[Imc-newsroom] Fwd: CHICAGO EVENTS CALENDAR JAN 16 - FEB 3

Thu Jan 16 08:53:10 CST 2003

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>Subject: CHICAGO EVENTS CALENDAR JAN 16 - FEB 3
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>CHICAGO AREA EVENTS CALENDAR JAN 16 – FEB 3
>
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>
>--Jan 16, Thu, Revolucion Café, 1134 W 18th St
>INNOCENCE UNDER SIEGE
>Exhibit of Palestinian children’s art, through 1/17
>Sponsors: Palestinian Humanities & Arts Now,
>Palestine Right to Return Coalition
>Info: 773-612-5838 or phan at al-phan.org
>
>--Jan 16, Thu, 7 pm, United Church of Rogers Park, 1545 W Morse
>PARDONED DEATH ROW PRISONER
>MADISON HOBLEY SPEAKS OUT
>Sponsor: Campaign to End the Death Penalty
>Info: 773-955-4841
>
>--Jan 16, Thu, 7 pm, Harold Washington Library, 400 S State
>A HUMAN BEING DIED THAT NIGHT
>Hear author Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, former head of
>Truth & Reconciliation Commission, Cape Town, South Africa
>
>--Jan 16, 8 pm, Studio Theatre, Chicago Cultural Center, 77 E Randolph
>PRECIOUS STONES
>Silk Road Theater Project’s production of Jamil Khoury’s
>play on the Palestine/Israel conflict, thru 3/2
>Info: 312-236-6881.
>
>--Jan 17, Fri, noon, Federal Plaza, Jackson & Dearborn
>NO WAR IN IRAQ! VIGIL & CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
>Info: 773-277-0253 or synapses at igc.org
>
>--Jan 17, Fri, noon, Donors Forum, 208 S LaSalle, rm 740
>HOMELAND SECURITY ACT: IMPLICATIONS FOR IMMIGRANTS
>Hear Jan Schakowsky, Dick Durbin, Judy Golub,
>Lhakpa Tsering, Fred Tsao
>Info/Rsvp: julia at donorsforum.org or 312-327-8931
>
>--Jan 17, Fri, 5:30 pm, Columbus Drive behind Art Institute
>BUSSES DEPART FOR DC ANTI-WAR PROTEST
>Info/tix: ChicagoANSWER at attbi.com or (773) 250-7006
>
>--Jan 17, Fri, 8 pm, Unity Temple, 875 Lake Street, Oak Park
>CONCERT FOR PEACE
>Music of war & peace from the Renaissance
>by The Forces of Virtue Ensemble and Choir
>Also 1/19, 2:30 pm, St. Chrysostom's Church, 1424 N Dearborn
>Info: 773-454-4584.
>
>--Jan 17, Fri, Palazzo Marini (House of Representatives), Rome
>RALLY: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF LAWYERS AGAINST WAR
>Sponsor: Coordination of Democratic Lawyers
>Info: fab.marcelli at tin.it
>
>--Jan 17-19, Fri-Sun, Z salen, ABF, Svea vagen 41, Stockholm
>CONFERNECE: HONOR KILLING, VIOLENCE AGAINST
>WOMEN: CULTURE, POLITICS OR CULTURAL POLITICS?
