[Imc-newsroom] Fwd: CHICAGO EVENTS CALENDAR MAY 30 - JUNE 15

Wed May 29 23:35:21 CDT 2002

>To: NWRC2600 at juno.com
>Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 22:25:10 -0500
>Subject: CHICAGO EVENTS CALENDAR MAY 30 - JUNE 15
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>CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR
>May 30 – June 15
>
>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 thru following 2.5 weeks, includes
>submissions received by 5 pm Tuesday. 600 subscribers.
>To list events or subscribe: NWRC2600 at juno.com]
>
>--May 30, Thurs, 5:30 pm, Roosevelt University
>430 S Michigan, Congress Lounge
>ENRON TOWN HALL MEETING
>Hear John Sweeney, unemployed Enron workers, others
>Sponsors: Chicago Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
>Info: www.cflonline.org
>
>--May 30, Thurs, 7 pm, New World Resource Center
>2600 W Fullerton, corner Rockwell
>THE NEW CRUSADE: AMERICA'S WAR ON TERRORISM
>Author Rahul Mahajan discusses his new book. “
carefully
>argued polemic
a vital aid to all those resisting the
>dominant culture in these conformist times." –Tariq Ali
>Sponsor: Edgewater/Uptown Greens
>Info: EdgewaterNader at aol.com or 773-227-4011
>
>--May 30 - June 1, Thurs-Sun, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
>University of Toronto / Ryerson Polytechnic University
>SOCIETY OF SOCIALIST STUDIES: CONGRESS 2002
>Info: http://home.oise.utoronto.ca/~sss/
>
>--May 31, Fri, 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza
>CHICAGO CRITICAL MASS MONTHLY BIKE RIDE
>Info: http://www.chicagocriticalmass.org
>
>--May 31, Fri, 6:30 pm, Facet’s Cinémathèque,
>1517 W Fullerton
>FILM: CAPTAIN PANTOJA AND THE SPECIAL SERVICES
>Peruvian director Francesco Lombardi’s satire on all things military
>Through 6/6
>Info: 773-773-281-4114
>
>--May 31, Fri, 7 pm, Unitarian Church of Evanston, 1330 Ridge
>THE PALESTINE PUZZLE
>Hear Thom Saffold, International Solidarity Movement; Loren Lybarger;
>Aliza Beckerm, Jewish Peace Forum & Brit Tzdedek v'Shalom.
>Child care. Sponsor: Peace & Justice Committee, Neighbors for Peace
>Info: ritarousseau at hotmail.com or (773) 764-6110.
>
>--May 31, Fri, 8 pm, College of Complexes
>FutureWorld Café, 1744 E 55th St
>EXPLODING MYTHS ABOUT YUCCA MOUNTAIN
>RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROJECT
>Speaker from Nuclear Energy Information Service
>Info: 312-842-5036 or cpaidock at hotmail.com
>
>--May 31, Fri, 8:30 pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
>FILM: THE 17TH PARALLEL
>Pioneering radical filmmaker Joris Ivens’ 1968 documentary
>depicts life in war-torn Vietnam
>Info: 312-846-2600
>
>--May 31 - June 2, Fri-Sun, North Park University, 3225 W Foster
>ORGANIZING CONFERENCE:
>US CAMPAIGN TO END ISRAELI OCCUPATION
>Info: endoccupation at yahoo.com
>
>--May 31 - June 2, Fri-Sun, Kent State University, OH
>MOVEMENT-BUILDING CONFERENCE:
>CREATING AN AGENDA FROM BELOW
>Panelists: Tony Budak, Dominic Caruso, Alan Haber,
>Staughton & Alice Lynd, Mike Stout, others
>Info: http://porthurontokentstate.tripod.com
>
>--May 31 - June 2, Fri-Sun, Havens Center, Williams Bay, WI
>RADFEST 2002: ACTIVISTS & ACADEMICS
