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CCAWR calendar
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Human Rights Chicago - Amnesty Int'l
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Aug 01, 2003 12:58 PDT
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Calendar of Chicago area anti-war/anti-racist events brought to you by
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Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism
Inclusion in calendar does not necessarily indicate CCAWR endorsement.
All activities are in Chicago, unless otherwise noted. Please send all
submissions to CCA-@aol.com with the subject heading "Calendar."
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Calendar Highlights:
Sat, August 23 - End the Occupation! Bring the Troops Home NOW!
Protest begins at 12 noon, Federal Plaza, and marchs up Michigan Avenue
to Oak Street Beach Park (Oak Street & Michigan Avenue). Sponsored by
the Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism. Endorsers: (list in
formation) Afghan News Network; American Friends Service Committee;
American Muslim Alliance; Beyond Today; Chicago Anti-Bashing Network;
Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism; Chicago Revolutionary Network;
Chicago Socialist Party; Coalition of Pakistani Organizations; Colombia
Solidarity Committee; Columbia College On The Ground; Eighth Day Center
for Justice; Freedom Road Socialist Organization; International Action
Center-Chicago; International Solidarity Movement-Chicago Chapter;
Islamic Association of Palestine; Muslim Civil Rights Center; New World
Resource Center; News and Letters Committees; News Pakistan; Northwest
Suburban SUSTAIN; Not In My Name; Not In Our Name; Pakistani American
Democratic Forum; Palestine Solidarity Group; Pashtoon Association of
North America; Peace Pledge-Chicago; Prairie Fire Organizing Committee;
Students for Social Justice; United Muslim American Association; Voices
in the Wilderness; Weekly Pakistan Express. Info: 888.471.0874
Please note: Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism meetings are now at
a NEW LOCATION -- 1st Methodist Temple, 77 W. Washington (at Clark),
lower level (wheelchair accessible). Next meeting is 6:30 pm, Tuesday,
August 5th - hope to see you there!
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Fri, August 1 and on-going - 24-7 Union Picket - Support Congress Hotel
Strikers. Congress Hotel, 520 S. Michigan Avenue. Sponsor: HERE Local 1.
Info: www.congresshotelstrike.info
Fri, August 1 - Arab American Action Network. Fundraising Dinner to
Honor Mona and Rashid Khalidi for over 15 years of service to our
communities in Chicago. 6 pm reception, 7 pm dinner and program, at the
Burbank Manor, 6345 W. 79th St. Tickets: $50. The program will include
statements of appreciation from State Senator Barack Obama, NPR
personality Jerome McDonald, long-time community activist Camilia Odeh,
and others; and performances by Gihad Ali, a Palestinian spoken word
poet, and the Sanabel debka troupe. Info. or to reserve tickets, call
Hatem Abudayyeh, 773.476.3534, x61
Friday, August 1 - Chicago Anti-Bashing Network live call-in show on
Chicago Access Network Television. 6:30 - 6:55 pm on Cable Channel 21
in Chicago.
Fri-Thu, August 1-7 - Film: "The Weather Underground." Music Box
Theatre, 3733 N. Southport. Sam Green's & Bill Siegel's documentary on
1960s resistance group. Info: 773.871.6604
Fri-Thur, August 1-14 - Black Harvest Festival of Black Filmmaking.
Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State Street. Info: 312.846.2600
Sat, August 2 - Benefit for a new documentary about historian/activist
Howard Zinn titled, "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train." Benefit
features The Red Wigglers Band and guests. 8 pm, Phyllis's Musical Inn,
1800 W. Divison Street. Admission $5-10, sliding scale. Proceeds will
go for the completion of the project. Info: 773.689.1208
Sat-Sun, August 2-3 - "Women of Color: fighting the War on Our
Communities at Home and Abroad," a two day gathering for women of color
to share knowledge, create strategies and build a movement sponsored by
Incite! Chicago. 9 am-6 pm each day at the UIC Chicago Circle Center,
750 S. Halsted. For registration brochure, please send name and mailing
address to incitec-@yahoo.com
Sat, August 2 - Labor Film Fest. 7 pm, New World Resource Center, 1300
N. Western. Info: lvp-@labornet.org or www.laborfest.net
Sun, August 3 - Closing of exhibit, "Documents of Freedom," which
includes original copies of the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Thirteenth
Amendment, Emancipation Proclamation, and more. Chicago Historical
Society, corner Clark & North. Info: 312-642-4600
Sun-Tue, August 3-5 - National Rank & File Labor Conference, UE Hall, 37
S. Ashland. Info: 415.867.0628 or 269.998.4609 or lvp-@labornet.org
Mon, August 4 - Monthly membership meeting of Fellowship of
Reconciliation's Chicago Area Chapter. 7-9 pm, 1st United Church, 848
Lake Street, Oak Park (corner of Lake & Kenilworth, rear entrance, upper
level). Info: 847.256.0456 or em-@voyager.net
Mon, August 4 - I Was Born With Two Tongues "The Homecoming Show." I Was
Born With 2 Tongues was born in Chicago, raised on the road, and comes
home to roost with a final "homecoming" show. A panAsian spoken word
group born of invisibility, fueled by the thirst to be who we are, and
sustained by powerful writing, the tongues feel blessed to have played a
small role in the reawakening of poetry as a way to tell our peoples'
stories. Featuring Emily Chang, Anida Yoeu Esguerra, Marlon Esguerra,
and Dennis Kim. 4:30 - 7:30 pm at the Hot House, 31 E. Balbo. $5
cover, all ages (no alcohol will be served).
Mon, Aug 4 - Public Safety Rally Against Unmanned Railroad Locomotives.
Noon, Federal Plaza, 230 S. Dearborn. Sponsors: Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers and Jobs with Justice. Info: 312.738.6209
Tue, August 5 - Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism general meeting.
All who want to organize against war and racism are welcome! 6:30 pm at
a new location: 1st Methodist Temple, 77 W. Washington (at Clark), lower
level. Call 888.471.0874 or e-mail CCA-@aol.com for information.
Tue, August 5 - Dennis Kucinnich at the Pipe Fitters Union Hall, 1295
Butterfield Road, Aurora. Fundraiser. Tickets: $35. Info:
630.859.9960 or e-mail revgeri-@aol.com
Tue, August 5 - AFL-CIO Presidential debate. 6:30 pm, Navy Pier.
Wed, August 6 - Film: "Gaza Strip." This film pushes the viewer
headlong into the tumult of the Israeli-occupied Gaza, examining the
lives and views of ordinary Palestinians. The central character is
Mohammed Hejazi, a 13-year-old paperboy in Gaza City, one of the young
"stone-throwers" who risk their lives throwing rocks at Israeli tanks
across the barbwire fences. We also catch glimpses of his inner world:
his sense of hopelessness, his sorrow at the IDF killing of his best
friend, his conception of death. As the camera floats through the Gaza
Strip the viewer is flooded with images of the occupation. Screening
will begin with a brief introduction and wil conclude with an open
discussion and an introduction to some of the local groups currently
engaged in Palestinian solidarity work. 7-9pm, New World Resource
Center, 1300 N. Western Ave, one block north of Division and Roberto
Clemente High School. Questions/Directions: call the NWRC at
773.227.4011 or the CTA at 312.836.7000. Admission is free but
donations are appreciated. Proceeds will help fund a Fall delegation of
Chicago activists to the occupied territories.
Thur, August 7 - IPRAC Open House featuring 20 Years of Puerto Rican
Murals in Chicago by Marixsa Alicea of DePaul University. Also music,
refreshments, and more. The IPRAC is an arts institution devoted to the
promotion, integration and advancement of the Puerto Rican culture. 5:30
- 9 pm at the Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture, 3015 W.
Division. Info: Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 773.342.8023
Thur-Sun, August 7-10 - Estrojam - Ladyfest Resurrected. Estrojam is a
non-profit event benefiting the Lesbian Community Cancer Project and
Women in the Director's Chair. Shows at The Vic, The Park West on
Thursday and Friday, respectively. Workshops and shows at the Bottom
Line and Subterranean on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. See details
at www.Estrojam.org or call 1.800.594.TIXX
Fri, August 8 - Benefit for METAfunction at BuddY, 1542 N. Milwaukee, 9
pm. Hear south chicago rap and hip-hop artists booby dog and the young
generals, sister zahrah, and Eclipse. Punk artists Dead Steel Mill,
poems by Oba, and DJ Rudy Day spinning the rarest of the rare soul and
r&b of the sixties and seventies from the now de-industrialized regions
of the U.S. Info: www.geocities.com/metafunc
Sat, August 9 - Voices in the Wilderness fundraiser, 9 pm at the
Heartland Café, 7000 N. Glenwood (Lunt @ Glenwood in Rogers Park, right
off the Morse red line stop). Music, poetry, and am eyewitness report
from Iraq. The best in edu-tainment! $10 suggested donation.
