[Imc-newsroom] Fwd: CHICAGO EVENTS CALENDAR MAY 2 - MAY 19

[Peter Miller]

>To: NWRC2600 at juno.com
>Date: Wed, 1 May 2002 23:11:42 -0500
>Subject: CHICAGO EVENTS CALENDAR MAY 2 - MAY 19
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>CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR
>May 2 ­ May 19
>
>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
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>
>--May 2, Thursday, 6 am ­ 7 pm
>LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL COUNCIL ELECTIONS
>All eligible to vote with proof of residence
>
>--May 2, Thurs, 12 pm, City Hall
>CHICAGO CITY COLLEGE STUDENTS
>WALK-OUT SPEAK-OUT 2
>Against cut-backs, firings, union-busting
>Info: samj1984 at yahoo.com
>
>--May 2, Thurs, 5 pm, Route 38 & Randall Rd, Geneva
>PEACE VIGIL IN GENEVA IL
>Info: marysedrop at aol.com
>
>--May 2, Thurs, 6:30 pm, Unite Hall, 333 S. Ashland
>VICTORY & SOLIDARITY RALLY WITH THE CHARLESTON FIVE
>Hear all members of the Charleston Five extend solidarity
>to Carousel Linens workers in Highwood, IL
>Sponsor: Jobs With Justice, UNITE
>Info: 312-738-6159
>
>--May 2, Thurs, 7 pm, New World Resource Center
>2600 W Fullerton
>MAY DAY: WINDOW INTO SOUL OF AMERICA
>Discussion & presentation
>Part of May Day/Another World Is Possible activities
>Info: www.chicagosocialistparty.com/mayday/
>
>--May 2, Thurs, 7:30 pm, Immanuel Lutheran Church
>Lake & Sherman, Evanston
>EYEWITNESS: PALESTINE
>Hear Jenin refugee camp witnesses Kathy Kelly &
>Jeff Guntzel of Voices in the Wilderness
>Info: 847-733-7141
>
>--May 2, Thurs, 8 pm, Stage Left Theatre
>3408 N. Sheffield
>THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN
>Brecht’s play about poverty & goodness
>Through 5/25
>Info: 773-883-8830
>
>--May 3, Fri, 7 pm, Teamster Hall, 333 S. Ashland
>BILL FLETCHER
>Hear the union activist & Black Radical Congress organizer
>
>--May 3, Fri, 7 pm, Sabre Room, 8900 W 95th, Hickory Hills
>RALLY FOR PALESTINE
>Hear Dr. Azmi Bishara. Tix $15 benefit
>American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
>Info: 773-616-0775
>
>--May 3, Fri, 7 pm, HotHouse, 31 E Balbo
>EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT FROM THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES
>Hear Judith LeBlanc, correspondent for
>People's Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo
>Info: 312-842-5770 or jbachtell at ameritech.net
>
>--May 3, Fri, 7 pm, New World Resource Center
>2600 W Fullerton
>MAY DAY: INTERNATIONAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD
>Video, music, discussion with the IWW
>Part of May Day/Another World Is Possible activities
>Info: www.chicagosocialistparty.com/mayday/
>
>--May 3, Fri, 7 pm, Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton
>IRAQ AND THE US MEDIA: WE ARE BEING LIED TO
>Hear Gabe Huck & Teresa Kubasak of Voices in the Wilderness
>Video: Hidden Wars of Desert Storm
>Info: (847) 679-8032
>
>--May 3-5, Friday - Sunday
>COLD CHICAGO: A HAYMARKET FABLE IN CABARET FORM
>Celebrate May Day in the town where it was carefully forgotten
>May 3, 8 pm, No Exit Cafe, 6970 N. Glenwood
>May 4, 9:30 pm, Heartland Café, 7000 N Glenwood
>May 5, 3:30 pm, Quenchers Saloon, 2400 N Western
>Info: coldchicagocompany.org
>
>--May 4, Sat, 9 am, UIC campus
>2121 W. Taylor, SPH-W