>WORKING FOR PROGRESSIVE CHANGE
>Panelists: Medea Benjamin, Jennifer Lowenstein,
>John Nichols, Cynthia McKinney, others
>Info: www.ssc.wisc.edu/havenscenter/radfst02.htm
>
>--June 1, Sat, 3 pm, Printers Row Bookfair Poetry Tent
>Dearborn between Congress & Polk
>JAYNE CORTEZ
>Hear the radical poet. Sponsor: Guild Complex
>Info: www.guildcomplex.com
>
>--June 1, Sat, 7 pm, Chrachouse, 1626 S Newberry
>BENEFIT FOR MTV/REAL WORLD PROTESTORS
>Help pay legal fees. Bands, DJs, raffles, food, etc
>Info: www.azone.org
>
>--June 1, Sat, 9 pm, Martyr’s, 3855 N. Lincoln
>BIG FISH LITTLE FISH VOL. 2:
>MORE EMERGING WOMEN IN CHICAGO MUSIC
>CD release party benefits Chicago Abused Women Coalition
>Info: 773-404-9494 or www.cawc.org
>
>--June 2, Sun, 11 am, Printers Row Bookfair Poetry Tent
>Dearborn between Congress & Polk
>SURREALISM IS HOT
>Hear Franklin Rosemont, David Roediger, Jayne Cortez,
>Paul Garon, Jen Besemer, others.
>
>--June 2, 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/
>
>--June 2, Sun, 1 pm, corner Fullerton & Lincoln
>FOOD NOT BOMBS: MEALS FOR THE HUNGRY
>Help prepare & serve. Every Sunday
>
>--June 5, Wednesday
>NATIONAL HUNGER AWARENESS DAY
>Info: www.secondharvest.org
>
>--June 5, Wed, 1:30 pm, DePaul University
>Schmitt Academic Center
>ISHAI SAGI
>Hear the Israeli Lieutenant jailed for refusing to serve
>Sponsors: Amnesty International, Activist Student Union, others
>Info: Info: 312-409-4845 or info at couragetorefuse.org
>
>--June 5, Wed, 8 am, Malcolm X College
>ROBERT McCHESNEY & STUDS TERKEL will speak at the
>mostly mainstream Making Media Connections Conference
>Info: www.newstips.org/conf.htm
>
>--June 5, Wed, 3 pm, Loyola El Station
>FOOD NOT BOMBS: MEALS FOR THE HUNGRY
>Help prepare & serve, every Wednesday
>
>--June 5-9, Wed-Sun, State University of New York/Stony Brook
>HOW CLASS WORKS CONFERENCE
>With Mike Davis, Barbara Ehrenreich, Bill Fletcher, Juan Gonzalez,
>Julianne Malveaux, Leo Panitch, Frances Fox Piven, Katie Quan,
>Adolph Reed, Danny Schechter, William K. Tabb, more.
>Info: www.workingclass.sunysb.edu
>
>--June 6, Thursday
>PUSH BACK THE DEA:
>KEEP MEDICAL MARIJUANA SAFE & LEGAL
>National day of actions
>Info: www.safeaccessnow.org/
>
>--June 6, Thurs, 8 pm, The Hideout, 1354 W Wabansia
>BREAK THE GRIDLOCK - BENEFIT SHOW
>Live music from The Inepti, The Amoreys, Twang Bang
>Info: www.breakthegridlock.org
>
>--June 6, Thurs, 9:30 pm, Labor Beat, CAN-TV Channel 19
>BILL FLETCHER: US LABOR’S RESPONSE TO 9/11
>Hear the Black Radical Congress organizer & former
>AFL-CIO assistant president
>
>--June 6-9, Thurs-Sun, Lawrence, KS
>2002 NORTH AMERICAN ANARCHIST GATHERING
>Info: NAAG02 at hotmail.com or www.prague-index.org/naag/
>
>--June 7, Fri, 7:30 & 8:30 pm, Facet’s Cinémathèque,
>1517 W Fullerton
>FILM: INVESTIGATION OF A FLAME
>Lynne Sachs’ documentary of 9 Vietnam War protesters who
>incinerated hundreds of selective service records with homemade
>napalm in a daring 1968 draft board office raid. Through 6/9
>Info: 773-773-281-4114
>
>--June 7, Fri, 8 pm, Southwest Youth Collaborative, 6400 S Kedzie
>CAFE INTIFAD for the liberation of Palestine.
