[Imc-newsroom] Fwd: CHICAGO EVENTS CALENDAR SEPT 5 - 21

[Peter Miller]

>To: NWRC2600 at juno.com
>Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 23:00:52 -0500
>Subject: CHICAGO EVENTS CALENDAR SEPT 5 - 21
>X-Mailer: Juno 4.0.11
>From: nwrc2600 at juno.com
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>CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR
>Sept 5 – Sept 21
>
>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
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>Really new books below!
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>[Calendar listings begin Thursday thru following 2.5 weeks,
>includes submissions received by 5 pm Tuesday. 600 subscribers.
>To submit events or subscribe: NWRC2600 at juno.com]
>
>--Sept 5, Thu, 7 pm, Revolution Books, 1103 N Ashland
>VIDEO: IRAQ - THE HIDDEN STORY OF THE GULF WAR
>Documentary followed by discussion
>Info: 773-489-0930
>
>--Sept 5, Thu, 7 pm, Autonomous Zone, 2129 N. Milwaukee
>PALESTINE RIGHT OF RETURN TEACH-IN
>Info: www.azone.org
>
>--Sept 5, Thu, 7 pm, Loyola Park Fieldhouse, Greenleaf & Sheridan
>WHY DOES BUSH WANT A WAR WITH IRAQ?
>Sponsor: International Socialist Organization
>Info: 312-458-9920 or e-mail RPsocialists at yahoo.com
>
>--Sept 5, Thu, 7 pm, Buzz Café, 905 S Lombard Ave, Oak Park
>OPEN MIC FOR PEACE
>Sponsor: Oak Park Coalition for Truth & Justice
>Info: 708-660-0579
>
>--Sept 5, Thu, 7:30 pm, Stone Soup Co-op, 4637 N Ashland
>MEET GREEN CANDIDATE JASON FABERMAN
>14th District State Rep.
>Part of Edgewater-Uptown Greens bi-monthly meeting
>Info: www.edgeupgreens.org/
>
>--Sept 5, Thu, 7:30 pm, Glade Memorial Hall, corner Altgeld & Talman
>VAUDEVILLE UNDERGROUND
>Sponsor: aurorARTS
>
>--Sept 5-8, Thu-Sun, 7 pm, Noble Theatre, 1012 N Noble
>SISTERS IN THE SMOKE
>Mango Tribe’s production of vignettes on violence in the
>Asian/Pacific Islander American community
>Info: 773-227-6117
>
>--Sept 6, Fri, 6 pm, Billy Goat Tavern, Lower Michigan Ave
>IN THESE TIMES: BURGER NIGHT AT THE BILLY GOAT
>Meet journalists Salim Muwakkil, David Moberg & Joel Bleifuss
>Info: 773-772-0100 or itt at inthesetimes.com
>
>--Sept 6, Fri, 7 pm, Agape House, 1046 W Polk
>US MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES:
>FIRST HAND ACCOUNT
>Here Rev Dan Dale, director of United Campus Ministry at UIC
>Sponsor: Philippines Solidarity Committee, League of Filipino Students
>773-988-2252 or psc_chicago at yahoo.com
>
>--Sept 7, Sat, 10 am, Operation Push, 930 E. 50th Street
>RALLY AGAINST ILLINOIS MEDICAID CUTS
>Help tell the state legislature to restore funding
>Info: 847-593-3500
>
>--Sept 7, Sat, 3 pm, Lincoln Park Library, 1150 W Fullerton
>EARTH CHARTER INITIATIVE: MAJOR HOPE FOR THE PLANET...OR?
