[Imc-newsroom] Fwd: CHICAGO EVENTS CALENDAR MARCH 7 - 25

[Peter Miller]

>To: NWRC2600 at juno.com
>Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 23:09:58 -0600
>Subject: CHICAGO EVENTS CALENDAR MARCH 7 - 25
>X-Mailer: Juno 4.0.11
>From: nwrc2600 at juno.com
>
>CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR
>March 7 – March 25
>
>Sponsored by: New World Resource Center
>A Non-Profit Bookstore and Meeting Center
>2600 West Fullerton, Chicago IL USA 60647
>(773) 227 4011; (773) 489-5942 fax
>Open Tues-Fri, 3-9 pm; Sat-Sun 12-7 pm
>-------------------------------------------------------
>[Listings begin Thursday through following 2.5 weeks;
>includes submissions received by 5 pm Tuesday.
>To list events or subscribe: nwrc2600 at juno.com]
>
>--March 7, Thurs, 10:30 am, Dirksen Federal Plaza
>Dearborn & Adams
>RALLY AGAINST POLICE MISCONDUCT
>Coincides with sentencing hearing of convicted drug dealer
>& former Chicago Police Office Joseph Miedzianowski
>Sponsor: Comité Exijimos Justicia
>Info: 773-772-9117
>
>--March 7, Thurs, 6 pm, Center For Inner City Studies
>700 Oakwood Blvd
>VIDEO BENEFIT for TEAR DOWN THE WALLS
>‘Eyes of the Rainbow’ on Assata Shakur, also
>‘Police State’ on racial profiling
>Info: 773-794-5158
>
>--March 7, Thurs, 7 pm, Doc Films
>Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E 59th
>FILM: OUR MAN IN HAVANA
>Graham Greene’s cold war send-up
>Info: 773-702-8575
>
>--March 8-10, Fri-Sun, New World Resource Center
>2600W. Fullerton
>INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAYS BOOK SALE!!!
>10% off new books, 25% off all sale & used books.
>Info: 773-227 4011 or nwrc_2600 at yahoo.com
>
>--March 8, Fri, 12 pm, Daley Center
>INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY MARCH
>Theme: Women, Gender & Militarism
>Sponsor: Chicago Coalition Against US Militarism
>Info: 773-278-6706
>
>--March 8, Fri, 2:30 pm, UIC Chicago Circle Center
>Room 605, 750 S Halsted
>THE BEST OF INTENTIONS: THE POLITICS OF
>FOREIGN AID FOR AFGHAN WOMEN REFUGEES
>Hear Ingrid Mattson, Professor of Islamic Studies &
>Vice President of the Islamic Society of North America
>Info/RSVP: 312-413-1025
>
>--March 8, Fri, 3 pm, A. Montgomery Ward Gallery
>UIC Chicago Circle Center, 750 S Halsted
>EXHIBIT RECEPTION: BRINGING ART TO LIFE -
>WOMEN & THE ARTS AT HULL-HOUSE
>Through April 5
>Info: 312-413-1025
>
>--March 8, Fri, 5 pm, corner First & Lincoln, DeKalb
>DEKALB AREA PEACE GATHERING
>Rally against war, every Friday.