>HAYMARKET LABOR HISTORY TOUR
>4-hour bus tour of sites associated with Haymarket events,
>led by Prof. William Adelman. Tix $30
>Info: 312-996-6904
>
>--May 4, Sat, 1 pm, Teamsters Local 706 Hall
>300 S Ashland
>GLOBALIZATION FORUM GAME
>Sponsor: Jobs With Justice
>Info: www.jobswithjustice.org/
>
>--May 4, Sat, 3 pm, Kent State OH campus
>PROTEST AGAINST THE ENDLESS WAR
>Sponsor: Kent State Anti-War Committee
>Info: 330-701-1833 or www.ksawc.org
>
>--May 4, Sat, 8 pm, Wellington Church
>615 W Wellington
>DEATH & THE MAIDEN
>Ariel Dorfman's drama about torture,
>presented by TimeLine Theatre Company
>Info: 312-409-8463
>
>--May 4 & 5, Sat & Sun, Harold Washington Library
>400 S. State
>SECOND ANNUAL CPL ANARCHIST DEBATES
>5/4 - 11 am, 5/5 - 1 pm
>Info: (312) 747-4050
>
>--May 5, 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/
>
>--May 5, Sun, 1 pm, corner Fullerton & Lincoln
>FOOD NOT BOMBS: MEALS FOR THE HUNGRY
>Help prepare & serve. Every Sunday
>
>--May 5, SunDAY, four locations
>CINCO DE MAYO:
>MARCH & RALLY FOR IMMIRGANTS' RIGHTS
>-United Methodist Church, 2716 W Division, 1:30 pm
>-Providence of God Church, 18th & Union, 2 pm
>-Ashland  & 42nd St, 2 pm
>-Meet & rally at Harrison Park, corner 18th & Wood, 4 pm
>Info: 312-666-5508
>
>--May 5, Sun, 2 pm, Andies Restaurant
>1467 W Montrose
>HAGGAI MATAR
>Hear the leader of the 62 high school seniors who told
>Sharon they would not serve in the Occupied Territories
>& would refuse to serve in the military.
>Benefit for Yesh Gvul and New Profile
>Info: steven at stevenfeuerstein.com
>
>--May 5, Sun, 3 pm, Quenchers Saloon, 2400 N Western
>NEW WORLD RESOURCE CENTER
>BENEFIT PERFORMANCE: COLD CHICAGO
>Benefit party follows
>Info: 773-227-4011
>
>--May 5, Sun, 4 pm, Hot House, 31 E Balbo
>PRISON ACTION COMMITTEE BENEFIT
>With novelist Sam Greenlee, poets Jamila-ra,
>Jeanne Towns, also music, theater, more. Tix $15
>Info: 773-874-7390
>
>--May 6, Mon, 11am, Thompson Center
>RALLY & PROTEST HUMAN SERVICE BUDGET CUTS
>Dare the IL assembly to restore human services.
>Info: 773-973-7900 ext. 233
>
>--May 7, Tues, 7 pm, Alice Miller Chapel
>Parks Hall 122, corner Chicago & Sheridan, Evanston
>CHUYE KUNSANG & PASSANG LIAMO
>Tibetans & former prisoners in China discuss their experiences
>Sponsor: Amnesty International Local Group 50
>Info: 773-338-6020
>
>--May 7, Tues, 7 pm, University of Minnesota
>West Bank Campus, Wiley Hall Room 125
>WINONA LADUKE
>BIO-COLONIALISM: WILD RICE THREATENED?
>Info: 612-722-5518
>
>--May 8, Wed, 3 pm, Loyola El Station
>FOOD NOT BOMBS: MEALS FOR THE HUNGRY
>Help prepare & serve, every Wednesday
>
>--May 8, Wed, 4-6 pm, Vida Health Center, 1112 N California
>FREE & CONFIDENTIAL HIV/STD TESTING
>Info: 888-235-8432
>
>--May 9, Thurs, 11 am, Capitol Bldg, Springfield
>WORKING PEOPLE'S MARCH & RALLY:
>REBUILD ILLINOIS CAMPAIGN
>Support immigrant rights, affordable housing,
>better schools, right to unionize
>Info: 312-427-2533 x20 or www.grassrootsvoices.org
>
>--May 9, Thurs, HotHouse, 31 E Balbo
>IN THESE TIMES 25TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY
>Hear Bob McChesney, Studs Terkel, Salim Muwakkil
>Laura Washington David Moberg, Joel Bleifuss,
>Susan J. Douglas, others. Book release party for
>Appeal to Reason: 25 Years In These Times.