>Videos, presentation and discussion
>Sponsor: Earth Charter Chicago & Open University of the Left
>Info: 773-907-1465 or www.earthchartersummits.org
>
>--Sept 7, Sat, 3 pm, Revolution Books, 1103 N. Ashland
>REVOLUTIONARY CONVERSATIONS 2 CHANGE THE WORLD
>Discussion. Sponsor: Revolutionary Communist Party
>Info: 773-489-0930 or www.2changetheworld.info
>
>--Sept 7, Sat, 6 pm, Autonomous Zone, 2129 N. Milwaukee
>FILM: THE HIDDEN WARS OF DESERT STORM
>Sponsor: Illinois Peace Action
>Info: www.azone.org
>
>--Sept 7, Sat, 8:30 pm, First Congregational Church of Evanston
>corner Hinman & Grove
>WEAVERMANIA CONCERT
>Barbara Barrow, Michael Smith, Mark Dvorak, Tom Dundee sing
>Weavers' songs to benefit Nicaragua Medical Alliance &
>Nicaragua Solidarity Committee
>Info: 773-276-5626
>
>--Sept 7-29, Saturdays & Sundays, Facets Cinémathèque
>1517 W Fullerton
>TAKING NO PRISONERS: THE FILMS OF SERGIO BIANCHI
>Films by the radical Brazilian director
>Info: 773-281-4114 or www.facets.org
>
>--Sept 8, Sun, 1 pm, Siskel Film Center, 164 N State
>THE AMERICAN
>Staged reading of George Crowe’s script on Chicago Labor History
>performed by Aspect Theatre Co. $20 tix benefit union actors
>Sponsor: Screen Actors Guild,
>American Federation of Television & Radio Artists
>Info: 312-573-8081
>
>--Sept 8, Sun, 7 pm, Dandelion Fountain, Webster & Jackson, Naperville
>PEACE VIGIL
>Sponsor: DuPage Peace Through Justice Coalition
>Info: 630 268-8639 or dupagepeace at att.net
>
>--Sept 8, Sun, 7 pm, Grace Place, 637 S Dearborn
>WE HAVE NOT GIVEN UP ON PEACE!
>Candlelight vigil & forum marks 9/11 anniversary
>Sponsor: AFSC, 8th Day Center for Justice,
>Community Renewal Society.
>Info: 312-427-2533
>
>--Sept 10, Tue, 6 pm, Egan Urban Center, 243 S Wabash, Rm 9102
>RACE, CIVIL LIBERTIES, & THE WAR ON TERRORISM
>Panelists: Gary Delgado of Applied Research Center, Cathy Cohen
>of Center for Study of Race Politics and Culture
>Sponsors: Crossroads Fund, Applied Research Center,
>Center for the Study of Race Politics & Culture at the U of Chicago
>Info: 773-227-7676 or info at crossroadsfund.org
>
>--Sept 10, Tue, 7 pm, Immaculate Conception Parish, 1431 N North Park
>WAR IN IRAQ?
>Hear Laurel Severins of AFSC
>Info: 312-337-4222 or denandmars at aol.com
>
>--Sept 10, Tue, 7:30 pm, Women & Children First, 5233 N Clark
>HOLOCAUST GIRLS: HISTORY, MEMORY & OTHER OBSESSIONS
>Author S.L. Wisenberg reads from her new book
>Info: 773-769-9299
>
>--Sept 10-11, Tue-Wed, 7 pm - 10 am, Washington Sq Park, New York City
>INTERFAITH SERVICE & ALL-NIGHT VIGIL FOR PEACE
>Michael Moore, Father Daniel Berrigan, Michael Ratner, Amy Goodman,
>Kathy Kelly, Pat Humphries, Sandy Opatow, many more
>Info: www.warresisters.org
>
>--Sept 11, Wed, 8 am, Federal Plaza, Dearborn & Jackson
>SILENT PRESENCE FOR PEACE
>Sponsor: 8th Day Center for Justice
>Info: 312-641-5151
>
>--Sept 11, Wed, 6:30 pm, Lincoln Park Library, 1150 W Fullerton
>BLOWBACK: THE COSTS & CONSEQUENCES OF AMERICAN EMPIRE
>Panelists: Mark Weinberg of Democratic Socialists of America,
>Angela Garcia of Illinois Peace Action, Hakim Husien of Palestine Aid
>Society
>Sponsors: Open University of the Left, Democratic Socialists of America
>Info: 773-244-1480
>
>--Sept 11, Wed, 6:30 pm, Lake Street & Oak Park Ave, Oak Park
>OAK PARK PROCESSION FOR PEACEFUL TOMORROWS
>Sponsor: Oak Park Coalition for Truth & Justice, First United Church of
>Oak Park
>Info: 708-445-1633 or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OPCTJ
>
>--Sept 11, Wed, 7:30 pm, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division
>A CRY FOR PEACE
>Poets read. Sharon Masters, Kelly Norman Ellis, Carlos Cumpian,
>Nina Corwin, Kevin Coval, Mars Gamba-Adisa Caulton
>Sponsor: Guild Complex
>
>---September 11 Peace Events Calendar
>Sponsor: United for Peace
>Info: www.unitedforpeace.org/
>
>--Sept 12 - Nov 14, begins Ground Zero, New York
>CARAVAN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF
>WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN THE U.S.