>Info: 0046704411075 or 0046736535567 or 0046736162211
>
>--Jan 18, Sat, Bellagio fountain, 3600 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas
>WALK TO OPPOSE PATRIOT ACT
>Sponsor: Coalition to Prevent the Erosion of Human Rights
>Info: 702-382-5344 or jrtesmer at hotmail.com
>
>--Jan 18, Sat, 2 pm, Woodson Library, 9525 S Halsted
>FILM: TWO TOWNS OF JASPER
>Advanced screening of new documentary
>on 1998 murder of James Byrd, Jr. in Jasper, TX
>Info: 312-747-6900
>
>--Jan 18, Sat, 6 pm, New World Resource Center, 2600 W Fullerton
>RIGHT WING WOMEN IN CHILE &
>RIGHT WING WOMEN AROUND THE WORLD
>Hear author Margaret Powers
>Info: 773-278-6706
>
>--Jan 18, Sat, 7 pm, Chase Cafe, 7301 N. Sheridan
>PEACE AWARENESS EVENT
>Music by Issa Boulos, Hicham Chami, Majed Abu-Ajamieh
>Info: 773-743-5650
>
>--Jan 18, Sat, 8 pm, Heartland Café, 7000 N Glenwood
>HEARTLAND CAFÉ’S ANNUAL JANUARY BIRTHDAY
>DANCE YOUR ASS OFF FOR PEACE CELEBRATION
>Info: 773-465-8005
>
>--Jan 18-19, Sat-Sun, 7 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N Clark, 2nd Floor
>FILM: IN SHIFTING SANDS: THE TRUTH ABOUT UNSCOM
>& THE DISARMING OF IRAQ
>Former UN inspector Scott Ritter’s documentary expose
>Info: 773-293-1447
>
>--Jan 18-20, Sat-Mon, Washington DC, San Francisco & national
>NO WAR IN IRAQ NATIONAL PROTESTS
>Info: www.unitedforpeace.org, www.internationalanswer.org
>
>--Jan 19, Sun, 9:30 am, Third Unitarian Church
>301 North Mayfield, Oak Park
>FILM: THE DEMOCRATIC PROMISE:
>SAUL ALINSKY & HIS LEGACY
>Followed by discussion with director Bob Hercules
>Info: 773-626-9385
>
>--Jan 19, Sun, 2 pm, New World Resource Center, 2600 W Fullerton
>MAYORAL & ALDERMANIC CANDIDATES SPEAK
>AT CHICAGO GREENS FORUM
>Info: 312-939-2539 or 312-593-0996
>
>--Jan 19, Sun, 3 pm, Maze Library, 845 S Gunderson, Oak Park
>NONVIOLENT RESISTANCE AGAINST THE OCCUPATION
>Hear activists Adam Shapiro & Huwaida Arraf
>Sponsor: Committee for a Just Peace in Israel & Palestine
>Info: justpeace1 at aol.com or 312-427-2533 x18
>
>--Jan 19, Sun, 7 pm, Kibbutz Artzi, Tel Aviv
>FILM: JENIN, JENIN
>Mohammed Bakri’s documentary on the occupation of Jenin,
>banned by Israel's film rating board. More screenings:
>1/22, Wed, 7 pm, Notre Dame, Jerusalem
>Info: 02-5631477
>
>--Jan 19, Sun, 8 pm, Heartland Café, 7000 N Gelnwood
>MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL BIG BAND CONCERT
>Info: 773-465-6663
>
>--Jan 20, Monday
>MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY
>“When machines and computers, profit and
>property rights are considered more important
>than people, the giant triplets of racism, materialism
>and militarism are incapable of being conquered.”