>Info: garthliebhaber at hotmail.com
>
>--March 8, Fri, 6 pm, Siskel Film Center
>164 N State
>FILM: LA VILLE EST TRANQUILLE
>Robert Guédiguian’s drama explores
>working-class life in Marseilles
>Info: 312-846-2600
>
>--March 8, Fri, 6 pm, Taller Mestizarte
>1440 W. 18th St
>UNLEASH THE FURY OF WOMEN
>AS A MIGHTY FORCE FOR REVOLUTION
>Food, music, poetry, speeches. Sponsor: Revolution Books,
>Committee to Celebrate International Women's Day
>Info: revbookschi at yahoo.com
>
>--March 8, Fri, 7 pm, Facets Cinimatheque
>1517 W. Fullerton
>FILM: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
>Frederick Wiseman’s chilling documentary
>Though 3/12, also 3/14; call for times
>Info: 773-281-9075
>
>--March 8, Fri, 7 pm, DePaul University
>Schmitt Academic Center, 2320 N. Kenmore, Rm 254
>FILM: HEARTS & MINDS
>The definitive documentary on the Vietnam War
>Sponsor: Chicago Coalition Against U.S. Militarism,
>DePaul Student Activist Union
>Info: 773-278-6706
>
>--March 8, Fri, 8 pm, A-Zone, 2129 N. Milwaukee
>FIGHTING MCDONALDS & GLOBALIZATION
>Hear Dave Morris, one of the McLibel 2
>Info: www.mcspotlight.org or 312-682-2821
>
>--March 8, Fri, 8 pm, Heartland Cafe
>7000 N. Glenwood
>CARAVAN SEND-OFF:
>PASTORS FOR PEACE HUMANITARAN AID
>to Chiapas, Honduras, and Nicaragua
>Music by Colectiva Musical, others.
>
>--March 8-9, Fri-Sat, St. Paul, Minnesota
>Weyerhaueser Chapel, Macalester College
>1600 Grand Ave
>LABOR EDUCATION COMMITTEE
>TENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
>Speaker: David Montgomery, others
>Info: 651-696-6371
>
>--March 8-16, Barcelona, Catalonia
>EU SUMMIT PROTESTS
>Rallys, teach-ins, theatre, more
>Info: http://barcelona.indymedia.org
>
>--March 9, Sat, 9:30 a.m., Roosevelt University,
>400 S Michigan, Rm 320
>WOMEN CONFRONTING FUNDAMENTALISM &
>THE RELIGIOUS RIGHT AT HOME & ABROAD
>Panel of 5 scholars and activists, also
>performance of ‘Living in the Hyphen-Nation’
>Info: 773-262-5864 or j-boudart at northwestern.edu.
>
>--March 9, Sat, 10 am, Daley Plaza
>RALLY FOR HEALTH & SAFETY ON ILLINOIS HIGHWAYS
>Support drivers licenses for immigrants!
>Sponsor: The Grassroots Collaborative
>Info: 312.427.2533 or www.igrassroots.org
>
>--March 9, Sat, 10am - 1pm, Armitage Baptist Church
>2451 N Kedzie
>FREE TAX SERVICE
>Saturdays through 4/13 for families earning
>under $33k & individuals under $15k
>Sponsor: Center for Law & Human Services
>Info: 312-409-6511 or www.centerforlaw.org
>
>--March 9, Sat, 12 pm, Rock-n-Roll McDonald’s
>Clark & Ontario
>McPROTEST
>Car pool to McD’s HQ leaves 1 pm
>Info: www.mcspotlight.org or 312-682-2821
>
>--March 9, Sat, 1 PM, No Exit Café
>6970 N. Glenwood
>ILLINOIS NORML ANNUAL MEETING
>Info: 773-395-9708
>
>--March 9, Sat, 1 pm, The Abbey Pub
>3420 W. Grace
>VIDEO: FRONTIERS OF DREAMS AND FEARS