Sat, August 9 - Puerto Rican Artianry Bazaar at La Casita de Don Pedro,
2625 W. Division Street. Info: Puerto Rican Cultural Center,
773.342.8023
Sat, August 9 - Event to support Gay, Filipino war resister Stephen
Funk. 1-5 pm, DePaul University Schmidt Academic Center, Room 154.
Sponsored by NION. Details to be announced.
Sat, August 9 - Freedom Ride Rally. Rally for immigrant rights, march to
Congress Hotel in support of HERE Local 1 strikers. Noon, Merle Reskin
Theatre, 60 E. Balbo. Sponsor: Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride Illinois
Coalition. Info: 312.663.4373, x260 or 312.332.7360, x16.
Sun, August 10 - Is there gender equality in the anti-war movement?
Peace Pledge-Chicago invites you to attend a discussion on gender and
the anti-war movement. Why are so many men viewed as "the experts" and
so many women "shy to speak" at rallies and conferences? What connection
exists between gender and militarism? How can we build a movement that
not only works to end U.S. militarism, but also promotes gender equality
as well? How did/do Bush and the administration use ideas about gender
to build support for their war? Come to a discussion among activists
about how these questions, and others that you may want to talk about.
4 - 6 pm at the Puerto Rican Cultural Center, 2739 W. Division, near
Humboldt Park. Info: www.peacepledgechicago.org
Tue, August 12 - Every Child Has a Name: The Effects of War on Children.
Panelists include Jordanian pediatrician Dr. Fathieh Saudi. 7:30 pm,
DePaul University, Schmidt Academic Center Room 154, 2320 N. Kenmore.
Sponsors: Arab American Action Network, DePaul Women Studies Dept., Not
in My Name, American Friends Service Committee, Madre, Committee for a
Just Peace in Israel and Palestine. Info: 773.476.3534, x63 or
suzann-@msn.com
Sat-Sun, August 16-17 - 10th Annual Air & Water Show Protest sponsored
by the 8th Day Center for Justice. The A&W show is essentially a
military commercial for recruiting, war and huge budgets. Gather with
banners and leaflets at the East end of the footbridge which crosses
Lake Shore Drive just North of North Ave., from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm both
days and spread the anti-war message as hundreds of thousands cross the
bridge to "enjoy" the wares of death paraded by the military as family
entertainment. Over two million come during the weekend, lining the
lakeshore from the Loop to Belmont. Numerous groups cosponsor and
advertise this annual protest. If you want your group to be listed as a
cosponser, please call Paul Bossie at 773.525.8310, x406. Other groups
planning actions/supporting others' actions include NION Youth and
Student Network, Students for Social Justice, the Chicago Coalition
Agaist War and Racism, Refust and Resist, and the All-American Marching
Band.
Sat, August 16 - March Against Police Brutality and Misconduct! 12
noon, Riis Park, 6100 W. Fullerton. March to Grand & Central Area 5
Police Headquarters. Sponsored by the Comite Exijimos Justicia. Info:
CEJch-@worldnet.att.net or 773.772.9117
Sat, August 16 - Film: The Spook Who Sat By the Door. Free screening of
the legendary film suppressed by the U.S. government soon after its
release by United Artists in 1974. Based on the 1969 Sam Greenlee novel
about a token Black recruited by the CIA who later leaves to train young
Blacks for a Vietnam-era ghetto uprising in Chicago and other cities. 2
pm at the Chicago Public Library Bessie Coleman Branch, 731 E. 63rd St.
