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

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
-Weekly email calendar since 2001
-SUBMIT EVENTS & SUBSCRIBE at NWRC2600 (at) juno.com
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--Jul 24, 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 24-25, Thu-Fri
FILM: VOICE OF A MOUNTAIN
Tyler Rumph & Michael Field’s documentary history of the Guatemalan civil war
7/24 7 pm, Wicher Park Grace, 1741 N Western
7/25 7:30 pm, Mayan Sol, 3830 W Lawrence
Info: www.voiceofamountain.com/

--Jul 25, Fri, 6 pm, School of the Art Institute, 112 S Michigan
THE CRISIS IN MARXIST THOUGHT
Panelists: Kevin Anderson of Purdue University, Chris Cutrone of
Platypus Group, Peter Hudis of Marxist-Humanist Committee,
West African political activist Ba Karang, Andrew Kliman of
Pace University, Sandra Rein of University of Alberta

--Jul 25, Fri, 7 pm, St Gertrude's, 1401 W Granville
FILM: UNCOUNTED
Documentary on election fraud of 2004 & 2006 elections
Info: lipscomb (at) ripco.com or call 773/338-3564

--Jul 25-27, Fri-Sun
CHICAGO ANTI-RNC CONSULTA
regional anti-RNC workshops, sessions
Info: chicagoconsulta (at) riseup.net

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

--Jul 26, Sat, 8 am, Book-TV, C-SPAN2
SIDE EFFECTS: A PROSECUTOR, A WHISTLEBLOWER,
& A BESTSELLING ANTIDEPRESSANT ON TRIAL
Journalist Alison Bass on the rise of the GlaxoSmithKline antidepressant Paxil
Repeats 7/27 4:30 am & 10:15 pm

--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
The 111th annual SP-WI gathering
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 26, Sat, 8 pm, UE & IWW Union Hall, 37 S Ashland
THE PREFIGURATIVE ORGANIZATION
Hear Norwegian anarchist Kim Keyser
Info: chicago-ac (at) riseup.net

--Jul 26, Sat, 9 pm, Book-TV, C-SPAN2
MY GUANTANAMO DIARY: THE DETAINEES
& THE STORIES THEY TOLD ME
Journalist & translator Mahvish Rukhsana Khan
Repeats 7/27 5 pm, 8 pm, 11 pm

--Jul 27, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 310 N Mayfield
AGAINST NUCLEAR ENERGY
Hear Dave Kraft of Nuclear Energy Information Service

--Jul 27, Sun, 1 pm, Postville, Iowa
PROTEST THE ICE RAIDS AT AGRIPROCESSORS:
RALLY & MARCH FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
Defend the 400 workers arrested by ICE at Kosher meat plant
Bus leaves Chicago 7 am
Sponsors: Jewish Council on Urban Affairs Chicago, UFCW,
Jewish Community Action in Minnesota, many others
Info: www.jcua.org/site/DocServer/Postville_flier.pdf

--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

--Jul 28, Mon, 6:30 Pm, New & Letters, 36 S Wabash
A RETROSPECTIVE-PERSPECTIVE OF THE 1960S:
A DECADE OF REVOLUTION & COUNTERREVOLUTION
Hear Olga Domanski
Info: www.newsandletters.org

--Jul 31, Thu, 7 pm, Acme Art Works @ St Paul, 2215 W North
CRISIS & REVOLT: WHAT'S BEHIND
THE INCREASE IN FOOD & GAS PRICES
Hear Nicole Colson, reporter for Socialist Worker newspaper
Sponsor: International Socialist Organization
Info: www.socialistworker.org

--Aug 1, Fri, 2 pm, Access Living, 115 W Chicago
HISTORY OF THE
INDEPENDENT LIVING/DISABILITIES RIGHTS MOVEMENT
Info: rsvp (at) chicagofreedomschool.org

--Aug 2, Sat, 12 pm, Thompson Center, Clark & Randolph
PROTEST AGAINST US OR ISRAELI ATTACK ON IRAN
National day of protest

--Aug 6, Wed
HIROSHIMA DAY OF REMEMBRANCE
63rd anniversary of Hiroshima/Nagasaki nuclear holocaust

--Aug 6, Wed, 7:30 pm,, Maya Essence, 4357 N Lincoln
UNION-RELATED VIOLENCE IN GUATEMALA
Hear Stephen Coats & Charity Ryerson of USLEAP discuss recent trip to Guatemala
Sponsor: U.S. Labor Education in the Americas Project
Info: Info:rwallis (at) usleap.org

--Aug 6, Wed, 7:30 pm, Yoshi’s Café, 3257 N Halsted
THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING: THEN & NOW
Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Democratic National
Convention in Chicago with protest activists Marilyn Katz & Don Rose
Info: RSVP to lauraswashington (at) aol.com

--Aug 8-10, Fri-Sun, Wyndham O'Hare
NATIONAL PALESTINIAN POPULAR CONFERENCE
Hear Tamim Barghouti, Ali Abunimah, Laila Al-Arian, many more
Info: www.palestineconference.org/register.html

--Aug 9, Sat, 2 pm, corner of Harvey & Le Moyne, Oak Park
JUSTICE FOR BLANCA LUNA
Benefit for Chicago family of vet killed in Texas
Info: JuliaField (at) sbcglobal.net

FORTHCOMING

-8/13 Crossroads Fund Mini-Golf Benefit, www.crossroadsfund.org/minigolfouting.htm
-8/14-17 Think Outside the Bomb National Youth Conference on Nuclear Abolition,
Boston, thinkoutsidethebomb.org
-8/15-17 Peoples Networking Convention, Madison, lothwiki.org/index.php/PNC
-8/15-18 URPE Summer Conference, New York, urpe.org/conferences/summer.html
-8/22-28 Filming the ’68 Revolution – Film Fest, Facets Cinémathèque
-9/1 Rachel Corrie Soccer Tournament, Gaza, www.palestinereview.org/Rachel_Corrie_Soccer_Tournament/Welcome.html
-9/1 Labor Day March on Republican National Convention,
bus tix from Chicago haywood (at) igc.org
-10/24-26 Teamsters for a Democratic Union Convention, Cleveland,
www.tdu.org/convention
-11/15-16 Midwest Socialist Conference, www.internationalsocialist.org/
-Jan 2009 World Social Forum, Belem, Brazil
-5/7-9/09 The Measure of a Revolution: Cuba 1959-2009 Conference,
Kingston, Ontario, www.queensu.ca/sociology/

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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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