>Mai Masri’s drama about two Palestinian women
>Sponsor: Fight Back Newspaper
>Info: 773-583-2749
>
>--March 9, Sat, 2 pm, Harold Washington Library
>400 S State
>FILMS: VEILS & TEARS
>Films by & about Middle-Eastern & South East Asian
>women: Sari Red, Under One Sky, Arab Women in North
>America talk About the Hijab, Shroud of Silence, Thirst
>Info: 312-413-1025
>
>--March 9, Sat, 2 pm, Harold Washington Library
>400 S State
>COLD CHICAGO: A HAYMARKET FABLE
>Author Warren Lemming reads from his new book
>Info: 312-413-1025
>
>--March 9, Sat, 2 pm, Blackstone Branch Library
>4904 S. Lake Park Ave
>THE LIFE OF LUCY PARSONS
>Slide presentation on the Chicago labor activist & writer
>Info: 773-747-0511
>
>--March 9, Sat, 2 pm, Third Unitarian Church
>301 N Mayfield
>FILM: KEVIN'S ROOM
>Gay & bisexual African-American men, the impact
>of HIV/AIDS, sexuality, the church, & family
>Sponsor: Advisory Council on Gay & Lesbian Issues, others
>Info: 773-533-5755
>
>--March 9, Sat, 9 pm, Stone Soup Kitchen
>4637 North Ashland
>MASQUERADE PARADE
>Benefit for Stone Soup food & housing cooperative
>
>--March 9-10,Sat-Sun, DePaul University
>SAC, 2320 N. Kenmore Ave
>DEATH SENTENCE 2002:
>INTERFAITH FORUM FOR HUMANITY
>Sister Helen Prejean, others
>Info: http://deathsentence2002.home.att.net/
>
>--March 10, Sun, 12 pm, Water Tower
>END ISRAEL'S OCCUPATION OF
>WEST BANK, GAZA & EAST JERUSALEM
>Every Sunday. Sponsor: Not In My Name
>Info: www.nimn.org/
>
>-- March 10, Sun, 1 pm, corner Fullerton & Lincoln
>FOOD NOT BOMBS: MEALS FOR THE HUNGRY
>Help prepare & serve. Every Sunday.
>
>-- March 10, Sun, 3 pm, 57th Street Books
>1301 E. 57th
>HARD TIME BLUES:
>HOW POLITICS BUILT A PRISON NATION
>Journalist Sasha Abramsky discusses his new book
>Info: (773) 684-1300
>
>--March 10, Sun, 4 pm, Rainbow Roller Rink
>4836 N Clark
>CHICAGO NOW ROLLERSKATING PARTY
>Feminists on wheels
>
>--March 10, Sun, 7 pm, Timber Lanes Bowling
>1851 W. Irving Park
>EL SALVADOR SOLIDARITY BOWL-O-RAMA!
>Tix $25 benefit Cinquera's endangered forest
>Sponosr: Chicago Religious Leadership Network on Latin America
>Info: 773-293-2964
>
>--March 11, Mon, South Chicago Public Library
>9055 S. Houston
>PEACE & JOBS PETITIONERS MEETING
>Also 3/25
>Info: 773-968-9814
>
>--March 11, Mon, 6 pm, Siskel Film Center
>164 N State
>FILM: DR. STRANGELOVE OR HOW I
>LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING & LOVE THE BOMB
>Also 3/16, 8 pm
>Info: 312-846-2600
>
>--March 11, Mon, 6:30 pm, News and Letters
>36 S. Wabash, Room 1440
>THE ADVENTURES OF THE DIALECTIC:
>LENIN & LUKACS; FANON & C.L.R. JAMES
>Discussion
>Info: 312 236 0799 or nandl at igc.org
>
>--March 12, Tues, Footlocker & Champ Sports Stores
>BOYCOTT FOOTLOCKER & CHAMP SPORTS STORES DAY
>for continuing to stock New Era caps, on the AFL-CIO boycott list.