(across the street from the terminus of the 63rd St Green Line elevated,
and with convenient parking in the library lot). Sam Greenlee will be
present, and the screening will be followed by a discussion comparing
the novel and the film, both of which will be available for sale at the
event. Info: 312.747.7770 or 747.7760
Sun, August 17 - Chicago Greens Meeting & Forum on Renewable Energy. 2
pm, Chase Café, 7301 N. Sheridan Ave. Info: 312.719.5719 or
chicagogreens.org
Tue, August 19 - Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism general meeting.
All who want to organize against war and racism are welcome! 6:30 pm
at a new location: 1st Methodist Temple, 77 W. Washington (at Clark),
lower level. Call 888.471.0874 or e-mail CCA-@aol.com for information.
Fri, August 22 - "Building a Century of Peace" with Thich Nhat Hanh.
Please join Thich Nhat Hanh, 70 monks and nuns, and dedicated lay
practitioners as we learn together to calm our body and mind, and
transform fear and pain into understanding, compassion, and joy through
the practice of meditation and mindful living. Admission $20,
students/seniors $12. Purchase tickets at Tibetcenter, Quest Book Shop,
Primitive Art Works or ticketweb.com 7:30 pm, Joseph Gentile Center,
Loyola University Chicago Lakefront Campus. Info: www.lakesidebuddha.org
Sat, August 23 - End the Occupation! Bring the Troops Home NOW!
Protest begins at 12 noon, Federal Plaza, and marchs up Michigan Avenue
to Oak Street Beach Park (Oak Street & Michigan Avenue). Sponsored by
the Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism. See featured calendar item
above for details.
Sat, August 23 - Amigas Latinas 8th Anniversary Celebration. 8 pm -
12:30 am, Las Manos Gallery, 5220 N. Clark Street. Art exhibition of
works by Mabel Vilner, La Palabra Dule spoken word artists, salsa,
merengue, bachata, cumbia. $8 donation at the door (beverages and hors
d'ouevres provided). Info: www.amigaslatinas.org
Mon-Fri, August 25-29 - "Prescencia Puertorriquena" in Chicago. Puerto
Rican music, foods, artisanry, and displays. Sponsored by the Puerto
Rico Federal Affairs Administration.
Friday, August 29 - Chicago Anti-Bashing Network live call-in show on
Chicago Access Network Television. 6:30 - 6:55 pm on Cable Channel 21
in Chicago.
Fri, August 29 - New mural in unveiling in the lobby of the Puerto Rican
Cultural Center with Richard Santiago, lead artist. Info: Puerto Rican
Cultural Center, 773.342.8023
Fri, August 29 - Critical Mass Bike Ride. Meet at 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza.
Info: www.chicagocriticalmass.org
Sat, August 30 - Gala night for Paseo Boricua Walk of Fame presented to
Andres Jimenez at the Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture, 3001
W. Division.
Sun, August 31 - 10th Annual Fiesta Boricua, 10 am - 8 pm, Division and
Western to Division and California. Info: Puerto Rican Cultural Center,
773.342.8023
Tues, Sept. 2 - Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism general meeting.
All who want to organize against war and racism are welcome! 6:30 pm at
a new location: 1st Methodist Temple, 77 W. Washington (at Clark), lower
level. Call 888.471.0874 or e-mail CCA-@aol.com for information.
Sat, Sept. 6 - Women Who Love Women Health Festival, featuring women
centered entertainment, free health screenings, panel of experts on
lesbian health and more. Info: 773.388.8926 or
shai-@howardbrown.org. Co-sponsored by Affinity Community Services,
Amigas Latinas, Howard Brown Health Center, YWCA Metropolitican Chicago,
City of Chicago Office of LGBT Health, Literary Exchange, GLSEN Chicago,
Horizons Communit y Services/Center on Halsted, and the University of
Illinois at Chicago.
Mon, Sept. 8 - Monthly membership meeting of Fellowship of
Reconciliation's Chicago Area Chapter. 7-9 pm, 1st United Church, 848
Lake Street, Oak Park (corner of Lake & Kenilworth, rear entrance, upper
level). Info: 847.256.0456 or em-@voyager.net
Tues, Sept. 16 - Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism general meeting.
All who want to organize against war and racism are welcome! 6:30 pm,
location to be announced. Call 888.471.0874 or e-mail CCA-@aol.com for
information.
Fri, Sept. 26 - Critical Mass Bike Ride. Meet at 5:30 pm, Daley Plaza.