>Arrange a speaker in your area
>Sponsor: Voices in the Wilderness
>Info: 773-784-8065 or www.vitw.org
>
>--Sept 12, Thu, 7 pm, Palatine Public Library, 700 N North Court,
>Palatine
>NORTHWEST SUBURBAN SUSTAIN MEETING
>Stop U.S. Tax-Funded Aid To Israel Now!
>Info: 847-359-7267 or SUSTAINnwburbs at aol.com
>
>--Sept 13, Fri, 4-6 pm, Davis Street El Station, Evanston
>VIGIL & LEAFLETTING FOR 9/11 MEMORIAL
>Sponsor: Neighbors for Peace
>Info: 847-733-7141
>
>--Sept 13, Fri, 7 pm, Roosevelt University, 430 S Michigan, 2nd floor
>COUNTDOWN TO WAR IN IRAQ: WHY WE MUST STOP IT
>Panelists: Dr. Jose Lopez, Emma Lozano, Lionel Baptist,
>Rev. Dan Dale, Mahmud Ahmed
>Sponsor: Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism
>Info: 312-458-9559
>
>--Sept 13, Fri, 7:30 pm: York Center Church of Brethren
>1S 071 Luther Avenue, Lombard
>NO MORE VICTIMS NATIONAL SPEAKING TOUR
>Victims from Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, Philippines,
>Japan join family members of 9/11 victims
>Info: 312-427-2533
>
>--Sept 14, Sat, 6 pm, Autonomous Zone, 2129 N Milwaukee
>VIDEO: WHAT IS A TERRORIST? also IN WHOSE INTEREST?
>Video documentaries. Sponsor: Illinois Peace Action
>Info: www.azone.org
>
>--Sept 15, Sun, 9 am, Monroe Harbor
>CHICAGO COALITION AGAINST SEXUAL ASSAULT
>WALK AGAINST RAPE
>Info: 312-663-6303 or www.rapevictimadvocates.org
>
>--Sept 15, Sun, 9:30 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 North Mayfield
>FILM: THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS
>Documentary on Saul Alinsky & grassroots politics
>Info: 773-626-9385.
>
>--Sept 15, Sun, noon, Roosevelt University, 430 S Michigan, 2nd floor
>ORGANIZING MEETING AGAINST ANOTHER WAR ON IRAQ
>Sponsor: Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism
>Info: 312-458-9559 or CABNstopthehate at aol.com
>
>--Sept 17, Tue, 7pm, Hothouse, 31 E Balbo
>AMPLIFYING WOMEN'S VOICES:
>PERSPECTIVES IN THE PALESTINIAN/ISRAELI CONFLICT
>Speakers: Aliza Becker, national coordinator Jewish Alliance for Peace
>& Justice; Nadia Hijab, activist & former editor Middle East Magazine;
>Marda Dunsky, assistant professor Medill School of Journalism
>Sponsor: The Public Square/Center for Public Intellectuals
>Info: 312-993-0682 or info at publicintellectuals.org
>
>--Sept 18, Wed, 6 pm, Italian Community Center
>631 E Chicago, Milwaukee
>CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF FRANK ZEIDLER'S 90TH BIRTHDAY
>Reception and dinner honors former socialist mayor of Milwaukee
>Info: 414- 276-9050
>
>--Sept 18, Wed, 6:30 pm, Lincoln Park Library, 1150 W Fullerton
>FILM: TRAGEDY IN THE HOLY LAND: THE SECOND UPRISING
>Dennis Mueller’s documentary on the roots of the Palestinian struggle
>Sponsors: Open University of the Left, Democratic Socialists of America
>Info: 773-244-1480
>
>--Sept 18, Wed, 7:30 pm, Chopin Theatre, 1543 W Division
>CHICAGO LABOR AND ARTS FESTIVAL:
>IS THERE A WORKING CLASS MUSIC?