>CWA Local 14177 members, unionized baseball cap production
>employees of New Era Cap, have been on strike since July 16, 2001
>Sponsor: Communications Workers of America
>
>--March 12, Tues, 2 pm, UIC Chicago Circle Center
>Room 605, 750 S Halsted
>HEATHER’S MOMMY SPEAKS OUT
>Author Leslea Newman on the continuing controversies
>surrounding her 1990 book, Heather Has Two Mommies
>Info: 312-413-1025
>
>--March 12, Tues, 5 pm, Harold Washington Library
>400 S State
>DEBORAH LYNCH WALSH
>Chicago Teachers Union President speaks on
>public education & its union movement
>Info: 312-413-1025
>
>--March 12, Tues, 5:30 pm, Harold Washington Library
>400 S State
>JANE ADDAMS & THE DREAM OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
>Author Jean Bethke Elshtain discusses her book
>Info: 312-747-4050
>
>--March 13, Wed, 4:30 pm, A. Montgomery Ward Gallery
>UIC Chicago Circle Center, 750 S Halsted
>FILM: SALT OF THE EARTH
>Drama of striking Mexican American miners in
>New Mexico. Also screens 3/14 at UIC
>Student Services Building, 1200 W. Harrison
>Info: 312-413-1025
>
>--March 13, Wed, 7 pm, Evanston Public Library
>1703 Orrington Ave, Evanston
>FILM: YOUR NEIGHBOR’S SON
>Drama on torture in Greece during military dictatorship
>Sponsor: Amnesty International Local Group 50
>Info: 773-338-6020
>
>--March 13, Wed, 7:30 pm, Chopin Theatre
>1543 W. Division
>WOMEN”S SINGER-SONGWRITER SUMMIT
>Amina Norman Hawkins, Jacqueline Wilson,
>Ellen Rosner, Nikki Mitchell & Maggie Brown
>Info: 312-278-2210
>
>--March 14, Thurs, 7pm, Walter Payton College Prep
>1034 N Wells
>MICHAEL MOORE:
>STUPID WHITE MEN TOUR ACROSS AMERICA
>Info: www.michaelmoore.com/2002_0205.html
>
>--March 14, Thurs, 7 pm, Roosevelt University
>430 S Michigan
>WORKING WOMEN'S HISTORY PROJECT GALA
>Mother Jones Awardee: Yolanda Bobby Hall
>Tix $25-30
>Info: 773-472-2585.
>
>--March 15, Fri, 7 pm, DePaul University
>Student Union, Sheffield & Belden
>FREE THE 5 CUBAN ANTI-TERRORISTS
>Sentenced to solitary confinement by US courts
>Panelists: Gloria La Riva, Fenando Garcia, Jose Lopez,
>Stan Willis, Hakim Husien
>Sponsor: International Action Center
>Info: 773-465-0177
>
>--March 15-16, Governors State University
>lL Rt. 50 (Cicero Ave) & Governors Highway, Matteson
>THE GATHERING: MEETING FOR UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
>HISTORICAL ACTIVITIES IN ILLINOIS
>Info: www.ugrr-iura.org
>
>--March 15-17, UIC Chicago Circle Center
>750 S Halsted
>COLOR OF VIOLENCE II 2002:
>BUILDING A MOVEMENT
>Conference, panelists include Angela Davis,
>Cherie Moraga, others. Sponsor:
>Incite! Women of Color Against Violence
>Info: www.incite-national.org/
>
>--March 15-24
>WOMEN IN THE DIRECTOR'S CHAIR 21ST ANNUAL
>INTERNATIONAL FILM & VIDEO FESTIVAL
>Info: 773-907-0610 or www.widc.org
>
>--March 16, Sat, 2 pm, Harold Washington Library
>400 S State
>JANE ADDAMS, THE CRITIQUE OF MILITARIZED
>SOCIETY & THE THEORY OF POSITIVE PEACE
>Purdue University Prof. Berenice A. Carroll leads discussion
>Info: 312-413-1025
>
>--March 16, Sat, 3 pm, New World Resource Center
>2600 W. Fullerton
>COLD CHICAGO: A HAYMARKET FABLE
>Author Warren Lemming reads from his new book,
>illustrated and accompanied by Carlos Cortez.
>Sponsor: Chicago Socialist Party
>Info: www.coldchicagocompany.org
>
>--March 17, Sun, 3 pm, No Exit Cafe
>6970 N Glenwood
>CHICAGO GREENS EARTHDAY PROTEST
>& CELEBRATION PLANNING MEETING
>Info: 312-939-2539 or brudner at arcologize.org
>
>--March 19, Tues, 10 am, North Austin Branch Library
>5724 W. North Ave.
