.com

--July 11-13, Fri-Sun, Philadelphia
CONVENTION FOR THE COMMON GOOD
Catholic & social justice groups conference to organize on health care,
poverty, economic justice, immigration, global warming, more
Info: www.commongoodconvention.org/

--July 11-13, Fri-Sun, Lacota, MI
MICHIGAN PEACE FEST
Peace, music, camping, lots more
Info: www.michiganpeacefest.com

--Jul 12, Sat
LAUNCH OF WITNESS AGAINST WAR
Peace walk from Chicago to St Paul MN to challenge & nonviolently resist
our country's continuing war in & occupation of Iraq
-11 am Witness Against War Kick-Off at Federal Plaza
with speakers Diar Jameel, Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid, Kathy Kelly
-12 pm Walk to Grant Park & North to St Gertrude Parish
-7 pm rally at St Gertrude Parish, corner Granville & Glenwood
Info: www.vcnv.org

--Jul 12, Sat, 7 am, Book-TV, C-SPAN2
PLAYING AMERICA'S GAME:
BASEBALL, LATINOS & THE COLOR LINE
Author Adrian Burgos

--Jul 12, Sat, 12 pm, Book-TV, C-SPAN2
NEVER BEEN A TIME: THE 1917 RACE RIOT
THAT SPARKED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Author Harper Barnes

--Jul 12, Sat, 6 pm, 3334 W. Lawrence #202
HIGH GAS PRICES, GREEDY OIL BOSSES:
WHAT CAN STOP THEM
Sponsor: Chicago ANSWER
Info: www.ChicagoANSWER.net

--Jul 13, Sun, 3:15 am, Book-TV, C-SPAN2
THE PROSECUTION OF GEORGE W. BUSH FOR MURDER
Author Vincent Bugliosi, repeats 8/3 2 pm

--Jul 13, Sun, 8 am, Book-TV, C-SPAN2
THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY:
SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE PROGRAMS
Panther founder David Hilliard

--Jul 13, Sun, 2 pm, Quenchers Saloon, 2401 N Western
BASTILLE DAY PARTY
Off with their heads! Imbibe, fraternize, hear some great live music
by the anti-capitalist free jazz band Undertow, & celebrate
the era when the ruling class ran for their lives
Sponsors: Chicago Socialist Party, Solidarity-Chicago,
Open University of the Left, Marxist-Humanist Committee,
Chicago Democratic Socialists of America, New World Resource Center
Info: chgosp (at) juno.com

--Jul 16-20, Wed-Sun, non-disclosed Chicago location
PULLING BACK THE SHEETS:
SEX, WORK & SOCIAL JUSTICE
Organizing conference for sex workers & their allies
Info: www.desireealliance.org/conference.htm

--Jul 18, Fri, 10 am, Youth Pride Center, 7300 S Cottage Grove
HISTORY & LEGACY OF ACTIVISM IN LGBTQ COMMUNITIES
Day-long workshop with film screenings, a panel of youth work
organizers, guest speaker lifelong activist Vernita Gray
Info: 312-435-1201 or rsvp (at) chicagofreedomschool.org

--Jul 18, Fri, 12 pm, Thompson Center
POLICE TORTURE VICTIMS SUPPORT RALLY
Info: cedp (at) nodeathpenalty.org or 773-955-4841

--Jul 18-23, Fri-Wed, various Chicago Locations
NEIGHBORWORKS TRAINING INSTITUTE
FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS
Info: www.nw.org/Network/training/upcoming/ChicagoNTI08.asp

--Jul 19, Sat, 10 am, Mexican Art Museum, 1852 W 19th St
SIN PAPELES (UNDOCUMENTED):
A DISCUSSION ON IMMIGRATION
Day-long symposium analyzes US immigration policy
Panelists: Ana Aparicio & Monica Russel y Rodriguez of
Northwestern University, Oscar Chacon of Enlaces America,
Emilio Kouri of University of Chicago, Abel Valenzuela of UCLA,
Tania Unzueta & Silvia Rivera of Radio Arte, others
Info: 773-455-9455

--Jul 22, Tue, 1401 W Calle 18
LA LUCHA OBRERA INMIGRANTE HOY
Panelists: Marilu Vargas & Jorge Mujica of
Comité 10 de Marzo, others
Info: 773-387-8225 or orl_sep (at) yahoo.com