>Music & discussion with Craig Werner, Danny Alexander,
>Bucky Halker and Sterling Plumpp
>Sponsor: Guild Complex
>Info: 773-227-6117
>
>--Sept 19, Thu, 6:30 pm, Logan Square Auditorium, 2539 N Kedzie
>SILENT AUCTION & ART EXHIBIT
>Benefits Logan Square’s Unity Park, tix $25
>Info: 773/235-8418
>
>--Sept 19, Thu, 7 pm, Modern Bookstore, 3118 S Halsted
>YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE PRESENTS OPEN MIC
>Info: 773-209-6861 or Commiebear at yahoo.com
>
>--Sept 19, Thu, 7:30 pm, Women & Children First, 5233 N Clark
>RIGHT-WING WOMEN: FROM CONSERVATIVES
>TO EXTREMISTS AROUND THE WORLD
>Hear author & historian Margaret Power:
>Info: 773-769-9299
>
>--Sept 19-22, Thu-Sun, UIC Circle Center, 750 S Halsted
>FIRE & INK: WRITER'S FESTIVAL FOR
>GLBT PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT
>Info: 202-452-7440, fireandink at aol.com
>
>--Sept 20-22, First Congregational Church, 10th & G Sts NW, Washington DC
>
>CONFRONTING AMERICA'S LOW-WAGE ECONOMY
>Conference sponsor: Democratic Socialists of America
>Info: www.dsausa.org/lowwage
>
>--Sept 21, Sat, 3 pm, Unite Hall, 333 N Ashland
>MUSIC & POETRY MARATHON
>With: Carlos Cortez, Kent Foreman, Brenda Cardenas,
>Sonido Ink(quieto), Kevin Coval, Ellen Rosner, the Amoreys,
>Bucky Halker, more
>
>--Sept 21, Sat, 7 pm, New World Resource Center 2600 W Fullerton
>U.S. ECONOMY HIJACKED!
>Socialist Party USA forum & discussion
>Info: www.chicagosocialistparty.com/events/
>
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>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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>WEEKLY EVENTS
>
>Thu, 7:30 pm, 2204 Green Bay Road, Evanston
>NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE WEEKLY MEETING
>Info: www.neighborsforpeace.org/
>
>Fri, 12 pm, 100 N Riverside
>ANTI-BOEING VIGIL
>Sponsors: Voices in the Wilderness, Illinois Peace Action, others
>Info: 312-566-9780
>
>Fri, 5 pm, First & Lincoln, City Clock Park, DeKalb IL
>DEKALB AREA PEACE GATHERING
>Info: garthliebhaber at hotmail.com
>
>Sat, 9 am, wnur 89.3 FM radio
>THIS IS HELL
>Info: www.thisishell.net
>
>Sat, 10 am – 3 pm, 1406 W Cullerton
>GIANT HUMANITARIAN BIKE SALE
>Info:708-466-6054 or www.geocities.com/workingbikes
>
>Sun, 12 pm, Water Tower
>END ISRAELI OCCUPATION OF PALESTINE
>Sponsor: Not In My Name. Info: www.nimn.org/
>
>Sun, 1 pm, corner Fullerton & Lincoln
>FOOD NOT BOMBS: MEALS FOR THE HUNGRY
>
>Tue, 6:30 pm, Ravenswood United Church, 2050 W Pensacola
>RAVENSWOOD FOR PEACE MEETINGS
>Info: ravenswood4peace at yahoo.com
>
>2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 7 pm, University Church, 5655 S University
>HYDE PARK COMMITTEE AGAINST WAR & RACISM
>WEEKLY MEETING
>Info: 773-377-5002 ext 5676 or hpstopwar at onebox.com
>
>Wed, 3 pm, Loyola El Station
>FOOD NOT BOMBS: MEALS FOR THE HUNGRY
>
>Wed, 7 pm, Autonomous Zone, 2129 N. Milwaukee
>QUEER ZONE
>Info: www.azone.org
>
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>NEW BOOKS AT NWRC:
>--Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che, $30
>--Paper Stones: A History of Electoral Socialism, 24.95
>--Made in Indonesia; Indonesian workers since Suharto, $18
>--Can We Put An End To Sweatshops? $12
>--The Two Revolutions: Gramsci and the Dilemmas of Western Marxism. $9.50
>--Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice, 17.95
>--Race Riot; Chicago in the Red Summer of 1919, $19.95
>--Behind the Poison Cloud; Union Carbide’s Bhopal Massacre, 8.95
>--Lost Ground; welfare, reform, poverty and beyond, $18
>--Detroit: I Do Mind Dying,$18
>--Resource Rebels: Native Challenges to Mining & Oil Corporations, $18
>--Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution & Profit, $14
>--The Imagination of the New Left: A Global Analysis of 1968, $20
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