>6:30 pm reception tix $100; 8:30 party tix $10
>Info: www.inthesetimes.com/25/party
>
>--May 9-11, Thurs-Sat, Luck, WI & Clam Lake, WI
>ANTI-TRIDENT & ELF GATHERING AT
>THE NAVY'S SUBMARINE WARFARE TRIGGER
>Workshops, speakers, actions
>Info: anathoth at lakeland.ws or nukewatch at lakeland.ws
>
>--May 9-12, Thurs-Sun, UIC campus
>RADICAL WOMEN OF COLOR ORGANIZING CONFERENCE
>Info: www.nwaforchange.org/
>
>--May 10, Fri, Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, 350 N. Orleans
>44th DEBS-THOMAS-HARRINGTON DINNER: DEFENDING
>LABOR RIGHTS, HUMAN RIGHTS & CIVIL LIBERTIES
>Thomas Balanoff, President SEIU Local 1; labor attorney
>Barbara Hillman; Douglas Cassel, Center for International Human Rights
>Cocktails 6 pm, dinner 7:30 pm, tix $45
>Info: 773-384-0327 or chiildsa at chicagodsa.org.
>
>--May 10-12, Fri-Sun, Loyola University
>Rubloff Auditorium, Water Tower, 25 E Pearson
>GLOBALIZATION & SOCIAL JUSTICE CONFERENCE
>Sponsors: Loyola Dept of Sociology, Roosevelt U Economics Dept,
>Global Studies Association UK, Networking for Democracy
>Info: www.net4dem.org/mayglobal
>
>--May 10-12, Friday-Sunday
>MATCHES & MAYHEM
>Annual celebration of anarchist culture & struggle
>with book fair, film fest, debates, soccer, more
>-Pulaski Park Field House, 1419 W Blackhawk
>-Autonomous Zone, 2129 N Milwaukee
>-Burr School, corner Ashland & Wabansia
>-Wicker Park, 1452 N Damen
>Info: 312-494-3455 or www.matchesandmayhem.org
>
>--May 10-12, Fri-Sun, HotHouse, 31 E Balbo
>HOTHOUSE 15th ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND
>5/10 David Young, 8 Bold Souls; 5/11 Ricardo Lemvo,
>Makina Loca; 5/12 Bill Frisell’s Intercontinental Quartet
>Info: www.hothouse.net
>
>--May 10-12, Fri-Sun, Berkeley, CA
>NO STAR WARS: INTERNATIONAL
>SPACE ORGANIZING CONFERENCE & PROTEST
>Panels, workshops, protests
>Info: www.space4peace.org
>
>--May 10-31, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
>FILMS OF JORIS IVENS
>Retrospective of the pioneering radical filmmaker includes
>The Spanish Earth, classic doc of the Spanish Civil War
>Info: 312.846-2600 or www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter/
>
>--May 11, Sat, 12 pm, Goldblatt's Building
>corner Leland & Broadway
>PEOPLE'S MARCH FOR THE WILSON YARD
>Help demand low-cost housing
>Sponsor: Community Of Uptown Residents
>For Affordability And Justice
>Info: www.edgeupgreens.org
>
>--May 11, Sat, 2 pm, Harold Washington Library
>400 S. State
>FILM: PUNITIVE DAMAGE
>Documentary on the struggles in East Timor,
>with discussion presented by East Timor Action Network
>Info: (312) 747-4050
>
>--May 11, Sat, 8 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5343 N Clark
>FILM: 900 WOMEN
>Documentary on female inmates at Louisiana Correctional Institute.
>Introduced by Joanne Archibald. Co-sponsor:
>Chicago Legal Aid for Incarcerated Mothers
>Info: 773-293-1447
>
>--May 13, Mon, 11 am, Sheraton Hotel
>301 E. North Water, Columbus Drive & Chicago River
>PROTEST BUSH IN CHICAGO
>Free Palestine / No US Invasion of Iraq / US Out of Vieques
>& Colombia / Amnesty for Immigrants / Stop Racial Profiling
>Info: CABNstopthehate at aol.com or 888-471-0874
>
>--May 14, Tues, 7:30 pm, New World Resource Center
>2600 W Fullerton
>TRADING WILDERNESS:
>GLOBALIZATION’S ASSAULT ON THE WORLD’S FORESTS
>Hear Jason Tockman of American Lands Alliance.