>Poetry, spoken word, open mic, etc.
>Info: jlahoud at juno.com
>
>--June 7-9, Fri-Sun, Toronto, Canada
>BioJUSTICE / BioDIVERSITY 2002:
>6TH INTERNATIONAL GRASSROOTS GATHERING
>ON GENETIC ENGINEERING
>Info: http://www.biodev.org
>
>--June 8, Saturday
>35 YEARS OF OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE
>Info: http://www.coalitionofwomen4peace.org
>
>--June 8, Sat, 6 pm, Little Quiapo Restaurant
>4423 N. Clark
>5TH ANNUAL PHILIPPINE KULTURAL NIGHT OF RESISTANCE
>Philippine Performing Arts Choir, Gina Magsombol,
>Pintig Cultural Group, many more performers
>Info: 773-936-5642
>
>--June 8, Sat, 6 pm, Hyatt Regency Chicago
>IVI-IPO 58TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENTS' DAY DINNER
>Hear Rep. Luis Gutierrez. Tix $100/$65
>Info: 312-939-5105
>
>--June 9-10, Sun-Mon, Loyola University
>McCormick Lounge, Lake Shore Campus
>NUCLEAR-FREE GREAT LAKES ACTION CONFERENCE
>Panels, workshops, etc
>Sponsor: Nuclear Energy Information Service
>Info: 847-869-7650 or www.neis.org
>
>--June 13, Thurs, 7:30 pm, Women & Children First
>5233 N. Clark
>HATE CRIME: THE STORY OF A DRAGGING IN JASPER, TEXAS
>Author Joyce King discusses her book on the James Byrd Jr. lynching
>Info: 773.769.9299
>
>--June 13-16, Thus-Sun, Congress Plaza Hotel, 520 S Michigan
>SOCIALISM 2002: ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE
>Panelists: Naseer Aruri, Rania Masri, David Barsamian
>Leo Panitch, Oscar Olivera, many others
>Sponsors: International Socialist Organization
>Info: 773-583-8665 www.socialism2002.org
>
>--June 13-17, Thus-Mon, Bar Harbor, Maine
>GREEN PARTY USA ANNUAL GATHERING & CONGRESS
>Info: www.greenparty.org or gpusa at igc.org
>
>--June 13-18, Thurs-Tues, Madison WI
>RESIST THE MAYORS
>Protests & actions to coincide with
>US Conference of Mayors meeting
>Info: www.resist-the-mayors.org or info at resist-the-mayors.org
>
>--June 15, Saturday
>UNION WOMEN SCHOOL: REGISTRATION DEADLINE
>Info: http://www.msww.org/
>
>--June 15, Sat, Union Park, Chicago
>ROLLING THUNDER DOWN-HOME DEMOCRACY FESTIVAL
>Music, speakers, workshops, etc. Scheduled: Erykah Badu,
>Jim Hightower, Michael Moore, Kuumba Lynx, Reps. Jan Schakowsky
>& Jesse Jackson Jr., Studs Terkel, UNITE gospel choir, lots more.
>Drop by the New World Resource Center book table & say hi.
>Info: 312-738-6123 or darci at rollingthundertour.org or
>www.rollingthundertour.org/events/chicago.cfm
>
>--CALENDAR INFO: Send event title, date, time, location,
>phone & sponsor to NWRC2600 at juno.com
>by 5 pm Tuesday for events beginning Thursday
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>
>NEW BOOKS AT NWRC:
>--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
>--Three Strikes: Miners, Musicians, Salesgirls, & the Fighting Spirit
>of Labor's Last Century, by Howard Zinn, Dana Frank, Robin D.G. Kelly,
>$23
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>
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>
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