Info: www.chicagocriticalmass.org
Tues, Sept. 30 - Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism general meeting.
All who want to organize against war and racism are welcome! 6:30 pm,
location to be announced. Call 888.471.0874 or e-mail CCA-@aol.com for
information.
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On-Going Events
Thru August 24 - Race: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel about the
American Obsession. A stage adaptation of Studs Terkel's book.
Lookinglass Theatre, Water Tower Water Works, 821 N. Michigan Ave.
Info: 312.337.0665
Daily, 7-9 am - Democracy Now! is now in Chicago! Amy Goodman, Juan
Gonzalez, and their guests are a daily independent source of news on
matters like the occupation of Iraq. WZRD, 88.3 FM
Mondays, 6:30 pm - Not In Our Name Youth and Student Meeting. DePaul
Campus, Student Center Lobby, corner of Belden and Kenmore..
Mondays, 6 pm - Peace Pledge Chicago meetings, 2502 W. Division.
Mondays, 7-9 pm - Weekly meeting of Andersonville Neighbors for Peace,
Las Manos Gallery, 5225 N. Clark - just south of Clark & Foster.
Tuesdays, 8 am - Silent Presence for Peace at the Federal Building -
Peace Vigil, Federal Plaza, Dearborn & Jackson. 8th Day Center for
Justice: 312.641.5151
Tuesdays, 10 am-8 pm - Multimedia exhibit, "What is war good for?"
Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago Ave. east of Michigan Ave.).
Closed Mondays. Tuesdays have free admission. Info: 312-280-2660
Tuesdays, 11 am-12 noon - Informational picket to stop support for
Israel because of its oppression of Palestinians. In front of the
office of AIPAC, 120 W. Madison. Info: Kent Jones, 773.271.8673
Tuesdays, 7-9 pm - Neighbors For Peace Discussion Group at the Chase
Cafe, 7301 N. Sheridan Road. Info: http://www.neighborsforpeace.org
Tuesdays, 7 pm - Weekly meeting of UNAWED (Uptown Neighbors Against War
and its Effects on Democracy). Inspiration Cafe, 4554 N. Broadway (at
Wilson). Info: 773.865.6042 or UNA-@yahoogroups.com
Tuesdays, 7 pm - South Siders for Peace at the Beverly Unitarian Church,
10244 S. Longwood Dr, Chicago. Info: lsw-@imaxx.net
Tuesdays, 7 pm - Hyde Park Committee Against War and Racism weekly
meeting at University Church, 57th and University, Chicago. Info:
http://www.chicagoantiwar.org/hydepark/hpcawr.html
Wednesdays, 3 pm - Food Not Bombs: Meals for the Hungry. Loyola El
Station.
Thursdays, 4-6 pm - Vigil at arms manufacturer Boeing. Washington
Boulevard at the Chicago River.
Thursdays, 7:30-9:30 pm - Neighbors for Peace weekly meeting. St.
Nicholas Church, 806 Ridge Ave. Evanston (3 blocks west of the Main St.
'L' station).
Saturdays, 9 am - "This Is Hell" irreverent radio show. WNUR 89.3-FM.
Info: www.thisishell.net
Saturdays, 9 am - "Live from the Heartland" progressive radio show.
WLUW 88.7-FM. Info: www.heartlandcafe.com
Sundays, Noon-1 pm - Not In My Name weekly vigil: End Israel's
occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip & East Jerusalem. Water Tower
Place, 830 N. Michigan. For more info, go to www.nimn.org
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Emergency Response Plan to War & Racism
Sponsored by the Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism
1. If the U.S. starts another full scale war on another country besides
Iraq, a protest will take place at 5 pm+ at the Federal Plaza, Adams &
Dearborn Streets, Chicago, the day the bombing begins. There will be a
larger follow up protest at the same time & place the day after.
2. In the event of a provocative attack on community leaders or
organizations in the Chicago area, CCAWR has constructed a phone tree to
mobilize the community to quickly protest the attack, whether at a
police station, federal government office, or other appropriate place.
To get on the Emergency Response phone tree / e-mail list and receive
regular calendar updates such as this one, send your contact information
to CCA-@aol.com
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Chicago Coalition Against War & Racism
CCA-@aol.com 312.458.9559 888.471.0874
chicagoantiwar.org
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