>Also live music, discussion
>Info: 740-594-5441 or 773-227-4011
>
>--May 14, Tues, 4:30 pm, Thompson Center, Randolph & Clark
>MARCH AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY
>Sponsor: National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression,
>Campaign Against the Death Penalty, Committee to Free
>Mumia Abu Jamal, others.
>Info: 312-849-2279 or http://naarpr.org/
>
>--May 15, Wed, 5 pm, Harold Washington Library
>400 S. State
>FILM: PALESTINE - A HOLOCAUST WAITING TO HAPPEN
>New documentary by Dennis Mueller
>Info: (312) 747-4050
>
>--May 15, Wed, 7:30 pm, Women & Children First
>5233 N Clark
>THAT TAKES OVARIES! BOLD FEMALES & THEIR BRAZEN ACTS
>Authors read stories of courage
>Info: 773-769-9299
>
>--May 16, Thurs, Chicago Historical Society
>1600 N Clark
>TRIBUTE TO STUDS TERKEL
>Studs turns 90. With Garrison Keeler, Gary Wills,
>Lonnie Bunch & David Schwimmer
>Info: (312) 642-4600
>
>--May 16, Thurs, 7 pm, DePaul University
>2320 N. Kenmore, SAC Rm 154
>LIKE A MOTH TO THE FLAME:
>FRANTZ FANON'S ANTICOLONIALISM TODAY
>Hear Prof. Richard Delgado, University of Colorado School of Law
>Info: (773) 325-4352
>
>--May 17, Fri, HotHouse, 31 E Balbo
>20TH ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT FOR CROSSROADS FUND
>Private reception 5:30 pm, general reception 6:30 pm
>Auction, music, etc. Tix $20 - $150
>Info: 773-227-7676 or www.crossroadsfund.org
>
>--May 17, Fri, 8:00 pm, Chicago Filmmakers
>Columbia College, 600 S. Michigan
>FILM: THE AMERICAN EGYPT
>Jesse Lerner’s documentary/essay on the short life of
>the first socialist government of the Americas, the
>Revolution on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, 1915-1924
>Info: www.chicagofilmmakers.org or 773.293.1447
>
>--May 18, 9 am, University of Chicago
>Judd Hall, Rm 126, 5835 S Kimbark
>BLACK GLBT POLITICS IN CHICAGO & NATIONALLY
>Symposium on history & future of Black GLBT organizing
>Info: 773-834-4509
>
>--May 18, Sat, 1 pm, Harold Washington Library
>400 S. State
>FILM: REBELS WITH A CAUSE
>Helen Garvey's documentary on Students for a Democratic Society
>Info: (312) 747-4050
>
>--May 18 & 19, Sat-Sun, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
>FILM: LA COMMUNE (PARIS, 1871)
>Peter Watkins’ historical epic in two parts, repeats 5/21-22
>Info: 312.846-2600 or www.artic.edu/webspaces/siskelfilmcenter/
>
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>phone & sponsor info to NWRC2600 at juno.com
>by 5 pm Tuesday for events beginning Thursday
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>NEW BOOKS AT NWRC:
>--Three Strikes: Miners, Musicians, Salesgirls, & the Fighting Spirit
>of Labor's Last Century, by Howard Zinn, Dana Frank, Robin D.G. Kelly,
>$23
>--Workers and Peasants in the Modern Middle East, $19.95
>--The Catholic Church and the Holocaust, 1930-1965, $14.95
>--You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History
>of Our Times, by Howard Zinn, $14
>--The Question of Palestine, by Edward W. Said, $14.95
>--Voices From A "Promised Land": Palestinian & Israeli Peace Activists
>Speak Their Hearts, $12.95
>--Can We Put An End To Sweatshops? $12
>--Whose Vote Counts? $12
>--The Other American: The Life of Michael Harrington, $14
>--Peace and Its Discontents, by Edward W. Said $12
>--War Against the Panthers: A Study of Repression,
>by Huey P. Newton $14
>--Terror In the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence 16.95
>--Autobiography of a People: Three Centuries
>of African American History Told By Those Who Lived It, $15
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