--Jul 23, Wed
CHICAGO WOMEN EMPLOYED 35TH ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT
Info: womenemployed.org

--Jul 25-27, Fri-Sun, Fordham University NYC
LEGACY OF LEON TROTSKY & US TROTSKYISM CONFERENCE
Info: lthompson321 (at) aol.com

--Jul 26, Sat, 12 pm, Bughouse Square, 60 W Walton
BUGHOUSE SQUARE DEBATES
Also: Newberry Library book sale

--Jul 26, Sat, 12 pm, Kern Park Area 1, Milwaukee WI
SOCIALIST PARTY OF WISCONSIN'S SOCIALIST PICNIC
Info: 414-332-0654

--Jul 26, Sat, 4:30 pm, Unity Temple, 875 Lake, Oak Park
NO TORTURE FORUM
Hear Frank Summers of Northwestern medical,
Marc Falcoff of NIU College of Law, civil rights attorney Candace Gorman
Info: 708-502-1006 or oakparkworldcantwait.org

--Jul 27 – Aug 2, Sun-Sat, Roosevelt University, 430 S Michigan
CENTER FOR POPULAR ECONOMICS SUMMER INSTITUTE
Weeklong economics forums & workshops for activists
Hear Jane Guskin, Phil Hutchings, Oscar Chacon, Prexy Nesbitt,
James Thindwa, Tim Dunn, many others
Info: www.populareconomics.org/summer_new.htm

FORTHCOMING

-8/8-10 National Palestinian Popular Conference, Chicago,
www.palestineconference.org/register.html
-8/15-17 Peoples Networking Convention, Madison, lothwiki.org/index.php/PNC
-11/15-16 Midwest Socialist Conference, www.internationalsocialist.org/
-Jan 2009, World Social Forum, Belem, Brazil

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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, 1:30 pm, whpk 88.5 FM
THE MINISTRY OF TRUTH
Info: www.szcz.org/radio
Thu, 6 pm, Chicago Cable TV Channel 21
VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Live call-in TV show hosted by anti-war vets for vets,
GI's & their families

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 pm, Oak Park Library, 834 Lake St
OAK PARK COALITION FOR TRUTH & JUSTICE MONTHLY MEETING
Second Thursdays
Info: www.opctj.org

Thu, 7:30 pm, 806 Ridge Avenue, Evanston
NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE WEEKLY MEETING
Info: www.neighborsforpeace.org/

LABOR BEAT: CLASS STRUGGLE TV
Thu, 9:30 pm, CAN-TV cable channel 19
Fri, 4:30 pm, CAN-TV cable channel 19
Sat 12:30 am, EvanstonCable channel 6
Mon 5:30 pm, EvanstonCable channel 6
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, 1 pm, Old Town School of Folk Music, Lincoln & Wilson
TELL OLD TOWN SCHOOL TO STOP ACCEPTING
SPONSORSHOP FROM MILITARY CONTRACTOR BOEING
Informational leafleting event
Info: John_Otrompke (at) yahoo.com, 312-217-3394

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: People Against War & Empire
Info: hooshi (at) sbcglobal.net
groups.yahoo.com/group/ChicagoPeaceVigilArtInstitute/

Sun, 7 pm, wluw radio, 88.7 FM
LABOR EXPRESS RADIO
Info: www.laborexpress.org

Mon-Fri
DEMOCRACY NOW
7 am, CAN-TV cable TV channel 19
7 am Tue-Thu, Evanston Community TV
7-9 am WZRD 88.3 FM
9 am, WLUW 88.7 FM
12 pm WMXM 88.9 FM
12 pm WRTE 90.5 FM
Info: www.DemocracyNow.org

Mon, WLUW radio 88.7 FM
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, 11 pm, CAN TV cable TV channel 19
CHICAGO INDEPENDENT TELEVISION, 1st & 3rd Mon/month
Info: www.chicagoindependenttv.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, location tba
SECOND CITY GREENS
Second & fourth Tuesday
www.secondcitygreens.org

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, Mercury Cafe, 1505 W Chicago
PARTICIPATORY ECONOMICS
Chicago Area Participatory Economics Society
Second Wednesday of the month
Info: www.chicagoparecon.org
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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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