>LIFE OF IDA B. WELLS-BARNETT
>Sharon Jaddua plays scenes from the life of the Chicago
>African American journalist who launched the first
>anti-lynching crusade in the US
>Info: 773-746-4233
>
>--March 21, Thursday
>NO E-MAIL CALENDAR THIS WEEK
>Return 3/28
>
>--March 21, Thurs, 7 pm, 57th Street Books
>1301 E. 57th
>MEDIA UNLIMITED
>Todd Gitlin discusses his new book
>Info: (773) 684-1300
>
>--March 22, Fri, 8 pm, Al-Aqsa School
>7361 W. 92nd. St, Bridgeview
>DEFEND OUR RIGHTS - FREE RABIH HADDAD!
>Protest & rally. Sponsor:
>Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism
>Info: 888-471-0874 or nowarnoracism at hotmail.com
>
>--March 23, Sat, 1 pm, Roosevelt University
>400 S Michigan
>TALES FROM THE HOOD
>Performance, video & speakers examining Chicago's housing
>crisis, with En Mi Barrio (Video Machete), Teatro Callejero,
>Sisi Donald Mosby, House of Daniel Choir, Jose Lopez, more
>Info: 773-292-4980 x 224 or johnb at tenants-rights.org
>
>--March 23, Sat, 7 pm, United Church of Roger's Park
>1545 W. Morse
>DEFEND OUR RIGHTS - FREE RABIH HADDAD!
>Protest & rally. Sponsor:
>Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism
>Info: 888-471-0874 or nowarnoracism at hotmail.com
>
>--March 23, Sat, 9 pm, Heartland Café
>7000 N Glenwood
>NELSON ALGREN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
>With Bill Savage, Warren Lemming, Art Shay,
>Michael James, more. Music, poetry, oratory, etc
>Info: 773-465-8005
>
>--March 23-24, Sat-Sun, 9am, ICA, 4750 N. Sheridan
>ILLINOIS GREEN PARTY CONVENTION
>Info: www.chicagogreens.org
>
>--March 24, Sun, 5 pm, Women & Children First
>5233 North Clark
>WORKING WITHOUT UNIFORMS:
>SCHOOL NURSING IN CHICAGO, 1951-2001
>Helen Ramirez-Odell discusses her book
>Info: 773-769-9299
>
>--March 25, Monday, 6-9 pm
>MONTHLY CALENDAR MAILING AT
>NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER
>Free monthly event calendar,
>2,500 subscribers. Details below.
>(Next mailing April 29)
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>
>NEW BOOKS AT NWRC:
>
>--MARCH 8-10 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY BOOK SALE
>10% to 25% off new & used books
>
>--The Hidden War: A Russian Journalist's Account of
>The Soviet War in Afghanistan $14
>--Peace and Its Discontents, by Edward W. Said $12
>--War Against the Panthers: A Study of Repression,
>by Huey P. Newton $14
>--Shattering the Myth: Islam Beyond Violence 16.95
>--A Muslim Primer 14.95
>--Terror In the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence 16.95
>--Puerto Rico: The Trials of the Worlds Oldest Colony 17.95
>--Autobiography of a People: Three Centuries
>of African American History Told By Those Who Lived It, $15
>--Claiming Earth: Blacks Seeking A Culture of
>Enlightened Empowerment 14.95
>--Three Strikes: Miners, Musicians, Salesgirls, & the Fighting Spirit
>of Labor's Last Century, by Zinn, Dana Frank, Robin D.G. Kelly, $23
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>
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>mailing (2,500 subscribers) containing a calendar of events around
>the region. Groups, organizers and activists use this as an effective
>& affordable outreach tool & essential complement to internet media.
>
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>
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>
>
>WHO WE ARE: The New World Resource Center is Chicago’s oldest
>independent left-wing & labor bookstore and meeting center, providing
>books, periodicals, t-shirts, etc. to progressives and activists. Founded
>
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