>(Declaration of Independence from the War in
>Vietnam, Riverside Church speech, 4/4/67)
>
>--Jan 20, Mon, 10 am, Robert A. Black School Auditorium
>7133 S Coles
>CHICAGO BLACK LESBIANS & GAYS
>MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BREAKFAST
>Info: (312) 409-4917 or blg2k2 at aol.com
>
>--Jan 20, Mon, 11 am, Women & Children First, 5322 N Clark
>ANNUAL MLK DAY TEACHERS SALE
>20% off all Children’s Books, 50% off selected titles
>Info: 773-769-9299
>
>--Jan 20, Mon, 7 pm, Doc Films, 1212 East 59th Street
>FILM: LUMUMBA
>Raoul Pecks’ bio of the radical first prime minister of the Congo
>Info:  773-702-8574
>
>--Jan 21, Tue, 10 am, 400 S State
>DEMAND QUALITY REFERENCE SERVICE & BOOK
>COLLECTIONS AT HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY
>Sponsor: Librarians & Patrons Public Alert
>Info: 773-244-1480 or unionneighbor at yahoo.com
>
>--Jan 21, Tue, DePaul University, Schmidt Academic Center
>PSYCHOLOGY UNDER OCCUPATION
>Hear Adam Shapiro & Prof. Norman Finkelstein
>Sponsor: DePaul Students for Justice in Palestine
>
>--Jan 22, Wed, noon, Federal Bldg, corner Adams & Dearborn
>ROE V. WADE 30TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
>Info: 312-578-9351
>
>--Jan 22, Wed, 5:30 pm, Rudyard Kipling
>422 W Oak St, Louisville, KY
>PEACE IN: AN EVENING OF FUN & ANTI-WAR GAMES
>Sponsor: Committee to Stop the War in Iraq
>Info: 636-1311
>
>--Jan 22, Wed, 6 pm, 2502 W Division
>INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY PLANNING MEETING
>Women only. Sponsor: Prairie Fire Organizing Committee
>Info: 773-278-6706
>
>--Jan 23, Thu, In These Times, 2040 N Milwaukee
>EXHIBIT: ILLEGAL ART CHICAGO
>Art & ideas on legal fringes of intellectual property, thru 2/21
>Info: 773-772-0100 x-246 or Jessica at inthesetimes.org
>
>--Jan 23, Thu, 7 pm, 1545 W Morse
>ROGERS PARK COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK
>General Membership Meeting
>Info: 773-973-7888
>
>--Jan 23-27, Thu-Tue, Davos, Switzerland
>THE PUBLIC EYE ON DAVOS
>Anti-Davos conference for equitable & sustainable economic policies
>Info: www.evb.ch/index.cfm?set_lang=2&folder_id=111
>
>--Jan 23-28, Porto Allegre, Brazil
>WORLD SOCIAL FORUM
>Info: www.portoalegre2003.org/publique/
>
>--Jan 24, Fri, 8 pm, Chicago Filmmakers, 5243 N Clark, 2nd Floor
>FILM: SEEING IS BELIEVING
>Peter Wintonick & Katerina Cizek’s video explores political &
>social consequences of handicam cameras as witnesses
>Info: 773-293-1447
>
>--Jan 24-26, Fri-Sun, Washington DC
>NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ORGANIZED RESISTANCE
>Info: www.organizedresistance.org
>
>--Jan 25, 9 am, American Friends Service Committee, 637 S Dearborn
>CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR COUNSELING TRAINING
>Info: cotraining at ilym.org or 312-427-2533 X19
>
>--Jan 25, Sat, 1 pm, Teamster 705 Auditorium, 330 S Marshfield
>CHICAGO LABOR VOICES & VETS AGAINST WAR MEETING
>Info: joeallen705 at hotmail.com
>
>--Jan 25, Sat, 1 pm, Alumni Recitation Hall, Grinnell, IA
>GRINNELL ANTI-WAR ALLIANCE
>Info: antiwar at grinnell.edu or 641-269-4039
>
>--Jan 25, Sat, 7 pm, 2021 W. Jarvis #2
>EYEWITNESS TO VENEZUELA
>POTLUCK DINNER & DISCUSSION
>Info/Rsvp: fxtobin at juno.com or 773-262-5128
>
>--Jan 25-26, Sat-Sun, Rutgers Newark Campus, Newark, NJ
>Robeson Campus Center, 350 ML King Jr Blvd
>WRITING FOR OUR RIGHTS! WRITERS &
>ACTIVISTS IN SUPPORT OF CIVIL RIGHTS
>Sponsor: National Writers Union
>Info: www.nwunj.homestead.com/whatsup.html
>
>--Jan 26, Sun, 10 am, Third Unitarian Church, 301 N Mayfield, Oak Park
>PUBLIC & AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN CHICAGO 2003
>Hear housing activist Daniel Romero
>Info: 773-626-9385
>
>--Jan 26, Sun, 7 pm, Autonomous Zone, 2129 N Milwaukee
>VIDEO: A PLACE CALLED CHIAPAS
>Info: 773-235-7370
>
>--Jan 27, Mon, noon, UIC, Cardinal Room, 750 S Halsted
>CHICAGO TRIBUNE COVERAGE OF ORGANIZED LABOR
>Panel discussion with Prof. Robert Bruno, Margaret Blackshere,
>Dennis Gannon, Steve Franklin, James S. Etterna, Andrew Rojecki
>Sponsor: Industrial Relations Research Association,
>Illinois State Labor Press
>Info: 312-996-2623
>
>--Jan 27, Mon, 6:30 pm, 656 W Barry, east entrance
>VIDEO SCREENING
>Sponsor: Some Chicago Anarchists
>Info: 773-725-4568
>
>--Jan 28, Tue, Plaza Theatre, 826 S Wabash
>FILM: THE QUIET AMERICAN
>Discussion with William Horberg follows at
>Hothouse, 31 E Balbo
>
>--Jan 31-Feb 2, Fri-Mon, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
>UNITED STUDENTS AGAINST SWEATSHOPS CONFERENCE
>Info: 202-667-9328 or http://usasnet.org/conference/
>
>--Feb 1, Sat, 5 pm, Women & Children First, 5322 N Clark
>NIKKI GIOVANNI
>Poet & civil rights activist reads new poems
>Info: 773-769-9299
>
>--Feb 2, Sun, 6 pm, Luna Mexicana Restaurant, 3565 W Fullerton
>NOT IN OUR NAME FUNDRAISER
>Info: 773-252-8162
>
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>WEEKLY & BIWEEKLY EVENTS
>
>Thu, 4 pm, Sheridan Road & Chicago Ave, Evanston
>NORTH SUBURBAN PEACE INITIATIVE PEACE VIGIL
>Info: 847-869-4341
>
>Thu, 7:30 pm, 806 Ridge Avenue, Evanston
>NEIGHBORS FOR PEACE WEEKLY MEETING
>Info: www.neighborsforpeace.org/
>
>Thu, 9:30 pm, CAN-TV cable channel 19
>LABOR BEAT: CLASS STRUGGLE TV
>Repeats Friday 4:30 pm
>Info: 312-226-3330 or www.findourinfo.com/laborbeat
>
>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, 9 am, wluw 88.7 fm radio
>LIVE FROM THE HEARTLAND
>Info: www.heartlandcafe.com
>
>Sat, 10 am, 1406 W Cullerton; 1 pm, 923 S Western
>GIANT HUMANITARIAN BIKE SALE
>Info: www.workingbikes.org
>
>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
>
>Sun, 7 pm, WLUW radio, 88.7 FM
>LABOR EXPRESS RADIO
>Info: wheimbach.igc.org
>
>Tue, 4:30 pm, Central & Green Bay Rd, Evanston
>NORTH SUBURBAN PEACE INITIATIVE PEACE VIGIL
>Info: 847-475-8416
>
>Tue, 7 pm, New World Resource Center, 2600 W Fullerton
>NOT IN OUR NAME WEEKLY MEETING
>
>2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 6:30pm, Soka Gakkai, 1455 S Wabash
>CHICAGO COALITION AGAINST WAR & RACISM PLANNING MEETINGS
>Info: 312-458-9559 or ccawr at aol.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:
>--Iraq Under Siege, $16
>--Terrorism & War, by Howard Zinn, 9.95
>--Panic Rules: Everything You Need to Know About the Global Economy, $12
>--Fast Food Nation, 13.95
>--The Imagination of the New Left: A Global Analysis of 1968, $20
>--Paper Stones: A History of Electoral Socialism, 24.95
>--Revolution in the Air: Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che, $30
>--Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice, 17.95
>--Made in Indonesia; Indonesian workers since Suharto, $18
>--Can We Put An End To Sweatshops? $12
>--Behind the Poison Cloud; Union Carbide’s Bhopal Massacre, 8.95
>--Detroit: I Do Mind Dying,$18
>--Resource Rebels: Native Challenges to Mining & Oil Corporations, $18
>--Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution & Profit, $14
>--Race Riot; Chicago in the Red Summer of 1919, $19.95
>--Mao badges - own your own piece of the cultural revolution, $7.50
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